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Public outcry forces govt to cut bus fare
50-room admn block inaugurated at High Court
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Congress leaders divided over issue of one-man, one-post
3 women sustain burn injuries in dispute
Dharamsala college students, teachers boycott classes
Girls protest against the administration on the Government College campus at Dharamsala
on Saturday. Photo: Kamaljeet
Raid de Himalaya kicks off today
Raid de Himalaya participants being flagged off from Destination Hotel in Solan on Saturday. Photo: Amit Kanwar
‘Udhaar Ka Pati’ staged in Shimla
Dharmani withdraws resignation
Panel to monitor paid news in Lok Sabha poll
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Public outcry forces govt to cut bus fare
Shimla, October 5 Besides, the Cabinet decided to regularise admissions done up to August 15 in B.Tech, M.Tech, B.Pharma, MPharma, MBA and diploma courses by various private universities, colleges and polytechnics. The admissions which are in accordance with the minimum educational qualification prescribed by the AICTE and regulatory bodies concerned have been regularised as a one-time measure in the larger interest of students, parents. The approval has been granted subject to imposition of penalty under relevant provisions of law. The Cabinet also approved institution of Himachal Pradesh Mahila Vikas Protsahan Yojana-2013 under which bona-fide Himachali women above 18 years of age will be given a cash prize of Rs 21,000 along with a citation for making outstanding contributions in the field of health, education, sports, social service and art and culture. The Chief Minister had made an announcement in this regard on International Women's Day function on March 8. It gave approval for amendment in development plan for the Dharamsala planning area by designating the Director, Town and Country Planning as the competent authority for permitting change of land use in restricted and other areas. It approved the proposal of the Government of Uttar Pradesh for payment of Rs 157 crore against power sold to them with a late payment surcharge at the rate of 6 per cent on the principal amount. The Cabinet also accorded approval for the award of the remaining work of widening and strengthening of Theog-Kotkhai-Hatkoti-Rohru road in Shimla district. It also decided to upgrade the post of Chief Engineer (Project) in the Irrigation and Public Health Department to the post of Engineer-in-Chief (Project) to be located at Shahpur in Kangra district. Important decisions
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50-room admn block inaugurated at High Court
Shimla, October 5 In his inaugural address, Justice Joseph stressed the need for accessible justice for poor sections of society. Chief Justice, HP HC, AM Khanwilkar also spoke on the occasion and said the use of latest technology in the justice system, ie digitisation of case files, use of the case information management system and a tracker to locate case files would eventually help litigants get speedy justice. Advocate General Justice DD
Sud, Chairman of the Bar Council Shrawan Dogra and president of the HP HC Bar Association Ashwani Pathak thanked Justice Joseph for visualising and conceptualising the auditorium. They also thanked Chief Justice AM Khanwilkar for the completion of the administrative block in a record time and getting the auditorium fitted with the state-of-the-art facilities. Engineer-in-Chief,
HPPWD, Pardeep Chauhan, also spoke on the occasion. The unique feature of the inaugural ceremony was the representatives/priests from all major religions. They performed their religious ceremonies on the occasion which underscored the secular identity of the institution and that the doors of the justice delivery system were open for all irrespective of their religious affiliations. The foundation stone of the administrative block was laid on February 2, 2009, by the then Chief Justice of India KG
Balakrishnan. The sprawling new block is spread in an area of 3,382.30 sq m. It will house the judicial and IT wings of the High Court. It has around 50 rooms to accommodate various sections of the judicial branch and the IT wing, a state-of-the-art auditorium with the seating capacity of around 350 persons, a canteen and other
facilities. Lokayukta Lokeshwar Singh Panta and Judges of the High Court Justices Sanjay Karol, Kuldip Singh, Rajiv Sharma, VK Sharma and DC Chaudhary, along with retired Judges DP
Sood, VK Bhatnagar, AK Goel, RK Mahajan and Surinder Singh, were present on the occasion. Advocate General Sharwan
Dogra, Assistant Solicitor General of India Sandeep Sharma, Registrar General AC Dogra and other Registrars of the High Court, besides Sureshwar
Thakur, Sushil Kukreja, KS Chandel and Arvind Malhotra were also present. |
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Congress leaders divided over issue of one-man, one-post
