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- Yamuna waters flood 30 Haryana villages
Chandigarh, Sep 9: Two major highways were under water and over 30 villages in Haryana's Yamunanagar district inundated as the Yamuna river overflowed its banks, officials said today.
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- Army saves three from drowning in Haryana
Panchkula (Haryana), Sep 9: Indian Army officials on Wednesday saved three people - two women and a man - trapped in the flooded Ghaggar river in this Haryana town, officials said.
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- Chandigarh's Taj hotel caught violating hygiene, fined
Chandigarh, Sep 9: In a surprise raid on Wednesday evening, one of the most upscale five-star hotels here, Taj, was found grossly violating guidelines of the Chandigarh health and excise and ta....
- 30 legislators suspended from Haryana assembly
Chandigarh, Sep 7: Twenty-nine legislators of the main opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and one from the Shiromani Akali Dal were today suspended from the Haryana assembly following a ....
- I have become a 'signing machine': Haryana governor
Chandigarh, Sep 4: Expressing discontent over his lack of power and authority, Haryana governor Jagannath Pahadia today called himself a "signing machine" and said that he had no say in....
- Haryana assembly adjourned after opposition uproar
Chandigarh, Sep 3: The Haryana assembly was adjourned for the day today - the first day of its monsoon session - following an uproar in the house by opposition parties who were seeking a discus....
- Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension
Chandigarh, Sep 2: Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore today moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry ....
- Haryana power agency collects record revenue through consumer bill payments
Chandigarh, Sep 2: Power distribution agency Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has collected a record revenue of over Rs.800 crore in just two months of July and August. The distributo....
- Vitamin A controversy: Seven Haryana school students hospitalised again
Sirsa (Haryana), Sep 2: The controversy over nearly 100 girls taking ill in a Haryana town after being administered a Vitamin A dose in school raised its head again when seven of them had to be....
- In spotlight: Haryana's land acquisition policy
Chandigarh, Aug 30: From Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, everyone is talking about it. Haryana's land acquisition policy is suddenly in the spotlight over thr....
- Haryana school children to get CWG holidays from Oct 8 to 13
Chandigarh, Aug 30: Haryana has announced special holidays for all school children in the state from Oct 8 to 13 to enable them to watch the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to be organised in New Delh....
- Haryana to set up its own human rights commission
Chandigarh, Aug 29: Haryana will soon establish its own human rights commission to prevent violation of human rights like honour killings and attacks on Dalits.
"The state governm....
- Eight women electrocuted in Haryana
Gurgaon, Aug 28: Eight women were electrocuted and four people were injured in a Haryana village today morning when a high-tension wire fell on the vehicle in which they were travelling, police....
- 'Development chair' in Bansi Lal's memory in Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 27: Former Haryana chief minister and political strongman Bansi Lal will soon have a 'development chair' in his name, a state government spokesman said here today.
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- Haryana regularises 105 shrines
Chandigarh, Aug 26: More than 100 shrines built mostly illegally over the years in Haryana's Gurgaon district are set to get the legal sanction, an official spokesman said today.
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- Haryana MP assures farmers on compensation for nuclear plant
Chandigarh, Aug 23; Farmers would be given adequate compensation for their lands acquired for setting up a nuclear power plant in Fatehabad district of Haryana, parliament member Ashok Tanw....
- Mechanic dies after falling into Gurgaon drain
Gurgaon, Aug 22: A car mechanic drowned after he fell into a drain in this satellite town of the national capital and his body was recovered today, police said.
"Manish Sharma had....
- Youth hurls shoe at Hooda
Mahendergarh (Haryana), Aug 22: A 21-year-old youth hurled a shoe at Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda during a political rally in this Haryana town today, eyewitnesses said, but pol....
- Now computer education compulsory in Haryana colleges
Chandigarh, Aug 22: The Haryana government has made computer literacy compulsory in all its colleges from this year, a minister said today.
Minister of State for Agriculture and Coope....
- Drunk driving can cost licence in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, Aug 18: Any person driving under the influence of alcohol in this satellite town of the national capital will lose his or her licence if caught twice, an official said today.
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- Country's third Migrant Resource Centre set up in Haryana
Chandigarh, Aug 18: The Haryana government has set up a Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Panchkula near here to disseminate information about legal migration to Europe and the risks involved in....
- Haryana gifts women free bus rides for 'Rakhi'
Chandigarh, Aug 17: To mark the festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' when women tie a colourful thread on the wrist of their brothers as a symbol of bond of love, the Haryana government today a....
- Haryana gets police complaint authority
Chandigarh, Aug 17: In a bid to check police laxity, Haryana government has appointed former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer H.S. Rana as the state police complaint authority, an of....
- Gurgaon resident can pay power bill online
Gurgaon, Aug 16: Residents of Gurgaon can now pay their electricity bills online through the Internet, officials said today.
The facility has been made available through website dhbvn....
- Haryana's Sirsa district to have solar street lighting in villages
Chandigarh, Aug 16: Haryana's Sirsa district will be the first district in the country to have streets in all villages illuminated by solar street lighting system, state Power and Renewable....
- Haryana cop suspended for upside down I-Day flag
Chandigarh, Aug 16: A Haryana Police officer was suspended today after the national flag was unfurled upside down at an Independence Day function at Sirsa town.
"The Haryana Polic....
- Haryana increases pension for freedom fighters
Chandigarh, Aug 15: To mark India's 64th Independence Day, the Haryana government today raised the monthly pension of freedom fighters and their widows from Rs.6,000 to Rs.11,000 per month.....
- Hooda visits 92-year-old freedom fighter at home
Chandigarh, Aug 15: A 92-year-old freedom fighter, who did not have the strength to take part in the 64th Independence Day celebrations, had an unusual visitor at his doorstep today - Haryana C....
- Rs.8,000 fine for stray cattle in Gurgaon
Chandigarh Aug 13: Stray cattle are clearly not helping Gurgaon, a satellite town of the national capital, to project itself as a Millennium City. So, town authorities have now decided to come ....
- Mock drill in Gurgaon mall ahead of Independence Day
Gurgaon, Aug 10: A mock drill was conducted at DT mega mall in this satellite town of the national capital today to check security arrangements ahead of Independence Day, officials said.
- Haryana clubs get entertainment duty exemption for sportspersons
Chandigarh, Aug 10: To give a boost to sporting culture in the state, the Haryana government today announced it was granting with immediate effect exemption to clubs from payment of entertainme....
