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  • Polling of Palampur Ward 2 canceled

    Polling of Palampur Ward 2 canceled

    The divisional commissioner of Kangra has set aside the election of the Congress councillor from Ward Number 2 of the Palampur MC. The elections of the Palampur civic body were held two years ago.

    He admitted a petition filed by Radha Sood, who had challenged the order of returning officers for rejecting her nomination papers. The returning officer had stated in his order that Radha had encroached upon government land in Ward Number 2.

    During the hearing, Radha produced documentary evidence that she was never in possession of the government land. Satisfied with the arguments and documents that Radha placed before the court, the divisional commissioner set aside the ward election.

    Palampur SDM Amit Guleria said he had received a copy of the order issued by the divisional commissioner. Now, a fresh election was likely to be held in May this year after the completion of new voters’ list and other formalities.

  • Supply of sanitary pads, iron tablets hit for students in Himachal

    Supply of sanitary pads, iron tablets hit for students in Himachal

    Health services for adolescent students in schools under the ‘Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram’ saw a major disruption in the state during 2021-22 and 2022-23.

    To be restored soon

    A tender has been floated for the supply of sanitary napkins. We are confident of awarding the tender in about a week’s time and restore the supply at the earliest. Schools will also get regular supply of IFA tablets now as the supply has started from the Centre. Hemraj Bairwa, NHM Managing Director

    The distribution of sanitary napkins and administration of iron folic acid (IFA) tablets to address the prevalence of anaemia were among the major programmes that were affected during this period. While the IFA supply, which comes from the Central Government, has been erratic, the supply of sanitary napkins has stopped altogether in many schools over the last two years.

    As per the Health Management Information System report, the state witnessed a drop of nearly 50 per cent in the distribution of sanitary napkins. From providing 29,68,367 sanitary napkins to adolescent girls in 2020-21, the number dropped to 15,08, 814 in 2021-22. Similarly, the state also witnessed a significant drop in the supply of IFA tables in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21.

    An official of the Health Department said, “The supply of sanitary napkins and IFA tablets went down in 2021-22 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”

    “We have not received the supply of sanitary napkins for almost two years now,” said a principal of a school, which is under Matiana health block in Shimla district.

  • Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu honored the only woman MLA

    Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu honored the only woman MLA

    The gesture shown by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in promptly acceding to the request of lone woman MLA Reena Kashyap (BJP) in the Vidhan Sabha is being viewed as a smart move. Though Sukhu exhibits deep sensitivity to all issues related to women and their rights, he scored a major point by stating in the House that since Kashyap is the lone woman MLA, he will restore the Jal Shakti Department division opened for Pajhauta-Rajgarh immediately, as requested by her.

    Focus on frugality

    Health Minister Col Dhani Ram Shandil (Retd) took a leaf from his service in the Army during an animated debate in the Assembly while tempers ran high between Congress and BJP leaders to drive home the point on being cautious in spending government funds. “During the Indo-China war, when, at times, Army rations were depleting, officers and jawans would have two bananas and a glass of milk for meals and sleep,” he said. He tried to drive home the point that one needs to exercise thrift and not make reckless spending when the state is reeling under severe financial crisis.

    Photo op for media

    With the Punjab Police chasing Amritpal Singh, some scribes in Himachal were expecting that checking might have begun at Himachal borders too. However, when they reached there, they saw no such activity was going on there. To get some photos, they requested the cops posted there to conduct checking of some vehicle so that they could get photographs. Obviously, the cops obliged.

    Fulfilling poll guarantees

    With no provision to arrange funds for meeting poll guarantees, the Congress leaders are now finding ways to dilute them. The much-awaited Budget too had little in store as the guarantee of providing Rs 1,500 to every woman was conveniently confined to a few. The guarantee proved to be a mere election ploy to secure votes. One wondered why senior leaders kept reiterating that a guarantee differs from a promise.

  • Responsible Tourism Award for Chamba Homestay

    Responsible Tourism Award for Chamba Homestay

    NotOnMap H2O House, located in Chaminoo village of Chamba district, was awarded the “Gold Award” under the Outlook Indian Responsible Tourism Awards (IRTA)-2023 in the Sustainable Leadership Homestay category.

    H2O House owner Renu Sharma and NotOnMap co-founder Manuj Sharma receive the award from Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister K Ramachandran.
    The award ceremony was organised in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, with 20 states participating in it from all over the country. Renu Sharma, owner of H2O House, and Manuj Sharma, co-founder of NotOnMap, received the honour from Tamil Nadu Tourism Minister K Ramachandran.

    H2O House is situated at the confluence of Sal and Hul nullahs about 12 km from the historical Chamba town. It is run in association with the local community members and self-help groups.

    “Working to develop the rural communities by using travel as a tool has been our mission. And we are grateful that we are able to achieve a positive impact through our work at NotOnMap,” commented Kumar Anubhav, founder of NotOnMap.

