Chandigarh Mar 30 PTI A Haryana Roadways bus driver was garlanded with shoes while a conductor was also heckled allegedly by some employees at Dabwali in Sirsa district as they refused to participate in the nationwide strike called by central trade unions an official statement said here on Wednesday Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said an FIR has been registered on the complaint of the driver and the conductor Public transport services were affected in Haryana for two days as the Roadways employees came in support of the nationwide strike called by central trade unions on March 28-29 to protest against the Centres alleged wrong policies Sharma said it is everyones democratic right to protest but if employees misbehaves by garlanding their colleagues with shoes then strict action would certainly be taken against those found guilty Along with the legal action strict departmental action too will be taken against such employees he added as per an official statement Sharma said this in reference to the incident where a Haryana Roadways driver was garlanded with shoes for not taking part in the strike in Dabwali Sirsa district on Tuesday In this strike the bus conductor was also heckled by some of the employees who had joined the strike as he refused to participate in the said protest the statement said Police have also made some arrests in the matter the minister said Such people who indulge in such actions will not be spared he said Sharma said during the two-day strike general managers of the Roadways did a good job in some districts and got a large number of buses plying on the roads but general managers of some districts failed to do so Departmental action has been initiated against such general managers he said Meanwhile Sharma alleged that the employee unions are spreading rumours and misinformation about the privatisation of the Haryana Roadways He said the truth is the government is continuously increasing the number of buses in the fleet of Roadways Recently 2000 Roadways employees have also been promoted he added Haryana Roadways is leading in the country The general public will not face any kind of trouble he said On Monday Sarbat Singh Punia a leader of the joint front of 10 unions of Roadways employees had alleged that the BJP led Haryana government was not strengthening the Haryana Roadways fleet This indicates their intent to promote privatisation of the transport services There were 4200 buses in the Haryana Roadways fleet about six years ago which have been reduced to 2600 now and route permits are given to promote private buses Haryana Roadways needs 10000 buses in its fleet but the government is not paying heed to it Punia had claimed PTI SUN VSD AQS AQS

Chandigarh Dec 30 PTI Haryana reported 23 more cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Thursday its highest daily spike so far pushing the tally of such cases to 37 in the state according to a health department bulletinOf these 37 cases 12 are active while the rest have been discharged it statedIn view of a rise in Omicron cases the Haryana government has imposed a night curfew and restriction on gatherings from SaturdayIt said people eligible for vaccination but not fully vaccinated will be banned from shopping malls cinema halls restaurants and grain markets among other crowded places from January 1Meanwhile the state continued to register a surge in COVID-19 cases with 300 new infections being reported on Thursday 180 of them from Gurugram alone Faridabad and Panchkula reported 44 and 20 new infections respectivelyHowever no fresh fatality due to the viral disease was reported in the stateThe total COVID-19 case count now stands at 773361 in the state while the death toll remained unchanged at 10063The number of active coronavirus cases in the state has almost doubled in three days from 536 on Monday to 1047 on Thursday while 762228 patients have recuperated the bulletin said adding that the recovery rate was recorded at 9856 per cent PTI SUN VSD IJT

Chandigarh Dec 21 PTI The cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes have slightly increased in Haryana during the last three years but the conviction rate in such cases has not decreased the state assembly was informed on Tuesday Ruling JJP MLA Ishwar Singh had sought to know whether it is a fact that the cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes have increased in the state Haryana Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Minister Banwari Lal in a written response said The cases of atrocities have slightly increased in the state In 2018 a total of 1026 cases were registered 1129 cases in 2019 and 1223 cases were registered in 2020 No the conviction rate of the atrocities cases has not decreased in the state he added The minister also informed the House that monetary relief is provided to the eligible victimstheir family or dependents as per the norms of relief under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Rules 1995 PTI SUN VSD SRY

Chandigarh Nov 24 PTI Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana K P Singhs mother Raj Rani passed away in a private hospital in Rupnagar on Wednesday after a brief illnessShe was 84Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi expressed his condolences to the speakers familyI am deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Raj Rani who was a pillar of great strength and inspiration for her family Channi saidRaj Rani had earlier served as a sarpanch of Khatana village in Nurpurbedi block of Rupnagar district an official statement saidAs a social worker she made enormous contributions for the betterment of the people and the overall development of her village it saidShe is survived by her son and three daughters PTI SUN VSD IJT

Chandigarh Nov 19 PTI Haryana reported twenty-two new COVID-19 cases on Friday pushing the tally to 771517 the health departments daily bulletin said No fresh death due to the disease was reported in the state and the toll remained unchanged at 10052 it said Of the fresh cases fourteen were detected from Gurgaon The total active cases in the state are 112 while the overall recoveries were 761330 the bulletin said The recovery rate was 9868 percent it added PTI SUN VSD AQS AQS

Chandigarh Nov 18 PTI Haryana reported 14 COVID-19 cases and one fatality due to the disease on Thursday pushing the states infection tally to 771495 and its death toll to 10052According to the health departments daily bulletin the latest death was reported from Gurgaon The district also reported 13 of the new casesThe number of active cases of the disease in the state stands at 113 while the count of overall recoveries is at 761307The recovery rate was recorded at 9868 per cent the bulletin showed PTI SUN VSD IJT

Chandigarh Oct 23 PTI Haryana reported no Covid-related death and eight new cases on Saturday pushing the infection tally to 771141According to the health departments daily bulletin the death toll remained unchanged at 10049Among the districts three cases were reported from Gurgaon and two from PanchkulaThe total active cases in the state are 92 while the overall recoveries are 760977The recovery rate stands at 9868 per cent the bulletin said PTI SUN VSD RHL

Chandigarh Oct 22 PTI Haryana recorded eight new COVID-19 cases on Friday that took the infection count to 771133According to the health departments daily bulletin no Covid-related fatality was reported and the death toll remained unchanged at 10049Of the new cases four cases were reported from Gurgaon and two from FaridabadThe total active cases in the state stands at 99 while the overall recoveries reached 760962 it saidThe recovery rate was 9868 percent the bulletin said PTI SUN VSD TDS TDS

Chandigarh Oct 21 PTI Haryana recorded nine new COVID-19 cases on Thursday that took the infection count to 771125According to the health departments daily bulletin no Covid-related fatality was reported and the death toll remained unchanged at 10049 Of the new cases five were reported from Gurgaon district it said The total active cases in the state stands at 110 while the overall recoveries from the infection has reached 760945 the bulletin saidThe recovery rate was 9868 percent the bulletin added PTI SUN VSD TDS TDS

Chandigarh Oct 18 PTI Haryana reported no Covid-related death and 16 new infections on Monday pushing the infection tally to 771092According to the health departments daily bulletin the death toll remained unchanged at 10049Meanwhile among the districts nine cases were reported from Gurgaon it saidThe state has a total of 100 active cases while 760917 Covid patients have recovered so far The states recovery rate is 9868 per cent the bulletin said PTI SUN VSD RHL