Haryana Diary: No lessons learnt from Dadam landslide

Mahendragarh: The authorities, it seems, are in a deep slumber even after the Dadam landslide, which left five persons dead and several injured, as they have neither conducted a safety audit for the mining operations nor made any serious efforts to check the illegal practice. Consequently, the situation caused another landslide within 19 days, leaving a man dead and another injured, indicating that the authorities have learnt no lessons from the Dadam incident.

Rising influence of crime series

Hisar: Crime-based web series are nowadays flooding the OTT platforms. The mode of crime and probe in these stories is so engrossing that at times real-life criminals, after being arrested, admit to the cops that they are influenced by a web series. Even a cop said twists and angles in these series were also helpful to them during the investigation. During a press meet, DIG Balwan Singh Rana said he had been watching some web series and even took a leaf out of it during the interrogation of a crime incident. He, however, was candid enough to admit that people should not get involved with the police and lawyers.

Covid protocol only on paper

Faridabad: Despite the onset of the third Covid wave and a sharp surge in new cases and hospitalisation, the events, especially political ones, are being held without following the norms. At a recent political gatherings, a majority of the attendees were seen without masks and flouting social distancing. “The police failed to ensure the compliance of the norms in view of the fact that the chief guest was a VIP and an influential politician,” said an attendee. The VIPs should set an example by following the rules instead of spending crores on the publicity of the drives, which are perhaps meant only for the common man,” says a social activist. The district has seen a rise of 27.62% in active cases and 57.14% in hospitalisation in the past week.

Contributed by: Ravinder Saini, Deepender Deswal & Bijendra Ahlawat

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