Another Hry Police personnel deployed at Shambhu Border, passes away
Chandigarh: Another police personnel, ESI Kaushal Kumar, who was deployed at Shambhu Border during the farmers' protest, passed away on Tuesday. According to a police spokesperson, ESI Kumar suddenly fell ill on duty and was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Ambala, where doctors declared him dead. Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur expressed his condolences and prayed for peace to his soul. ESI Kaushal, stationed beneath the bridge near the Ghaggar River during the farmers' protest, was a resident of Kanjiwas village in Yamunanagar district. The 56-year-old was posted in account branch Ambala. His untimely demise has plunged both the Haryana Police Force and his family into profound grief. Throughout his career, ESI Kaushal performed his duties with unwavering seriousness and dedication, serving as a beacon of inspiration for his fellow police personnel, the spokesperson added. On February 16, GRP Sub-Inspector Hiralal, stationed at Shambhu Border, passed away due to poor health. ESI Kaushal Kumar becomes the second Haryana Police personnel to have lost their life on duty at Shambhu Border amidst the ongoing farmers' protest.
BJP's Subhash Barala elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Hry
Chandigarh: Former Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala on Tuesday was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from the state. No other candidate had entered the fray, said the Returning Officer Saket Kumar. RO Kumar handed over the certificate of election to Barala. Only one Rajya Sabha seat from Haryana had fallen vacant. On April 2, the six-year term of incumbent and BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Lieutenant General (retd) DP Vats will come to an end. The state has five Rajya Sabha seats, three of which are represented by BJP members while one seat is represented by the Congress’ Deepender Singh Hooda and another by Kartikeya Sharma, a BJP-supported Independent member. Barala served as state BJP chief from December 2014 to July 2020, later also remained the chairman of the Haryana Bureau of Public Enterprises. He had lost the October 2019 assembly polls from Tohana seat in Fatehabad district.
Himachal Pradesh PWD gets Rs 60 cr to buy excavators tipper trucks
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government has allocated Rs 60 crore to the Public Works Department for procurement of such machines as tipper trucks and excavators, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday as he flagged off 15 tippers trucks of the PWD. Of the equipment slated to be procured, one tipper would be provided to Shimla division, one to Bhabhanagar, two each to Rampur, Kalpa, Rohru, Jubbal and Kotkhai divisions and three to Nirmand division. Sukhu said PWD recently procured 82 tippers and plans to purchase 107 excavators. The state government is in the process of phasing out vehicles with over 15 years of service, demonstrating the commitment to modernising infrastructure and improving disaster response, especially during snowfall and other emergencies, the CM said. He said that the state government is accelerating PWD projects and has streamlined the tender process by reducing it from 51 to 30 days.