Rocks were still falling down from the landslide-prone area this afternoon but the GREF personnel deployed there were cautiously making the traffic through even as the risk of being trapped in the rocks still prevails.

A truck hit by falling rocks at this point on the Hindustan-Tibet road had also fell into the Sutlej river on Monday morning.

Colonel M.L. Kom Officer Commanding of GREF said that it requires of manual repairing of the landslide area for a permanent solution to prevent the falling of rocks from above the national highway.

It is the duty of the Public Works Department to fix-up the landslide problem but it has been found that a casual attitude was being adopted by the state agencies ever since the massive landslide struck Pangi village, last week.

There has been continuous pressure on GREF authorities to keep the vital road traffic worthy but ground realities at this point did not permit them to work under uninterrupted falling of rocks.

Dharamsala, August 17
The Himachal Pradesh police has decided to set up cyber crime cells in major cities of the state, including Dharamsala, to deal with crime under the Information Technology Act.

Absence of cyber cells is being seen as a reason for non-recording of cases. Cyber-related crimes in the state are increasing and may increase as awareness about the use of information technology spreads.

Mr Daljeet Thakur, Superintendent of Police, Hamirpur, cyber cells would be set up in Dharamsala, Mandi and Hamirpur.

DIG P.L. Thakur confirmed cyber crime cell would be set up soon in Dharamsala and it would deal with computer-related crimes like hacking and circulation of objectionable MMs.

“With number of computer and mobile users in the state increasing manifold in recent years, there is need for such cells in major cities of the state to tackle offences related to information technology,” said a police official.

However, experts feel that the Information Technology Act, which came into force in 2000, required several improvements to check cyber crime. “The Internet Service Provider (ISP) was not accountable under the Act for offences like accessing pornographic sites. Such offences could be checked by making ISP’s accountable for data being transmitted through their servers and providing punishment,” said a lecturer in computer science.

Cyber crime cells in other states spread awareness about safe cyber surfing, with tips like taking a test before opening an e-mail attachment and how to select an ideal password.

“The most common cyber crimes, include cyber pornography, hacking and cyber stalking. While breaking into a computer or a network by writing or using ready-made computer programmes to attack the target computer is hacking, cyber stalking is the repeated acts of harassment or threatening behavior of the cyber criminal towards the victim by using Internet services,” said another police official.

The act of virus dissemination by sending malicious software that attaches itself to other software like virus, worms, Trojan Horse, Time bomb, Logic Bomb, Rabbit and Bacterium also comes under the preview of the IT Act.

Kangra, August 17
Tension gripped the MCM DAV college campus here this afternoon. The college authorities had to call the police to maintain peace when students, mostly affiliated to the ABVP, protested against the accepting of the nomination papers filed by the students affiliated to the SFI allegedly after the time limit was over at 12.00 noon.

The college campus witnessed commotion and slogans against the college authorities for entertaining the nomination papers of the SFI nominees after noon. Tension intensified when college lecturers tried to catch hold of some alleged outsiders who, according to the lecturers, were trying to indulge in hooliganisms on the campus. The college authorities sensing that the situation was getting tense called the police to maintain peace.

A police party headed by SHO Surender Kumar reached the college and controlled the situation.

Mr Ritesh Soni, ABVP general secretary of the DAV College unit, along with the ABVP supporters took out a procession raising anti-college authority slogans. They also submitted a memorandum to the SDM, Kangra, and demanded that the nomination papers of the SFI nominees filed after the scheduled time be rejected to ensure peaceful poll.

ABVP unit president Manuj Trehan alleged that some lecturers thrashed some protesting ABVP supporters.

This correspondent found the police on the college premises. Mr R.K. Orhi, Principal, said that all students who had to file their nomination papers had reported in Room No. 12 for the filing of their papers well in time. He said that some outsiders created the mess and were thrown out of the premises by the college lecturers.

Mr Orhi said, “We will not allow outsiders to vitiate the atmosphere of the college”. He said, “I sought the help of the police to maintain peace”.

Meanwhile, the college would witness a four-cornered contest for all four posts of the office- bearers of the SCA on August 19 among the nominees of the ABVP, the NSUI, the ACS and the SFI. The post of the general secretary is reserved for the girl student.

Kangra, August 17
Mystery shrouds the death of a youth identified as Nitin, 25, a resident of Dhera. His body was recovered by the police from the bank of the Beas in his native town last morning.

According to the police, the body of Nitin, a vegetable seller of Dhera, was first seen by youths who informed the police. Nitin was to be married on September 29. The police said that the Nitin died due to head injury. It started investigation under Section 174, IPC.

The DSP, Jawali, Mr Jaran Singh, who is looking after Dhera, is supervising the investigation in the case. Nitin, according to his father Ram Chand, had gone to see Janmashtami celebrations on Tuesday evening, but did not return. The next day morning his body was found on the bank of the Beas under mysterious circumstances. No arrest has been made in this connection.