    “NotOnMap is working to promote rural, responsible, sustainable and community tourism in order to develop community livelihood,” Anubhav said.

  • Two new cases of H3N2 influenza have been reported

    Two new cases of H3N2 influenza have been reported

    Jharkhand reported for the first time two new cases of H3N2 influenza, besides five fresh cases of COVID-19, a health department official said on Sunday.

    A 68-year-old woman, who was admitted to Tata Main Hospital (TMH), Jamshedpur with symptoms of cold and fever on Thursday, tested positive for influenza virus H3N2 on Saturday, the official said.

    Confirming the report, the Civil Surgeon of East Singhbhum district, Dr Jujhar Manjhi said the victim was kept in an isolation ward and is under observation. The victim did not have any travel history, he said.

    The second case was reported at Rani Hospital in Ranchi. The head of the hospital Dr Rajesh Singh told PTI, “A four-year-old child has tested positive for influenza virus H3N2 on Saturday. The child was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of pneumonia. Ranchi-based MicroPraxis Lab confirmed the report.” Meanwhile, the state’s total active COVID-19 cases reached 10 with five new cases of the disease reported on Saturday.

    Ranchi and West Singhbhum districts have reported two cases each, while Deoghar registered one case on Saturday. Earlier, Deoghar, East Singhbhum and Latehar districts reported one case each, while Ranchi two, according to the Covid bulletin of the health department.

    With the addition of fresh cases, Jharkhand’s coronavirus caseload rose to 4,42,589 since outbreak of the disease. As many as 4,37,247 people have been cured of the disease so far, while 5,332 persons succumbed to the infection.

    Jharkhand has tested 926 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the bulletin said.

    However, a section of the doctors claimed that number of cases might increase if testing was increased.

    Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

  • Union Minister announces major initiative in fisheries sector

    Union Minister announces major initiative in fisheries sector

    Bangaluru/Udupi: Union minister for Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairy Parshottam Rupala has announced that the government prioritises the fisheries industry to ensure that it adopts a comprehensive development strategy.

    Two big announcements were made in the meetings in Udupi and Mangaluru including a new fisheries university for Mangaluru and a series of sops to the fishermen on the Karnataka coast including the extension of KisanVikas cards for Fisherfolk in the state. He was participating in the initiation ceremony of ‘SagarParikrama’ in Karnataka which is an ambitious programme of the Union government to improve fisheries in the country. Speaking to the press correspondents in MangaluruRupala said “We have made a proposal to the union government to isolate the fisheries section of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal Sciences and Fisheries University at Bidar and use the resources to upgrade the Fisheries college at Mangaluru into a University.

    Rupala stated that the Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana (PMMSY), has envisioned funding of Rs 20,050 crore for the fisheries sector for five years (2020-25), and the production scale in the fisheries sector will increase and various allied activities will add income generation opportunity in the sector as a result of this large scale of investment. SagarParikrama- 2023 (Phase-IV) program was inaugurated on Sunday in Malpe.

    The SagarParikrama program, which seeks to raise fishermen’s awareness of various government programs along the country’s 8,000 km of coastlines, aims to address the issues facing fishermen nationwide, according to the minister. Fishermen in this area have discussed issues and also suggested building Malpe’s largest all-weather harbour.

    Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that the fisheries sector contributes a significant portion to the country’s economy, he said that their demands, which include a new harbour, distribution of kerosene and diesel, and other programs, will be met. For the benefit of the nation’s fishermen, Prime Minister Modi has established a separate ministry for fisheries. The Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana was announced by the PM to improve the lives of fishermen and the fishing industry.

    To purchase deep-sea fishing boats, financial assistance in the amount of Rs 1 crore is being provided. He added that the demands would be discussed with officials. “The majority of fishermen want small trawlers, and they want the government to introduce schemes for the same. The minister also expressed shock at learning about the complaints of fishermen who received loans from private companies at a rate of 15 per cent interest per month.

    If that is the interest rate, fishermen would not be able to escape their financial problems. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to provide loans to fishermen in a similar manner to how loans are provided to farmers in order to stop this. Fishermen can borrow up to Rs 1.8 lakh from banks without providing security, he said.

  • 166 constables of tsrtc will join duty soon

    166 constables of tsrtc will join duty soon

    Hyderabad: The graduation ceremony of 166 constables of Telangana State Road Transport Corporation was held in 8th battalion at Kondapur on Sunday. TSRTC chairman and MLA Bajireddy Govardhan and MD VC Sajjanar felicitated the newly appointed constables. Srujan (best all-rounder), Rama Devi (best indoor), Poojita and Sai Kiran (best outdoor) who showed the highest talent in the training were given trophies.