- Seven get life term for lynching Dalits in Haryana
Jhajjar (Haryana), Aug 9: A court here today awarded life imprisonment to seven people for the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district.
All the convicts were produced in....
- Haryana approves Rs 15.88 bn metro link to Faridabad
Chandigarh, Aug 9: The Haryana government today approved a budget of Rs.15.88 billion (Rs.1,588.6 crore) for the extension of the Delhi Metro till the industrial town of Faridabad in Haryana, a....
- 60,000 unemployed Haryana youth to get dole
Chandigarh, Aug 9: Nearly 60,000 youth in Haryana will get unemployment allowance in the current financial year, officials said here today.
A spokesman of the employment department sa....
- Fire near oil pipeline in Haryana doused
Panipat (Haryana), Aug 8: Timely action ensured that a major tragedy was averted after a fire broke out in oil containers lying close to the Mathura-Jalandhar pipeline in this Haryana district....
- Haryana releases Rs.50 mn for new military school
Chandigarh, Aug 7: The Haryana government today released an amount of Rs.50 million for the construction of a new Sainik (military) School in the state.
To be located at Gothra Tappa ....
- Seven held guilty for lynching five Dalits in Haryana
Jhajjar (Haryana), Aug 7: A district court here Saturday held seven people guilty and acquitted 19 others in a case relating to the 2002 lynching of five Dalits in this Haryana district.
- Haryana scientists develop milk-testing kit
Chandigarh, Aug 6: An innovative 'milk urea detection kit' has been developed by the scientists of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) in Haryana's H....
- Delhi Police arrest Haryana cop for graft
Jhajjar (Haryana), Aug 5: The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested an inspector of Haryana's traffic police for taking a bribe of Rs.14,000, an officer said.
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- Most Haryana areas get more rain
Chandigarh, Aug 4: Haryana received 4,472 milimetres (mm) more rain in July this year compared to the corresponding period in 2009.
A spokesman for the revenue department said today t....
- Haryana to increase industrial training seats by nearly 100,000
Chandigarh, Aug 4: Seats for technical, industrial training and vocational education will be increased by nearly 100,000 in Haryana's Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the next two t....
- Three Haryana cops killed in accident
Chandigarh, Aug 3: Three Haryana policemen were killed and four others seriously injured when their vehicle collided with a government bus in a Punjab town today, police said.
Seven p....
- Haryana clerk fulfils Australian woman's last wishes
Chandigarh, Aug 3: A clerk in Haryana travelled hundreds of miles to fulfil the last wish of an Australian woman, born in British India, who wanted her ashes to be immersed in the Ganga river a....
- Four arrested for trying to sell off 12-year-old girl
Sirsa (Haryana), Aug 2: An alert 12-year-old girl raised a commotion and got a large crowd around her in this Haryana town when she realised that four of her relatives, including two women, wer....
- Compensation for Uttarakhand accident victims
Chandigarh, Aug 2: Compensation of Rs.200,000 will be given to the kin of each of the 23 Hindu pilgrims who died in a road accident in Uttarakhand, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda ....
- 31-year-old Dalit man murdered in Haryana
Jind (Haryana), Aug 1: A 31-year-old Dalit man, a resident of a village in this Haryana district, was found murdered under mysterious circumstances in adjacent Sonepat district today, police sa....
- Rahat Fateh Ali Khan faces police complaint
Gurgaon, July 31: Organisers of a live concert of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have filed a police complaint against the singer for his failure to turn up for a show today in Delhi'....
- Haryana's grassroots democracy scores many firsts
Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 28: When nearly 68,000 elected representatives, including 24,800 women, from Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) stood up in this Haryana town to take their oath, it ....
- Betting gang busted in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, July 27: A cricket-betting gang was busted with the arrest of eight people in Gurgaon, a satellite town of the national capital, police said today.
"Eight accused have be....
- Haryana to set up new-born corners, care centres
Chandigarh, July 27: Haryana will set up New Born Corners (NBC) and Sick New Born Care Units (SNCUs) in all the government hospitals of the state to check the infant mortality rate, Chief Minis....
- Nearly 68,000 elected representatives take oath in Haryana
Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 25: Nearly 68,000 elected representatives of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) were collectively administered the oath of office by Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder....
- Rural Haryana women to help check crimes against peers
Chandigarh, July 21: Haryana, with its patriarchal society and a dismal sex ratio of just over 860 women per 1,000 males, has initiated a new scheme to involve women in rural areas to help chec....
- Haryana reduces stamp duty for defence personnel
Chandigarh, July 21: Haryana has decided to provide one percent rebate in stamp duty to serving armed forces personnel and ex-servicemen from the state who purchase houses, Chief Minister Bhupi....
- Looking for a 'sweet' suicide
New Delhi, July 18: If a man intends to commit suicide, will he consume poison with plain water or with liquor? The point arose during the hearing of a murder case in Haryana.
The def....
- Cricket betting racket busted, 4 held in Haryana
Panchkula (Haryana), July 16: A gang of cricket bookies with links in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra has been busted with the arrest of four people here, police said today.
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- Haryana to set up farmers' commission
Chandigarh, July 15: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced the setting up of a commission that will look into factors responsible for decline in farm income and other pro....
- Haryana wants joint patrolling of canals, rivers with Punjab
Chandigarh, July 12: The Haryana government, which blames farmers in Punjab for diverting flood water from the Ghaggar river into the dry Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal leading to flooding in s....
- Water level in Ghaggar concerns Haryana authorities
Chandigarh, July 11: The authorities in Haryana's Kaithal district today expressed apprehension of flooding due to the alarmingly high water levels of the Ghaggar river and other canals pas....
- Tricolour hoisted on 101-foot high flagpole in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, July 11: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today hoisted the tricolour on a 101-foot high flagpole, a venture of the Flag Foundation of India (FFI) of Lok Sabha MP Naveen Ji....
- Haryana to seek Rs. 1,022.94 crore aid for flood losses
Chandigarh, July 10: On the basis of a preliminary assessment of losses incurred in the flood-affected districts, Haryana has sought financial assistance of Rs.1,022.94 crore from the central g....
- Haryana flood due to mischief in Punjab: Official
Chandigarh, July 10: "Mischevious elements" in Punjab had caused the diversion of the flooded Ghaggar river's waters into the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, resulting in breaches a....
- Train services resume on Ambala-Delhi route
Ambala (Haryana), July 9: Train services resumed on the Ambala-New Delhi section of the railways today morning after the track, which had sunk at a few places due to floods, was strengthened wi....
