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Haryana's air quality this year is the best since Covid-19 lockdown in 2020

Gurgaon's Air Quality Index (AQI) has fallen in the 'very poor' category for 39 days this year, higher than 83 days in 2021 and 80 days in 2022

As Delhi's AQI turns 'very poor', stubble-burning reported in Haryana

"We are forced to set fire to the straw as we have to sow the next crop, we are getting late in it, that is why we have to burn it," a farmer said

Haryana clears projects worth Rs 284 cr under rural augmentation programme

The Haryana government has decided to implement 13 new projects worth more than Rs 284 crore under rural augmentation programme and Mahagram Yojana in four districts, an official statement said on Tuesday. The districts that will be covered are Hisar, Jind, Sonipat and Rewari. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday approved these projects that will be implemented by the Public Health Engineering Department with the loan assistance from NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), the statement said. The projects in different villages of these districts include works related to canal based water supply scheme, construction of additional storage and sedimentation tank for existing water supply scheme, augmentation of drinking water supply and providing sewerage system. The statement said that Haryana has already ensured the supply of functional Household Tap Connections (FHTCs) to every household under the Jal Jeevan Mission. The central government had set a

Haryana CM announces creation of pool of ambulances to help patients

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced the setting up of a pool of government and private ambulances to provide immediate assistance to patients in need. "Patients will receive prompt assistance from the nearest available ambulance, ensuring timely and efficient medical care," he said at the monthly meeting of the District Public Relations and Grievance Redressal Committee held here. Khattar also highlighted the importance of essential medicines and added that out of the 510 medicines required, instructions have been issued to ensure the availability of 65 critical medications in hospitals at all times. Addressing a woman's complaint concerning a loan from the Friends Cooperative Building Construction Society, the chief minister ordered the immediate suspension of the deputy registrar of cooperative societies Yashpal and the dealing clerk Jasbir. Khattar announced plans to construct a new building of the Government School of Sarai Khwaja (Arya Nagar) and al

Rosmerta lines up Rs 200 cr to set up 10 vehicle scrappage units in 3 yrs

Automobile technology and automation firm Rosmerta Technologies plans to invest Rs 200 crore to set up ten vehicle scrappage units over the next three years, according to a top company executive. The company currently operates a single vehicle scrapping facility in Manesar (Haryana) with a capacity of processing 30,000 vehicles annually. After the capacity addition, the company will be able to process up to 3 lakh vehicles annually. In an interaction with PTI, Rosmerta Technologies President Kartick Nagpal said that with the setting up of the scrappage centres, the company will be able to contribute to the circular economy by helping recycle three lakh vehicles each year. "With this regard, we plan on investing Rs 200 crore across India to leverage this situation and contribute to the circular economy," he added. The central government believes that the output from scrapped vehicle materials would save about 33 per cent on raw material costs and will bring down reliance on importe

Freebies: A zero-sum game

The urge to retain hand-outs that perpetuate power equations has left governments with less to spend on the things that really matter to people

Ahead of polls, Rajasthan and Haryana to strengthen border security

Rajasthan state Assembly elections are slated for November 23 with the results expected on December 3

AAP demands Haryana govt to take proactive measures to control farm fires

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday demanded that the Haryana government should take proactive measures to control farm fires that have shown a rising trend in the state this year as compared ro previous years. Addressing a press conference, Haryana AAP senior vice president Anurag Dhanda alleged inaction on the part of the Haryana government in controlling the situation. "There are satellite images that indicate there is a rising trend in farm fires this time. Why is this happening despite the government claiming to have taken several steps in controlling them? The Haryana government needs to take steps to ensure that people do not face the ill-effects of pollution," he added. AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar cited the various measures taken by the Punjab and Delhi governments to tackle the problem. "It is the political will of CM Arvind Kejriwal and the consistent efforts of the people of Delhi in the war against pollution that in the Economic Survey 2021-22 report

Rs 50,000 crore to fuel Maruti Suzuki India's expansion plans by FY31

Rs 45,000 cr to go towards boosting capacity by 2 mn, says Bhargava

Kharif season: Over 0.8 mn MT paddy, 0.114 mn MT millet procured in Haryana

Haryana has procured 8.06 lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of paddy and 1.14 lakh MT of millet at its mandis in the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season. The procurement of paddy and millet is progressing seamlessly at the mandis in the ongoing season, an official statement said here on Tuesday. "The state has so far procured 8.06 lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of paddy and 1.14 lakh MT of millet. A total payment of Rs 690 crore has been disbursed directly into the accounts of over 32,000 farmers for their crop purchases through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system," it said. The statement said in a farmer-centric move to accommodate the early arrival of kharif crops, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar decided to start procurement in September, ahead of the traditional October 1. Paddy procurement started on September 25, based on farmers' demands. To facilitate this, 231 mandis were established across the state. "The set target for paddy procurement during the Kharif Marketing Season 2023 is 60 l

Centre allots Rs 600 crore to state govts for paddy straw management

Of this, around Rs 105 crore has already been released to Punjab, which records the highest incidents of stubble burning, while Rs 90 crore has been allocated for Haryana

Haryana's bars, hotels, restaurants won't be able to serve Hookah anymore

At least six teams will be formed to stop the serving of Hookah in bars, pubs and restaurants in the state

CM Khattar bans serving hookah in bars, restaurants, hotels in Haryana

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced a ban on serving hookah to customers in hotels, restaurants, bars and commercial establishments across the state. However, this will not apply to traditional hookahs used in rural areas. He made the announcement while addressing the closing ceremony of a state-level 'Cyclothon', organised as part of a drug de-addiction campaign in Karnal, according to an official statement. The development comes months after Haryana Assembly Speaker Gian Chand Gupta had demanded a ban on serving hookah in hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars and night clubs in the state. In May, Gupta had written to Khattar in this regard. The speaker had described smoking of hookah in bars and clubs as a "burning problem" and expressed deep concern over it. To promote cycling and encourage eco-friendly transportation, Chief Minister Khattar announced the Haryana Shahri Vikas Pradhikaran programme. He also said that licensed builders providing housing ...

