Punjab Firm Employee Arrested in Himachal; PPEs,Kit Bribery case
An employee of a Punjab-based firm has been arrested in connection with a bribery case involving the director of health services in Himachal Pradesh
The arrest comes a few days after Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that state BJP president Rajeev Bindal quit on moral grounds as he was close to the employee identified as Prithviraj Singh, a liasioning officer of the Dera Bassi-based firm Bio Aid.
Last month, director of health services Ajay Kumar Gupta was arrested, following which the state government suspended him. He is currently out on bail since May 30.
Talking to reporters on Thursday, the chief minister said, “Bindal was close to the other person (Prithviraj Singh), so his name was being associated with the alleged scam.
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Punjab Firm Employee Arrested in Himachal; PPEs,Kit Bribery case
ABVP Slams New Excise Policy in Himachal Pradesh
(Shimla)ABVP Slams New Excise Policy in Himachal Pradesh
The RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has slammed Himachal Pradesh’s new excise policy which has reduced liquor rates and approved keeping bars open in star rated hotels till 2 am.
The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday gave its approval to the new excise policy which extended operational timings of bars in all star rated hotels and bars in specified important tourist areas from noon to 2 am.
The policy also approved reduction in the price of liquor.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, ABVP state secretary Rahul Rana flayed the BJP government for adopting double standards on the issue of eradicating of drugs from the state.
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