- Fresh breaches, more rain in Haryana, Punjab
Chandigarh, July 8: The army was today called for rescue and relief work in Haryana's Kaithal district today as fresh breaches in rivers and canals in Haryana and Punjab flooded more areas.....
- NH-1 blocked by protesters in flood-hit Haryana
Chandigarh, July 8: Scores of people, who have not been getting water and power supply in flood-affected Shahbad town of Haryana, blocked the National Highway-1 (New Delhi-Ambala-Chandigarh) to....
- PM assures Haryana on help to deal with floods
Chandigarh, July 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised all help to the Haryana government to deal with the flood-like situation in parts of the state due to heavy rains in the last thre....
- Haryana launches helpline for flood victims
Chandigarh, July 7: Haryana today launched a helpline in Ambala district, where incessant rainfall in the last three days has led to a "flood-like situation".
"Besides hel....
- Schools shut in flood-hit Haryana
Chandigarh, July 7: All schools in Haryana's Ambala and Kurukshetra districts have been shut for two days following heavy rains and floods.
Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to....
- Harrowing time for residents, passengers in Haryana
Ambala/Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 7: Thousands of train passengers and residents of Haryana's Ambala and Kurukshetra districts had a terrible time as incessant rains breached riverbanks tr....
- Haryana battles floods, warns against using NH 1
Chandigarh, July 7: Rescue operations were on at a war footing today in Haryana's Ambala and Kurukshetra districts where major breaches in rivers and canals led to the flooding of vast area....
- Breaches flood Ambala, Kurukshetra; army called
Chandigarh, July 6: The army was requisitioned in Haryana's Ambala and Kurukshetra districts after major breaches in rivers and canals led to flooding of vast areas, disrupting traffic and ....
- Police search for Punjab minister's missing secretary
Ambala (Haryana), July 6: The Haryana Police engaged divers to search a canal here for the body of Punjab Agriculture Minister Suchha Singh Langah's personal secretary, who went missing fro....
- Winds of change: Haryana puts spotlight on education
Chandigarh, July 6: From small towns to villages, Haryana is gearing up for a quiet revolution. Armed with over 35,000 new teachers, including 1,000 for the English language, and enhanced inves....
- Pre-monsoon showers lash Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, July 5: Pre-monsoon showers overnight and early today brought respite from the sweltering heat in Chandigarh and parts of Punjab and Haryana.
However, officials have said ....
- Haryana schools to have management committees
Chandigarh, July 5: Government schools in Haryana will have management committees for their overall development and proper implementation, monitoring and supervision of the Rashtriya Madhyamik ....
- Poor response to strike call in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, July 5: Punjab and Haryana witnessed a lukewarm response to the nationwide strike called by opposition parties today against rising fuel prices.
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- Congress, Lok Dal win one Rajya Sabha seat each from Haryana
Chandigarh, July 3: Haryana's ruling Congress and opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) won one Rajya Sabha seat each from the state with their candidates declared elected unopposed tod....
- Haryana to have nuclear energy centre
Chandigarh, July 3: The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) will set up a Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership in the adjoining villages of Jasaur Kheri and Kheri Jasaur in Haryana's ....
- Seven members of Bangladeshi gang arrested
Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 2: Police on Thursday said they had arrested seven members of a Bangladeshi gang, involved in various cases of robberies and looting, from this Haryana town.
- Complainant in high-profile extortion case dead
Panipat (Haryana), July 1: A jeweller, who had helped in the arrest of a top police officer in an extortion case, died in a Delhi hospital of medical complications, police said on Wednesday.
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- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh to solve land dispute
Chandigarh, June 30: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments have decided to work together to solve their land dispute along Yamuna river, officials said here today.
A three-member comm....
- Haryana village keeps tradition alive, elects panchayat unopposed
Chandigarh, June 29: Rithoj village in Haryana's Gurgaon district has kept its 35-year-old political tradition alive. It today elected the whole panchayat (village council) unopposed, yet a....
- Police case against Gurgaon pub
Gurgaon, June 29: Police have slapped a case against a pub here after a Delhi-based businessman alleged that he was beaten up by the staff when he ordered a third drink, police said today.
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- Teen cousins killed for honour; grandmother, uncles arrested
Sonepat (Haryana), June 27: Two teenaged cousins were murdered and their bodies thrown into a canal here allegedly by their grandmother and two uncles, who suspected them of having an affair. A....
- Couple commit suicide by jumping before train
Panipat (Haryana), June 27: A young couple who were in love committed suicide today by jumping before train in this Haryana district because their families were against their marriage as they b....
- Haryana allots land to 25 projects worth Rs.3,500 crore
Chandigarh, June 27: The Haryana government has allotted land for 25 industrial projects which will bring in investment of over Rs.3,500 crore, an official said here today.
The plots ....
- Haryana to rehabilitate 1,600 dismissed cops
Chandigarh, June 27: The Haryana government today assured nearly 1,600 policemen, who were dismissed in 2001 following a Supreme Court order, that they would be rehabilitated in suitable posts.....
- Haryana declares holiday for panchayat elections
Chandigarh, June 24: The Haryana government today declared holiday on July 6 and 10 for all shops and commercial establishments falling within the jurisdiction limits of some districts where el....
- Truck crushes Gurgaon student
Gurgaon, June 23: An engineering student was killed and her friend was injured when a truck hit their two-wheeler in Gurgaon today, police said.
"Anita and Ashish were studying in....
- Power will be a bit cheaper in Haryana from July
Chandigarh, June 23: Consumers in Haryana will get power at cheaper rates from next month as the state's two power distribution agencies today announced reduction in fuel surcharge rates.
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- Rajya Sabha polls for two Haryana seats on July 10
Chandigarh, June 23: The biennial polls to elect two members to the Rajya Sabha from Haryana will be held July 10, a spokesman of the state assembly said today.
The polls are being he....
- Delhi should use Ganga water, not ask Haryana for more water: Hooda
Chandigarh, June 22: Pleading inability to spare water amid a crunch it is facing, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said Delhi should rather use Ganga river water to meet its ....
- Woman collapses, dies in Gurgaon resort
Gurgaon, June 19: A 25-year-old woman employed with a MNC collapsed and died at the popular Wet'n'Wild resort at Manesar near here, police said today. The medical report attributed the ....
