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Haryana Dy CM accuses Punjab CM of cheating farmers by passing farm laws

Punjab is the first state to reject the three farm laws which were enacted after passage of relevant bills in the monsoon session of parliament last month

All outsourced employees of Haryana to get coronavirus lockdown dues

The Haryana government said that "full payment" of wages and salaries will be made to all employees, including contractual, outsourced or person engaged for entire duration of Covid-19 lockdown period

Shut non-complying plants if air quality worsens: EPCA to Haryana, UP

"I had in this letter explained that we may have to direct the closure of thermal power plants, which do not meet the 2015 standards as air quality deteriorates in the coming days," he said

Haryana reports 1,277 fresh Covid-19 cases; death toll now at 1,634

The Covid-19 death toll in Haryana rose to 1,634 with 11 more fatalities, while 1,277 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 1,47,933, a health department bulletin here said

Farm laws: BKU stages protest during BJP's 'tractor rally' in Haryana

BKU activists staged a protest during a "tractor rally" by the ruling BJP in Naraingarh here on Wednesday to spread awareness among farmers about benefits of three recently enacted farm sector laws

Crime dipped 6% in January-September period this year in Haryana: Anil Vij

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij has said that the crime percentage fell by around 6 per cent till September 30 this year compared to the corresponding period of the previous year

Haryana Higher Education Council mulls adopting 'flexi exam' for PG courses

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a situation that necessitates implementation of innovations to be put on fast-track, it added.

Only essential services exempted from diesel genset ban: EPCA tells Haryana

The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution Authority on Tuesday told the Haryana government that only essential services will be exempted from the ban on diesel generator sets

Few cases of stubble burning in Haryana due to awareness among farmers: CM

Very few incidents of paddy stubble burning have been reported during the present season as also borne out by the satellite imagery, he said

700 cases of stubble burning reported from Punj, Haryana between Sept 21-29

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): Amidst increasing levels of air pollution in the national capital region, close to 700 cases of stubble burning were reported from Punjab and Haryana between September 21-29, according to sources in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFF & CC).According to the data, between the nine-day period, Active Fire Events (AFE) registered in Punjab and Haryana this year were 579 and 120, against the much lower 208 and 27, respectively, incidents reported from the two states last year in the same period.Despite increased monitoring of pollution control agencies and stern actions with penalties, the number of AFE in the two States, especially Punjab, has spiralled massively.On September 21, 2020, Punjab registered 14 AFEs whereas on the same date in 2019 it had just five such incidents.Lesser cases were reported this year on September 22 and 23, compared to the last year. However, fire events hugely escalated since September 25 ...

Haryana coronavirus update: State reports 1065 new cases of Covid-19

Haryana reported 1065 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total cases in the state to 142,155

Farm laws: AAP to 'gherao' Haryana CM Khattar's Karnal residence on Sunday

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announced it would hold a protest outside Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence in Karnal on Sunday morning over the new farm laws

NGT directs Haryana chief secy to chalk out strategy for waste disposal

Noting unsatisfactory state of affairs of compliance of norms by housing societies in Gurgaon, the NGT has directed the Haryana chief secretary to chalk out strategy for disposal of untreated sewage

Farmers protesting on busy road in Sirsa evicted, Yogendra Yadav detained

Yogendra Yadav and nearly 100 farmers were taken into preventive custody in Haryana's Sirsa after a group of agriculturists agitating against the Centre's new farm laws were evicted by the police

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala tests positive for Covid-19

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said he has tested positive for coronavirus, adding that he was asymptomatic and feeling alright

Rahul Gandhi's visit to Haryana for farmer protest cut short by a day

There has been a change in the schedule of Rahul Gandhi's visit to Haryana as part of party's protest against the agriculture laws and it will now take place for one day instead of earlier two

Haryana says can't allow Rahul to bring big crowd from Punjab for rally

Ahead of Rahul Gandhi's tractor rally in Haryana against the new farm laws, the government said the Congress leader can bring a few people in the state but it will not permit a big crowd from Punjab

Won't let anyone take law and order in their own hands in Haryana: Khattar

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that no one will be allowed to take law and order in their own hands in the state

Govt buys 573,000 tons of paddy at MSP in last 8 days from Punjab, Haryana

Paddy worth Rs 1,082.46 crore has been purchased at MSP from 41,084 farmers so far, it said

Haryana farmers upset with sluggish procurement; anxious over paddy entry

Against total arrival of 45,000 tonne in mandis since September 26, government agencies and rice millers have procured only 11,895 tonne of paddy