Two days after farmers show black flags to Haryana CM, Ambala SP shifted
The order issued by Additional Chief Secretary (home) Rajeev Arora doesn’t mention any reason behind Kalia s transfer but a senior police officer told The Indian Express that the SP has been hunted for “failing to maintain law and order during the CM s visit”. December 24, 2020 8:52:20 pm
Black flags showing while Haryana CM s convoy passing through Agrasen Chowk in Ambala on Tuesday. (Express Photo by A. Aggarwal)
The Haryana government Thursday transferred Ambala Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kalia, two days after a group of protesting farmers showed black flags to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and tried to block his convoy during his visit to the district.
‘Expressing dissent on law and order situation hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy’
Expressing dissent on the law and order situation in the state is a “hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy like ours, constitutionally protected under Article 19 of the Constitution”, the Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal observed while quashing the FIR. December 24, 2020 10:41:31 pm
An FIR was registered in June last year on the complaint of the estranged husband who claimed that his bank account statements had been procured through a forged police notice. (Representational)
Observing that expressing dissent on law and order situation is a “hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy” like India, the Allahabad high court has quashed an FIR against a person who had allegedly tweeted that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath “has transformed the state into a jungleraj in which no law and order pre
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday said that it would appoint officials in cities like Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai to ensure “safety, security and welfare” of migrant workers from the state.
“The government will appoint officers to states like Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh where migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh constitute the backbone of the economic development and industries. Officers have been instructed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ensure safety and security of migrant workers from the state,” a statement issued by the government on Wednesday said.
“The government will ensure respect and security of its people even in other places where migrant workers go in large numbers. Uttar Pradesh will become the first state to do so in the country,” the government said.
Cabinet nod to revising post-matric scholarship scheme for SC students
Under the scheme, the government provides financial assistance to students from Scheduled Castes, whose household incomes are less than Rs 2.5 lakh annually, for higher education at post-matriculation and post-senior-secondary stages, which means Class XI onwards. Updated: December 24, 2020 7:04:37 am
The statement said that under the revised scheme, there will be a total investment of Rs 59,048 crore, of which the Centre will spend Rs 35,534 crore. (Representational)
The government on Wednesday announced “transformatory changes” to the Post Matric Scholarship for students from Scheduled Castes.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the changes, which, the government said, will “benefit more than 4 crore SC students in the next 5 years so that they can successfully complete their higher education”.
Govt issues guidelines for amusement, entertainment parks
As per the standard operating procedure (SOP), all customers would be screened at entry points of amusement and entertainment parks and similar establishments for symptoms of Covid-19 December 25, 2020 12:04:28 am
The SOP added that only those wearing a face mask or cover would be allowed to enter premises and customers would have to wear the mask at all times on the premises. (Representational)
Days after the state government allowed r
As per the standard operating procedure (SOP), all customers would be screened at entry points of amusement and entertainment parks and similar establishments for symptoms of Covid-19. Only those found asymptomatic would be allowed, the guidelines stated.