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Bharat Jodo Yatra set to re-enter Haryana on Thursday: Congress

The Bharat Jodo Yatra will re-enter Haryana on Thursday evening and will pass through four districts of the state between January 5-10. According to a schedule released by the Congress, the yatra will enter Haryana through Sanauli Khurd village in Panipat district from Uttar Pradesh on January 5 evening where the participants will halt for the night. The yatra will resume in the morning from Sanoli-Panipat road and later in the afternoon a public meeting will be held in Panipat, which will be addressed by Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders of the party. After night halt at Babarpur Anaj Mandi, the yatra will resume next morning from Kohand village in Gharaunda and halt for the night in Karnal district. The next two days, the yatra will be in Kurukshetra and Ambala districts. The yatra will resume on January from Shahpur Ambala Cantt wuth an evening break at the Haryana-Punjab Border near Ambala toll before entering Punjab. Notably, the yatra cov

Matter will remain biased until Sandeep Singh resigns, says woman coach

The woman coach who charged the Haryana Sports Minister Sandeep Singh with sexual harassment, claimed that until the minister resigns, the matter would be biased

Allegation doesn't make a person guilty: CM Khattar on Sandeep Singh

Singh gave up his Sports portfolio on Sunday, saying he has taken the step on moral grounds, and claimed that the charges against him are baseless

Bomb found near Punjab, Haryana chief ministers' official residences

A bomb disposal squad was rushed to the spot after a live bomb was found a few hundred metres away from the helipad used by Punjab and Haryana chief ministers here on Monday, police said. The shell was found in the fields on the Nayagaon-Kansal road, which is about one kilometre away from the helipad and about two kilometres from the official residences of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar, they said. An official of the disaster management department who reached the spot told reporters that the police control room received a message that a bomb-like object had been seen near the Kansal and Nayagaon T-point. "When we checked it and found that it was a live shell," he said, adding the area has been sealed. "It is a matter of investigation how this shell reached the spot," the official said. With the help of police and the bomb disposal squad, the shell has been placed in a drum and covered with sandbags and the Army has been alerted,

Severe cold grips Punjab, Haryana; Bathinda coldest at 0.4 deg C

Severe cold conditions gripped Punjab and Haryana on Monday, with minimum temperatures registering a sharp fall at many places. A thick blanket of fog in the morning continued to envelop parts of both the states and Chandigarh, reducing visibility. According to the MeT Department, Bathinda was the coldest place in Punjab with a minimum temperature of 0.4 degrees Celsius while Mandkola in Haryana registered a minimum of minus 1.3 degree Celsius. Amritsar recorded a low of 3.4 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana 4.1 degrees, Patiala 5.8 degrees, Pathankot 3.4 degrees, Faridkot 2.2 degrees, Moga 1.2 degrees while Gurdaspur reeled at a low of 4 degrees. In Haryana, biting cold prevailed in Fatehabad, with a minimum temperature of 3.2 degrees Celsius. While Hisar recorded a low of 4.5 degrees, Narnaul 4.2 degrees, Bhiwani 6.2 degrees, Sirsa 3.4 degrees and Jhajjar registered a minimum temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 6.5 deg

Haryana sports minister accused of sexual harassment, gives up portfolio

Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked in a sexual harassment case, on Sunday gave up his sports portfolio, saying he has taken this step on moral grounds. The development comes a day after the case was registered against him by the Chandigarh Police on a complaint of a woman junior athletics coach from the state. Thirty-six-year-old Singh, a former Indian hockey team captain, has also been charged with wrongful confinement. On Saturday, Haryana Director General of Police had set up a committee after the minister lodged a complaint against the coach, claiming she had tarnished his image. Till the committee gives its report, Singh said, he, on moral grounds, was handing over his sports portfolio to the chief minister. The minister, who had called for an independent probe into the matter, again dismissed as baseless the accusations levelled by the coach.

