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Amber, not red beacons, for MLAs, MPs
Nod to revised transport policy
Expelled HPU students to move High Court
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Stokes calls fruit growers’ meet today
Staff shortage hits health services in Chamba
Lahaul farmers face shortage of fertilisers
Teachers get training in evaluating students’ skills
Fund crunch hits rural employment plan in state
Ambuja Cement told to stop mining
Illegal colonies mushrooming out of Kangra MC limits, extension of boundary sought
Speed post delivery hit by scheme
Forum directs hotel to pay compensation
Bragta meets Guv to keep Theog road issue alive
HPU registrar booked under SC/ST Act
Tree felling: 3 forest officials suspended
Forest guard’s body found
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Amber, not red beacons, for MLAs, MPs
Shimla, November 25 The Cabinet today discussed the issue of allowing red beacons atop the vehicles of MLAs, MPs and other senior officers as they had been demanding that they should be given the privilege. It is learnt that the government has adopted the pattern that Haryana has followed in giving beacon light to elected representatives and officers. The Cabinet allowed red beacon with flasher on official vehicles of the Lokayukta and the Advocate General (AG). It decided to allow amber lights with flasher to all MPs, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries and all MLAs, the Mayor of Shimla, all IAS and IPS officers, all District and Sessions Judges, and all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police. The Cabinet also allowed blue light without flasher to officers of the Transport Department having challaning powers and all Excise and Taxation Officers in the districts. Now it remains to be seen whether the MLAs will accept amber beacons as they had been maintaining that they will only accept red beacons. Their plea was that when the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police were entitled to red beacons, then why should they not be allowed as they were the representatives of the public. Initially, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had been reluctant to allow red beacons to too many people as he felt this would defeat the purpose with which the Supreme Court had restricted its use. However, due to the persistent demand of the MLAs, the issue was again placed before the Cabinet. Unhappy with the delay in allowing them red beacons after the Supreme Court directives were enforced from March 10 earlier this year, the MLAs were even contemplating moving court over the issue. Sanjay Rattan, Congress MLA from Jwalamukhi in Kangra, who is the Chairman of the Association of the First-Time Legislators whose number is 26, has been pleading the case for allowing red beacon for MLAs. Some MLAs, who continued using red beacon after the court directives, had to face the wrath of the people. People forced them to remove it after creating a commotion in
public. On Haryana pattern
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Nod to revised transport policy
Shimla, November 25 The Cabinet approved the policy at its meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The policy aims to provide good connectivity to commuters, besides encouraging goods transport
vehicles for handling the farm and non-farm produce efficiently. It will include tax and non-tax incentives besides road safety, which will be incorporated in education curriculum at appropriate levels so as to make mobility safe and improve the public passenger transport. It also withdrew the draft Bill for making amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act which was likely to be tabled in the Assembly when the House meets for the winter session starting at Dharamsala from December 5. The Cabinet also decided to implement the Market Intervention Scheme for procurement of citrus fruits such as kinnow, malta and orange during 2014-15. The procurement price for 500 metric tonne of kinnow, malta and orange and 100 metric tonne of galgal will be Rs 6.50 (B grade) and Rs 6 (C grade) and Rs 5 per kg for galgals. It gave the approval for allotting three hydroelectric projects to the Sai Engineering Foundation, Lower Sumez (5 mw) Tauhuk (4.50mw) and Kareri (5mw) with a condition that the projects will be completed in four years from the date of signing of the implementation agreement. The Cabinet decided to repeal the existing Himachal Pradesh Technical University Act, 2010, and to bring in a new legislation, Himachal Pradesh Technical University Bill, in the session. It gave its nod to withdraw the Himachal Pradesh Special Courts (Attachment and Confiscation of Property) Bill 2011 and to resubmit the revised Bill to the government for assent of the President. A decision was taken to introduce the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Distribution Management Responsibility Bill, 2014, in the session. It also approved for bringing the matter regarding amending sections 21 (i) (ii) (iii) (v) & 28 (i) of the Himachal Pradesh University
Ordinance, 1970 as a Bill in the Assembly. Cabinet Decisions
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Expelled HPU students to move High Court
