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CM Khattar flags off 'Cyclothon for Drug-Free Haryana' campaign in Karnal

Flagging off the event, the Haryana Chief Minister said that his government is working for a drug-free society in the state in cooperation with NGOs and other organisations

Haryana govt to run 'Ayushman Bhava' campaign from Sept 1 to Dec 31

Haryana's health department will run an 'Ayushman Bhava' special campaign from September 1 to December 31 with an aim to achieve comprehensive coverage of the health scheme across the state. The four-month-long campaign will reach out to every household and involve the entire populace, said Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal while presiding over a meeting here on Thursday to discuss the 'Ayushman Bhava' campaign. Kaushal said under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) families with annual income up to Rs 1.8 lakh will be provided free health cards. Families with income up to Rs 3 lakh will have to pay an annual premium of Rs 1,500 to get a health card, he added. Kaushal, as per an official statement, said nearly eight lakh citizens will be issued the health cards under the scheme. Moreover, the village-level gram sabhas will be organised to raise awareness about health, hygiene and nutrition. The chief secretary said Ayushman Fairs will be hosted at the h

Haryana's unemployment rate 8.8% till March quarter, state assembly told

Unemployment rate in the state was recorded to be 8.8 per cent till March quarter and the government has been taking steps to provide employment to the youth, state assembly was told Tuesday. Nearly 1.69 lakh youths on average were enrolled every year across several employment exchanges in the state during 2015-2022, the government told the state assembly through a written reply. Independent MLA Balraj Kundu had sought to know the total number of youths who had enrolled as unemployed in the district employment offices in the last eight years, unemployment rate in state, and the number of youths who committed suicide due to unemployment since 2014. Based on the quarterly bulletin (January-March 2023) of Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, the unemployment rate of Haryana is 8.8 percent, the assembly was informed in the reply. According to the report received from employment exchanges, as on July 31 t

Haryana govt announces 20% quota for SCs in Group A, B promotions

CM Khattar also said that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is voluntary for the farmers

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Nuh wear deserted look amid tight security; 15 seers pray at Nalhar temple

The Nuh administration on Monday allowed 15 seers and leaders of right-wing groups to offer prayers at the Shiv temple in Nalhar area of this district in Haryana which has been turned into a fortress in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra'. Authorities have denied permission for the yatra on Monday in the aftermath of the communal clashes on July 31. However, the locals have been allowed to offer prayers in the temples in their neighbourhood on the last Monday of the holy month of Shravan. Heavy security arrangements have been put in place in view of the call for the yatra and some seers heading towards Nuh were stopped at Gurugram, police officials said. Five major checkpoints have been set up from the Delhi-Gurugram border until Nuh with media vehicles not being allowed to go beyond the third checkpoint. According to officials, the vehicle of Hindu seer Jagatguru Paramhans Acharya from Ayodhya was stopped at the Ghamorj toll plaza near ...

"Law and order will prevail in Mewat," says VHP leader amid yatra in Nuh

"The yatra remained incomplete on August 31st, so we decided to complete the yatra. The society there has decided that it is our responsibility to complete this yatra," Jain told ANI

Security stepped up in Nuh, drones deployed ahead of VHP's Shobha yatra

Heavy security arrangements are in place here and in adjoining areas with anti-riot vehicles and drones deployed in view of the Sarv Jatiya Hindu Mahapanchayat's call for a 'shobha yatra' on Monday, officials said. Authorities have denied permission for the yatra. As a precautionary measure, the Nuh district administration has already ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on Monday, suspended mobile Internet and bulk SMS services, and imposed prohibitory orders in the communally-sensitive district. Outsiders have been barred from entering Nuh with security personnel being deployed at all the entry points of the district. Haryana Police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed to keep a strict vigil. Security has been tightened at inter-state and inter-district borders, they said. Multiple layers of barricades have been erected by police at various points and all vehicles entering Nuh were thoroughly checked by security personnel. Anti-riot vehicles

Security tightened in Nuh, Sec 144 imposed ahead of VHP yatra tomorrow

Haryana Police said that it is constantly monitoring the situation in the district and drone is being used by forces for surveillance

Haryana minister Sandeep Singh should resign on moral grounds: Hooda

A day after Chandigarh Police filed a charge sheet against Haryana minister Sandeep Singh in a sexual harassment case, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Saturday said the BJP leader should resign immediately on moral grounds. If he does not do so, the chief minister should seek his resignation, Hooda, a Congress leader, added. Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party's Haryana unit held a protest here demanding dismissal and arrest of Singh. AAP leaders and workers were detained by the police. Police said there was no permission to hold the protest at the site. AAP leader Anurag Dhanda told reporters, "Why Singh is not being arrested. When a charge sheet has been filed, why police is not arresting him despite the case having been registered eight months ago under serious provisions of the law. We also demand that attempt to rape charge be added based on the allegations against him." "We are demanding his dismissal from the cabinet," he said. Hooda, who is Leader of the Opposition

'Shobha yatra' in Mewat on Aug 28, no need of admin permission: VHP

Weeks after its procession came under attack and was stopped in Haryana's Nuh, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday said a "shobha yatra" would be taken out in the area on August 28 and asserted there was no need to obtain permission from the administration for such religious events. The organisation, however, said it would inform the administration about the procession and was open to discussion on its form and size as "we do not want to cast a shadow on a G20 event", scheduled in Nuh in the first week of September. The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services in Nuh district till August 28 in view of the call for the procession. Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, were killed in the communal clashes that erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas when the VHP procession was attacked by a mob on July 31. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain said the yatra .