880 cybercriminals arrested, Rs 44 cr recovered during 2022: Haryana DGP

Haryana Director General of Police P K Agrawal on Thursday said 880 cyber criminals were arrested and Rs 44 crore recovered from them during the year. Of them, 480 were arrested by the Faridabad and Gurugram police. The DGP said till December 15, the Haryana Police received 62,089 complaints of cybercrime of which 26,885 have been disposed. In the period, it had also registered 2,016 cases and worked out 605 of them. Fifty-one cases of cybercrime were registered by police itself. These were cases in which complainants were not coming forward, and 24 of them have already been worked out, he said. He also said steps are being taken to strengthen the Panchkula-based cyber forensic laboratory by recruiting additional technical hands, according to a statement. The DGP added that a proposal is under consideration to set up such labs at the police range and commissionerate headquarters. Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch, O P Singh said in 2022, extortion through instan

Haryana CM Khattar accuses Hooda of making 'wrong statement' on state-debt

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday accused Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda of making a "wrong statement" on the state's outstanding debt. Haryana has a debt of more than Rs 415,000 crore while the amount of debt on Haryana in 2021-22 has been shown at Rs 239,000 crore in the Comptroller Accountant General report, the Opposition leader had said. Alleging that Hooda's statement "was beyond facts", Khattar said a debt of Rs 227,697 crore was recorded in the Haryana government's account books. If the difference of this amount is also taken out, then only a difference of Rs 12,000 crore is visible -- the state does not have a debt of Rs 415,000 crore in any respect, Khattar said on the concluding day of the Haryana assembly's three-day Winter Session. The chief minister said the state's debt position should always be disclosed correctly and the facts placed before the House be correct. Khattar, who also holds the Finance department portfolio,

Plan prepared to control pollution from 11 drains in Yamuna: Haryana min

The Haryana government has prepared an action plan to control pollution in all the 11 major drains that discharge treated or untreated effluent into the Yamuna river, the state assembly was informed here on Wednesday. "Due to the control of pollution in these drains, the polluted water will not fall into the Yamuna river, from which the Agra and Gurugram canals emerge," Transport Minister Mool Chand Sharma said. He said this in response to a calling attention motion regarding polluted water in Agra and Gurugram canals. Sharma informed the House that the Haryana government has constituted a committee in this regard. The MLAs of Gurugram, Mewat, Faridabad and Palwal districts were made its members and member secretary, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, as Member Convener, the house was informed. Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, and Principal Secretary, Irrigation, have also been nominated as members. Five meetings of this committee have been held, he said. The ministe

New Haryana rules on stone crusher units may blunt the war on air pollution

Easing of proximity norms will not only impact air and water quality but could also turn vast tracts of farm land barred, say experts

Haryana 2022: Elections busy netas, neighbours bicker, athletes get medals

From panchayat and municipal polls to the Adampur assembly bye-election and Rajya Sabha polls, elections kept the main political parties on their toes in Haryana the past year even if there is still time for the big 2024 contest. There was bickering with the neighbouring state over sharing of resources - land in common capital Chandigarh for a separate Haryana Vidhan Sabha building and water from the rivers flowing in Punjab. The Assembly passed a Bill against religious conversion through force, undue influence or allurement with Haryana following the template of other BJP-ruled states, like Uttar Pradesh. The sports powehouse did the nation proud again. Its players won 20 of the country's 61 medals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the state also won the overall championship trophy at the Khelo India Youth Games. The ruling BJP-Jannayak Janta Party combine won control over 25 of the 46 municipal bodies for which the elections were held in June. The alliance followed this w

Dushyant Chautala urges farmers to verify bank accounts to get compensation

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala urged farmers on Tuesday to get their bank accounts verified on the "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal, so that those eligible can get compensation for crop damage at the earliest. Besides, he said the deputy commissioners will also be directed to hold a meeting with the MLAs concerned and inform them about the amount of compensation lying in the Assembly constituency-wise treasury, so that the legislators can contact the farmers and help them get their bank accounts verified. Chautala said this in the Assembly in response to a question raised by a member regarding compensation for crop loss due to unseasonal rains. The "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal has details pertaining to farmland and crops. Chautala said several places in the state witnessed heavy rains after September 22 and as a result, Kharif crops were damaged due to waterlogging. He said the government conducted a special "girdawari" on October 28 and November 9 to assess the .

