City briefs

HC relief to woman officer in sexual harassment case
A woman Research Officer with the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine got relief from the Delhi High Court which has directed the government to constitute a “proper” committee to inquire into her accusation of sexual harassment by a senior colleague. The officer,working in the Department of Ayurveda,Yoga & Naturopathy,Unani,Siddha and Homoeopathy,had contended that the sexual harassment committee appointed by department was headed by a person junior to the accused,which was against the law in this regard. Aggrieved by non-compliance of guidelines laid down by the apex court by the department,she had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal which declined to direct the government to re-constitute the committee on the ground of lack of jurisdiction.

Brothers from Delhi drown in Kosi
Dehradun: Two cousins from Delhi drowned in river Kosi in Nainital on Monday where they had gone to attend a wedding,the police said. Mahesh Molekhi (32) and his cousin Munna (25),residents of Ganesh Nagar,were taking a bath in Kosi at Ramnagar when they were washed away in the sudden strong current. Their bodies were later fished out and handed over to their families after postmortem,the police added.