Shimla, November 25 In a letter addressed to Vice-Chancellor ADN Bajpai, these students had pleaded that they did not indulge in any such activity which warranted such a harsh action such as expulsion ahead of examinations. Their expulsion should be revoked and permission be granted to them to sit in the examinations. “The decision will mar the career of these students and if the university does not allow the students to sit in the examinations, we will approach the high court for justice,” said Rahul Chauhan, campus president of the SFI. Accusing the university authorities of being vindictive, he said the SFI leaders had been punished for exposing corruption in the university and fighting for the cause of students. The fake marksheet case, in which an assistant registrar had been arrested, was the immediate provocation for the expulsion of student leaders. Claiming that the marksheet scandal was not the first case of this kind, he said earlier also cases of students getting a degree without appearing in the examinations had been highlighted by the SFI, but no action was taken against the erring university employees. The Vice-Chancellor was against the leaders who had been demanding his removal and opposing the anti-student decisions taken by him. But students would not be bullied by such actions and continue to press for the acceptance of their demands such as the withdrawal of fee hike and restoration of direct elections to the Students Central Association (SCA), he said. The expelled students have not got the support from the students as examinations are commencing on November 27 and the students are busy preparing for the exams and not coming to the university. Chauhan said the SFI had not given up its demand for the removal of the Vice-Chancellor who had been given a second term and the agitation would be intensified in the days to come. “We are fighting for the cause of the students and paying for exposing corruption and such actions will not deter us from our resolve,” he added. The SFI and the Democratic Youth Federation of India have criticised the university authorities for imposing Section 144 on the campus and said the HPU was the only university where the democratic rights of students had been muzzled and their voice silenced. |
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Efforts on to connect far-flung areas with roads: Kaul Singh
Mandi, November 25 The minister also laid the foundation stone of a school building, to be constructed at the cost of Rs 41 lakh. He said the Thaltookhor-Graaman-Panjaun road would be constructed on priority. He said Rs 4 lakh had been sanctioned for the repair of the Dharmohar-Tarasvaan-Gadgaon road, while the Thaltukhor-Latrahan-Swaan-Madh road would also be constructed at the earliest. He said Rs 7 lakh, Rs 40 lakh and Rs 22 lakh had been sanctioned for the repair of the Madhraan drinking water scheme, construction of a vegetable market at Tikkan and an ayurveda health centre at Bajgaan. The minister said the state government was constructing school buildings and providing basic facilities as it had accorded top priority to the education sector. The government was providing students free travel facilities in roadways buses and uniforms. He exhorted teachers to inculcate moral values in students along with worldly education so that they could serve the society better. To improve power supply in the Chuhar valley, two new transformers had been installed, he said. |
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Dhumal favours more districts in state
Hamirpur, November 25 He said he had even tried to create new districts while he was the Chief Minister, but some of his own party MLAs discouraged it. “It adds to some financial burden on the state exchequer yet it is the need of the hour,” he added. Dhumal said the BJP had already created organisational districts where it was required and the Congress was following in the BJP’s footsteps. He charged the government of victimising its political opponents by framing false charges against representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and also placing some under suspension. This all was done ahead of PRI elections that were due next year, he added. The former chief minister said the opposition would corner the government in the winter session that would start at Dharamsala from December 5 on various issues, including development, non-payment of salaries, pension and unemployment allowances that the Congress had promised in its election manifesto in 2012. He said all BJP MLAs would meet in Hamirpur on December 4 to chalk out the strategy for the session. “The Opposition is keen that the House runs smoothly but want that the dignity of the MLAs and of the House be maintained by the ruling party as well,” he remarked. He said the state government had failed to extend benefits to the people that were given by Modi government. He said the price of petrol and diesel were reduced by over Rs 6 but the state government had increased VAT on the petroleum products, depriving the benefit to the people of the state. He said the price of ration had also shot up by Re 1 to Rs 7 due to anti-people policies of the state government. Dhumal said the state government was upgrading schools and health institutions without making provisions for staff and infrastructure that would lead to collapse of the system. Replying to the question of Centre University, Dhumal said the state government was trying to create a divide among various subdivisions of Kangra by diverting from the main issue of land which was selected by the team sent by the UPA government in Dehra and was most suitable. There was 7000 kanals available which had the best strata for the construction of building also and was in less sensitive seismic zone, he added. Dhumal said there were already many medical institutions in all other parliamentary constituencies so the AIIMS-like institute should be established anywhere in the Hamirpur constituency. |
