Panipat, May 28 (IANS) Giving a new direction to green public transport, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday inaugurated an electric bus depot here and flagged off 80 e-buses.CM Saini said a new era of clean, modern and environment-friendly transport has begun in Haryana from the historic and sacred land of Panipat.He said out of the 80 electric buses, 40 buses have been allocated for Panipat, 15 for Yamunanagar, 10 each for Kurukshetra and Sonipat and five for Panchkula.He said…
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The government on Tuesday dismissed as ‘false, misleading and baseless’ reports and social media claims suggesting that it was planning to introduce a gold monetisation scheme for temple trusts and religious institutions across the country.The Ministry of Finance, in an official clarification, said certain media reports and social media posts were falsely claiming that the Centre was planning to issue gold bonds to temples in exchange for temple gold reserves or had appr…
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) Haryana has recorded significant progress in the ongoing Census 2027 Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) exercise, with houselisting activities already initiated in the vast majority of areas across the state. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Sunday held a comprehensive review meeting through video conference with Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Municipal Commissioners, District Education Officers and other senior officials to assess the pace of imple…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The government defended India’s textile recycling ecosystem against what it termed “misleading” international media portrayals, saying the country has one of the world’s largest textile recovery and recycling networks supported by long-established reuse and repurposing systems, the Ministry of Textiles said on Thursday.The government said that recent foreign media reports focusing on clusters such as Panipat selectively highlighted environmental and occupational conc…
Panipat, May 7 (IANS) A Special NDPS Court in Haryana’s Panipat district sentenced three drug traffickers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each in a 2021 interstate charas trafficking case, a Narcotics Crime Bureau (NCB) official said on Thursday. The Special Court held Mohd. Wali, Mohd. Rehan Shah and Imran Khan, all three residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, guilty under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for carrying 10 kg charas.”While sentencin…
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) With rapper-singer Badshah failing to appear in Panipat on Friday in response to a summons issued by the Haryana State Commission for Women, its Chairperson Renu Bhatia directed the state police to arrest the rapper over the Haryanvi track Tateeree that sparked controversy. She said the police in Panipat and Panchkula were directed to take action against Badshah and arrest him. Also, notices were issued across the state that unless “he appears before the commission,…
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) Rapper Badshah, who has been facing a lot of backlash for his latest track, “Titiri,” finally broke his silence in the matter, saying that he himself is a proud Haryanavi and did not wish to show any child or woman in a bad light through his song.He further pointed out that he comes from the Hip-Hop genre, where the lyrics are often meant to bring down the opponent.Badshah uploaded a video on his Instagram account saying, “My new song, Titiri, has been released, and I see …
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Delhi also woke up to shallow fog and slightly warmer temperatures on Monday, indicating a gradual end to the winter season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 206, placing it in the ‘poor’ category at 7 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Several monitoring stations recorded AQI levels in the poor to moderate range. As per CPCB data, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 289, Bawana 259, Chandni Chowk 193, DTU 206, IGI Airport (T…
Panipat, Jan 25 (IANS) In a heartfelt conversation following the announcement of the Padma Shri 2026 awards, master weaver Khemaraj Sundriyal shared his remarkable journey from a humble farming family in Uttarakhand to becoming the silent architect behind Panipat’s rise as a world-renowned handloom hub. The government of India’s highest civilian honour recognises his six decades of innovation, dedication, and transformative contributions to Indian handicrafts. Born in Sumadi village, Uttarakhand…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday expressed concern over the high levels of PM10 and the persistent issues related to solid waste management in some NCR cities in Haryana.Reviewing Action Plans of Rohtak, Manesar, Panipat and Karnal for tackling air pollution, Yadav said that a meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini would be convened to address these concerns.Yadav assured early funding and approvals for pollution m…