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  • Illness count from contaminated water in Hamirpur villages touches 535, Himachal CM seeks report

    Illness count from contaminated water in Hamirpur villages touches 535, Himachal CM seeks report

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    Hamirpur: The number of people taken ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water in a dozen villages of Nadaun sub-division in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district rose to 535 on Sunday.

    People from a dozen villages, including Banh, Jandgi Gujran, Jandali Rajputan, Panyala, Pathiyalu, Niyati, Rangas Chowki Haar, Thain and Sankar have been affected by the outbreak of water-borne diseases.

    Rajeev Kumar, the head of Rangas panchayat, had earlier in the day said the number of people taken ill crossed 300.

    Some patients have been referred to hospitals in Hamirpur.

    Two to three people in every household have taken ill after consuming contaminated water provided by the Jal Shakti department, he added.

    It is believed that the high amount of bacteria in the water is causing the illness, Kumar said. He attributed it to contamination of the pit from which the water is supplied.

    Villagers said the water was supplied without being filtered from an under-construction tank, causing the outbreak.

    Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who is also the MLA from Naudan, has directed the district administration and the Health department to take proper care of the patients and ensure no shortage of medicines and other items.

    He has also sought a complete report from state- and district-level agencies.

    Health department teams have reached the affected villages to provide treatment to the people under the direct supervision of Chief Medical Officer (Hamirpur) Dr RK Agnihotri.

    Officials from the Jal Shakti department have swung into action. It has stopped water supply to the affected villages and sent samples for testing.

    Bottled water is being distributed among the people after supply was stopped, said a junior engineer in the department.

    Deputy Commissioner Debasweta Banik said essential medicines, ORS packets, chlorine tablets and other materials were delivered to the villages through doctors, health and Asha workers.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Himachal Pradesh Polls: Voting Begins; Will HP Keep Alternate Government Traditions Or Give Another Chance To BJP?

    Himachal Pradesh Polls: Voting Begins; Will HP Keep Alternate Government Traditions Or Give Another Chance To BJP?

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    • Will Himachal Pradesh keep selecting alternate government tradition alive or give another chance to Bhartiya Janata Party
    • Voting for 68 Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh begins, CM Jai Ram Thakur casts his vote
    • Request all voters to participate with full enthusiasm in this festival of democracy, says PM Modi

    The voting for the Himachal Pradesh elections has begun, with a two-pronged contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. In the hill state, over 55.92 lakh voters will decide the fate of 412 candidates.

    The upper areas of Himachal Pradesh have received new snowfall, lowering the temperature by several notches. 140 polling booths are snowbound in the tribal districts of Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, and Chamba.

    A total of 30,000 security personnel, including 67 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), have been deployed throughout the state to ensure the peaceful conduct of the election.

    The state has 7,884 voting locations, with 7,235 in rural areas and 646 in urban areas. Polling will continue until 5:30 p.m. today, and votes will be counted alongside Gujarat on December 8.

    The ruling BJP has expressed confidence in returning to power based on performance, while the Congress hopes that voters will continue the history of alternate governments.

    In the 2017 assembly elections, the BJP won 44 seats, the Congress 21, two were won by independents, and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) gained one seat by fielding candidates in 11 assembly divisions.

    In its manifesto, the opposition Congress promised the restoration of the previous pension scheme, 300 units of free electricity, the establishment of a commission for the youth to look into their issues of education and job creation, as well as financial aid of Rs 1500 to women.

    Meanwhile, the BJP is vying for a second term, promising to adopt the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), 33 percent reservation for women in government employment, five new medical institutes in the state, and cycles for girl students in classes 6 to 12.


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  • 26 Congress Leaders Join BJP Ahead Of Himachal Pradesh Elections

    26 Congress Leaders Join BJP Ahead Of Himachal Pradesh Elections

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    Several state and local Congress leaders, including Dharampal Thakur Khand, the former general secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee, joined the BJP on Monday, just days before the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.

    With four days left before the vote, a total of 26 leaders of the opposition Congress party defected and joined the governing BJP, news agency ANI reported.

