ESMA in place to stop Asha workers’ strike in Haryana

The mission director of the National Health Mission (NHM), Haryana has directed all civil surgeons to ensure that no Asha worker participate in any strike or protest on February 17 in their respective districts in view of the Essential Services-Maintenance Act (ESMA) that the state government had imposed for six months on January 11, according to an official spokesperson.
Ambala SP appeals to Asha workers to postpone protest
Ahead of a statewide protest by Asha workers in Ambala on Thursday, Ambala superintendent of police (SP) Jashandeep Singh Randhawa appealed to them to postpone their gathering due to imposition of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA).
In a statement, he said following the orders of the Haryana government issued on January 11, all types of gatherings or strikes by employees of the health department have been banned for six months.
“Due to the pandemic, the deputy commissioner has allowed collection of only 100 people with protocols in place and action will be taken under the Disaster Management Act if there is no permission taken for any such gathering,” it read.
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Emergency a dark chapter in country’s democracy: U.P. dy CM Pathak
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday felicitated those who had opposed the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government on this day 47 years ago (June 25, 1975). In the presence of deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, the Emergency fighters narrated those years when all freedom was curtailed and those opposing the curbs on fundamental rights were dealt with sternly.
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Woman loses ₹13.48L on fake govt job promises
Mumbai: A 34-year-old job-seeker was cheated to the tune of ₹13.48 lakh by five fraudsters, who promised hethe victim, Pallavi Phulzade, 34, a Dombivli resident's job in the Public Works Department and other branches of the state government. Acting on the complaint filed by the victim, a Dombivli resident, 34, Pallavi Phulzade, the Bandra police station has registered a case against the accused Pritam Kanphade, Vihar Ramteke, Mohit Desai, Irfan Sayyad, and his wife Jayda Sayyad.
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Fix autorickshaw stand spots soon, drivers’ union tells Gurugram admin
Gurugram: With the Gurugram district administration trying to ensure that all autorickshaws are installed with fare meters, the autorickshaw union has demanded that auto stands be earmarked for them across the city, said officials on Saturday. Haryana Autorickshaw Drivers' Union general secretary Yogesh Sharma said that in 2016, they had raised the issue before the then deputy commissioner and commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.
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Elevated road between Hero Honda Chowk to Umang Bhardwaj Chowk approved
Gurugram: Plans to construct an elevated road between Hero Honda Chowk and Umang Bhardwaj Chowk was approved during the Gururgam Metropolitan Development Authority's 10th annual meeting on Friday, in a bid to reduce traffic congestions along the stretch, said Union minister and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh on Saturday. During the Friday meeting, the GMDA also approved construction of a 7.5m-long service road along the Dwarka Expressway for an estimated cost of ₹48 crore.
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Structural experts sought to conduct audit of audit of 60 condominiums
Gurugram: The Gurugram administration and the department of town and country planning (DTCP) on Saturday sought expressions of interest from private firms for conducting structural audits of nearly 60 condominiums in the district, said officials. According to the district administration, a panel comprising structural experts will be formed by mid-July and required work will be allotted to them in the next 15 days. “We will ensure transparency during the audit process,” deputy commissioner, Nishant Kumar Yadav, Gurugram said.