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CM for policy on patent registration Shimla, July 28 He also called for expediting the implementation of the proposal to set up a science city and a planetarium at Shogi, near here. Presiding over a review meeting of the State Council for Science and Technology here yesterday, he said such a policy would help safeguard economic interests of craftsmen engaged in the making of Himachali caps, shawls, Chamba rumal and other products as the markets were being flooded by fake items. The hill state was famous for many such products like Kangra tea and red rice, which if registered on the basis of geographical indications, would go a long way in checking the misuse of the established identity of local products by fake producers. He also stressed the need to advise government construction agencies to go for solar passive designs for all structures to be built over a height of 2000 metres so that they could be heated utilising the sunlight. He said the existing buildings could also be retrofitted with solar passive features to save conventional sources of energy. He said studies should be carried out to check landslides which damaged roads and transformed fertile tracts into wasteland. He said the state government had advised the Border Roads Organisation to examine the possibility of constructing a road via Leo village along the Spiti river to bypass the active Malling landslide which had been interrupting traffic frequently. There were some other slide zones like the one at Gummah in Mandi and another between Kwar and Jeori which were blocking roads. |
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Downsizing: Virbhadra
directed to file reply Shimla, July 28 A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice V.K. Gupta and Mr Justice K.C. Sood issued the direction on a petition filed by a local organisation, Citizens Rights Protection Forum alleging that the provisions of the new law had been violated, as the Chief Minister had constituted a 13-member Council of Ministers including himself. As per the new law, a small state like Himachal could not have more than 12 ministers. The petitioner prayed that the Chief Minister be directed to reconstitute the Council of Ministers as per the new law. Mr Rajiv Atma Ram senior counsel, appeared on behalf of the respondents. |
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trying to derail parliamentary system: AICC Shimla, July 28 Talking to mediapersons, here today, Mr Sharma said the unjustified and irresponsible behaviour of the BJP leaders, who had been bent upon disrupting the functioning of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha with or without reason, betrayed their frustration in losing power. The party and its leadership had not as yet come to terms with the verdict of the people, he said. The Opposition had the right to criticise the programmes and policies of the government but the confrontationist approach adopted by the BJP, particularly the boycott of the standing committees, was beyond comprehension, he said. These were not government committees but the ones constituted by the speaker and the presiding officer so the Rajya Sabha in which political parties were given representation proportionate to their respective strength in the house. It reflected the BJP’s “lack of respect” for the parliamentary democracy, Mr Sharma added. Saying that the Opposition was supposed to debate important issues facing the country and its people, he added that by adopting such negative tactics the BJP denied Parliament, the highest democratic forum, an opportunity to discuss the drought situation, floods in eastern states and the plight of the Indians taken hostage in Iraq. Not only the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, was denied an opportunity to introduce his council of ministers for the first time in the history of the Independent India. The BJP was harping on tainted ministers, conveniently forgetting that the Vajpayee Cabinet had four charge sheeted ministers including, Mr L.K. Advani, the Home Minister, Mr Sharma said. The motion of thanks on the President’s address was passed without a debate and the Finance Minister was not allowed to reply to the debate on the Budget as the BJP stayed a walkout without any reason, he alleged.
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26 HCS officers transferred Shimla, July 28 Mr Bir Singh Thakur, additional director, HIPA, has been posted as Registrar, state administrative tribunal, vice Mr Rajiv Kumar, who goes as Registrar, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, vice Mr Balbir Chand, who takes over as Additional District Magistrate, Una. He has replaced Mr Amitabh Awasthi, who has been posted as joint secretary, state backward classes commission, here. Mr Shyam Singh, Additional District Magistrate, Chamba, takes over as Additional Director, secondary education, vice Mr Dev Dutt Sharma, who takes over as Joint secretary, Home. Mr Chaman Singh, secretary, board of school education, Dharamsala, has been posted as Additional District Magistrate Chamba, while Mr Darshan Pal, Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Mandi, goes as Land Acquisition Officer, state electricity board, Mandi. Mr Tek Chand, Assistant Settlement Officer, Dharamsala,
will be the new Secretary, board of school education. Mr Lokinder Singh Chauhan, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Solan, takes over as General Manager district industries centre, Solan, and Mr Baldev Singh Attri, SDO, Dehra, has been posted as Assistant Settlement officer, Dharamsala. Mr Subhash Chand, Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Chamba, has been appointed as SDO, Amb. Mr Vinod Goyal, Deputy Secretary, OBC Commission, goes as Registrar, consumer redressal forum, and Mr Nand Lal, Regional Transport Officer, Mandi, takes over as SDO, Karsog. Mr Manohar Lal, SDO, Theog, goes as SDO, Dehra, and Mr Jagroop Rana, SDO, Chamba, takes over as regional transport officer, flying squad (Mandi). Mr Gopal Chand, SDO, Karsog, will be the new SDO, Theog. Mr Bhuvneshwari Vohra, LAO, Chamera project, has been posted as Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, while Mr Madhusudan Srivastava, takes over as Assistant Commissioner (Protocol), Solan, vice Mr Bihari Lal, who goes as Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, vice Mr Kishori Lal, who has been posted as Assistant Settlement Officer, Shimla. Mr Ashwini Kumar, SDO, Kangra, goes as Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Solan. Mr Duni Chand, Assistant Commissioner, to Deputy Commissioner, Kangra, goes as SDO, Dalhousie, Mr Anupam, Regional Transport Officer (flying squad), Mandi, as LAO, Chamera project, and Ms Reema Kashyap, LAO, state electricity board, Mandi, as Assistant Commissioner to Deputy Commissioner, Chamba. |