Shimla, October 5 Meanwhile, the PCC complimented AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi for taking a bold stand on the controversial ordinance brought to provide reprieve to the convicted elected representatives. The state executive passed a resolution hailing Rahul’s stand. During the meeting, the programme for the district and block-level units was chalked out to help mobilise workers for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. It was decided that the awareness campaign of the party will be completed in the tribal areas by November as they become snowbound thereafter anytime. In the rest of the areas, the campaigning will continue during the winter months. Sukhwinder said it had been decided that a meeting of the state executive of the party would be held every month and tentatively the party would meet on 5th day of the month. The executive appreciated the system of appointing observers for each block unit and it was decided that the matter for ensuring presence of ministers in meetings of the block units would be taken up with the Chief Minister. The presence of ministers would go a long way in ensuring better coordination between the government and the party at the grassroots. |
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3 women sustain burn injuries in dispute
Hamirpur, October 5 The incident occurred at about 1 pm on Thursday at Patta village, where Raksha Devi was digging near her house on the disputed piece of land. Her sisters-in-law
Sharda, Anju and Nisha later went to the house of Raksha, who was working in her kitchen at that time, and objected to her having carrying out digging work. This led to a heated argument among them. The police said, “Soon an infuriated Raksha threw kerosene on the three women as a result of which their clothes caught fire.” All three were taken to the
PHC, Bhoranj, from where two of them were referred to the Regional Hospital in
Hamirpur. Hospital sources said, “Sharda has received 70 per cent burns; Anju and Nisha have also received 40 and 20 per cent burns, respectively.”
SHO, Bhoranj, Om Chand said, “We have registered cross FIRs in the case.”
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Dharamsala college students, teachers boycott classes
Dharamsala, October 5 The dispute started when the council president and the student’s wing of the BJP went to college authorities to apprise them of the problem of eve-teasing faced by girls staying in hostels. The students alleged that the history lecturer allegedly blamed the girls for encouraging eve-teasing by inciting them. This infuriated the students who boycotted the classed and raised slogans against the authorities. The teachers alleged that they would not teach till the college authorities suspend the student council president who allegedly tried to assault one of their colleagues. |
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Raid de Himalaya kicks off today
Shimla, October 5 The six-day event will see 153 participants, including 13 women, drive through treacherous hill terrain, passing through 12 high-mountain passes, the highest being Khardung la (18,500 ft) and lowest Jalori pass (10,500 ft). Richa Sharma of the Himachal Police will be the first woman cop of the country to participate in the event. On the first day, the rally will pass through Narkanda and the Jalori pass to reach Manali. The participants will cover about 1,800 km to reach Leh where the rally will terminate on October 11. The prize distribution will take place on October 12 at Leh. |
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‘Udhaar Ka Pati’ staged in Shimla
Shimla, October 5 The play, written by Vanmala Bhawalkar, was performed by officers and women of ARTRAC and civilian members of the theatre. The play was performed thrice and ran to a packed house. The star performers of the play were Lt Col TRD Sinha, Taruna Soni, Simi Kaushik, Lt Col Paramjot Singh Virk, Col Jayant Kar, Atul Chauhan, advocate Sanjeev Sood and
Col DK Sen. Lt Gen Sanjeev Madhok, GOC-in-C, ARTRAC, and president of the Amateur Dramatics Society, gave away appreciation medallions, gifts and bouquets to the performers. |
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Dharmani withdraws resignation
Shimla, October 5 Dharmani had submitted his resignation on the plea that the post of Chief Parliamentary Secretary neither carried any responsibility nor was vested with any power as a result of which he could not make any meaningful contribution. He agreed to withdraw the resignation after Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Civil Supplies Minster GS Bali intervened and persuaded him. |
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Students of Government College, Dharamsala, today boycotted classes and raised slogans against a history lecturer for allegedly making insensitive statements against girls when they went to him on the problem of eve-teasing in hostels.
Unhappy with the students' beahviour, teachers, too, have decided to boycott teaching till college Student Council president Aditya Sharma was suspended.
The 15th edition of the world's highest motorsports rally, Maruti Suzuki Raid de
Himalaya, will start from here tomorrow. The six-day event will see 153 participants, including 13 women, drive through treacherous hill terrain, passing through 12 high-mountain passes, the highest being Khardung la (18,500 ft) and lowest Jalori pass (10,500 ft). Richa Sharma of the Himachal Police will be the first woman cop of the country to participate in the event.
