2,000 MNREGA workers return to work

Hamirpur: As many as 2,000 MNREGA workers have returned to work after the district administration relaxed lockdown restrictions in Hamirpur. Harikesh Meena, District Magistrate, said that the relaxation had been given outside the containment areas. Over 268 development works had been started in the district. He added that poor and needy people were now getting jobs near their homes after the resumption of MNREGA projects. Ten road construction works had also started. Screening of people at the border had been intensified and thermal screening of every person entering the district was being done. OC

Book on safety measures for health workers

Hamirpur: Dr Radhakrishanan Government Medical College and Hospital has come out with a book on safety measures for health workers during Covid-19. The 105-page book has thoroughly explained the procedure to be followed while handling Covid patients and precautions to be followed while collecting samples of such individuals. Dr Anil Chauhan, principal of the college, said the book titled “Information Bulletin and SOP for Covid-19” was released on World Workplace Health and Safety Day. OC

Governor praises Baddi industrialists

Shimla: Industrial units have contributed a lot and supported the government efforts by providing food and other facilities to labourers in this time of crisis, said Governor Bandaru Dattatraya while interacting with industry representatives of the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh Development Authority (BBNDA) through a video conference here on Tuesday. He said, “Today, we are celebrating Employee Safety and Health Day, and in this perspective, more attention to health security is needed. TNS

Two deer found dead in tea garden

Dharamsala: Two deer were found dead in a tea garden near the Chilgari area of Dharamsala on Tuesday morning. Conservator of Forest Devraj Kaushal said that while one of the ‘sambars’ was killed by a leopard, the other was fatally injured while trying to jump over the barbed fence of a house. Due to the lockdown, wild animals are entering nearby areas. There have been reports that some animal poachers are staying near human habitations. TNS

Mill booked for ambulance misuse

Solan: The Baddi police on Tuesday registered a case against Aristo Spinning Mills for misusing its ambulance to ferry employees in the Baddi industrial area. The ambulance (HP-12-D-8218) was impounded, said SP Rohit Malpani. Interestingly, ambulance is exempted from the requirement of pass for movement in the industrial belt. TNS

Ex-IAS officer donates Rs1 lakh to Covid fund

Hamirpur: Retired IAS officer Dhani Ram Chaudhary donated Rs 1 lakh to the Covid fund here on Tuesday. He handed over the cheque to Deputy Commissioner Harikesh Meena. Chaudhary had retired as Divisional Commissioner and served Hmachal Pradesh at various important positions. OC

Missing advocate’s skeleton recovered

Palampur: The skeleton of a missing advocate was recovered from a forest in Dhauladhars, 10 km from here, on Monday. Harnek Singh, a Congress leader and senior advocate, had gone missing three years ago. He had gone for photography in the higher reaches of the snow-clad Dhauladhar ranges, but did not return. Despite best efforts for seven days, the police and the family failed to trace him. On Monday, a shepherd spotted a camera, binoculars, bag of medicines along with a human skull and bones in a deep gorge. Harnek’s family members identified his camera, binoculars and jeans lying on the spot. The police said Harnek might have slipped and fallen into the gorge. OC