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Area under paddy cultivation to increase to 200,000 acres in Haryana

The area under paddy cultivation through the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique will be increased to two lakh acres in Haryana. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said that the area under direct seeding will be increased from 73,000 acres to nearly 2 lakh acres. "This will save 218 MCM (million cubic metres) of water. For this, provision will be made for availability of machinery and subsidy," he added. Khattar also said that in the next two years, 50 per cent of the demand for water in the agriculture sector would be met by the treated wastewater of sewage treatment plants. Besides, 100 per cent of the treated wastewater will be reused in 18 out of 31 Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation estates in the next two years, he noted. The chief minister also said that more than 9,500 water sources would be renovated in the next two years, including 5,308 ponds, 63 check dams, 81 shallow tube wells and 4,000 recharge bore wells. He was ...

NHRC issues notices to Hry govt, Gurugram municipality over sewer death

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Haryana government, the Gurugram Police and the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram after the decomposed body of a man was pulled out from an open sewer. Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report, the commission said it is issuing the notices "over the reported death of the man after falling into a open sewer in Gurugram". The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Badshahpur police personnel received information on April 20 that foul smell was coming out from an open sewer manhole near the Vatika Chowk area on Sohna Road. When a police team reached there, they spotted a body inside the sewer, it said. The decomposed body was taken out by a fire brigade team from the 10-feet-deep sewer, it said and added that a laptop bag, a mobile phone and a power bank were also recovered. Reportedly, the documents in the bag suggested that he belonged to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, the commission said. SHO Badshahpur police sta

5.4 mn metric tonnes wheat procured in Haryana: Dy CM Dushyant Chautala

He said that in the next two days, Rs 9,000 crore will be deposited in the accounts of the farmers after the procurement

Congress fully prepared, even if elections are held today, says Hooda

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said the Congress is fully prepared for the assembly elections, even if the polls are held today, and exuded confidence of registering a resounding win. The state is scheduled to go to polls towards the end of next year. "Congress is fully prepared and we will register a resounding win...People of Haryana are eagerly waiting for the elections and have made up their mind to vote out the BJP-JJP alliance and form the Congress government," Hooda said. Speaking on the ongoing protest of the country's top wrestlers in Delhi, the Congress leader said an impartial inquiry into the matter is necessary. It is an unfortunate situation if the sportspersons, who have brought glory to the entire country all over the world, have to protest like this," he said. Country's top wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat, returned to protest site Jantar Mantar on Sunday and demanded that the government makes public the findings

President Droupadi Murmu to visit Haryana's Karnal, Hisar on Monday

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Karnal and Hisar in Haryana on Monday, an official statement said on Sunday. At Karnal, the president will grace the 19th convocation of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research National Dairy Research Institute. While at Hisar, she will grace the 25th convocation of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Haryana CM to increase monthly pension for state-based field journalists

Also the pension amount would increase in proportion to the increase in dearness allowance (DA) annually on an automation mode

Haryana reports 1,348 new Covid-19 cases, active tally reaches 5,468

Haryana on Friday reported 1,348 fresh coronavirus cases, over half of them from Gurugram and Faridabad, the two districts in the National Capital Region which have been fuelling the current surge in infections in the state. According to the state health department's bulletin, out of total fresh Covid infections, Gurugram reported 598 cases followed by 159 in Faridabad. Among other Haryana districts, Rohtak and Jind reported 89 cases each while Hisar, Panchkula and Jhajjar reported 68, 59 and 55 cases, respectively, according to the bulletin. The total number of active cases in the state was 5,468. According to the bulletin, Covid positivity rate in the state on Friday was 13.82 per cent. During the past over a fortnight, the state has seen a surge in the number of fresh infections, with most cases being reported from Gurugram and Faridabad districts.

Health ministry cautions eight states with soaring Covid positivity rates

34 districts have reported weekly positivity rates of over 20% from April 12 to 19; Kerala reports 28% compared to national average of 5.5%

Illegal mining at Aravalli: 582 complaints but one conviction in 6 years

Haryana police makes submission before National Green Tribunal about its investigation

Haryana to introduce law ensuring quick redressal of family land disputes

The Chief Minister said strengthening the grievance redress mechanism is the utmost priority of the government and for this maximum utilization of IT is being ensured

Haryana records 898 new Covid cases, one death; active tally at 4,339

Haryana on Monday reported 898 fresh COVID-19 infections and one death, according to a Health department bulletin. Half of the fresh active cases were recorded in Gurugram district while the sole fatality was reported from Panchkula, it said. Gurugram reported 461 cases followed by 134 in Faridabad, 47 in Yamunanagar and 43 in Karnal. Among the other districts, 23 cases were reported from Sonipat, 19 from Panipat and 20 from Rohtak. Panchkula recorded 35 caseload additions, the bulletin stated. Haryana's active COVID-19 caseload stands at 4,339 with the addition of the fresh infections.

Haryana on the ropes in tug-of-war ahead of 2024 Assembly elections

It wants to form a government , but the Congress is riven by internal differences

Haryana govt's e-Adhigam scheme proving to be boon for poor students: CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the e-Adhigam scheme launched a year ago with the objective of promoting digital education and providing online education to children belonging to poor and needy families is proving to be a boon for them. Under the scheme, tablet computers have so far been provided to 5.5 lakh students. Along with this, free 2GB internet data is also being given per day, Khattar said. The chief minister was interacting with the students who have received the tablet computers under the scheme through audio-conferencing, according to an official statement issued here. Khattar also said the e-Adhigam initiative of the BJP-JJP government in Haryana will prove to be a milestone towards realising the Digital India vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The state government had earlier launched the e-Adhigam scheme under which tablet computers were distributed to government school students of Classes 10 and 12. According to the statement, some

Farmers will get compensation for crop damage in May: Haryana Agri Minister

Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal on Thursday said that farmers will be given compensation in May for crop damage caused by recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms in various parts of the state. Targeting opposition parties, mainly Congress, he said they should stop misleading farmers and claimed that the BJP-led government was "pro-farmer" which always thinks about the welfare of peasants. Dalal told reporters here that currently wheat and mustard procurement was going on in the mandis in the state. "It is true that unseasonal rains and hailstorms have recently caused damage to the crops but the government stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the farmers. 'Special girdawari' (field inspection) will be completed this month and compensation will be given to farmers in May," he said. He said that in the 'girdwari' process, farmers and revenue officials are involved. Besides, drones are also used. The field inspections to assess crop damage was going on in a transparent manner, he ...