- Rs.10 crore allocated for education in Haryana's Mewat
Chandigarh, June 19: In a major thrust for education in Haryana's Mewat region, Rs.10.65 crore is to be spent for the development of the sector during the current financial year, an officia....
- Haryana first with web portal for public grievances
Chandigarh, June 18: Haryana today became the first Indian state to launch a web portal for quickly addressing public grievances, an official said.
Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hood....
- Haryana to give land for Balaji temple
Chandigarh, June 17: Haryana today granted 5.52 acres of land free of cost for constructing a Lord Venkteswara (Balaji) temple in the state, an official said.
The temple would be set ....
- Haryana ex-top cop's anticipatory bail plea rejected
Yamunanagar (Haryana), June 16: A local court here today rejected the anticipatory bail petition of former inspector general of Haryana Police M.S. Ahlawat, who was booked June 8 for allegedly ....
- Haryana farmers get 8-hour power supply for rice sowing
Chandigarh, June 16: Keeping in view the start of rice sowing season, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), a public sector power distribution agency, today began supplying electricity ....
- Tension in Haryana's Hisar after Dalit-Jat spat
Hisar, June 16: Tension prevailed in the Surya Nagar area of this Haryana district on Tuesday after stray incidents of violence following a dispute between the members of the Dalit and Jat comm....
- Solar education kits in Haryana government schools
Chandigarh, June 14: In a bid to spread awareness among school children about the applications of renewable energy sources, the Haryana government has introduced solar education kits in its sen....
- Modern kitchens to be constructed in Haryana schools
Jhajjar (Haryana) June 13: Modern kitchens will be constructed in all state-run schools in Haryana to boost the mid-day meal scheme, an official said today.
"All the necessary par....
- 66-year-old gives birth to triplets in Haryana
Hisar, June 13: After nearly 44 years of a childless married life, a 66-year-old woman in Haryana has given birth to triplets, becoming possibly the oldest woman to do so.
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- Haryana to offer 7,500 hotel rooms for CWG
Chandigarh, June 12: The Haryana government is set to offer about 7,500 hotel rooms as against its commitment of 6,700 during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, an official said today.
- Haryana's green drive: planting 5 crore saplings
Chandigarh, June 11; Haryana is all set for a major afforestation drive with plans to plant five crore sapling this year to enhance the state's green cover, officials said here today.
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- Haryana panchayat re-poll to be held today
Chandigarh, June 10: Re-poll would be held today in 149 polling stations in various districts of Haryana where panchayat (council) elections were held on June 6, an official said on Wednesday.
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- Former Haryana IG accused of molesting widow, case filed after 9 years
Yamunanagar, June 9: Haryana is earning a bad name for itself when it comes to witness corruption among the top police officers of the state. After former DGP Haryana SPS Rathore, this time it ....
- Pakistani boy can hear again, thanks to Gurgaon hospital
Gurgaon, June 8: A day after four-year-old Mohammad Ryyan from Pakistan got back his hearing following surgery at a hospital here, doctors started audio-visual therapy for the boy today to help....
- 70 percent vote in Haryana panchayat polls, three killed
Chandigarh, June 6: At least 70 percent polling was recorded in the first phase Haryana's 'panchayat' (council) elections today as post-poll violence claimed three lives and injured....
- Ex-Haryana top cop Rathore complains of chest pain
Chandigarh, June 6: Disgraced former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore, who has been convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra and is currently lodged in Burail Jail here, is likely to....
- 40 percent Haryana panchayat candidates elected unopposed
Chandigarh, June 5: Ahead of the panchayat (village council) polls on June 6 and June 12 in 13 districts of Haryana, over 40 percent of council members and over three percent of council headmen....
- All demoted women cops now promoted: Haryana to apex court
New Delhi, June 4: The Haryana government today told the Supreme Court that all the women police personnel who were demoted after being promoted as assistant sub-inspectors, sub-inspectors and ....
- Rare heart surgery performed on Nepalese patient
Faridabad, June 3: A rare surgery has been performed on a 20-year-old Nepalese patient suffering from congenital heart condition in this satellite town of the national capital, a doctor said to....
- Six Delhiites die in Haryana
Ambala (Haryana), June 2: Six Delhi residents were killed when a mini bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck in this Haryana town today, police said.
The victims belo....
- Gurgaon hit by water woes, residents write to president
Gurgaon, June 1: Gurgaon is facing a shortage of 20 million gallons of water every day, according to an organisation formed by residents of the city adjoining the national capital. They have wr....
- Travel agency dupes 90 youths of Rs.2.5 crore, two held
Ambala (Haryana), May 31: Two people have been arrested for allegedly duping 90 youths of nearly Rs.2.5 crore on the pretext of sending them abroad on work permits, police said here today.
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- Haryana declares June 6, 12 holidays for panchayat polls
Chandigarh, May 28: The Haryana government has declared holidays June 6 and 12 for all shops and commercial establishments in 13 of 21 districts in the state that will go for elections to the p....
- Haryana government doctors threaten mass resignation
Chandigarh, May 27: Government doctors in Haryana today threatened to offer their mass resignations if no steps were taken to improve the poor working conditions in state hospitals and their lo....
- Now, senior citizen's clubs in all Haryana cities
Chandigarh, May 27: The Haryana government will establish senior citizen's clubs in all cities across the state to take care of the elderly.
Announcing this at Panchkula town near....
- Haryana government doctors threaten mass resignation
Chandigarh, May 27: Government doctors in Haryana today threatened to offer their mass resignations if no steps were taken to improve the poor working conditions in state hospitals and their lo....
- Haryana shuts schools due to soaring heat
Chandigarh, May 26: The Haryana government today asked all schools in the state to shut from May 27-31 due to heat wave conditions in the region.
"We have decided that all governm....
- Principal posted to Haryana after slapping student
Chandigarh, May 26: The principal of a leading government school of this union territory (UT) who was from the Haryana cadre was posted back after she was found guilty of slapping a class 12 st....
- Woman drinks poison at Haryana police headquarters
Panchkula, May 24: Irate over the laxity of Haryana police, a 45-year-old woman, who claimed she was raped, consumed some poisonous substance outside the office of the state police chief here t....
- Mystery disease leaves two girls dead in Haryana village
Chandigarh, May 23: Panic has spread in Samlehri village of Haryana's Ambala district after two girls died and 40 other patients were referred to a hospital following a mysterious disease.
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- Hisar sizzles at 48 degrees
Chandigarh, May 22: A high of 48 degrees Celsius, the second highest temperature ever recorded, had Hisar town in Haryana sizzling today.
