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Punjab cabinet nod to elevation of Banur to tehsil, land revenue law amendments

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 30 -- The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the upgradation of Banur to a tehsil in Mohali district, and created Hariana as a new sub-tehsil in Hoshiarpur district. These decisions a... Read More


BJP evaded debate on key public issues during Haryana winter session, says Hooda

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 24 -- Former chief minister and leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of evading debate on the issues of public interest and said ... Read More


Meat, alcohol ban at three 'holy cities' now in effect: CM Mann

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 22 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the state government has issued a notification granting the status of holy cities to the walled city of Amritsar, Talwandi ... Read More


Rights body pulls up Haryana govt for gaps in fire safety

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 17 -- Warning that fire safety preparedness in Haryana's urban centres remains alarmingly inadequate, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has expressed anguish over the continu... Read More


Paddy sold without arriving in mandis by issuing fake gate passes: Selja

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 15 -- Former Union minister and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Sunday claimed that paddy was sold in mandis of Haryana without actually arriving there and by issuing fake gate passes. Selja... Read More


No untreated sewage entering Sukhna Choe, Panchkula MC tells NGT

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 12 -- In an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has stated that no untreated or partially treated sewage from its jurisdiction is being... Read More


HC to launch skill development programmes for prison inmates

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 5 -- In a significant push towards reformative justice, the Punjab and Haryana high court, in collaboration with the Chandigarh administration, is set to launch a series of skill deve... Read More


Death of two sanitation workers in Hansi: Haryana human rights panel seeks report from hotel owner, administration

CHANDIGARH, Nov. 5 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has observed that the death of two workers while cleaning the septic tank of a private hotel without safety equipment in Hansi last mon... Read More


58 LMT paddy procured from Haryana mandis so far

CHANDIGARH, Oct. 31 -- Haryana government on Thursday said that 58 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy have been procured from different mandis of the state even as over 53 LMT paddy have already been lifte... Read More


Bihar running on highway of progress: Haryana CM Saini

CHANDIGARH, Oct. 30 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday kicked-off his whirlwind two-day visit to poll-bound Bihar, saying that Bihar is now not just walking on the path of develo... Read More