Haryana sees 5,000% jump in cyber crime complaints since 2019

Haryana saw a jaw dropping rise of almost 5,000 per cent in cyber crime incidents since 2019, registering 66,784 such complaints in 2022, officials said on Thursday. The state in 2019 had logged 1,362 cyber crime complaints, which rocketed by 4,803.40 per cent by the end of 2022, according to the data. In the first three months of 2023 alone 25,659 complaints of cyber crime have been recorded, the officials said. The average monthly receipt of complaints increased from 272 in 2019 to 956 in 2022, 1,313 in 2021, 5,565 in 2022, and 8,553 in the first three months of 2023, they said. To deal with the rising number of complaints received on cyber crime helpline number '1930', Haryana police has increased call lines from six to ten and number of people manning the lines from 18 to 40. Haryana's Additional DGP (Crime) O P Singh said the victims of cyber crime were being attended to round-the-clock by police. Haryana Police recovered Rs 56.9 crore from the cyber frauds in the past three

Govt relaxes wheat procurement norms in Punjab, Haryana, C'garh, Rajasthan

The Centre has relaxed quality norms for wheat procurement in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Rajasthan to prevent distressed sale as well as protect the interest of farmers, a senior official said on Tuesday. The recent untimely rainfall, hailstorm and high velocity wind have damaged the standing wheat crop, which was ready for harvest, in some parts of these states. These state governments had demanded the relaxation in procurement norms. Currently, wheat procurement is underway in Madhya Pradesh, while it has been delayed in other states because of untimely rains. State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state agencies undertake the procurement of wheat. "After the field survey, we have relaxed the quality norms for procurement of wheat in Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana and Rajasthan in order to reduce hardship of farmers and to avoid distressed sale of wheat," Subodh Kumar Singh, Additional Secretary in the Union Food Ministry, told PTI. The government has relaxed t

Ration cards of 230,000 families reissued after verification: CM Khattar

Ration cards of 2.30 lakh families "erroneously" discontinued over income-related errors in the Parivar Pehchan Patra have been reissued after a thorough verification process, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said. Khattar also said that the state government is committed to economically uplifting the poor and needy, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. Devoted efforts have been made to ensure that the benefits of every single welfare scheme reach the actual beneficiaries. The biggest example of these steps can be gauged from the fact that ration cards of 2.30 lakh families whose cards were erroneously deleted due to income-related errors in the Parivar Pehchan Patra have been reissued, said Khattar while interacting with some of such ration card holders through audio conferencing on Saturday. He said the BJP-led government is continuously working for the welfare of those at the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid. Khattar further stated that in January 20

Covid-19: Masks mandatory in Haryana for health workers, says Anil Vij

Amid an increase in Covid cases in some parts of the state, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that wearing masks will be made mandatory for all health workers, and in areas where a gathering is expected to be above 100 people. Separately, the Chandigarh administration issued an advisory asking residents to strictly adhere to Covid-related "dos and don'ts" at public places which include wearing masks in crowded areas and closed settings as well. Vij was presiding over a meeting with senior Health Department officials on the arrangements and preparations to be made to check the spread of Covid. Vij said Covid test will be mandatory for patients arriving at hospitals with symptoms of cough and cold. Apart from this, he said that directions have been given to conduct the genome sequencing of patients who tested Covid positive, an official statement said here, detailing the decision taken in the meeting. In its advisory, the Chandigarh Administration said "there has been

Vehicles' auction by police department will be done online: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Sunday said the auction of condemned and other vehicles by the police department would be done online. Addressing a "Jan Samvad" programme in Kharak Kalan village in Bhiwani, the chief minister said an order for it will be issued soon, according to an official statement issued here. During the programme, a villager requested the chief minister to initiate online auction of vehicles by the police department. The chief minister accepted the request and made the announcement. Speaking on the occasion, Khattar said that to prevent migration of people from villages to cities, all facilities that are available in cities in terms of education, health, transport, etc, would be provided in villages and colonies as well. He said the state government has approved the demand of the villagers for a community centre in the village. The chief minister announced a financial assistance of Rs 50,000 from his personal fund for medical treatment

Haryana Roadways to soon have 375 new electric buses in its fleet

Haryana Roadways will soon have 375 new electric buses in its fleet to provide affordable, safe, convenient and eco-friendly public transport services to the citizens, said an official statement here on Friday. In this regard, the purchase of buses was approved in the meeting of High Powered Purchase Committee (HPPC) and Department High Powered Purchase Committee (DHPPC), chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Along with this, an approval was accorded for the purchase of goods and items worth Rs 5,412 crore by various departments. Ministers Kanwar Pal, Mool Chand Sharma, Ranjit Singh Chautala and J P Dalal were present in the meeting. Khattar later said that 27 agendas pertaining to departments including irrigation, police, transport, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Agriculture Department, Secondary Education, were approved. The chief minister said that in the meeting, approval has also been given to purchas