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Stokes calls fruit growers’ meet today
Shimla, November 25 The government intended to bring out universal carton and put in place rules making the bank guarantee mandatory for all commission agents to run their shops in the state, Stokes said. The meeting of stakeholders is spurred by the fact that the state government has failed to notify the rules on standard cartons and its abuse during the recently concluded apple season was rampant. The state government has received brickbats from certain grower associations on the issue as many commission agents still have not paid due payments to farmers for the produce sold to them. Stokes said the government had convened this meeting so that all stakeholders had a say in framing the policy and had no reasons to grumble later. |
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Staff shortage hits health services in Chamba
Chamba, November 25 A sufficient number of doctors and other paramedical staff is required in various health institutions of the district. It will be better if sanctioned posts are filled soon. Sources in the Health Department said there were 29 posts of doctor (medical officer) lying vacant against the sanctioned strength of 133 in the district. Sources further said so far as positions of paramedical staff were concerned, 75 posts were still lying vacant against a sanctioned strength of 155. As for public health staff, 180 posts were lying vacant against a sanctioned strength of 419. They said 34 posts of nursing staff were lying vacant against a sanctioned strength of 137 in the district. When it comes to implementing national health programmes, the shortage of staff comes as a
major stumbling block to meet targets. “If we speak of the local Regional Hospital, there is a shortage of three doctors, seven paramedical staff, 10 nursing staff and 21 other staff,” Medical Superintendent Ram Kamal told this correspondent here today. |
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Lahaul farmers face shortage of fertilisers
Shimla, November 25 “The godowns are empty and we are told that the fertilisers will reach soon,” said Prem Lal, a farmer from Lahaul. “Water has stared freezing and it can snow any time. So the Rohtang Pass will be closed for winters and plying of big trucks from Manali will be impossible,” the farmers reasoned. The farmers have put forward a demand to HIMFED for about 100 tonnes of NPK and 30 tonnes of potash for the coming season in February and March. If HIMFED can store larger quantity, it will not get spoiled in its godowns and farmers can pick the fertilisers as and when they need it, they said. On the other hand, the HIMFED managers
admitted that the farmers in Lahaul-Spiti needed more fertilisers. The orders have been placed and 45 tonnes of the NPK and 10 tonnes of potash are being dispatched from Chandigarh to Lahaul in a couple of days, said Dinesh Acharya, Senior Manager, HIMFED. The supplies would be stoked before snowfall, he claimed. The demand for the NPK and potash has shot up in the state, mainly in apple orchards, but enough supplies had been stocked in the godowns, the manager said. “We have supplied 3,300 tonnes of super phosphate this month, as compared to 720 tonnes in November 2013 and 2,100 tonnes of NPK this month as compared with 1,930 tonnes in November 2013,” Acharya said. |
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Re-allotment of Jangi-Thopan project in Kinnaur Kuldeep Chauhan Tribune News Service
Shimla, November 25 Besides this, the state has rejected Adani’s claims of repayment of Rs 282 crore that it claimed it had paid to Brakel, a company of the Netherlands when it was allotted the project in 2006. The state government has got bids from eight parties and it has already convened a pre-bid meeting of bidders early this month, setting a stage for the re-allotment of project. The technical bids will be opened on December 13 for the project, revealed insiders. The government got the go-ahead for the re-allotment of the project from the apex court though the case was still pending in the court, said insiders. “The state government is set to gain significantly from the fresh allotment and expects that the fresh bid will fetch the state Rs 1 crore per mw as compared to Rs 36 lakh it had got in 2006 when the project was allotted to Brakel,” said insiders. The Adanis fresh claims on the upfront premium has surprised officials as it was pulling the strings in the corridor of power in the Ministry of Power. Both Adani and Brakel withdrew the case from the court, though the petition of Reliance is still pending in the apex court, they claimed. The Adanis’ claims are unjustified because the company had internal arrangements with Brakel with which the state government has nothing to do, asserted the senior officials. On the other, Reliance has sought allotment of the Jangi-Thopan project to the company on the ground that “it is the second highest bidder after Brakel and as such the project should have been allotted to the company after the state government cancelled its allotment to Brakel in 2009 when the company failed to pay the upfront premium,” said state project engineers. Interestingly, the Adani and Jaypee are among the eight companies which had thrown their hats in the bids to be opened on December 13. The others included the SJVNL, Tata Power, Reliance, Duplex, JCW and MBCC, said officials.
