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CM sees job opportunities in farm sector Palampur, November 1 The Chief Minister who was addressing the silver jubilee function of Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University (HPAU) here today, said at present, over eight lakh youths in the state were jobless, 90 per cent of them belonging to rural areas. He said the farm sector was the only hope for these unemployed youths, adding that no government had an immediate solution to solve the problem of unemployment. Mr Virbhadra Singh said during the past few years, the country had seen a complete change in the pattern of rainfall and failure of monsoon in several parts of the country had become a common feature. Therefore, scientists should come out with such varieties which could be grown in areas having low rainfall. He cited the example of China, where barren hills of Tibet were being used to grow all types of foodgrains, vegetables, oilseeds and horticulture produce. He asked the HPAU scientists to start with tribal areas of the state where thousand of acres of land was available for horticulture and agriculture. Mr Virbhadra Singh regretted that most of the research done by the farm scientists was confined to labs and it had not reached the fields. He stressed the need for minimising the communication gap between scientists and masses. The Chief Minister also inaugurated a “kisan mela and went around various stalls set up by the university and other state departments. Earlier, the Governor of the state, Mr V.S. Kokje, who is also the Chancellor of the university, inaugurated the website of the university. He asked the scientists to work hard and perform their duty sincerely. HPAU Vice-Chancellor Tej Partap welcomed the Governor and the Chief Minister. DHARAMSALA:
The Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Teacher’s Association, Palampur, today urged the Chief Minister to restore the old name of the university, which was named after Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar about three years ago. In a memorandum handed over to Mr Virbhadra Singh at Palampur today, it said the agricultural university was known as Himachal Pradesh Krishi, Vishvavidyalaya,
Palampur, and the change of name had adversely affected university’s reputation. |
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Russian paraglider declared champion Dharamsala, November 1 India’s Eddie Kumar edged past French Xavier to claim the second position. In women’s hot favourite section, Anja of Germany was declared the winner while Hiraki Kieko of Japan secured the second position. Britain’s Louis Burnhum was placed third. Eddie Kumar was declared the national gliding champion. In the tandem section of national championship, Ved Ram Thakur and Uttam Chand secured the first position while Nand Lal and Kesho Ram stood second. In the solo competition, Roshan was adjudged best while Ajay was runner up, followed by Viney. Welcoming the chief guest, the Principal Secretary, Tourism, Mr Ashok Thakur, described the efforts being undertaken to ensure that Paragliding World Cup 2004 is allotted to Billing in Himachal Pradesh. The Tourism and Civil Aviation Minister, Maj Vijay Singh Mankotia, lauded the efforts of the department and also thanked the local youths for making the event a success. Baijnath MLA Sudhir Sharma said paragliding had the capacity of providing jobs to local youths. Earlier, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Rs 7.92 crore micro hydel project of 1 MW capacity at
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Rare feat by forester
Shimla, November 1 The captive breeding of the cheer pheasant using the parent rearing technique has been done for the first time in India and England is the only other country in world to accomplish such a feat. “Catreus
wallichi” for the zoologists, the bird is found only in the western Himalayas from north Pakistan to
Nepal. It figures in Red Data Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) and included in Schedule 1 of protected species under the Wild Life Act. The successful captive breeding may go a long way in ensuring the effective conservation of the species facing extinction. Dr Lalit, Conservator of Wildlife, spent several years to closely study the behaviour of the bird and develop techniques for parent rearing in captivity. The cheer pheasants are shy and require isolation, a sense of safety, as well as mutual affinity for successful breeding. All these aspects were taken care of by him along with proper stress management among the birds. Pairing was done keeping in view the emotional compatibility of the male and female on the basis of ocular observation of their behaviour. In all, compatible pairs were involved in the projects, each of which was kept separately. Arrangements were made to prevent snakes and other predators from entering the pens as fear of predators was the main cause of stress among the birds. Even their diet was changed to improve fertility. The quantity of maize was reduced and that of wheat increased. Besides, the birds were fed on green leaves of barley. To meet the calcium requirement, crushed shells of poultry eggs were given to them. Moreover, soil layers in the breeding pens were replaced weekly by new soils from the wild containing natural food and minerals. The pairs were provided with bamboo sticks, straw and twigs to ensure that they built their own nests in captivity. It was important as in absence of a nest the eggs in captivity were laid all over the place and the birds showed no interest in brooding and as a result, breeding was not successful. The strategy worked as four out of five pairs laid eggs and nearly half of the total 31 eggs were hatched. Finally, five chicks survived and they are now about six months old. Dr John
Corder, an expert from England who is himself working on the conservation breeding of Western Tragopan pheasant, has appreciated the effort of Dr Lalit and suggested that the parent rearing technique should be utilised for large-scale rearing of the species in captivity. The birds could be later released in the wild to stock their natural habitat. In Himachal Pradesh, it is found only in isolated pockets of Chamba, great Himalayan National park, Kulu and the Sarhan sanctuary. |
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Hamir Utsav opens Hamirpur, November 1 The Chief Minister offered puja at the local Shiva temple. He was accompanied by Mrs Anita Verma, local MLA, Mr Devesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, and Mr P.L. Thakur, SP, Hamirpur. Earlier, Mr Virbhadra Singh was accorded a rousing reception by people of the town when he reached here in a helicopter. He was brought to the Shiva temple through the main bazar in a procession. It was the first official visit of the Chief Minister to the town after taking over as the Chief Minister of the state. Earlier, Mrs Anita Verma, local MLA, inaugurated a state-level kabaddi championship organised in connection with the festival in the morning. |
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Parishad members are
public servants Mandi, November 1 He said Nagar Parishad members were also public servants. Everyone had the right to live with freedom and honour. Anyone who attempted to violate this right could be proceeded against by the Commission, he emphasised. Ms Chander Prabha, Secretary of the Commission called upon people to bring to the notice of the Commission violations of human rights. |
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Insurance Co to pay
for poor service Sundernagar, November 1 The complainant, had got his scooter (HP-31-0032) LML Vespa insured on March 11, 2002 for one year. The policy documents had wrong entries of number, model and make. The description was not corrected by the insurance company even after the receipt of legal notice from complainant on May 27, 2002. The complainant had also sought a corrected insurance policy and compensation as he could not use the scooter. |
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Undergraduate
exams from March 15 Shimla, November 1 This was stated by Dr L.R. Verma, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, at a meeting of senior officers of the university convened to discuss ways to declare the results of various examinations
expeditiously. Meanwhile, Mr K.P. Doger, Controller of Examinations, has stated that the annual examinations of BA, B.Sc, B.Com and other undergraduate classes for the 2003-04 academic session would be held from March 15, 2004. He said the examination forms could be submitted up to December 20, without late fee. |
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Committee to frame transfer policy Shimla, November 1 Besides him the committee has six officers and two employees’ leaders as members. Mr Kaul Singh said the committee would carry out the exercise on the basis of the Narain Swamy Committee report on the transfer policy. He said there were suggestions like making it mandatory for new recruits to serve in tribal areas for at least two years. Besides, those recruited under the tribal quota should serve in tribal areas for a minimum of five years. |
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MoU review panel submits report Shimla, November 1 The Chief Minister thanked the panel for submitting the report within the stipulated period. He said the report would be discussed at a Cabinet meeting scheduled for November 5. |
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Dearness relief for pensioners Shimla, November 1 A notification to this effect was issued here today. |
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