Temperatures across Punjab and Haryana remain....
- Now, sting operations in Haryana police stations
Rohtak (Haryana), May 22: Big Brother is always watching, at least in some Haryana police stations where sting operations are being conducted to keep tabs on personnel and ensure that they beha....
- Over 70 percent voting in Haryana civic polls
Chandigarh, May 21: Civic elections conducted on Thursday in various parts of Haryana saw over 70 percent turnout of voters despite sweltering heat wave in the state, an official said.
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- Akali Dal opposes defence university in Haryana
Chandigarh, May 20: The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab today opposed the move to set up an Indian national defence university in Haryana, saying the institute was promised to Punjab.
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- Gotra row: Haryana couple allowed to stay married
Rohtak (Haryana), May 19: A couple, served with a diktat by a Scheduled Caste (SC) community panchayat to either annul the marriage or leave their village in this district, was today allowed to....
- Five policemen among 11 sentenced by Haryana court
Kurukshetra (Haryana), May 18: Siding with the accused in a case of molestation and attempted rape of a deaf and dumb girl 13 years ago has landed five Haryana police officers in jail -- they w....
- Haryana to vaccinate children against encephalitis
Chandigarh, May 17: To save children from falling prey to Japanese encephalitis in five of its districts, the Haryana health department will target nearly 400,000 children for immunization agai....
- Car falls into ditch, four die
Gurgaon, May 17: Four people were killed when their vehicle skidded into a ditch along an under-construction road in Gurgaon on the outskirts of the national capital, police said today.
- Over 16,000 women in Haryana to get a fighting chance
Chandigarh, May 17: Haryana is infamous for its skewed sex ratio. But thanks to quotas for women in grassroots bodies, over 16,000 women are set to be elected in the panchayat elections next mo....
- Haryana orders probe into Hisar gas leak
Chandigarh, May 16: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today ordered an inquiry into an incident of ammonia gas leakage from an ice factory in Hisar city.
Several children o....
- Haryana police bust inter-state robbers gang
Ambala, May 16: Haryana Police on Saturday said they had busted an inter-state gang of robbers with the arrest of three people. Five stolen cars have been recovered.
According to the ....
- Five robbers arrested in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, May 16: Five people allegedly involved in over 22 cases of robbery and theft have been arrested in Gurgaon, police said on Saturday.
"They were involved in 22 cases of cr....
- Online verification of tenants, domestics in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, May 16: In a unique initiative, the Gurgoan police has enabled house owners to verify their tenants and domestic help online without going to a police station, an official said on Satu....
- Rathore planting false reports in media: Ruchika's father
Panchkula (Haryana), May 15: S.C. Girhotra, the father of molestation victim Ruchika, today accused former Haryana police chief S.P.S. Rathore of planting a media report that the Central Bureau....
- 200 slum dwellings gutted in Haryana fire
Panchkula (Haryana), May 12: Hundreds of people were rendered homeless when more than 200 slum dwellings were gutted in fire in this Haryana district. Five people were injured, an official said....
- Haryana's Hisar introduces spot billing for power
Chandigarh, May 11: Introducing a unique concept, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will now generate spot billing for electricity consumers in Hisar town of Haryana.
DHB....
- Bus catches fire in Haryana, all passengers safe
Karnal (Haryana), May 11: A Haryana state transport bus caught fire at a village near here today but the passengers had a miraculous escape, police said.
The Haryana Roadways bus was ....
- Chautala backs opposition to same-gotra marriage
New Delhi, May 10: Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala today met Home Minister P. Chidambaram to seek an amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriage between people within ....
- Haryana declares May 20 holiday for civic polls
Chandigarh, May 10: The Haryana government today declared May 20 a public holiday in view of elections to municipal committees in some towns and cities.
A state government spokesman s....
- Jindal supports Haryana's caste councils
Chandigarh, May 9: Industrialist and Congress MP Naveen Jindal today supported the Haryana khap panchayats' (caste councils) demand for amending the Hindu Marriage Act to ban marriages wit....
- Gandhi effect: Full on help for Haryana's Dalit victims
Hisar (Haryana), May 9: Call it the effect of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit or a reported reprimand from party president Sonia Gandhi to the Haryana government, official help is sudd....
- Nine killed in Haryana road accident
Panipat (Haryana), May 6: Nine pilgrims returning from the famous shrine of Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir were killed today morning when their vehicle collided with a truck near here.
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- Haryana Raj Bhawan buildings to get solar power plants
Chandigarh, May 4: The Haryana government has drawn up a Rs.2 crore (Rs.20 million) plan to set up solar power plants at the Haryana Raj Bhawan here and collectorate offices in 10 of the state&....
- Cocaine seized in Haryana town, 7 held
Ambala, May 4: Police have arrested seven people, including two engineering students, in this Haryana district and recovered cocaine worth Rs.2.5 crore from their possession, authorities said h....
- Dalits still fear returning home after arson attack
Hisar (Haryana), May 3: Nearly 20 terrorised families are still camping outside Haryana's Mirchpur village after last month's arson attack on Dalit houses, in which two people were burn....
- Haryana cop, revenue official held for arson attack
Hisar (Haryana), May 2: A policeman and a revenue official were arrested today in Haryana's Hisar district for the arson attack on Dalit houses in Mirchpur village last month, in which two ....
- Security beefed up in Gurgaon after terror alert
Gurgaon, May 2: Security was beefed up in the Gurgaon satellite township of the national capital after the US and three other countries issued advisories to their citizens warning them of terro....
- 410 booked for using forged BPL cards
Chandigarh, May 2: At least 410 people in Haryana have been charged with using fake cards to avail benefits meant for those living below the poverty line, police said on Saturday.
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- Five women devotees killed in Haryana stampede
Sirsa (Haryana), April 30: At least five women devotees were killed in a stampede early today at the Dera Sacha Sauda sect headquarters near this Haryana town, police said.
Officials ....
- Aero Club of India to organise workshop
Chandigarh, April 29: Aero Club of India will organise a workshop in Haryana on May 1-2 to generate interest in adventurous aero sports among youths, an official said today.
The works....
- Haryana to have herbal parks in each district
Chandigarh, April 28: In an effort to promote medicinal plants and ayurveda in Haryana, the state government has decided to set up at least two herbal parks in each district, an official said h....