    According to TSRTC, the constables were appointed recently under compassionate recruitment. Among them 107 are men and 57 women. They were trained for a month in the 8th battalion with the cooperation of the Police department. Govardhan said constables are like eyes and ears of the corporation. He congratulated the constables who are to join duty.Sajjanar said he is very happy that new constables are joining TSRTC. “It is good that one-third of them are women. He instructed them to perform duty with commitment. Since 2014, 1,606 people have been given jobs under the Karunya recruitment. He thanked TSSP Additional DGP Swati Lakra and 8th battalion Commandant Murali Krishna for effectively training the

  • Green team ready to control plastic pollution in the state

    Green team ready to control plastic pollution in the state

    Wanaparthy: Green Team, a conservation group of outdoor enthusiasts from Wanaparthy has joined hands to establish plastic-free zones in the State. It has emerged to safeguard nature and keep it neat and orderly. They began this journey as a hobby, developed as a group and formed an NGO. The major objectives of the Green Team includes environmental protection, green initiatives and zero plastic motive. The team aims at engaging public and the government in cleanup campaigns to safeguard the environment and create a plastic free zone.

    The first project conceived by the team is a cleaning drive at Tirumalayya Gutta, a sacred grove located close to Wanaparthy in Telangana. This grove has a Lord Venkateshwara temple on top of the hill. The place is surrounded by dry deciduous, and scrub forests as well as enormous rock boulders. As the team started to clean up the area, they collected close to 1280 kg of trash, including plastic, glass bottles, paper plates, and other items. The picked up trash was delivered to the municipal corporation for proper disposal.

    Speaking to The Hans India, one of the team members, Divya Teja, said, “50 volunteers, 10 clean up drives, and 2 awareness sessions were put in by the team to clean up Tirumalayya Gutta. When we noticed people throwing plastic bottles, cigarette butts, alcohol bottles, and others, we took up an initiative of cleaning the place and invited our other friends to take part in this.” The team conducted the clean up drive along with forest officials and school children.

    Another team member, Krishna Sagar, founder of the team, said, “As Tirumalayya Gutta is located on the hillock, tourists visit this place for recreation, and they cook and drink, and the plastic gets accumulated in this area.” The team urges the public not to throw plastic waste on the hill, and if the waste is generated, they need to take it back home and throw it in the dustbin. They also request the government to arrange a tollgate near the entrance of the hill and not allow any plastic items and take steps to prohibit single use plastic.

  • Initiative announced to support education of 200 urban poor girls

    Initiative announced to support education of 200 urban poor girls

    A unique program called “Enlight 2.0” has been introduced by the Commissionerate police in Odisha to ensure that no girl child is denied the opportunity to receive an education. They hope to promote the education of young girls from economically or socially underprivileged neighbourhoods with this programme. The program would identify 200 females from five slum regions in the initial phase, giving leverage towards equitable chances.

    The Odisha Commissionerate Police will begin a campaign to assist education for girls who are the offspring of rag pickers and those from economically disadvantaged groups.

    200 girls from five urban slum areas—Sikharchandi Nagar, Sikharchandi Nagar Muslim, Saibanaphula, Tarini, and Patra—would be enrolled in the first phase. As part of the plan, learning centres have been established in each slum.

    The designated female students in classes five through eight will also receive the proper educational support. Volunteers would work at the centres every day for an hour in the morning and two hours in the evening, instructing students in a wide variety of courses, including math, science, and English.

    Additionally, they would be coordinating plans to advise parents to keep their kids in school. Previous research revealed that although rag pickers’ daughters attended public schools, they still encountered difficulties because their parents could not afford to send them to private institutions.

    This was one of the many factors that forced socially backward cultures to stop educating their girl offspring. They intend to improve the graph of girl kids attending school once more by addressing this professionally with the aid of the school’s counsellors.

  • Congress protests against TSPSC paper leak

    Congress protests against TSPSC paper leak

    Hyderabad: Hundreds of Congress activists, led by Hyderabad DCC President Sameer Waliullah, staged a protest at Gandhi Bhavan on Sunday, demanding stern action against those responsible for the TSPSC paper leak. They also burnt an effigy of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and raised slogans against the BRS Government. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, Sameer Waliullah said that the TSPSC paper leak and cancellation of three exams have shattered the dreams of thousands of candidates.

    He highlighted that the candidates had put in months of hard work to crack the exams, expecting to secure a government job. However, the criminal negligence of TSPSC and the lethargic attitude of the KCR government led to the leakage of question papers, resulting in the hard work of lakhs of students going in vain. The Hyderabad DCC President criticised CM KCR for not showing any concern for the pain being experienced by jobless youth. He alleged that KCR and his family have been looting Telangana and selling off its assets and resources. By failing to prevent the leakage of question papers in many exams, he allowed the sale of government jobs through the paper leak. He demanded the resignation of CM KCR and Minister KTR and a probe through a sitting judge of the High Court.