The Latest Breaking News from Haryana

Haryana spends Rs 30 crore annually on pension of ex-MLAs, kin

CHANDIGARH: Haryana is spending almost Rs 30 crore annually on the pension of former MLAs and their dependents. Around Rs 26.40 crore is being spent annually on pension for former MLAs and Rs 3.11 crore on family pension to widows/dependents of former MLAs, according to information sourced from RTI data.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Covid-19: Amid 4th wave concern, Himachal Pradesh daily tests fall to 1500

CHANDIGARH: As the country braces for a possible Covid-19 fourth wave in the coming months, Himachal Pradesh seems to have dropped its guard if the number of tests conducted in the hill state is an indicator.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Farmers free toll plazas for three hours in Haryana, demand Rs 500 bonus on wheat

AMBALA: The farmers associated with Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Charuni under the call of their symbolic protest freed the toll plazas on various National Highways (NHs) in Haryana for three hours from 10 am to 1 pm on Saturday, demanding the government to give Rs 500 per quintal bonus on…

The Times of India · Apr 9, 2022

Punjab and Haryana high court rejects Sumedh Singh Saini plea for 7-day prior notice by Punjab police

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday turned down the plea filed by former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini that he should be given a seven-day notice in advance in case he is wanted in any criminal case by the Punjab police.

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022

Delhi BJP leader booked for ‘doctored’ Arvind Kejriwal clip

MOHALI: The Punjab Police on Friday booked a Delhi BJP leader for allegedly sharing a “doctored video clip” of AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on his Twitter handle. The case against BJP’s Delhi unit spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal was registered at Phase-11 police station on the complaint of Punjab and…

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022

HC: Don’t look for proof, but for lack of mala fide in case withdrawal plea

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that while hearing an application filed by a public prosecutor for withdrawal of prosecution in a criminal case, the trial court judge should see if the application for withdrawal is free from any taint of mala fides. The HC…

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022

Covid: Haryana logs 96 cases, Himachal Pradesh 11 & Punjab 6

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana reported 96 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. The state’s Covid count has reached 9,85,634 and the death toll is at 10,617. Meanwhile Himachal Pradesh reported 11 cases and Punjab six.

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022

Learn from the Dutch to tackle climate change, save resources

CHANDIGARH: As key food-growing states of Punjab and Haryana face the onslaught of climate change, erratic rainfall, dwindling water availability, excessive use of chemicals and lack of crop diversification, they can learn from the tiny European nation, the Netherlands, that has successfully reclaimed land from sea, nourished its soil and…

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022

Haryana government to allot plots to 182 Kashmiri Pandit families

CHANDIGARH/ROHTAK: Putting an end to three-decade-long wait of the families of Kashmiri Pandits who, between 1991 and 1993, had purchased land in Sector 2 of Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district, the Haryana government on Thursday announced ‘Vachanpurti’ scheme to allot plots to 182 families in Bahadurgarh.

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022

Convicted for 2 murders & 2 rapes, Dera chief Ram Rahim 'not hardcore prisoner', says Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: In a major respite to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the controversial chief of Dera Sacha Sauda who is undergoing imprisonment in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail after being convicted for two murders and two rapes, the Punjab and Haryana high court has held that he does not fall in the category of…

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022