Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday termed the new notification by the Centre that changed eligibility criteria for top Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) posts reserved for Punjab and Haryana as “anti-state”. Speaking to reporters, he said when the state was carved out of Punjab, specific rules for the board were formally established. These rules included several provisions designed to safeguard Haryana’s interests. For instance, it w…
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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The ongoing protests by the “underpaid” industrial workers in Noida have found support from the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, who termed the demands as “their right and not greed”. The Congress leader, taking note of the unrest in Noida Phase 2, lent support to their demands and protests, stating that their remuneration was much less than standard levels — a pain which has only been aggravated by the raging conflict in West Asia.Hundreds o…
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday thronged gurudwaras across Punjab and Haryana to celebrate Baisakhi, one of the biggest festivals that marks the foundation day of the Khalsa Panth (Sikh order) by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. It also marks the start of harvest season. The Golden Temple in Amritsar, one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines, was tastefully decorated, and a huge number of devotees came before dawn to offer prayers.The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Comm…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has successfully busted a cyber fraud racket operating through a fake online investment platform, leading to the arrest of three accused persons involved in cheating an unsuspecting victim of Rs 47.20 lakhs, officials said on Sunday.The accused persons were involved in routing fraudulent financial transactions through bank accounts obtained on a commission basis. Additionally, bank kit, SIM cards, and a mobile phone used in the commissi…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Director, Census and Civil Registration of Haryana, on Saturday, paid a courtesy visit to Governor Prof Asim Kumar Ghosh at Raj Bhavan here. The Director provided detailed information on Census 2027 activities and released an official calendar outlining the census schedule for the state. The self-enumeration facility will be available in Haryana from April 16 to April 30. During this period, all citizens can enter their information on the self-enumeration p…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the government has implemented several new initiatives to make the procurement system more transparent, secure, and farmer-friendly. These initiatives will enhance transparency, curb unauthorized activities, and provide faster, more convenient services to farmers. CM Saini was reviewing the wheat procurement process at the Babain grain market in Kurukshetra.Later, he interacted with farmers on various as…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal on Saturday warned against the promotion of gun culture and objectionable or misleading content on social media, saying such activities will not be tolerated and strict action will be taken against offenders.From January 1 to April 10, a total of 6,083 objectionable, misleading, and law-and-order disturbing URLs, contents, apps, and websites have been taken down, the DGP said.According to detailed data, 4,278 were linked…
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said the work on the Gurugram water supply channel, being developed to ensure drinking water supply in Gurugram, should be completed at an accelerated pace. The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee regarding the remodelling of the Gurugram water supply channel.He said the channel, to be constructed from the Kakroi head in Sonipat to the Basai water works, will supply 686 cusecs…
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday slammed the Congress and other Opposition parties for misleading farmers on crop procurement, asserting the government has put in place comprehensive and robust arrangements to ensure a smooth, transparent, and hassle-free procurement process across all grain markets. The Chief Minister told the media here that nodal officers have been appointed in every ‘mandi’, Additional Chief Secretary-level officers have been…
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening social welfare delivery, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday transferred Rs 1,665.25 crore directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries under 18 different government schemes. Addressing the media here, the Chief Minister said in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the “double-engine government is continuously working for women’s empowerment and their economic development”.The Chief Minister s…