Chandigarh, July 22 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Wednesday condemned the use of force against party leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned the state into a hub for paper leaks. He said staging peaceful protests regarding public issues “is both the right and the responsibility of every citizen and public representative. The demands made by students and the Opposition are entirely legitim…
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Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) The Rajasthan Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has achieved a major milestone in its ongoing campaign against drug trafficking, arresting 80 wanted drug smugglers in the past nine months. The operation was carried out under the guidance of Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar Sharma and Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Dinesh MN as part of the ANTF’s special enforcement drive, ANTF Strike: Crossing the Diamond Jubilee. According to ANTF Ins…
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Hundreds of protesting farmers, who had been holed up at the borders of Punjab and Haryana since early Tuesday, announced to return to their places, with the Haryana government deciding on both demands — the release of detained farmer leaders and arranging a meeting with Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan over their apprehensions against the proposed India-US trade deal. Also, Haryana Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana, who met farm leaders comprising Swarna Singh Pand…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry (PLI‑Auto), has attracted Rs 44,326 crore of investment and generated 67,820 jobs as of March-end, the government said on Tuesday.The scheme’s implementation also saw incentive disbursements of Rs 2,386.36 crore up to March 31, 2026, MoS Heavy Industries, Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said in the Lok SabhaGovernment approved the scheme with a budgetary outlay of Rs 25,938 crore for enhancin…
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) Haryana has witnessed one of its biggest rural infrastructure expansions with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) sanctioning Rs 15,056 crore under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), supporting 6,175 infrastructure projects on irrigation, rural roads, drinking water facilities and other critical assets.The achievements were highlighted during NABARD’s 45th foundation day celebrations, where Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi was …
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Haryana in-charge and former Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Monday took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, marking his entry into the Upper House of Parliament. Speaking after taking the oath, Poonia described the occasion as one of the most memorable moments of his public life.He said his journey from the semi-arid village of Bewad in Rajasthan to the Rajya Sabha had been made possible through the blessings of the party lead…
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said the state government is implementing several effective schemes to make ‘gaushalas’ self-reliant and financially empowered. As part of these initiatives, 820 e-rickshaws will be provided to ‘gaushalas’ across the state to support the care and management of livestock.The Chief Minister was presiding over a meeting of the high-powered purchase committee here. He said under the scheme, ‘gaushalas’ housing …
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Four villagers lost their lives after allegedly inhaling toxic gas while attempting to rescue a calf that had fallen into a well in Munimpur village of Haryana’s Jhajjar district on Monday.The victims reportedly suffocated inside the well, triggering a major rescue operation that lasted nearly three hours.According to officials, the incident began when a calf fell into the well. In an attempt to save the animal, one of the villagers climbed down into the well but was …
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday congratulated Panshul Bansal, who secured the second All India Rank (AIR) in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, during a meeting with the latter.Bansal, who is from Haryana, had jointly scored 715 marks along with Punjab’s Aryan Gupta, but was placed second based on tie-breaking criteria.In a post on X, Dharmendra Pradhan appreciated the top scorer, saying: “Met Panshul Bansal from Haryana, who has secured AIR 2 in NEET U…
Kolkata, July 19 (IANS) Following overnight rainfall, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rain in four north Bengal districts over the next two days and forecast a prolonged spell of showers across south Bengal. According to officials at the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Alipore, heavy rainfall is likely on Sunday in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong and Alipurduar districts, prompting the issuance of a red alert. Cooch Behar is expected to re…