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Breach in drain inundates wheat fields in two Bathinda villages

Bathinda, March 25 -- A 60-ft-wide breach in the Lasara drain impacted the wheat crop in two villages of Bathinda district. Officials said that nearly 70 acres of land in Doomwali and Pathrala, locate... Read More


Indians' count among new students drops to 8.1% in 2025

Toronto, March 25 -- The share of Indians among the incoming international student population in Canada dropped from a peak of more than 50% in 2023 to less than 10% in 2025, according to a report sub... Read More


Affordable Housing: hry revises allotment rates for units

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The council of ministers on Tuesday approved an amendment in the Affordable Housing Policy of August 19, 2013, as amended from time to time under section 9A of Haryana Developm... Read More


Haryana eases mixed land-use project rules

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Haryana council of ministers on Tuesday approved a comprehensive policy for the utilisation of land earmarked for mixed land use in development plans. An official spokesper... Read More


Cabinet nod to RRTS corridor till Karnal

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Haryana council of ministers on Tuesday approved two major urban mobility projects for the state aimed at improving regional connectivity and public transport infrastructur... Read More


Hiring norms eased for pharmacy officers

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The cabinet gave nod to amendments in Haryana Health Department Pharmacists (Group-C) Service Rules, 1998, to address staff shortages. The cabinet approved the removal of the m... Read More


57k lives lost in road accidents in Haryana since 2014, reveals RTI

Karnal, March 25 -- Data obtained through the Right To Information (RTI) from the Haryana traffic police shows that 57,901 people lost their lives in road accidents in the state since 2014. Superinten... Read More


Amendments to industrial licensing policy approved

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The council of ministers on Tuesday approved amendments in the Industrial Licensing Policy of October 2015 providing a certain relief on levy of external development charges an... Read More


Decentralised water supply model for rural areas gets approval

Chandigarh, March 25 -- The Haryana cabinet on Tuesday approved operation and maintenance policy - a decentralised and participatory model - to run rural drinking water supply on government-community ... Read More


Minimum age for Class-1 admissions increased to 6 yrs

India, March 25 -- Haryana Cabinet gave nod to amend Haryana School Education Rules, 2003, in order to change age criteria for admission in Class 1 as per National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. These ... Read More