The Latest Breaking News from Haryana

Once an industrial giant, Punjab lags behind today

LUDHIANA: Once a leader in industrial growth, Punjab today lags behind even its breakaway parts — Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. From 1970s till 1990s, massive industrialisation was see n in Punjab despite its tryst with terrorism.

The Times of India · Feb 18, 2022

Samana candidate moves HC against dera chief’s furlough

CHANDIGARH: An independent candidate contesting the Punjab assembly polls has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the Haryana government’s decision to release controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on furlough.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022

Haryana: 220 new vehicles for police department

CHANDIGARH: The high power purchase committee of the Haryana government has approved purchases worth Rs 1,000 crore. A total of 23 agendas were placed in the meeting, out of which 18 were approved.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2022

Haryana: Water running in 180-km Saraswati channel

AMBALA: Haryana Sarasvati Heritage Development Board (HSHDB) has claimed that it has managed to "run water" into about 180 km palaeochannel of the Saraswati from Radaur area of Yamunanagar district to Kaithal district in Haryana.

The Times of India · Feb 16, 2022

Haryana reports 7 deaths, 922 fresh Covid cases

CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Tuesday reported 922 new Covid-19 cases, seven deaths and 1,273 recoveries. As many as 1,07,232 persons were given the vaccine during the day.

The Times of India · Feb 15, 2022

Haryana: Achieving negative achievements a habit of BJP-JJP government, says Bhupinder Singh Hooda

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana chief minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that the neglect of 52,000 Anganwadi workers of the state is a living example of the negative thinking of the BJP-JJP government towards the daughters.

The Times of India · Feb 15, 2022

Haryana: Panchkula villages being spruced up under ‘Maha safai abhiyan’

PANCHKULA: The Maha Safai Abhiyan (Mega Cleanliness Drive) started in Panchkula from Rattewali village of Barwala block. The cleanliness drive is being organised in all 128 village panchayats of the district on the occasion of Shri Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 16.

The Times of India · Feb 15, 2022

Resolve pay anomaly of senior military ranks: Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: Putting an end to a long-pending incongruity, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Union government to purge the glaring anomaly related to ranks of major general and above whereby senior military ranks were getting a lower pay and pension than their juniors.

The Times of India · Feb 15, 2022

Haryana Civil Service-2002: Vigilance bureau for forensic exam of 16 answer sheets

CHANDIGARH: The state vigilance bureau (SVB) wants to forensically examine answer sheets of 16 senior state bureaucrats selected for the Haryana Civil Service (executive) and allied services in 2002 during the tenure of the then CM Om Prakash Chautala.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

Haryana’s booster dose drive slow, healthcare workers ‘down’

CHANDIGARH: Quicker than neighbouring Punjab in Covid-19 vaccination, Haryana has slacked when it comes to administering booster dose to people and inoculating those under 18, as the figures released by the health department suggest.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022