Haryana govt orders suspension of mobile Internet in Nuh, imposes Sec 144

The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the suspension of mobile Internet and bulk SMS services in the communally charged Nuh district till August 28 in view of a call for a 'shobha yatra'. The government announced the decision, apprehending the spread of rumours through social media ahead of or during Monday's rally. The Nuh authorities had recently denied permission to hold a religious procession in the district on August 28 after an earlier one in July was disrupted following communal violence. The order to suspend mobile Internet was issued by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) TVSN Prasad on Saturday. The district administration has also imposed Section 144 of the CrPC, prohibiting the assembly of four or more people in an area, as a precautionary measure. This order will be effective from August 26-28, said officials. During this period, no person will be allowed to carry weapons such as licensed firearms, lathis, axes and others. The Haryana government had earlier suspen

AAI to set up civil enclave in Ambala for RCS flight operations: Anil Vij

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said the Airports Authority of India will set up a civil enclave in Ambala for operations of flights under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. The Haryana aviation department will transfer more than Rs 133 crore to the Ministry of Defence for the purpose, to which the state government has given its approval, Vij said, according to an official statement. Vij said the Civil Enclave will be established on about 20 acres, alongside the Air Force station of Ambala, and work on it will start soon. He said a Rs 16-crore tender has been floated for the operation of the civil enclave. A civil enclave is an area of military airbase allotted for civil aviation use. Vij said that the civil enclave was sanctioned under the UDAN scheme. According to the statement, Vij made tireless efforts to set up the enclave and it has now been approved and flight operations will also start soon. Vij said the airplanes will be parked in the enclave while the airstr

Honeywell sets up airfield ground lighting manufacturing facility in India

Honeywell on Wednesday said it has set up an Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) manufacturing facility in Gurugram, Haryana. "AGL is a Make in India product engineered and manufactured completely in India. AGL plays a crucial role in airport operations and is subject to comprehensive safety and compliance regulations by global aviation standards and regulatory bodies," it said in a release. According to the company, AGL solution represents the entire set of ground-installed luminaires and related ancillaries that help an aircraft land and find their way to the stand, helping enable uptime even in adverse weather conditions. "As Honeywell, we are delighted to step up the manufacturing line for advanced airfield ground lighting system which is completely designed, developed and manufactured in India. These highly advanced solutions are key to meet the airports need for balance in compliance, safety, and environmental standards. "The new Honeywell LED lighting solution for runways and ..

Chandrayaan-3: Haryana schools to organise live streaming to inspire kids

Schools in Haryana will organise live streaming of the soft landing of ISRO's moon mission Chandrayaan-3 Wednesday evening to inspire the students and boost their self-confidence, said state's Education Minister Kanwar Pal. He said all district education officers in the state have been instructed to open the schools from 5 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday. "Students of schools in Haryana will watch Chandrayaan-3's soft landing on the moon live. All district education officers have been instructed to open schools from 5 pm to 6 pm on Wednesday," Pal said on X, formerly Twitter. Commenting on India being at the cusp of scripting history, the minister said, "This is an achievement of our scientists. It is a big achievement for the nation and the world attention is on this. So, we want our students should catch the action live." "When young students will watch it live, they will also feel inspired and it will also boost their self-confidence," he added. Pal also said India is an emerging power

Around 100 Haryana farmers enroute to Chandigarh protest detained

Around 100 farmers from Haryana were taken into custody on Tuesday as they headed towards Chandigarh for a demonstration to seek compensation for losses caused by floods, police said. In Longowal in Punjab's Sangrur district, farmers continued their 'dharna' over the detention on Monday of some farm leaders who were going to the Union Territory of Chandigarh -- the joint capital of the two states -- for the planned demonstration. There was a clash with police when farmers tried to block a highway in the district. Security was tightened at the inter-state borders of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in view of the protest in the Union Territory, while in Sangrur, some leaders of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) joined the protest there on Tuesday. In the Sangrur clashes a farmer had died after he came under a tractor-trolley, while five policemen were injured. Police have booked several farmers under the Indian Penal Code, including for attempt to murder. The Chandigarh protest was calle

Haryanavi singer Raju Punjabi dies at 40, fans offer condolences

Famous Haryanavi singer Raju Punjabi died this morning after an illness. The famous Haryanvi singer is popular for his hit song "Tu Cheez Lajawab"

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Singar villagers hand over 5 accused in Nuh violence to police: Official

Five accused wanted in connection with the July 31 communal violence were "handed over" to police by residents of Singar village following repeated appeals by police and administration, an official said on Monday. All five accused were arrested and questioned, a police spokesperson said. According to the police, so far 60 FIRs have been registered in the Braj Mandal violence case and 264 accused have been arrested. Eleven people have been booked for spreading rumours on social media and one accused has been arrested. "On Sunday night, former sarpanch Hanif, Altaf, Ibrahim Chaudhary, Tayyab, former chairman, Sakit and other villagers from Singar reached Bichhor police station and handed over five accused identified as Juber, Salman, Ansar, Rafiq and Abu Bakar to the police," the spokesperson said. After the Nuh violence, searches have been continuing to nab the accused. District Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata, along with Superintendent of Police Narender Bijarnia, has held meeting

Digvijaya Singh faces flak over 'BJP planning Nuh-like riots in MP' remark

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