- 'Brave cops' to travel free on Haryana buses
Chandigarh, April 24: Policemen who win gallantry awards in Haryana will be allowed free travel on Haryana Roadways buses, Transport Minister O.P. Jain said today.
"The Haryana go....
- Old army shell explodes, two injured
Panchkula (Haryana), April 23: Two people were injured here today after an old Indian Army shell exploded when one of the victims tried to dismantle it, police said.
The incident occu....
- All Haryana water bodies to be full this summer
Chandigarh, April 22: The Haryana government has directed irrigation officials to fill up ponds and other water bodies in the state on a priority basis to avoid problems in the sweltering summe....
- Leopard shot dead in Haryana town
Karnal (Haryana), April 19: A wild leopard, which strayed into a residential area here and attacked at least eight people, was shot dead by police, officials said today.
"We are n....
- Over 50 lakh tonnes wheat arrives in Haryana markets
Chandigarh, April 18: Over 50 lakh tonnes of wheat has arrived in grain markets across Haryana in the first 18 days of the procurement season this year, food and supplies department officials s....
- Haryana sets up its first rural court
Chandigarh, April 18: Haryana's first rural court started functioning today in Shahbad town, 65 km from state capital Chandigarh.
Justice D.K. Jain of Supreme Court inaugurated th....
- Suspected Babbar Khalsa terrorist arrested in Haryana
Mohali (Punjab), April 18: A suspected member of the banned terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) was arrested from Haryana's Ambala district, police said today.
Avta....
- Laptops for Haryana constables
Chandigarh, April 17: Haryana Police will provide laptops to every constable in its force in the next three years, a top official announced here today.
The technological upgrade will ....
- Complete the work, it's already late: Hooda on expressway
Gurgaon, April 17: "Complete the work, it is already late." This is what Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had to say to the firm which is constructing the 135.65-km-long Kun....
- Haryana police join hunt for Tharoor 'threat' SMS sender
New Delhi: The Haryana police today joined Delhi police in searching for the person who sent "threatening" messages to Minister of State of External Affairs Shashi Tharoor and "filt....
- Khap mahapanchyat protests verdict in Haryana honour killing
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 13: The apex body of 'khaps' or traditional caste councils in Haryana and adjoining states today decided to extend its support to six people convicted in an....
- Haryana governor urged to dismiss home minister
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia was today urged to dismiss state Home Minister Gopal Kanda, who was caught on camera directing the police to open fire on supporters of the opposi....
- Haryana police bust IPL betting gang, 5 arrested
Sirsa (Haryana): The Haryana police in this town today claimed to have busted a gang of bookies who were running a betting racket on Indian Premier League (IPL) matches being played currently.
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- Haryana asks schools to keep 25 percent seats for poor
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has asked all the recognised private schools in the state to reserve 25 percent of their seats for economically weaker sections, an official said here today.
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- Wheat arrivals cross 1 lakh tonnes in Haryana
Chandigarh: Nearly 104,000 tonnes of wheat have arrived in grain markets in Haryana in the first four days of the procurement season that began on April 1.
A Haryana food and supplies....
- Haryana home minister attacked by opposition activists
Sirsa (Haryana): Haryana Home Minister Gopal Kanda's cavalcade was attacked by activists of the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in this Haryana district on Saturday, police said.
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- Toll rates hiked on Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway
Gurgoan: Toll rates for commuters using the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway have been revised from today evening, an official said.
"As per communication from the National Highway Author....
- Depressed MBA's death in hospital lands doctor in soup
Gurgaon: A case of negligence has been filed against a doctor after an MBA graduate, undergoing treatment for depression, died in mysterious circumstances in a hospital here on Monday night, po....
- Honour killing: Groom's family wants death for all convicted
Karnal (Haryana): Her son and his newly-wed wife were brutally killed on the orders of a khap panchayat three years ago, but Chanderpati fought for justice despite all odds. She was a relieved ....
- Law tightens noose around Haryana's community courts
Chandigarh: After having a virtual free-run through their illegal diktats which resulted in criminal fallouts, Haryana's notorious "khap panchayats" (community courts or kangaroo co....
- Hooda learning Punjabi - Haryana's second language
Chandigarh: With Haryana having declared Punjabi the second language of the state, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is himself learning the neighbouring state's language.
Hood....
- Haryana governor hospitalised
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia was today admitted in a hospital here for medical tests, a spokesperson said.
Though Raj Bhawan sources said the governor went to the Po....
- 'Cut power supply of defaulting Haryana offices'
Chandigarh: Power supply to those government offices in Haryana which have defaulted in paying electricity bills will be disconnected, an official said here today.
"Besides privat....
- Haryana temple gets foreign currency
Chandigarh: A Hindu temple in Haryana has got a Navratras bonanza: donations in US, Australian and New Zealand dollars as well as British pounds.
The Mata Mansa Devi shrine in Panchku....
- Give free healthcare to poor, get land in Haryana
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today announced that in future it will allot land to only those private hospitals and give recognition to private educational institutions who provide free or....
- Gurgaon to have intelligent traffic system
Gurgaon: Police in Gurgaon plan to install liquid crystal display (LCD) screens at major intersections as part of an IT-driven system to streamline road traffic during the Commonwealth Games in....
- Haryana announces seven new municipal corporations
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today announced the creation of seven new municipal corporations (MC) in the state.
The new MCs will be Yamuna Nagar, Panchkula (adjoining Chandigar....
- Hoax bomb call at Gurgaon railway station
Gurgaon: A man, claiming to be calling from Pakistan, created a scare at the Gurgaon railway station today when he said a bomb has been planted on the Bareily-Bhuj Express train, police said.
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- Bishnoi's party to drag police to court for assault
Chandigarh: Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) chief Kuldeep Bishnoi today said his party plans to file a criminal case against Chandigarh police in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for assaulting ....
- Eight special task force cops arrested for extortion
Panipat: Eight members of the Special Task Force (STF) set up to tackle criminals in Haryana have been arrested after being caught on camera trying to extort money from a jeweller here, police ....
- Haryana authorities act against 'Khap' decision-makers
Chandigarh: In virtually the first-ever action against the arbitrary and illegal decision of a "Khap panchayat" (community council), the administration in Haryana's Bhiwani district....
- Haryana's low-cost surgery package a big hit: officials
Chandigarh: The subsidised surgery package programme of the Haryana government is becoming quite popular in the state with around 48,000 people benefiting from it in just seven months, official....