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End simian menace in HP, pleads Anurag
New Delhi, November 25 There is simply no respite from this money business. We must change the laws so that we can find a permanent solution to this problem of money menace,” Lok Sabha MP from Hamirpur and president of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Anurag Thakur said in Zero Hour. While referring to the animal protection groups and India’s laws that prevent cruelty to animals, the BJP leader said the laws were costing Himachal residents their peace of mind. “Tourists come and feed monkeys. Resultantly, monkeys have abandoned their forest habitats and landed in farms and on roads. We do not know what to do. Our government had allocated crores for sterilisation of monkeys but even that did not help. Their population is rising,” he said. |
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Teachers get training in evaluating students’ skills
Nurpur, November 25 Gulshan Memoria, a trainer at the PC training institute that is an empanelled agency of the CBSE, Delhi, imparted special training to faculty of these schools for evaluating skills of students getting education in the schools. The main objective of the training programme was to hone the skills of students. During training classes, faculty members of the schools also underwent activity sessions and emphasis was laid on the development of life skills (emotional, social and interpersonal), value education, integrity clubs and attitudes. It is notable that the CBSE has introduced a number of steps for reforms in the school education sector. Although not a new concept, it requires an evolution in ways of assessment of students and schools are facing many issues in its effective and efficient implementation. While addressing faculty members of public senior secondary schools in the concluding session of the workshop, Gulshan said to ensure the implementation of the concept in letter and in spirit, teachers and school leaders required to thoroughly understand and imbibe the CCE teaching and implementation methods to create lifelong learners. “This comprehensive course in CCE teaching methods empowers teachers to successfully administer it in schools. It acts as a professional development tool for teachers to help them gain expertise and be able to contribute proactively in imparting quality education,” he asserted. |
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Fund crunch hits rural employment plan in state
Dharamsala, November 25 The low budget allotted by the Centre to state has brought the scheme almost to a standstill in many areas of the state. Kangra district was also the highest beneficiary under the MGNREGA scheme. Sources here said there were about 2 lakh job card holders under the scheme in Kangra district. In the last financial year, about 1.5 lakh card holders got employment in Kangra district. However, due to the cut in the budget this year, less than 1 lakh card holders got employment. Officials in the department said since the budget outlay was not available, panchayat pradhans were not making schemes to provide employment. Under the scheme, each job card holder has the right to seek employment under MGNREGA for at least 180 days in a year. However, since the people in the rural areas are not aware of their right, they are not seeking jobs as a right. The scheme also had its social implications in Himachal. One of its biggest benefits was the empowerment of women. The women in rural areas used to get their salaries under MGNREGA in their bank accounts. This had financially empowered the women and led to improvement in their living standards. Another interesting phenomenon, witnessed as an impact of MGNREGA in Himachal, was that most of the village pradhans were re-elected. Sources said most village pradhans got re-elected as they established a bond with the beneficiaries. Some critics also said due to MGNREGA most of the farmers, especially in non-irrigated areas of the state, had given up farming. However, despite all considerations it had become a major source of employment for people. However, now that the budget outlay has been reduced to half, it is likely to generate resentment among the beneficiaries. The previous BJP government had also been writing to the then UPA government for increasing the budget outlay. The previous government had been pressing for addition of other activities as guarding of fields from wild animals under MGNREGA in Himachal. Now that the scheme is shrinking in the state, it remains to be seen
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698 conferred degrees at Nauni university