AAP to go it alone in 2024 Haryana Assembly polls, says Anurag Dhanda

The AAP will fight the 2024 Haryana Assembly polls on its own, its state unit vice-president Anurag Dhanda said on Friday, saying the party has a complete organisational structure ready and will soon announce its village-level committees too. Dhanda, however, said for the Lok Sabha election, there has been no discussion on seat sharing among the INDIA opposition bloc members yet. "For the Assembly polls, there will be no compromise, no tie-up and the AAP will contest all 90 seats on its own. For the Lok Sabha, we will abide by the orders of the party high-command," he told reporters here. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was asked about senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda's recent remarks that his party is capable of winning both the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls on its own. He had also said the Congress will contest all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in next year's general election. The former Haryanca chief minister had claimed that the AAP has no base in the ...

Internet services suspended in Haryana's Nuh till Tuesday midnight

A letter of the Home Ministry of Haryana states that internet, SMS and social media can be used to spread inflammatory materials and false rumours

I-T dept conducts raids in offices of several builders in NCR, Haryana

Income Tax department on Friday launched raids in offices and other premises of several builders in Gurugram and other cities, a department official said. The I-T department is conducting searches at 28 places belonging to builders accused of tax evasion, the official said. Apart from Gurugram, the raids were conducted in Chandigarh, Karnal, Delhi, Ludhiana and Rewari, the official said. The searches began at 6 am and continued till late Friday evening in which the I-T department confiscated some documents, the official said. In Gurugram, CRPF personnel were deployed outside the locations where raids were being carried out.

Hours after Cong MLA's arrest, Haryana govt suspends mobile internet in Nuh

Hours after Congress MLA Mamman Khan was arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence, the Haryana government on Friday ordered the suspension of mobile Internet and the bulk SMS services in the district for two days. A government order in this regard does not mention anything about Khan's arrest though. "This order is issued to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order in the jurisdiction of district Nuh in the state of Haryana and shall be in force with effect from September 15 (10:00hrs) to September 16 (2359hrs)," says the order issued by Home Department Additional Chief Secretary T V S N Prasad. "It has been brought to my notice by Deputy Commissioner, Nuh, vide his request dated September 14 that there is an apprehension of causing tension, annoyance, agitation, damage of public & private property and disturbance of public peace & tranquillity in the district," Prasad said. Khan, the Ferozepur Jhirka legislator, was named an accused in an FIR lodged after

Congress MLA Mamman Khan arrested in Nuh communal violence case: Police

Congress MLA Mamman Khan has been arrested in connection with the July 31 Nuh violence case, police said on Friday. The Ferozepur Jhirka legislator, who was named as an accused in an FIR lodged after the communal clashes, was arrested late last night. Satish Kumar, Ferozepur Jhirkha Deputy Superintendent of Police and the head of the SIT investigating the case, confirmed the arrest. "Yes," he said, when asked if the legislator has been arrested. Senior Congress MLA from Nuh Aftab Ahmed also confirmed Khan's arrest. "The police have given information to us that he has been arrested," said the Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the Haryana Assembly. Khan was named an accused in an FIR lodged after the Nuh violence, the Haryana government had told the High Court on Thursday, also claiming that the police have the phone call records and other evidence to back the charges. Haryana's Additional Advocate General Deepak Sabharwal told the High Court that Khan was named a

Police arrests man accused of opening fire during Haryana's Nuh violence

Police have arrested a man accused of opening fire and injuring a man during the communal violence in Haryana's Nuh, officials said on Thursday. The police, acting on an FIR registered on July 31 at Sohna City police station, arrested Mohammad Kaif. A Vishva Hindu Parishad-led procession was attacked by mobs in Nuh on July 31. Six people were killed, most of them during the attack. A cleric died in an attack on a mosque in adjoining Gurugram. In his complaint to the police, a Sohna resident said he suffered an injury on his leg while returning from a gym on the evening of July 31. Bleeding profusely, the man was admitted to a hospital. "During treatment, it was revealed that I had been shot in my leg. Some unknown person shot me with the intention of killing me during the communal riots," he said in his complaint. Subash Boken, a spokesperson for the police, said, "The arrested accused has been identified as Mohammad Kaif, a resident of Lahbas village in Nuh. We will take him on

NIA court forfeits properties of listed Khalistani terrorist Rinda's aides

As part of a new strategy to hit the finances of terrorist organisations, the special NIA Court in Haryana has forfeited the seized property of four aides of Pakistan-based 'listed Khalistani terrorist' Harwinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda. This is the first time the NIA has proactively sought the properties of terrorists to be forfeited to the State under Section 26 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act after being attached as proceeds of terrorism. "Forfeiture of properties is a major new tool in the NIA's strategy to dismantle the terrorist ecosystem in the country. The NIA has adopted this strategy to squeeze the financial resources of the terrorist outfits as well as their operatives and associates," a spokesperson of the federal anti-terror agency said. It has already attached several terrorist-linked properties and the process of their forfeiture is underway in different courts. In the instant case, the NIA special court has approved the anti-terror agency's application