- Haryana power utility recovers Rs.59 crore from defaulters
Chandigarh: The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), a state-government power utility agency, has recovered arrears of Rs.59 crore in just 10 days from 7,300 defaulting consumers in its ....
- Haryana town donates blood in homage to army captain
Rohtak (Haryana): This Haryana town today organised a blood donation camp in tribute to an army officer from the town who died fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Captain Deepak Sharma di....
- Ranjit Bajaj's second bodyguard held
Panchkula (Haryana): The second bodyguard of a former bureaucrat couple's son, Ranjit Bajaj, has been arrested for attacking the son of a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge, officials said....
- Campaign against 'khap' decisions in Haryana
Rohtak (Haryana): With a rising number of illegal decisions being announced by 'khap panchayats' (community or village courts), especially against young married couples belonging to the....
- Haryana proposes to set up migrants resource centre
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has proposed setting up a migrants resource centre in the state to check illegal immigration and facilitate migration of skilled and unskilled workers to othe....
- 17 percent rise in software exports from Haryana in 2008-09
Gurgaon: Software exports from Haryana were to the tune of Rs.21,000 crore (Rs. 210 billion/$4.5 billion) in 2008-09, a rise of about 17 percent against last year's figure of Rs 18,500 cror....
- Confusion over 'suspended' status of Haryana opposition
Chandigarh: Haryana Asembly Speaker Harmohinder Singh Chatha today said the 35 opposition legislators who were suspended for the entire budget session on Monday were free to return to the house....
- Sirsa makes blood donors just a call away
Chandigarh: Seeking help from a blood donor could just be a call away in Haryana's Sirsa district, with the local administration providing information about thousands of blood donors on a w....
- Suspended Haryana legislators seek governor's intervention
Chandigarh: Opposition members of the Haryana assembly today sought Governor Jagannath Pahadia's intervention after they were suspended a day earlier for the rest of the budget session.
- Ranjit Bajaj's guard arrested
Panchkula (Haryana): Police have arrested one of two bodyguards of a bureaucrat couple's son now in jail for attacking the son of a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge.
Malkhan Si....
- Seven of family killed in Haryana accident
Ambala (Haryana): Seven members of a family were killed early today when their car collided with a bus on the Ambala-Hisar road in Haryana, police said.
The victims included two men, ....
- Haryana to secure its share of water through SYL Canal
Chandigarh: The Haryana government is committed to secure for the state its legitimate share of river waters through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, Governor Jagannath Pahadia said today.
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- Haryana Janhit Congress workers clash with police
Chandigarh: Workers of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC), led by party chief Kuldeep Bishnoi, went on a rampage here today after the police tried to stop them from marching towards the assembly....
- Ragging death: Bereaved family demands stern action
Kurukshetra (Haryana): The family of Satyendra Kumar Dhiman, who committed suicide on Monday by jumping in front of a moving train in Rajasthan, have demanded stern action against seven people ....
- Security cover to family in caste row
Bhiwani (Haryana): A security cover has been provided to the family of a boy, who eloped with a girl of the same gotra (sub-caste), as tension prevailed in Samaspur village of this district aft....
- 33.86 cr annuity to Haryana farmers for acquired land
Chandigarh: The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) has sanctioned Rs.33.86 crore as annuity amount to be given to the farmers whose land has been acquired by the estate department till ....
- Gurgaon residents to repair road themselves
Gurgaon: Tired of not getting a response from the authorities, residents of Wazirpur village in Haryana's Gurgaon district have decided to take matters into their own hands. They have decid....
- Haryana to establish academies to promote sports
Chandigarh: In a bid to give sports a boost, the state government will establish various sports academies in different parts of Haryana in the coming months, an official said here today.
- Bus torched in Haryana, uneasy calm prevails
Chandigarh: A bus was torched in Haryana's Kurukshetra district today as an uneasy calm prevailed in the state and in neighbouring Punjab after supporters of the controversial Dera Sacha Sa....
- Gurgaon residents pay Rs.31 lakh fine to power discom
Gurgaon: The residents of DLF phase-4 in this satellite town of the national capital today paid a fine of Rs.31 lakh to a Haryana power distribution company as the power supply of three multi-s....
- Haryana khap panchayat targets boy's family in caste row
Bhiwani (Haryana): Haryana's unbending khap panchayats (caste councils) have done it again. This time a panchayat in Samaspur in Bhiwani district has targetted the family of a boy who elope....
- 18 prisoners flee after attacking police in Haryana
Palwal: Eighteen prisoners who were being brought here for a court hearing escaped today after attacking the police party that was escorting them, the authorities said. Two were later re-arrest....
- Over 5,000 Gurgaon residents fear powerless Holi
Gurgaon: Over 5,000 residents of Gurgaon's upscale DLF phase-4, which houses three multi-storey apartment blocks and a well-known public school, fear a powerless Holi as the distribution co....
- ATM stolen in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: Three men made off with an automated teller machine (ATM) in an audacious robbery here early today after locking up the guard, police said.
The ATM was later found in adjoini....
- Bureaucrat couple's son seeks bail
Panchkula (Haryana): The son of a former bureaucrat couple in Punjab on Friday filed for anticipatory bail in a case of an attempt to murder registered against him last month.
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- Power-starved Gurgaon residents wait for a miracle
Gurgaon: The Haryana government says power cuts in this satellite city of the capital will be a thing of the past in a year's time. But residents, who have experienced such broken promises ....
- South Korean school girl kidnapped, rescued
Gurgaon: A 17-year-old South Korean girl, studying in an upscale school here, was rescued hours after she was allegedly kidnapped at gun point, police said today.
Gurgaon Police Commi....
- Police raid religious guru's home in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A police team raided the house of Baba Jaspal Singh, a religious guru, in Gurgaon's Palam Vihar area today. Singh has allegedly kidnapped two girls, police said.
"Two....
- Haryana gets juvenile justice boards
Chandigarh: In a bid to effectively implement the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, the Haryana government has set up juvenile justice boards and child welfare committees in each district....
- Haryana saves more girls, but 9 districts fall behind
Chandigarh: The 2001 census showed that Haryana had the worst male-female ratio in India. Since then, it has had partial success in reversing the imbalance, but a negative trend shown by nine o....
- Gurgaon hotel to buy 'cage-free' eggs only
New Delhi: It's not an uncommon sight - scores of hens cooped inside a tiny cage, with barely enough space to even spread their wings. In an effort to discourage such acts of animal cruelty....
