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Govt committed to make Hamirpur state’s educational hub: CM
Govt nod to HPSEB’s Rs 1,464-cr financial restructuring plan
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Kangra lawyers end boycott
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Govt committed to make Hamirpur state’s educational hub: CM
Hamirpur, September 13 He said there was no question of any regional discrimination by his government, which had been very liberal in providing
Rs 2 crore for undertaking relief work and Rs 73 lakh had already been disbursed among the affected families. “My government is only investigating the issues raised by the Congress party in a charge sheet prepared against the BJP regime and since there were major allegations which were made part of our election manifesto, it was my moral duty to get them investigated,” he said, reacting to the accusations that his government was hounding the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), headed by BJP MP Anurag Thakur. He assured that the state government would extend all possible help to the HPCA for holding international match scheduled at Dharamsala provided they asked for it. “I am not a dictator, but it is my duty to ensure that policies and programmes of the government are taken to the public in time,” Virbhadra said, on being asked about bickering among Cabinet members. “Those who are saying that mid-term elections will be held in the state are only misleading the public for meeting their personal interests,” he remarked. Virbhadra said though the state was yet to receive any relief from the Centre to undertake relief and restoration work, Himachal government will ensure that people get relief and the restoration work was undertaken on a war footing. He said though there was loss of life and property throughout the state, Dharampur in Mandi district and Bhoranj in Hamirpur district were the worst affected areas. He said the proposed medical college at Hamirpur would turn into a reality soon as the district administration was geared up to find suitable land in the district. He said his government doesn’t believe in regionalism and was carrying on development by breaking regional barriers. |
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Govt nod to HPSEB’s Rs 1,464-cr financial restructuring plan
He said the Board was also executing capital expenditure works amounting to
Rs 440 crore per annum to improve voltage supplies and manage increasing load in rural and industrial areas. “I am happy to learn that losses of the Board have been brought down to 14.5 per cent and hope that it will initiate measures to reduce these further to improve its income and functioning,” he said. He said the government was committed to provide 24-hour subsidised power to the people as well as to every household in the remotest corner of the state. Subsidised domestic energy amounting to
Rs 388 crore was being provided to the people in state, he added. “The government has decided that power producers will not be required to take the no objection certificate from Irrigation and Public Health Department, PWD, Revenue and Fisheries Department for setting up hydro projects in the state,” the CM said, adding that it was being done to encourage entrepreneurs to invest in the hydel sector in the state. To promote private participation in hydel generation sector, five new projects were given to the HPSEB for further allotment to private bidders and the techno-economic clearance for three such projects had been accorded by the government, he said. He said HP had been blessed with 27,432-mw hydel potential and was able to harness 8,432 mw and was targeting to exploit 2,000 mw more in this fiscal. He said the 10-mw Ghanvi-II in Shimla district had started generating power and 100-mw Uhl project in Jogindernagar in Mandi was in the final stage of execution. Power Minister Sujan Singh Pathania said initially in 1971, there were only 3,279 electrified villages, today the state had achieved 100 per cent electrification target. |
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‘India’s intellectual tradition should be debated at academic institutes’
Shimla, September 13 Professor Padia, an eminent political scientist who is also serving as the Vice-Chancellor of Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Bikaner, started her academic pursuit with Western Philosophy, but struck by the intellectual richness of Indian tradition and knowledge, she gradually moved towards issues concerning women and the vast knowledge contained in our ancient scriptures and books. “It is so unfortunate that the knowledge contained in the Vedas and Upanishads has been misinterpreted and rejected, whereas if a man of intellect is exposed to them, he will get a far better understanding of many other things,” she remarked. She regretted that there was a great difference between traditional thoughts and traditional practice, as we have failed to translate the thought into action. “Even today, ours is a male-dominated society because patriarchy is too deep-rooted. Unless awareness is created, the status of women will continue to remain the same,” she said. She said books were a great source of inculcating values in any society and felt that instead of imposing Western feminism, people should analyse and scrutinise it. Padia, a staunch supporter of women reservation, is, however, strictly opposed to caste-based reservation. “It is high time that we do away with caste reservation, as it is divisive and also divides women,” she said. She admitted that no party across political spectrum was too keen on fielding women candidates except on seats which had been reserved for them and there was no choice. She said the status of women could not change by having a woman as a PM or President as it was the psyche of the people which needed a change. “We are in a traditional phase from a stage where women literally had no voice to now when they are empowered. But in a democracy, it is only through participation that one can learn,” she said. |
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Awareness on mediation needed: CJ
Dharamsala, September 13 He said economic growth and globalisation had led to explosion of litigation in the country. Though the Indian legal system was among the best in the world, it was also criticised for delays in the resolution of disputes. Hence, the need for alternative dispute resolution mechanism was felt. Mediation could be characterised as a conflict resolution by the involved parties with the help of neutral agent, who is referred to as mediator, the Chief Justice said. “Any programme for mediation cannot be effectively implemented unless and until there is adequate awareness among the consumer of justice,” the Chief Justice said. The conference was aimed at understanding the concept, framework, process and techniques of mediation, the role and qualities of mediators and the values and culture of individual litigants. “Thus, it is our duty to create awareness among advocates, judges and litigant public by using trained mediators so as to enable them to understand the intricacies of mediation,” Justice Mir added. He described mediation as participative, voluntary, speedy, efficient, economical, simple, flexible and confidential mechanism which took into account the long-term and underlying interests of the parties at each stage of dispute resolution process and could be modified. “The solution lies not only in the hands of judges and justices, but in each and every citizen to achieve justice for all, by all,” the Chief Justice said. |
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Kangra lawyers end boycott
Kangra, September 13 Kuldeep Choudary, president, Kangra Bar Association, alleged that the High Court authorities were contemplating to withdraw the facility of temporary circuit court of the District and Sessions Judge, which was working in Kangra for one week in a month for the last six months. He said 20 Bar members had gone to Palampur and an eight-member delegation called on the Chief Justice. He said the Chief Justice heard them patiently during a 15-minute meeting and assured that he would look in to the matter. Choudary said following the assurance of the Chief Justice, the Bar decided to call off the boycott of courts and work would resumed from September 15. |
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Doon MLA pays obeisance at gurdwara
Solan, September 13 Accompanied by his wife Nidhi Chaudhary, two children, father Lajja Ram, other family members and hundreds of supporters, Ram Kumar reached the gurdwara around 4 pm. He later told mediapersons that he had vowed to travel to this gurdwara on foot if he was acquitted in the case, as he had strong faith in the holy place. He was framed by his political detractors, but since he had done no wrong he was acquitted. |
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Woman nabbed with brown sugar in Nurpur
Nurpur, September 13 Badri Singh, DSP, CID, Dharamsala, said the team was told that the accused was selling brown sugar packed in small packets to youngsters of the area bordering Punjab. He said she would be produced in the court on Sunday. — OC
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