Haryana

Haryana CM Khattar takes swipe at AAP over Punjab health minister's arrest

Punjab Health Minister Vijay Singla was sacked from the cabinet by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday shortly after which, he was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Branch

Haryana postpones Surajkund crafts fair amid surge in Covid-19 cases

The announcement of the new date of the fair will be decided later

Delhi court convicts O P Chautala in disproportionate assets case

Special judge Vikas Dhull passed the order and posted the matter for May 26, when the court will hear the arguments on the quantum of sentence

Hot weather conditions persist in Haryana, Punjab; 44.5 degrees in Gurugram

Hot weather conditions persisted in Haryana and Punjab on Tuesday with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

Heatwave grips North India; mercury crosses 49 deg C in several places

A tormenting heatwave swept through North India on Sunday with the mercury crossing 49 degrees Celsius in pockets of Delhi, while the weather office forecast some relief Monday onwards. Gurugram in Haryana witnessed a scalding temperature of 48.1 degrees Celsius, the highest since May 10, 1966, when the city logged 49 degrees Celsius. The mercury leaped to a whopping 49.2 degrees Celsius at Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi while Najafgarh in southwest part of the city recorded 49.1 degrees Celsius, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Among other parts of the capital, maximum temperatures reached unbearable highs of 48.4 degrees Celsius at Sports Complex, 47.5 degrees Celsius at Jafarpur, 47.3 degrees Celsius at Pitampura and 47.2 degrees Celsius at Ridge. At the Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's base station, the maximum temperature rose to 45.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the normal and the highest this year so far. The city saw the maximum temperatures rise

Centre relaxes norms for shrivelled wheat grains for Punjab, Haryana

In a relief to wheat growers, the Centre has relaxed procurement norms for shrivelled wheat grains in Punjab and Haryana after the crop suffered damage due to the early onset of heatwave. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last month had urged the Centre to relax norms for shrivelled grains in the purchase of wheat from the state without imposing any value cut. The Centre relaxed norms up to 18 per cent against the existing limit of 6 per cent without any value cut. Chief Minister Mann thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting his request for relaxation in shrivelled wheat grains. "I, on behalf of farmers of Punjab, thank Hon'ble Prime Minister @NarendraModi ji, for accepting our request & allowing a generous relaxation in procurement of shrivelled grains. I assure you that Punjab shall continue to work in earnest to contribute to food security of the nation," said Mann in a tweet. In a letter to the secretary, food and civil supplies, Punjab and additional chief ...

Delhi water crisis: Govt urges Haryana to release more water in Yamuna

The capital city is among 21 cities of India which have probably exhausted the ground water resources

Maruti to invest Rs 11,000 cr to set up largest facility at 800-acre site

New plant, with capacity to make 1 million cars in a year, to come up in Haryana

Maruti Suzuki to invest Rs 11,000 cr for new manufacturing plant in Haryana

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Friday said it will invest Rs 11,000 crore in the first phase of its new manufacturing facility in Haryana. The company on Friday completed the process of allotment of an 800-acre site at IMT Kharkhoda in Sonipat district with HSIIDC (Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited), the auto major said in a regulatory filing. The new plant's first phase with a manufacturing capacity of 2.5 lakh units per annum is expected to be commissioned by 2025, subject to administrative approvals. In the first phase, the investment would be over Rs 11,000 crore, MSI said. "The site will have space for capacity expansion to include more manufacturing plants in the future," MSI noted. At present, MSI has a cumulative production capacity of around 5.5 lakh units per quarter or about 22 lakh units per annum across its manufacturing plants in Haryana and Gujarat.

Power crisis: Buzzing Manesar hub goes silent in powerless summer

The first of a pan-Indian series, based on a ground report, shows how the Manesar industrial hub is coping with the challenge

Kejriwal to address 'Ab Badlega Haryana' rally in Kurukshetra on May 29

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will address a rally in Haryana's Kurukshetra on May 29, senior party leader Dr Sushil Gupta said on Sunday.

Haryana attracted investment of Rs 28,000 cr past year: Dy CM Dushyant

Asserting that state offers a congenial environment for businesses to flourish, Haryana's Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala said that the state attracted investments worth Rs 28,000 crore in past 12 months

Hooda meets Tikait, says Chintan Shivir to be held on farmers' issues

Senior Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday met farmer leaders, including Bharatiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait for consultation over farmers' issues

Punjab cops arrest Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Bagga; get held up in Haryana

The Delhi BJP spokesperson came under fire from the AAP, which is ruling both Delhi and Punjab, for his tweet against Kejriwal over 'The Kashmir Files' movie

Maharashtra police sent to Haryana to question 4 Pak terror suspects

Haryana police have said that they foiled a major terror plot after the 4 suspected Pakistan-linked terrorists were held in Karnal on Thursday morning when they were on their way to Telangana

4 alleged terrorists held in Haryana's Karnal; arms and ammunition seized

Four suspected Pakistan linked terrorists on their way to Telangana to deliver explosives were nabbed in Haryana's Karnal on Thursday and arms, ammunition and IEDs were recovered from them

Punjab and Haryana HC permits Haryana to hold panchayat elections

Notably, the term of the village panchayats in Haryana had ended on February 23, 2021

Haryana's unemployment rate highest in country: Cong general sec Surjewala

Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that Haryana's unemployment rate is highest in the country.

NGT asks Haryana to act against damage to Gurugram water body in 1 month

"In view of above, let the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Panchkula take a decision in the matter and convey the same to the applicant within one month from today," said the NGT in the order

Wheat procurement down 44% to 162 lakh tonnes till May 1 on higher exports

The Centre's wheat procurement declined by 44 per cent to 162 lakh tonnes till May 1 on higher exports and low arrival in Punjab and Haryana mandis, according to official sources