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Uproar in Haryana Assembly as govt tables anti-conversion Bill

Similar Bills in the recent past have been passed in the BJP-ruled state, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Anti-conversion Bill aims to maintain communal harmony, says Khattar

He said the Bill does not bar a person from willful conversion, provided that such person has to submit an application before the District Magistrate one month in advance

SC queries whether cases on quota in private sector can be heard together

A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R, Gavai said: 'If the matters are pending before other high courts, we can hear the larger issue after calling for the papers from high courts...'

Haryana's 75% quota for locals in private jobs put on hold by High Court

Under the law, a provision has been made to impose a fine, ranging from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh, on the industries which do not employ local candidates

Schools for classes 10 to 12 to reopen in Haryana from Feb 1: Minister

The Haryana government had earlier this month suspended physical classes in all schools amid the surge in Covid-19 cases

Haryana government declares strike by doctors illegal, invokes ESMA

The doctors' demands include creating specialist cadres for them and stopping the direct recruitment of senior medical officers

Haryana govt submits proposal to develop Delhi-Hisar Rapid Transit System

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the state government has given a proposal to the Centre to develop a Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) connecting Delhi to Hisar.

Haryana postpones Surajkund crafts fair amid surge in Covid-19 cases

The announcement of the new date of the fair will be decided later

Coronavirus pandemic: Haryana reports one death, 126 new cases

The death was reported from Kurukshetra district

Haryana reports two more Omicron cases; state's tally mounts to 12

The total Covid case count rose to 772,718 in the state

Haryana govt spent over Rs 700 crore on ads for achievements since 2015

The Haryana government has spent over Rs 700 crore on advertisement of its achievements, announcements and functions since 2015. The information was placed before the state Assembly here on Friday in a written reply in response to a question raised by Congress MLA Aftab Ahmed. Ahmed had sought to know year-wise details of the amount spent by the government on newspapers, posters, Internet, TV and radio etc for advertisement of its achievements, announcements, birth anniversary of great personalities and functions since 2015. In response to the question asked, the government in the written reply gave details from the period January 2015 to December 13, 2021. Over Rs 596 crore was mentioned to have been given during the period for newspaper advertisements while Rs 96.34 crore was given for TV ads, Rs 21.76 crore for radio, Rs 1.19 crore for Internet and Rs 4.39 lakh for the posters.

Haryana Assembly: Opposition seeks relief, govt jobs to kin of farmers

Opposition Haryana MLAs on Friday in the state Assembly demanded compensation and government jobs for relatives of the farmers who died during the course of the agitation

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Khattar enrols for Japanese language course of Kurukshetra University

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has enrolled himself for a three-month online basic certificate course in Japanese culture and language started by Kurukshetra University here. A KU release said on Friday that Khattar has become the first student to recently enrol for this course. The release quoting Khattar said that there is no age limit to get an education and learn. "One should keep on improving one's skills and knowledge," said the 67-year-old BJP leader. Khattar said he had a passion for learning foreign languages from the very beginning, so he has enrolled in the Japanese language course started by Kurukshetra University (KU). Vice-Chancellor of Kurukshetra University, Prof Som Nath Sachdeva, congratulated the chief minister on becoming the first student of the Japanese language course. "It is a matter of pride for Kurukshetra University," he said. "His presence as a student will be a great motivation to the entire teaching and student fraternity of Kurukshetra

Class 11, 12 students across Haryana will soon get tablets: CM Khattar

Later, interacting with reporters, the Chief Minister said curbing corruption is the main goal of his government

TMS, Ep 42: Haryana's job quota, RBI-RD cheme, Ather CEO Q&A, and e-RUPI

Will Haryana's new job quota rule hurt MSMEs? Can RBI-RD scheme spur retail interest in bonds? How does Ather Energy CEO Tarun Mehta plan to take on competition in the EV space? Answers here

Haryana's new job quota law may adversely hit small industries

The Haryana govt's amendment of its draft Bill to reserve 75% of private jobs for locals has allayed concerns of private sector giants in Gurugram. But what will be the impact on smaller industries?

Haryana cabinet approves process to enable recovery of pending EDC dues

The scheme was earlier formulated to enable the recovery of long-pending EDC dues and was approved by the Council of Ministers in its meeting held on July 6, 2020.

Haryana bypolls: INLD's Abhay Chautala wins Ellenabad Assembly seat

INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala won the Ellenabad bypoll after defeating his nearest rival, Gobind Kanda of the BJP, with a margin of 6,739 votes on Tuesday.

A relatively safe CM

Mr Khattar and Mr Modi have known each other since the days the latter was "prabhari" (in charge) of Haryana