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Haryana Roadways staff on strike, commuters suffer

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Chandigarh: Thousands of commuters across Haryana faced harassment at the hands of private vehicle owners on Tuesday after the state roadways staff went on strike protesting against the grant of route permits to private bus operators.

The state-run bus services were paralysed in the state. Buses remained parked at bus stands or at bus depots, and passengers were left stranded.

The roadways employees are protesting against the grant of route permits to the private operators and a new time table being allowed for private buses.

Local modes of transport such as taxis, auto-rickshaws and pedal-rickshaws made a fast buck from people wanting to reach their destination on time.

“I had to pay Rs.200 for a shared taxi for a short distance. The roadways strike only affects the common man,” said Harinder, a daily commuter from Karnal.

The strike was called by various associations of employees, including the Haryana Roadways Workers Union, Haryana Sanyukt Karamchari Sangh and Haryana Roadways Mahasangh.

The striking staff held rallies at various places.

The president of Haryana Roadways Workers Union, Sarbat Singh Punia, said the decision to call for a strike was taken on Monday evening.

“The Haryana government is helping private bus operators at the cost of Haryana Roadways. They are allowed concessions on lucrative routes while Haryana Roadways have to ply buses even on non-profitable routes,” Punia said.

A government spokesman said on Tuesday that roadways unions had been invited for discussions. He said the new time table was issued following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The government has appealed to the workers to return to work to ensure that no discomfort was caused to the common man.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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