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Tuesday,
December 18, 2001, Chandigarh, India  
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Tough time ahead for government Farming becomes less lucrative Dismiss
Vajpayee govt: ex-servicemen PARWANOO DIARY ‘Accord recognition to
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Inquiry into fund
utilisation sought Power men threaten
agitation House destroyed in fire 
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Tough time ahead for government Shimla, December 17 The Congress is expected to raise these issues, besides trying to corner the government on the registration of cases against Opposition leaders. Although the coffin scam has been relegated to the background following the terrorist attack on Parliament, the issue is expected to be highlighted in the Assembly. Many soldiers belonging to the state had died on the mountains of Kargil while fighting Pakistani infiltrators and their bodies were brought home in these coffins. Serving soldiers and ex-servicemen are in a good number in the state, particularly Kangra, Hamirpur, Mandi and Bilaspur districts. The CLP leader, Mr Virbhadra Singh, alleged that corruption had reached such an extent that the BJP government at the Centre did not even spare the martyrs. The ruling BJP has also finalised its strategy of tackling the Congress by raising the issue of an alleged land scam by a Congress MLA. Interestingly, an FIR has been registered by the vigilance department against the MLA and her relatives just before the beginning of the session. The Opposition is also expected to raise the issue of growing corruption and deteriorating law and order in the state. Misuse of official machinery during the “vikas yatra” of the BJP is also likely to be highlighted by the Congress. About 280 questions on various issues have been received from the MLAs. The government might move a resolution for rejecting the orders of the Minorities Commission for introducing Punjabi language in schools from Class VI and 1 per cent reservation for Kashmiri migrants in professional colleges and universities, besides introduction of at least four Bills. |
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Farming becomes less lucrative Kumarhatti, December 17 A recent survey of villages falling under Dharampur and Solan blocks by this correspondent that there is a trend among farmers to abandon agriculture and search other avenues to make their ends meet. The traditional agriculture is no longer generates the required foodgrains and money as the both the small and big farmers have been facing huge losses due to the unfriendly weather condition. The economic condition of small farmers have worsened as compared to the medium and big farmers. Off-season cash crops, the major source of the earning have also not been grown due to the lack of timely rain and slump in the market. Moreover, the bad condition of rural roads and the absence of government agencies to facilitate the transporting of the produce to the markets have made matters worse for the vegetable growers. Tomato, the main cash crop of the region, has in the past years failed to provide the desired profits to the growers. The area under tomato crop which had increased tremendously in the past decades could decrease now as a result. The late varieties of tomato that yield fruit till January have been badly affected this year due to the lack of rain in the past four months. Similarly, the pea crop could not be sown in time this year and those who had
some how managed to sow the crop with help of the potable irrigation arrangements are in no better position. The worst affected are wheat and maize crop growers. The increasing rate of attacks of wild animals like boars, monkeys, apes and rabbits on standing crops has further added to the woes of the farmers. The most destructive are the boars. They have been damaging standing crop, specially maize. This summer, around 50 per cent of the standing maize crop in some pockets of Dharampur had been destroyed by the boars and the farmers had not yet received any compensation from the government, said Mr Gurdev Singh, district secretary of the CPI. Though they have to face drought-like conditions every year, no financial compensation is given by the government to the affected farmers, said the presidents of nearby backward panchayat under Solan. |
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Dismiss Vajpayee govt: ex-servicemen Dharamsala, December 17 In a memorandum to the President, the league said it was a matter of shame that ISI-backed militants succeeded in penetrating the Parliament House. They said the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, should be sacked. The president of the league and a former minister, Mr Vajai Singh Mankotia, said in the aftermath of the Tehelka scandal and the recent CAG report, there was little doubt that Mr Fernandes stood exposed for his alleged acts of omission and commission. “To take commission on coffins is the worst moral crime and there is no way the Vajpayee government can wash its hands off this incriminating evidence in the CAG report,” he said. He said a probe commission, headed by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court, should be set up in this regard. Mr Mankotia said after the CAG report, there was a greater possibility of the misuse of Kargil funds donated liberally by the public. “Despite my repeated queries from the state government about the details of the Rs 12 crore donated by people of Himachal for the Kargil martyrs’ families, no satisfactory answer has been given,” he stated. He regretted that till date nobody knew about the Rs 9 crore that had been put in banks and where the interest on it was being utilised. The limit of assistance to the families of the martyrs must be increased, he added. He said the Dhumal government had failed to keep up the tradition of holding a state-level function every year on December 16 at the War Memorial in Dharamsala, he said. |