Solan, November 25 She was presiding over the 7th convocation of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry at Nauni today where she conferred degrees and gold medals to students. She said this ambitious project would help in enhancing per hectare apple production in the state which stood at 6-7 metric tonne (MT) per hectare, whereas it was 40-50 MT per hectare in advanced countries. The Horticulture Minister said the state government was mechanising the post-harvest processes and the HPMC had installed grading and packing machines at four locations in Shimla and Kullu districts to facilitate this. One such machine was being installed in Kinnaur district, and efforts were being made to install these machines in other districts as well. She exhorted the students to develop horticulture as an enterprise so as to achieve the objective of economic development, nutritional security and environment conservation. Dr Gurbachan Singh, Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, while addressing the staff and faculty on the occasion said the agriculture sector was the biggest employer in the country and around 51 per cent of total work force was engaged in agriculture and its allied activities. He said manpower needed to be trained as per the market requirement, quality standards and latest technologies. He said the agricultural research system in the country had around 27,500 scientists and efforts should be made to increase this number. He asked the students to make sure that the research in agriculture and horticulture sectors must reach the grassroot level. Dr Vijay Singh Thakur, Vice-Chancellor of the university, while welcoming the dignitaries gave detailed information about the activities of the university. He said 698 students were conferred degrees, included 18 gold medal winners and 124 students were felicitated with certificates of honour. Rupali Thakur, Registrar of the university, proposed a vote of thanks. |
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Ambuja Cement told to stop mining
Solan, November 25 DFO Darlaghat RS Jaswal said since the temporary working permission granted to the unit had lapsed and the plant management had failed to secure lease of this forest land, the field staff had been directed to ensure that no work was carried out on the land. The development has come as a big blow to the cement plant which was eagerly awaiting lease before expiry of its temporary working approval. The issue has been with the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) since October 2012. The plant had earlier too constructed about 230m road in its mining area at Mangu without the grant of lease from the state government, thus violating the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, in December last year. Officials of the Forest Department had warned the management to desist from undertaking any work on this area without fulfilling the requisite formalities then and the unit management had later procured working permission as a stop-gap arrangement pending final clearance. This working permission too lapsed yesterday, thus forcing the department to stop work on the area. The plant management was constructing a road at its Mangu mining site to facilitate its activities. The plant head was not available for comments. Vice-president, Corporate Affairs, Dinesh Sharma, however, confirmed that the working permission had lapsed and they were yet to get this approval from the state government though the case was at a final stage.
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MCI completes inspection of TMC
Kangra, November 25 Dr Ajay Aggrawal, principal, SN Medical College, Agra, and Dr JS Verma, professor and Head of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College, Haldwani, held the fifth and the last inspection of the college for the intake of 100 MBBS seats for 2015-16. All the deficiencies pointed out during the last MCI inspection were found met. Sources said, “No deficiencies were pointed out during the two-day inspection of the MCI team today”. The deficiencies in the faculty and staff, pointed out last time, were not pointed out today. The doctors who were posted in the TMC joined today and the MCI team accepted them as the faculty members because the inspection was meant for 2015 session. Sources said deficiencies in the hostel and mess facilities pointed out last time at the Rural Health Training Centre, Shahpur, were today found to be up to the mark. Common rooms for both boys and girls were found adequate and no shortcomings were found in computerised patient registration counters and the medical journals also. The number of the senior and junior resident doctors was as per the required MCI norms. The entire inspection was videographed to maintain transparency of the inspection. The sources stated that as no deficiencies were pointed out by the team, its recommendations seemed to be positive. This would clear the decks for the admission of 100 MBBS students for the session 2015-2016.
