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Haryana cabinet approves uniform mineral transit fee

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- The Haryana council of ministers on Friday approved a uniform rate of inter-state mineral transit fee levied on all mineral laden vehicles entering Haryana. Also, the rate of roy... Read More


Sirsa varsity staff unpaid for months, fire dept also awaits salaries: Ex-min

Rohtak, Aug. 2 -- Former Haryana finance minister and senior Congress leader Sampat Singh on Friday raised concerns over the severe financial crisis at Sirsa's Chaudhary Devi Lal University (CDLU), al... Read More


Sahney flags functioning of Panel on MSP

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Friday expressed concern over the functioning of the panel formed by the government in July 2022 to recommend reforms in the MSP mechanis... Read More


Woman dead, husband missing after car falls into canal in Karnal

Karnal, Aug. 2 -- A couple travelling in their car fell into the Western Yamuna Canal near Kaithal road in Karnal on Thursday night, police said. The body of the woman, Nisha Miglani, was fished out, ... Read More


Staged gun attack for police cover backfires, four held in Sangrur

Sangrur, Aug. 2 -- In a bizarre incident, a Sangrur man allegedly staged an attack on himself with the help of his brother-in-law and three hired "shooters" to gain police protection and flaunt influe... Read More


GNDU alumnus ranks 7th among world inventors

Amritsar, Aug. 2 -- Gurtej Sandhu, a former student of Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar, has become the seventh most prolific inventor in the world with 1,382 US patents, surpassing Thomas E... Read More


Woman sets herself, her 3-yr-old son ablaze in Kapurthala, both die

Kapurthala, Aug. 2 -- Distressed by harassment by her in-laws, a 26-year-old woman allegedly set herself and her three-year-old son ablaze at Kala Sanghian village on Kapurhala-Nakodar road on Thursda... Read More


Farmers stage protest, seek release of cane arrears

Chandigarh, Aug. 2 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said on November 25, the state government will organise a grand event in Kurukshetra to mark the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Te... Read More


Encounter breaks out in J&K's Kulgam

Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation ... Read More


Himachal's Sanjay Vatsayan takes charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff

Shimla, Aug. 2 -- Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan, a gunnery and missile systems specialist, on Friday assumed charge as the new Vice Chief of the Naval Staff. In a solemn ceremony, the Flag Officer pai... Read More