The teacher was murdered on March 17, following which evaluation work at several centres came to a halt as his colleagues demanded adequate financial compensation for the victim’s family and swift action against the accused.
The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued contempt notices to director general (DG) and principal secretary, department of social justice and empowerment, Haryana, for failure to take action against those involved in alleged disbursal of pension to dead persons in Haryana, nearly a decade ago.
Replying to another question of Hans Raj (BJP), the industries minister said that the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) was scrapped on February 21, 2023 in the wake of allegations of paper leak and it has been replaced by the Himachal Pradesh State Chayan Aayog on September 30, 2023 to ensure transparency in selection process