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Illegal colonies mushrooming out of Kangra MC limits, extension of boundary sought
Kangra, November 25 Kangra town, the seat of the Brajeshwari temple, attracts lakhs of pilgrims and tourists annually, but the development of the town has been pushed to the back seat by the consecutive governments, because the town lacks a dynamic political leadership. On September 3, 1883, during the British rule, an existing committee was constituted to take care of the town, spread over 3.121 sq km. It was converted into a Small town Committee on May 26, 1923, and then to the Municipal Committee on January 25, 1955, to be headed by a local administrator. It was in December 1994 that the present Municipal Council came into being, spread over nine wards. The population of the town, as per the 2001 Census, was 9,156, which has not even crossed 9,500, as per the 2011 Census. The council is spread from the Old Kangra Banner bridge to the Chaker Kund and Gupt Ganga to near the bus stand. The town has spread fast on the outskirts of the municipal council area and multi-storey buildings in this seismic zone V are coming up without any check from the government and without any sanitation facilities. Municipal Council Chief Suman Verma said Jayanti Vihar, NIFT area, Bala Ji Vihar, Ambika Vihar, Vivekananda Vihar, half of polytechnic premises and the new general bus stand were not within the Municipal Council limits. She said she had requested the Urban Development Department time and again to include all these new colonies in the Municipal Council, but in vain. The new localities are deprived of sanitation and cleanliness facilities as they are out of the MC limits. The area of the MC was not extended even after 131 years of its existence because there was none to raise this demand. The residents here demanded that Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh intervene and order
the expansion of Municipal Council limits in public interest.
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Speed post delivery hit by scheme
Hamirpur, November 25 He said he was unaware of the fact that the outgoing speed post from Hamirpur was being sent via Pathankot-Ambala and then reached Chandigarh, delaying its delivery to the destination. It would soon be sent through a shorter route, he said. Nanda said the Postal Department would start Core Banking Service at its 22 post offices in
the state and install 22 automatic teller machines (ATNMs) at its post offices. The Chief Post Master General also directed postal staff to keep the post office and Postal Colony complexes clean and green. It was unfortunate that staff were not adhering to the cleanliness norms and even their seating and computers were seen covered with dust, he added. He inaugurated the selection process of
the state postal team at the Polytechnic College ground. It would participate in the national
inter-circle postal cricket tournament to be held at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh in January
next year.
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Forum directs hotel to pay compensation
Mandi, November 25 The complainant alleged that on June 11, 2013, he had booked Rajmahal Hotel for the marriage of his son on November 10, 2013, and paid Rs 25,000 as advance. However, in the first week of August, due to the death of a family member, the marriage was postponed and the hotel was requested to cancel the booking and refund the amount. The hotel cancelled the booking, but refused to refund the amount. — TNS
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Bragta meets Guv to keep Theog road issue alive
Shimla, November 25 Bragta, who had undertaken a seven-day ‘padyatra’ from Rohru to Theog for early completion of the 80-km stretch of the Theog-Hatkoti road had submitted a memorandum on November 20, but the Governor was out of station and so Bragta could not meet her in person. A day after submitting the memorandum at the Raj Bhawan, Leader of the Opposition and former Chief Minister PK Dhumal visited the area to see the condition of the road and interacted with the local people. Seeking intervention of the Governor to get the work of the road expedited, Bragta said people were facing great hardships due to the delay in the completion of the road and suffering for the past four years.
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HPU registrar booked under SC/ST Act
Shimla, November 25 Mohan Jharta said the charges were baseless as he had forwarded the orders of Vice-Chancellor ADN Bajpai on November 22, suspending Kuldeep for creating a ruckus on the campus while driving under the influence of liquor.
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Mandi karatekas win 3 bronze
Mandi, November 25 He said nearly 700 players from Delhi, Kolkata, Kerala, Chennai, Bihar, UP, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Assam and other states participated in the event.
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Tree felling: 3 forest officials suspended Shimla, November 25 The decision to suspend three senior officers, including the DFO, Additional Conservator Forest Dhanwant Singh and Range Officer Richa, was taken after Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh returned to Shimla after a fortnight. Sharma who was DFO (Mashobra) has already been transferred from there to Shimla (Urban). The government had on November 20 suspended the guard and Block Forest Officer as the site falls in the Mashobra Division where they were posted. In spite of the illegal felling of trees, the HP State Forest Service Officers Association of State Forest Officials had criticised the government for transferring Sharma and demanded cancelation of his transfer orders besides revoking the suspension of the Guard and Block Forest Officer.
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Forest guard’s body found
Chamba, November 25 SP DK Chaudhary said on November 21 evening, Jatinder, along with two others, was returning home after finishing his duty. When Jatinder did not reach home, his family members carried out a search and found his body near the Gulei Nala. Later, on a complaint by Home Guard Devinder Kumar, son of deceased Jatinder Singh, a case was registered. Two persons with whom Jatinder was going home had been booked, the SP said.
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