Patwari suspended in Kullu for irregularities in disaster relief

The Patwari, Manikaran circle, has been suspended on the charge of irregularities in damage assessment and compensation payment related to the rain disaster in Kullu. Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg had toured the Manikaran valley recently and local people had complained to him about irregularities in the payment of compensation. It was found in investigation that the Patwari had in his report mentioned some houses as completely damaged in the disaster while this was not the case.

Besides, compensation was to be given for damaged houses, but some people, who did not own house, were also included in the category of damaged houses. Compensation was to be given only for houses built on private land but was also paid for houses built on government land. After checking all facts, the department concerned suspended the Patwari of the Manikaran circle.

However, in view of the possibility of such irregularities occurring in other areas, the Additional District Magistrate also visited Sainj and Banjar. "If irregularities are found, action can be taken against erring officials," he added.

District Revenue Officer Ganesh Thakur said that the Patwari had been suspended for irregularities in the payment of compensation. He added that the Tehsildar (Recovery) had been given the responsibility of investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, Kullu BJP spokesperson Aditya Gautam said that party leaders had alleged that the Congress government was biased in the payment of compensation to the disaster-affected people.

Yellow alert issued, movement of vehicles to Rohtang Pass barred

In the wake of the Meteorological Department issuing a yellow alert of inclement weather, the district administration today prohibited the movement of vehicles towards the Rohtang Pass.

The website for seeking online permits to visit the pass was not functional.

The Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, Shinku La and the Kunzum Pass received mild snowfall in the morning. The Lahaul and Spiti administration had already closed the Manali-Leh road on November 20.

Manali SDM Raman Kumar Sharma said that the movement of vehicles was prohibited beyond Kothi and in the coming days, the decision would be reviewed depending upon the weather conditions. He added that vehicular movement would not be allowed till further orders.

He said that if the weather was fine and the conditions at the Rohtang Pass were found to be good, tourists would be allowed to travel. Meanwhile, tourism beneficiaries demanded that tourist vehicles be allowed till the snow point on the Rohtang road if the weather permits.

The movement of vehicles to the Rohtang Pass is officially prohibited on November 15 every year but this year, the weather permitted vehicular traffic till November 26. The pass had received snowfall in the last week of October and tourists were enjoying various adventure activities at the famous tourist spot.

Due to the closure of the Rohtang road, tourists turned to the Atal Tunnel and Koksar in Lahaul and Spiti district. The valley was covered with clouds in the morning while mild snowfall was witnessed at Koksar in the afternoon. Tourists were thrilled to see snowflakes at Koksar. Due to the increase in the influx of tourists, tourism business has also gained momentum.

Manali Hoteliers Association (MHA) president Mukesh Thakur said that tourism business would increase following snowfall. He urged tourists to visit Manali to enjoy snow. He added that efforts would be made to provide the best facilities to tourists.

No movement beyond Kothi

Manali SDM said the movement of vehicles was prohibited beyond Kothi. The decision allowing vehicles to Rohtang would be reviewed depending upon the weather conditions. He said if the weather was fine and the conditions at the Rohtang Pass were found good, tourists would be allowed to travel. The movement of vehicles to the Rohtang Pass is officially prohibited on November 15 every year but this year, the weather permitted vehicular traffic till November 26.

2 de-addiction centre staff among 5 held for murder

The police yesterday arrested five persons for the murder of a Kullu youth, who was admitted o the drug de-addiction centre at Jhiri in Mandi district.

According to the police, Happy (21), a resident of Neoli village in the Sainj valley, was admitted to the Naya Savera drug de-addiction centre at Jhiri. The accused beat him up mercilessly and he succumbed to his injuries. Mandi SP Soumya Sambasivan said the police arrested centre employees Rajesh Kumar (Kullu) and Vijay Kumar (Bilaspur), centre volunteers Lokesh Yadav (Balh), Des Raj (Manali) and Sanjay Khullar (Jhiri).

The SP said that a court, remanded four accused in police custody till November 29. The police also sought police remand of the fifth accused Sanjay Khullar.