Fog covers parts of Punjab and Haryana, intense cold conditions prevail

Fog shrouded many parts of Punjab and Haryana where intense cold weather conditions continued on Tuesday. In Haryana, Narnaul shivered at one degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal, according to a report of the Meteorological Department here. Among other places in the state, Ambala's minimum was 7.5 degrees Celsius while Karnal's low was 5.5 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures of Hisar, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa settled at 3.9, 6.6, 4.4 and 4 degrees Celsius respectively. Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded its minimum at 6.9 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Bathinda experienced cold weather conditions at 1.4 degrees Celsius. Amritsar recorded its low at 5 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana's minimum was 6.6 degrees Celsius. Pathankot, Faridkot and Gurdaspur recorded their respective minimums at 7.2, 4.4 and 3 degrees Celsius respectively.

Haryana court allows STF to take voice sample of gangster in Rs 30-cr heist

A city court on Monday allowed the Haryana Special Task Force (STF) to take the voice sample of gangster Vikas Lagarpuria, the alleged mastermind in a multi-crore heist here, police said. After his 10-day police remand ended, Lagarpuria was produced in the court on Monday which sent him to judicial custody, they said. In a statement, the STF said it has recovered Rs 4.12 crore of the Rs about 30 crore heist on the inputs of Lagarpuria. To match his voice with the audio that surfaced after the theft, the STF filed an application in the court to take the voice sample of Lagarpuria, police said, adding the court allowed it despite the gangster's refusal to do so. The incident of the multi-crore heist had taken place in Gururgram on August 4, 2021. The accused had broken into a flat in Sector 84 from where an office of a private company was being run and decamped with cash and gold worth Rs 30 crore. A senior STF official said they have approached the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL)

Govt to provide grants to financially weak local bodies, says Haryana CM

Khattar said the funds of the Central Finance Commission and State Finance Commission are provided to the Municipal Committees from time to time

Godrej properties buys 62-acre land in Kurukshetra; eyes Rs 550 cr revenue

Realty firm Godrej Properties has purchased about 62 acres of land in Kurukshetra, Haryana for over Rs 100 crore to develop a plotted residential project and is targeting around Rs 550 crore revenue from this property. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that this project will offer about 1.4 million square feet of plotted residential development. The company did not mention the total deal value of this land parcel. However, the property brokers said the deal could be around Rs 100 crore. Kurukshetra is a self-sufficient city with good infrastructure consisting of schools, colleges, hospitals and has significant historical and religious importance. Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO Designate, Godrej Properties, said, the company has entered into Kurukshetra. "Haryana has been a key market for us and we look forward to further strengthen our presence in Haryana with this project," he said. When contacted, a company spokesperson said the project is estimated to generate a sales ...

Illegal properties of drug traffickers demolished: Haryana CM Khattar

The opposition should be clear if they are with the government or are in support of those involved in this illegal trade: Chief Minister

Godrej Properties buys 62-acre land in Kurukshetra for residential plots

Realty firm Godrej Properties on Monday said it has purchased about 62 acres of land in Kurukshetra, Haryana to develop a plotted residential project. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that this project will offer about 1.4 million square feet of plotted residential development. The company did not mention the total deal value of this land parcel. Kurukshetra is a self-sufficient city with good infrastructure consisting of schools, colleges, hospitals and has significant historical and religious importance. Gaurav Pandey, MD & CEO Designate, Godrej Properties, said, the company has entered into Kurukshetra. "Haryana has been a key market for us and we look forward to further strengthen our presence in Haryana with this project," he said. Earlier this month, Godrej Properties bought 18.6-acre land at Kandivali in Mumbai to develop a premium housing project with an estimated sales revenue of Rs 7,000 crore. Recently, the company partnered with the landowner for joint ..

177 colonies to be regularized, police commissionerate for Sonipat: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said 177 irregular colonies will be regularized in the state. He said after Faridabad, Gurugram and Panchkula, Sonipat will also have a Police Commissionerate. Khattar said his government will focus on strengthening the state's health infrastructure further in 2023. He was addressing a state-level function held on the occasion of good governance day at Panchkula, according to an official release here. The chief minister said for the past eight years, dedicated efforts have been made to realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'health for all' vision. Moving ahead in this direction, the focus in 2023 would be on increasing the number of doctors along with further strengthening the health infrastructure, he said. Besides, the focus would be on promoting Yoga and Ayurveda, said Khattar. Khattar said 177 irregular colonies in eight districts of the state would be regularized. Two years back, 845 such colonies were identified by the

29 lakh cards will be made for BPL families in Haryana, says CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addressed the public at the state-level 'Good Governance Day' function in Panchkula on Sunday