    With less than a week till voting, this comes as a huge shock to the Congress party.

    The leaders left the boat in front of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur and the BJP’s Sudhan Singh, who was in charge of the party’s state elections. Sanjay Sood, a Shimla-based BJP candidate, was also present.

    All BJP members were cordially welcomed by Chief Minister Jairam Thakur.

    Let’s cooperate to ensure the BJP’s historic win, he urged.

    Prior to the Himachal assembly elections, BJP national president JP Nadda professed confidence in the party’s victory and said that the state’s residents have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    He praised Chief Minister Jairam Thakur for leading the election-bound state and said that he put policies into practise.

    In his comments to the media in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, he said, “In Solan, we’re running a public outreach programme. People are enthusiastic and trust PM Modi. State policies have been put into practise by CM Jairam Thakur.”

    Voting in Himachal will take place on November 12; the results will be tallied on December 8.


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  • BJP Promises Uniform Civil Code In Himachal Pradesh If Voted Back To Power

    BJP Promises Uniform Civil Code In Himachal Pradesh If Voted Back To Power

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    Less than a week before the Himachal Pradesh election, the ruling BJP made a contentious promise on Sunday that if the party is re-elected, it will implement the Uniform Civil Code, which will do away with religion-specific laws, NDTV reported.

    Because a civil code is usually thought to be the domain of the central government rather than a state, the opposition has criticised the move, which was also promised in Gujarat, which holds elections next month, as merely a gimmick to shore up votes of the Hindu majority.

    The BJP in Himachal Pradesh has promised to conduct “surveys” of Waqf properties, which are Islamic estates provided for charitable or religious purposes, to look for any illicit activity. The action, which was implemented in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh in September, drew criticism for its polarising intent.

    The Goods and Services Tax, or GST, on packaging for the state’s important apple crop, will be reduced from 18% to 12%, according to the BJP’s manifesto. There will also be a 33% reservation for women in government jobs, as well as a promise to create 8 lakh “job opportunities” in five years.

    Released by Himalayan state native and BJP president JP Nadda, it also included promises of scooters for college girls and five new medical institutions, as well as bicycles for female students in Classes 6 through 12.

    The party also promised to increase the ex-gratia payment for martyrs, open five new medical institutions in the state, and, if re-elected, provide a Rs 900 crore corpus for start-ups in the state under the HIM start-up scheme, according to Indian Express.

    In keeping with the promise made in Gujarat, Mr. Nadda stated that the state will create a committee to implement a uniform civil code.

    Along with Gujarat, where voting will take place in two phases on December 1 and 5, the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly election will take place on November 12 with results anticipated on December 8.

    Every election, the BJP and Congress have often alternated winning Himachal Pradesh; this is a tradition that the ruling party would like to break as Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party makes an attempt to enter the state.

    Additionally, he criticised the Saturday-released Congress manifesto, saying it lacked both vision and weight.


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  • India’s First Voter Shyam Saran Negi Dies In Himachal Pradesh At The Age Of 106

    India’s First Voter Shyam Saran Negi Dies In Himachal Pradesh At The Age Of 106

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    Shyam Saran Negi, the country’s first voter, passed away on November 5, 2022, at his residence in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. He was 106.

    Using a postal ballot for the first time, Negi exercised his right to vote on November 2 for the assembly elections of the state that would take place on November 12. Negi had never missed an opportunity to vote in his life. Given the harsh winters and early snowfall in Kinnaur, it was decided to hold the vote there on October 25, 1951, when the first general elections were announced in the country. In contrast, elections were held in other regions of the country in January and February of 1952, according to Times of India.

    Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur expressed his condolences for the passing on Twitter and said it would always make him sad to think that Mr. Negi exercised his right to do so despite being ill.

    After the election two days prior, Kinnaur Deputy Commissioner Abid Hussian Sadiq honored the centenarian at his home.

    Mr. Negi was the brand ambassador for the Election Commission. His funeral will be attended by district election officials, according to Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg.


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