Dhaulan Kuan robbery case solved, one held Nahan, July 28 The Superintendent of Police, Sirmaur, Mr S.R. Sharma, said here this evening that the robbery case had been solved. One person had been arrested. Police parties had been despatched to different places to nab the remaining culprits. All the culprits had been identified. |
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Shimla very crowded,
feels Amitabh Shimla, July 28 Amitabh Bachchan, who is here for the shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Black”, feels the town has become very crowded with lots of construction, adding that this is probably inevitable in order to meet the needs of the growing population. “All hill stations are similar and this place too reminds me of Nainital, where I studied in a boarding school,” he remarked. “ I don’t feel there is anything wrong in the comparison being drawn between Abhishek and me, after all he is my son,” remarked the star father when asked about his son’s acting capabilities being compared to his. He added that like any other father he too would want his son to be successful and now gradually people have started appreciating him. He said “Ranveer”, in which they were acting together, was in the scripting stage and due to clash of shooting dates the film is yet to take off. When asked if he would accept a film offer with “Silsila” cast, including Rekha and Jaya Bachchan, he said he was very much open to it and was appearing in a guest role in a Yash Chopra film. In reply to a query as to how he felt being chosen as the star of the millennium, a very humble Amitabh said he did not believe in all this. On being directed by young directors, he said all had a lot of potential and he felt lucky working with them. “Directors and actors of every generation have their own peculiar style and it all depended on the director and the producer on how they mould an actor into a particular role,” he said. “The shooting of 85 episodes of “Kaun Banega Crorepati” still remains. Once that is complete it will hopefully be aired on television,” he said when asked about his return to the small screen. He
said all renumerations that he gets from doing commercials go to his entertainment company
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Fire safety system needs facelift Chamba, July 28 A complete overhaul of the fire-fighting network is required. The department concerned should provide more hydrants at suitable places, keeping in view the pressure requirement at the hydrant point in the coordination with the fire department. More storage tanks are also required. The fire hydrants, which are sometimes found to be inoperative during the fire hazards in the town, should be revamped. It was revealed that even illegal connections were managed by a few people from these fire lines for their constructions and gardening, which were exclusively laid for the purpose of fire-fighting. The residents are also crying for a remedy to save the town from fire hazards. The necessary for a fire-fighting system was first felt after the devastating fire in 1937, in which there was a huge loss of property. The far-sighted king of the erstwhile Chamba state provided a fire-fighting system in the year 1940 at a cost of about Rs 2 lakh. According to sources, about 101 fire hydrants were provided with the fire-fighting line in the main township and the system was comprised of G.I. pipes of 65 mm diameter and a length of more than 8 km. But with the passage of time, the town has expanded and new settlements have come in the areas like Hardaspura, Sultanpura ad Parel, witnessing an increase in the socio-economic activities and resulting in more institutions and government buildings.
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Heavy rain disrupts traffic flow Palampur, July 28 According to reports received here, portion of the road was washed away following a heavy rain. Long queues of heavy and light vehicles were seen on the road. Later, the Public Works Department authorities reached the spot and removed the big boulders. The traffic was restored by afternoon. Meanwhile, Palampur and its adjoining areas have been experiencing a heavy rain for the past two days. On many kutcha roads, traffic has come to a standstill. |
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Dhalli blast handiwork of jilted lover; held Shimla, July 28 It did not take much time for the police to solve the mystery after Ms Santosh, the windows of whose room were damaged by the explosion, expressed apprehension that Manish Kumar, her schoolmate, who desperately wanted to marry her could be behind the blast. He was picked up by the police and on interrogation he confessed that he had triggered off the blast using a detonator and some gelatine. At his instance the police also recovered a detonator and a piece of fuse wire from his house. Mr Jog Raj Thakur, district police chief, said Manish committed the act in sheer frustration after the girl turned down his marriage proposal. They both belong to Narkanda and studied together in school. He has been charged with attempt to murder and a case under Section 307 of the IPC has been registered against him. |
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Magisterial probe into fake licence scandal Hamirpur, July 28 |
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NIT counselling on Hamirpur, July 28 A total number of 240 new students will get admission in the first year in the disciplines of civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics, architecture and computer engineering. Out of the total students, appeared for the counselling 120 belong to Himachal Pradesh and the rest from other parts of the country. The institute will re-open on August 2. |
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