Foreign artistes mesmerise audience at Kullu Dasehra

The presentation by a troupe from Kenya won accolades during the fifth cultural evening of International Kullu Dasehra festival at the open-air auditorium, Kala Kendra, on Saturday. The artistes presented a glimpse of the culture of their country. The cultural evening commenced with Kullvi Nati. The artistes from Himachal also enthralled the audience by their performances.

Playback singer Jasraj Joshi mesmerises the audience.

Folk artist Birbal from Kinnaur made the audience dance with his performance. Gita Bhardwaj enthralled the audience with her songs. Shubhank Sharma kept the spectators engaged with his songs. Comedian VIP also entertained the viewers by mimicking over 30 renowned artistes. Ramesh, Dinesh, Kanti Bhushan, Aman, Rajni, Kamlesh, Shweta Rana and Reshmu Devi also captivated the audience by their scintillating performances. Dance by Rishita Koundal was also appreciated by the audience.

The presentation by Sa Re Ga Ma fame Sunil Kumar was lauded by one and all. The performances by Deepak Jaswal, Monika Sharma and Sanjeev Dhiman left the audience spellbound. The spectators also appreciated the performance by Tanu Dancing Group. The laser show also amused the viewers. Star performer and playback singer Jasraj Joshi captivated the crowd by his lively performance.

Revenue and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi was the chief guest. Kullu Dasehra Festival Committee chairman and CPS Sunder Singh Thakur presented him a Kulla shawl, cap and Dasehra souvenir. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg and other dignitaries were also present.

Star performers okayed for Kullu Dasehra festival

The list of star performers for cultural evenings during the seven-day International Kullu Dasehra festival scheduled to commence on October 24 has been finalised. The Dasehra Festival Committee has announced the names of Bollywood and Punjabi star artistes, who will enliven the cultural evenings to be organised at the open air auditorium at the Kala Kendra during the Dasehra festival.

The first six cultural evenings will witness performances by Bollywood and Punjabi stars while the last cultural evening will be a Pahari night where Himachal artistes will perform. Bollywood artiste and playback singer Saaj Bhatt will entertain the audience with his performances on the first cultural evening on October 24 while Punjabi singer Simar Kaur will perform on October 25. The Euphony Group will enthrall people on the third evening while Punjabi singer Shivjot Singh will be the star performer on October 27. Playback singer Jasraj Joshi will perform on October 28, playback singer Monali Thakur on the sixth cultural evening while the last cultural evening of the Kullu Dasehra festival on October 30 will be a Pahari night.

Besides, cultural groups from about 15 countries will also participate in the festival and showcase their rich cultures at the Kala Kendra every day. Cultural groups from about 15 to 20 states of India will also perform. These troupes will also perform on an alternative stage being set up at the exhibition ground for the first time.

The Dasehra committee has conducted auditions of the artistes of the state for the festival. About 600 artistes gave auditions and about 200 of them will be selected. Kullu Additional District Magistrate Ashwani Kumar said that preparations were going on for the grand Dasehra event. He added that extensive preparations were being made for the international folk dance festival and other events showcasing traditions and culture of the state.

Construction material ‘not available, panchayat work hit’

The Panchayat Pratinidhi Mandal of Kullu held a protest and submitted a memorandum regarding their demands to Kullu DC at Dhalpur today. The panchayat representatives from different blocks of Kullu district marched from Dhalpur Chowk to DC Office and raised slogans regarding their issues.

Gram panchayat Ratocha vice president (VP) DS Thakur said that cement bags were getting spoiled due to the non-availability of the construction material. He said, "The government has given permission to operate crushers in some districts but all the crushers in Kullu district are closed. The development work of the panchayats has also been affected due to non-availability of sand and gravel from the crushers."

Thakur said the state government should not do politics in the matter of LADA funds and the money, which has been given by the Central Government for the development work of the panchayat, should be released soon. He said, "The Finance Department of the Central Government has released funds for the development work of the panchayats in the month of April but the state government is not giving that amount to the panchayats. Due to this, the development work of the panchayats is being badly affected."

Thakur said the Zila Parishad Cadre Employees Union is also on strike and the panchayat works were being affected. Due to this, the work of the people coming to the panchayat office was not being done. He said that the state government should listen to the demands of the panchayat representatives and fulfil them as soon as possible.

