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  • Bandaru Dattatreya sworn in as Haryana Governor 

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Bandaru Dattatreya took oath as 18th governor of Haryana on Thursday, succeeding Satyadeo Narain Arya, who has been shifted to Tripura.

    He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Ravi Shanker Jha in a simple ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here.

    Former Union Minister Dattatreya, 74, who was earlier governor of Himachal Pradesh, had been shifted to Haryana in a recent reshuffle, while Arya had been transferred to Tripura.

    Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore, who is also Administrator, Union Territory Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala were among those present on the occasion.

  • Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya assents to Bill on recovery of damages from protesters

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya on Thursday assented to a Bill that allows authorities to recover compensation from violent protesters damaging properties.

    The governor gave the assent to The Haryana Recovery of Damages to Property During Disturbance to Public Order Bill, 2021, which was passed by the state assembly last month, an official spokesperson said.

    For adjudicating upon pleas for the compensation for damage to properties, the new law provides for the government to set up claim tribunals in the state, the spokesperson said.

    These tribunals will be headed by Haryana Superior Judicial Services officers, to be appointed in consultation with the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

    In case of tribunals having two or more members, other members would be from among the state government officials of the rank of additional deputy commissioner or above, the spokesperson said.

    “The tribunals shall determine the liability, assess the claims for compensation forwarded to it and determine the monetary value of damages and on such determination, award suitable compensation,” he said.

    The Bill passed last month by the Haryana assembly allows authorities to recover compensation from violent protesters, damaging both public and private properties.

    Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Home Minister Anil Vij had earlier denied the Congress suggestions that the decision to bring the Bill in the last assembly was linked to the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s farm laws.

    The Bill provided for recovery of damages to properties caused during disturbances to public order by an assembly, lawful or unlawful, including riots and ‘violent disorder’.

    Uttar Pradesh has enacted a similar law to seek damages from alleged rioters who targeted government properties during protests in 2019 over amendments to the Citizenship Act.

  • Haryana Governor nod to Bill providing 75 per cent quota to state people in private sector jobs

    By PTI
    CHANDIGARH: Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya has given assent to the Bill providing 75 per cent reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said here on Tuesday.

    The Haryana Assembly had late last year passed the Bill, a key poll promise made by the ruling alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party.

    “The Haryana Governor today gave his assent to the Bill entailing 75 per cent reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state. The government will notify it soon,” the CM told reporters at a press conference here.

    The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 provides quota for local people in private sector jobs that offer a salary of less than Rs 50,000 a month.

    The quota will initially apply for 10 years, according to the Bill.

    Apart from tackling unemployment among local people, the state government said the law will discourage the influx of migrants seeking low-paid jobs, which has a “significant impact” on local infrastructure and leads to the “proliferation of slums”.

    The Bill covers private companies, societies, trusts and partnership firms in the state.

    It provides for training to eligible local candidates when qualified people are not available.

    It defines local candidates as those domiciled in the state.

    For the domicile status, a person should be born in Haryana or have lived there for at least 15 years.

    Giving 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs was a key poll promise by Dushyant Chautala’s JJP, which is the BJP’s coalition partner in the state.

    Chautala described the assent given by the Governor as “happiest moment for the youth of Haryana.”

    “The rules on this new law will be framed soon and published,” he said at Faridabad.