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Rs.48-cr fine slapped on polluting industries by CPCB, reveals RTI info

ROHTAK, June 9 -- The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has imposed environmental compensation of nearly Rs.48 crore on industries for various environmental violations across the country as Rs 15... Read More


Says Narnaul, Mahendragarh road connectivity to get boost

ROHTAK, June 9 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said that power is not a means of enjoying privileges but a medium for serving the people, asserting that the present government ha... Read More


Kurukshetra civil hospital nurses go on 2-hour strike over remarks by women's panel chief

Karnal, June 9 -- Nurses at Kurukshetra's Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital went on a two-hour strike on Monday to protest the "rude behaviour" of Haryana State Women's Commission chairperson Renu... Read More


Policies, laws must align with needs of youth, says Om Birla

CHANDIGARH, June 9 -- Underscoring the need for greater participation by every section of society in democratic institutions from panchayats to Parliament for better policy making, Lok Sabha Speaker O... Read More


Saini flags off special train from K'shetra to Somnath

Karnal, June 9 -- After flagging off a special train from Kurukshetra to Somnath, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that pilgrimages are a great means of social integration and devotees wi... Read More


Blow to pvt owners as 810 acres of P'kula land reverted to state

Chandigarh, June 9 -- Terminating the mutations of about 810 acres of prime Panchkula land sanctioned in the name of private owners, the court of the Ambala divisional commissioner has ordered that th... Read More


What is surplus land

India, June 9 -- As per the Haryana Ceiling on Land Holdings Act, 1972, the permissible area allowed for an individual to possess ranged from 18.12 acre to 54.5 acres. However, an amendment was made i... Read More


NUH: Wedding convoy stunt sparks FIR, groom arrested

Gurugram, June 9 -- Five individuals, including the groom, were booked after they were recorded on video allegedly dancing on the roofs of moving Mahindra Thars during a wedding procession in Nuh, pol... Read More


18-year-old kills minor over Rs.500 nightclub fee

Gurugram, June 9 -- An 18-year-old was arrested on Monday for allegedly stabbing his minor friend to death with an icepick near Udiya Colony in Faridabad for refusing to repay Rs.500 he had paid for t... Read More


Court grants CBI 5-day custody of Punjab VB chief's reader, 2 others

Chandigarh, June 9 -- A local court on Monday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) five-day remand of Punjab Vigilance Bureau official Om Parkash Singh Rana and co-accused Ankit Wadhwa an... Read More