खेत में काम कर रही महिला पर भालू ने किया हमला, हाथ में आई चोटें

कुल्लू जिला मुख्यालय के साथ लगते सेउबाग क्षेत्र के चचोगा में एक महिला पर भालू ने हमला कर दिया। भालू के हमले में महिला के हाथ में चोटें आई हैं। महिला को उपचार के लिए परिजनों ने क्षेत्रीय अस्पताल कुल्लू पहुंचाया। महिला की हालत अब ठीक बताई जा रही है। लेकिन भालू के हमले के बाद लोगों में दशहत का माहौल है।

मिली जानकारी के अनुसार 17 अक्तूबर की शाम करीब 6:00 बजे महिला सुभद्रा देवी (46) पत्नी चेत राम निवासी गांव चचोगा, डाकघर सेउबाग, तहसील व जिला कुल्लू अपने खेत में काम रही थी। इस बीच भालू ने उस पर हमला कर दिया।

स्थानीय लोगों ने वन विभाग से भालू को पकड़ने की गुहार लगाई है। नग्गर खंड पंचायत समिति अध्यक्ष खेख राम ठाकुर ने कहा कि वन विभाग के अधिकारियों को लोगों की समस्या से अवगत करवाया जाएगा। 

Ayurveda minister Karan Singh, 59, dies at AIIMS

Himachal Pradesh Ayurveda Minister Karan Singh, who was undergoing treatment at AIIMS, Delhi, for the past month, died on Thursday night. He was suffering from lung and liver ailment. He was 59 years old and is survived by his wife and son.

The cremation is likely to take place at Kullu on Friday.
A scion of the Kullu royal family, Karan Singh's elder brother Maheshwar Singh is a BJP legislator.

Karan Singh was inducted in the cabinet last year.

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Mock drill in 7 quake-prone districts

A mega mock drill to meet any eventuality in the wake of calamity like earthquake and raise the level of preparedness was held simultaneously in the headquarters of seven districts today.
The mega exercise was conducted in Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Chamba and Kangra falling in seismic zones IV and V to find out strength and gaps in preparedness and mitigation.
The State Disaster Management Authority, the Army, ITBP, NDRF, SSB, Police, Civil Defence, Home Guards, Fire Brigade, Deputy Commissioners, Red Cross and line departments, including Revenue, Irrigation and Public Health, Education, Irrigation and PWD, state power board and BSNL, participated in the mock drill.
Briefing media-persons about the mock drill, Chief Secretary VC Pharka said the basic objective of the exercise was to gauge the level of preparedness in the wake of earthquake of 8 degree magnitude.
The exercise was held with six vulnerable spots in each district headquarters and different types of situations were created to test the disaster management preparedness.
Additional Chief Secretary and head of the disaster management Tarun Sridhar said the mock drill was organised as the major area of the state was in the seismic zone and 25 per cent area fell under seismic zone V.
Some gaps in communication came to light and the efforts would be made to remove these after proper assessment and the Army had suggested strengthening of trauma centre and mortuary, first-aid training and wireless network at the ground level.
The Army also pointed out that there were gaps in coordination at grassroot level which needed to be bridged. Sridhar said the relief and rescue operations were conducted presuming 582 casualties and 1,731 injuries.
In Shimla, mock drill was conducted at six places as per the international parameters of disaster management through multi-agency coordination.

Casualties to be in lakhs: IIT

As per a survey conducted by IIT Roorkie, about 1.8 lakh people will die and 14.5 lakh be injured if an earthquake of 8 degree magnitude rocked the state. An earthquake of 8 degree which rocked Kangra in 1905 had claimed 20,000 lives in spite of the fact that the population was very less at that time. Geologists have observed that such calamities normally occur after about 100 years.

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Governor inaugurates Kullu Dussehra festival

The week-long international Dussehra festival commenced with traditional fervour and enthusiasm at Kullu today. Governor Acharya Devvrat inaugurated the festival by participating in the Rathyatra of Lord Raghunath at Dhalpur ground.