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‘Accord recognition to
electro-homoeopathy’ Nurpur, December 17 Dr Sanjeev Sharma, founder of Trimurti Trust, a non-government organisation of Himachal Pradesh undertaking research on electro-homoeopathy in the state, stated that the National University of Electro-Homoeopathy, Kanpur (UP), had filed a contempt petition in the court in this connection. He revealed that in November, 1998, the high court in a public interest litigation had directed the Indian Government to form an independent central council to give fillip to the process of recognisation of the medical system of electro-homoeopathy in the country. The council was supposed to promote the medical system in the country, Dr Sharma added. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry of Government of India had formed a central council as per the court’s direction but did not issue any notification for the recognisation of electro-homoeopathy. The National University of Electro-Homoeopathy which had filed the contempt petition against the Union Government for its failure to honour the previous court order had a sigh of relief when the court recently ordered the issue of notification in this connection. Following the court’s intervention, the electro-homoeopathy experts in the country had submitted the recommendations to the Union Government supporting the necessity of recognising electro-homoeopathy. |
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PARWANOO DIARY Parwanoo According to Mr Sanjeev Lakhanpal, Police Sub-Divisional Officer, about 350 students of the school were told about various aspects of the functioning of the police. They were given detailed information about various crimes, working of police stations, and the police ranking system. They were also told about the duties of the common man towards society and the different forms of punishment prescribed for different crimes. * * * The Institute of Insurance Surveyors and Adjusters (Haryana Chapter) held a three-day technical training course on motor insurance and claims for insurance surveyors. The course was organised by the National Academy of Insurance Surveyors and Loss Assessors. Mr I. J. Jain, General Manager (Technical) of the Oriental Insurance Company, was the chief guest. He also inaugurated the course which was attended by 90 delegates from Assam, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, UP, Haryana, J&K and Himachal Pradesh. The course covered all aspects of insurance, types of motor insurance policies and their conditions, professional ethics and the code of conduct for surveyors. Mr Jain dwelt on the duties and responsibilities of suveyors and laid stress on their code of conduct. The institute has now 103 branches with the addition of five new branches in Haryana at Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Ambala and Yamunanagar. * * * Senior citizens of Parwanoo at a meeting held in the Deputy Commissioner’s office, complained to Mr Sanjay Sharma, Assistant Commissioner, that young children were in the habit of driving at a fast speed and said that this tendency should be checked. Mr Sanjeev Lakhanpal, Deputy Superintendent of Police, deputed an SHO to investigate the matter and report to him. The senior citizens also expressed concern at the increasing pollution in the town and appealed to the administration to take preventive steps in this regard. |
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Inquiry into fund
utilisation sought Kangra, December 17 Mr Devender Paul, spokesman for the union, said the union met the Deputy Director of Education and expressed concern over the suspension of teachers on flimsy grounds which was affecting the discipline in schools. The union demanded that all vacant posts be filled up and newly released educational code be amended. Mr Paul demanded that some of the teachers posted as Block Education Officers BEO be
transferred to schools as per rules and only one BEO be posted at one block. |
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Power men threaten
agitation Kangra, December 17 Mr Dev Raj Sharma, state president of the union, told mediapersons here today that at 1.20 a.m. on the intervening night of December 13 and 14, the ASI and the constable of the Dharamsala police entered the complaint room of the SEB and allegedly beat up the employees on duty, abused them and broke the official telephone. He said if the guilty cops were not transferred and punished the union would launch an agitation in the state. Mr Dev Raj Sharma asked the district police chief, Mr Sanjay Kundu, to take an action against the guilty cops. The Chief Minister, Prof P.K. Dhumal, should intervene and curb such elements with a heavy hand, he added. |
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House destroyed in fire Hamirpur, December 17 Mr Baldev Thakur, SDM, Hamirpur, visited the village and gave a cash relief of Rs 5,000 to the affected family. The HP Parliamentary Secretary, Ms Urmila Thakur, also visited the village and gave away blankets and tarpaulins to the affected family. She assured them help from the administration for the reconstruction of the house, according to an official spokesman. |
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Id-ul-Fitr celebrated SHIMLA: The festival of Id-ul-Fitr was celebrated with enthusiasm throughout Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Devout Muslims thronged the mosques and offer namaz. HAMIRPUR: Id-ul-Fitr was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety in the Muslim-dominated areas of the district on Monday. Hundreds of Muslims took part in the functions held at Shaster and Rangas in the district. |
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