The Governor felicitated the people of the valley on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, which symbolizes victory of the truth over evil. He said that the culture of Himachal Pradesh was unique and had a distinct identity. The fairs and festivals celebrated here round the year provide a glimpse of rich traditions and beliefs of the people, he added.
He said the people of the state deserve appreciation for preserving their rich culture, age old customs and traditions in the present era of modernization adding that the younger generation should be made aware of the same.
Later, the Governor inaugurated the exhibition put up by various government departments, boards, corporations and other non-government organizations. He also visited the stalls and appreciated the exhibits.
About 245 deities from various parts of Kullu Valley are participating in this festival.
Ayurveda Minister Karan Singh, MLA Maheshwar Singh and senior officers of the district administration were present on the occasion.

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Medium intensity earthquakes hit Himachal Pradesh

There were no immediate reports of loss life or damage to property.

source: EconomicTimes

Employment Exchanges List

1. REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SHIMLA
2. EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, MASHOBRA
3. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KUMARSAIN
4. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, CHOPAL
5. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, JUBBAL
6. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, THEOG
7. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, RAMPUR BUSHAHAR
8. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, ROHRU
9. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SUNI
10. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, DODRA-KWAR
11. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KUPVI
12. SUB-OFFICE  EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, CHIRGAON

13. REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, DHARAMSALA
14. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, PALAMPUR
15. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE,NURPUR
16. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, LAMBAGAON
17. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, JAWALI
18. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, DEHRA
19. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, INDORA
20. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NAGROTA SURIAN
21. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BAIJNATH
22 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KASBA KOTLA
23 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BAROH
24 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE,FATEHPUR

25 REGIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, MANDI
26 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, GOHAR
27 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SUNDERNAGAR
28 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SARKAGHAT
29 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, JOGINDERNAGAR
30 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KARSOG

31 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BILASPUR
32 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, GHUMARWIN
33 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SRI NAINA DEVI JI


34 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE , CHAMBA
35 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, TISSA
36 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BHARMOUR
37 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SUNDLA
38. SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, CHUWARI
39 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, PANGI
40 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, DALHOUSIE

41 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, HAMIRPUR
42 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BHORANJ
43 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BARSAR
44 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NADAUN
45 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SUJANPUR

46 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KINNAUR
47 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NICHAR
48 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, POOH

49 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KULLU
50 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BANJAR
51 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, ANNI

52 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE ,LAHAUL & SPITI
53 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, UDAIPUR
54 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KAZA


55 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE ,SIRMOUR
56 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, POANTA SAHIB
57 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SHILLAI
58 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SANGRAH
59 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SARAHAN
60 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KAMRAU
61 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, RAJGARH

62 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, SOLAN
63 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, KASAULI
64 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, ARKI
65 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, NALAGARH

66 DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, UNA
67 SUB-OFFICE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, AMB

CM announces Rs. 2 crore for fire victims of Kotla village

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today visited the Kotla village in Banjar assembly segment of district Kullu which was razed to the ground due to devastating fire on late Sunday night. He met the affected families who lost everything in the fire and announced a sum of rupees two crore for construction of houses. This amount also includes Rs. 50 lakh for renovation of the temples of the local deities.  He assured of all possible assistance in the future as well and exhorted the people to renovate the temples in the ancient hill architecture.

Virbhadra Singh said he was deeply pained over the incident as large number of families had gone homeless.  The government would leave no stone unturned to rehabilitate them and the sufferers would also be given adequate relief as per the relief manual, besides other things of daily use. The people of the State were with them in this hour of grief and if need be, additional financial assistance would be provided to re-built the houses, he said.

The Chief Minister said proper mechanism would be followed for laying water pipes, sewerage, electric poles and other facilities in Kotla village. He advised the people not to construct the houses wall to wall and also not to keep the fodder in the houses which acts as fuel during fire incidents. He also appealed them to voluntarily give land for construction of roads. He said that the link road to the village would be maintained by the public works department.

He said there was no dearth of funds and the necessary assistance apart from the money announced would be provided as per need to give much needed relief to the people by the State Government. The Chief Minister also appealed to the NGO’s to come forward in this hour of grief and extend all possible help to the villagers.

He also listened to the grievances of the people at Kotla.

Co-operative and Ayurveda Minister Karan Singh, Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar were also present on the occasion amongst others.

Cannabis on 416 bighas destroyed

After the successful execution of the 3-day anti-cannabis campaign in Kullu district last month, the district police have destroyed cultivated weed on 416 bighas within the first three days of the 15-day drive which commenced from September 1.
Kullu SP Puran Chand said cannabis on 150 bighas was destroyed by five separate teams on the first day of the campaign from Malana, Naggar, Manikaran, Sainj and Banjar regions of this district. He stated that cannabis was destroyed from another 170 bighas of land at Malander Thach, Malana, Fozal, the Parbati valley and Sainj on the second day of the campaign, while 96 bighas were vacated today. He added that strict legal action would be taken against the persons involved in the cannabis cultivation.
The government has made it mandatory for officials of the forest, revenue and Public Works Department to ensure that there is no such cultivation on the land falling under their authority, failing which action would be taken against them.

Karan Singh sworn in as Cabinet Minister

Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office and secrecy to MLA from Banjar Mr Karan Singh as the 11th Cabinet Minister of the State in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Rajbhawan here today. Chief Minister Mr Virbhadra Singh and his wife Smt Pratibha Singh were also present on the occasion.

Chief Secretary Mr P Mitra conducted the proceedings.

Speaker H P Vidhan Sabha Mr B B L Butail, Cabinet Ministers, Smt Vidya Stokes, Mr Kaul Singh Thakur, Mr G S Bali, Mr Sujan Singh Pathania, Mr Thakur Singh Bharmouri, Mr Mukesh Agnihotri, Mr Sudhir Sharma, Mr Prakash Chaudhary, Dr. (Col.) Dhaniram Shandil, Mr Anil Sharma,   Chief Parliamentary Secretaries, MLAs, State President HPCC, Mr Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Former Ministers and MLAs Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of various Boards and Corporations, Advisors to Chief Minister, State Election Commissioner, Mr T. G. Negi Additional Chief Secretaries, DGP Mr Sanjay Kumar, senior officers of State Government and people of Banjar were present on the occasion.

Himachal CM confirms landslide death toll (Update)

Shimla, Aug. 18, (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday confirmed the death of seven people in a landslide near Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib and announced a compensation for the families of the dead victims. Chief Minister Singh told ANI, "Seven people are reported to be dead due to the falling of rocks on Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib." "We are trying to remove the debris to find out if any other people are trapped there," he added. A landslide hit the Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib in the Parvati valley of Kullu District at about 1.45 p.m. on Tuesday.

from https://in.news.yahoo.com/himachal-cm-confirms-landslide-death-toll-123601338.html

Seven killed in landslide in Himachal Pradesh (Update)

Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug.18 (ANI): At least seven persons were killed and many were injured or declared missing after a landslide hit the Gurudwara Manikaran Sahib in the Parvati valley of Kullu District at about 1.45 p.m. on Tuesday. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar was quoted by the media, as saying that a disaster management team has been deployed in the area for rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Kullu Additional Deputy Magistrate Vinay Singh Thakur is supervising the rescue and retrieval effort.

from https://in.news.yahoo.com/seven-killed-landslide-himachal-pradesh-111704182.html

Kullu Gurdwara landslide: 10 dead, many feared to be trapped

Manikaran, Aug. 18 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and many were feared to be trapped under debris after a major landslide triggered giant boulders to fall onto the Gurdwara Manikaran Sahib in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Manikaran is located in the Parvati Valley along the banks of river Parvati, northeast of Bhuntar in the Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh.

from https://in.news.yahoo.com/kullu-gurdwara-landslide-10-dead-many-feared-trapped-102211783.html

6 Feared Dead in Major Landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu

Six people are feared killed in a landslide in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.










source: NDTV

UK girl dies during trekking

A British girl died during trekking in the Solang Nullah region in Manali here yesterday.

Kullu police spokesperson DSP Sanjay Sharma said Niamh Lindsay Campbell (19) had gone on a trekking expedition with her friends at the Dhundhi peak in the Solang region. He said her friends had told the police that she felt a pain in her stomach and collapsed. They took her to Mission Hospital in Manali, but doctors declared her brought dead.

The DSP said the victim was a student of the Sharon Educational Charitable Trust in Bangalore and had come to Manali with her five friends.

He confirmed that a case under Section 174 had been registered and further investigation was on.

The body had been sent to the Tanda medical college in Kangra for a postmortem. The relatives of the victim had been informed through the Embassy concerned, the DSP added.