- Haryana ups age bar for unmarried women in government service
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today raised the upper age limit from 40 to 45 years for unmarried women residents of the state trying to enter government service.
A notification t....
- Suspicious object found in Ambala's army area
Ambala (Haryana): Army authorities in this major defence base today afternoon carried out a controlled explosion after finding a bomb-like object, police said.
No loss to life or prop....
- Youth dies after being shot by accident in marriage procession
Gurgaon: An 18-year-old man died after being shot by accident at a marriage procession in Bhondsi area of national capital's suburb Gurgaon, police said today.
A relative of the g....
- Youth run over by car in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A youth was killed after being hit by a car on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road today morning, police said. The occupants of the car were also injured as it overturned after the accident.
- Punjab, Haryana see sharp dip in mercury
Chandigarh: Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh today experienced a sudden plunge in the day temperature, owing to isolated spells of rain and an overcast sky.
Chandiga....
- Haryana to open pollution control offices in all districts
Chandigarh: Haryana's pollution control board will open offices in all 21 districts of the state to facilitate the faster grant of environmental clearance certificates, a senior minister sa....
- Haryana police send teams to Delhi, Mumbai to nab Ranjit Bajaj
Panchkula (Haryana): Teams of police officials have been sent to Delhi and Mumbai to nab Ranjit Bajaj, son of a former bureaucrat couple, who was booked in an attempt to murder case on Jan 29, ....
- Snake charmer girls study, usher in winds of change
Sapera Basti (Haryana): Promila is pursuing her graduation and is a role model for her entire village. Considering she hails from a snake charmers' community where education is hardly a pri....
- Police book members of Haryana 'khap panchayat'
Rohtak: Police have booked unidentified members of Kheri village's khap panchayat (council) in this Haryana district, after they directed a married couple to annul their marriage and start ....
- Haryana hopes to earn Rs.200 cr more in excise duty
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided not to increase the rate of excise duty on country liquor and Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) but hopes the state's new excise policy iwould....
- Subcaste trouble again: Haryana family warned against marriage
Rohtak (Haryana): Days before their wedding, a panchayat in Farmana village of Rohtak district has warned a family against marrying its daughter to a youth as his sub-caste has "brotherly r....
- Haryana significantly curtails plastic use
Chandigarh: The Haryana government has imposed a complete ban on the use of polythene bags made of virgin or recycled plastic with a thickness of less than 40 microns and size less than 12 x 18....
- Police provide security to victim family in gotra row
Rohtak: In the wake of tension prevailing due to a gotra (sub-caste) row in village Kheri of this Haryana district, the local police have provided security cover to the family of Satish Berwal,....
- Love for the uniform motivates small town women
Panchkula (Haryana): They may be from small towns but that hasn't stopped them from dreaming big. They have made it to the first women's contingent of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Bord....
- Panchayat ousts newly-weds from village in gotra row
Hisar: In another gotra (clan) row, Khanda village panchayat (council) in this Haryana district on Tuesday directed a newly-wed couple to stay away from the village periphery as they were not p....
- Haryana police yet to arrest Ranjit Bajaj
Panchkula (Haryana): The Haryana police said today they were yet to arrest Ranjit Bajaj, the son of a former bureaucrat couple in Punjab, against whom a charge of attempted murder was filed on ....
- Aero sports centre launched in Haryana
Chandigarh: The country's first aero sports centre was today launched at Bachhaud air strip near Narnaul town in Haryana.
Named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, himself a....
- Haryana village asks couple to end marriage, live as siblings
Rohtak (Haryana): A village 'panchayat' (council) near this Haryana town has directed a married couple to start staying as brother and sister as they are from the same 'gotra' (....
- Metro comes to Gurgaon - for trial run
Gurgaon: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda flagged off the Delhi Metro trial run from Gurgaon today afternoon amid much fanfare and applause. The route will be partially operational ....
- First women's battalion of ITBP passes out
Panchkula (Haryana): It was a proud moment for 209 new constables today as they became the first batch of women to be inducted into the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at an impressive passin....
- Delhi Metro officials unsure when to start Gurgaon line
Gurgaon: Delhi Metro authorities are not sure whether to start the commercial operation of its Gurgaon line in March or July, even as its trial run is set for Friday.
According to Del....
- Haryana to launch two schemes for students' health
Chandigarh: The Haryana government will launch two new schemes to improve the health of school-going children in the state on the occasion of Republic Day on Tuesday, Chief Minister Bhupinder S....
- Soren government yet to set promised 100-days agenda
Ranchi: The Shibu Soren government has yet to set the 100-day agenda of the government after almost a month in power.
Shibu Soren took over as the state's seventh chief minister -....
- Chautala trio in, Haryana Congress still short of majority
Chandigarh: It will be a rare sight in Indian politics when a father and his two sons sit side by side in the same state assembly. Haryana will provide that sight, thanks to the Chautala trio -....
- Gurgaon taxi, auto drivers learn English for foreign guests
Gurgaon: The Gurgaon administration is teaching English to its taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers so that they can easily converse with the sportsmen and other foreign tourists expected at the Comm....
- Counting in Ellenabad by-poll on Saturday
Ellenabad (Haryana): The district administration has made all arrangements for smooth counting of votes in the Ellenabad bye-election to the Haryana state assembly on Saturday, officials said t....
- Foggy start to voting in Haryana's Ellenabad by-poll
Ellenabad (Haryana): Voting for the by-election to Haryana's Ellenabad assembly seat began on a slow note today as thick fog enveloped most of the constituency. Former chief minister Om Pra....
- Hooda faces acid test in bypoll against Chautalas
Ellenabad (Haryana): Tucked away in a remote corner of Haryana, close to the state's boundary with Rajasthan, the dusty constituency of Ellenabad is shaping up for one of the biggest battle....
- Haryana jail starts study centre for prisoners
Karnal: In an attempt to provide educational opportunities to prisoners, the Haryana government has started a study centre at Karnal jail in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi National Open U....
- Haryana expecting 10 lakh pilgrims during solar eclipse
Chandigarh: Haryana is expecting nearly 10 lakh people to visit the holy city of Kurukshetra on the occasion of solar eclipse on Friday, officials said today.
"About 10 lakh peopl....
- Recreational projects to come up in Haryana
Gurgaon: The Haryana government has permitted people owning 50 acres or more land in the amenity zone of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) global corridor to set up recreational projects like amu....
- Gurgaon's unregistered realty dealers could face penal action
Gurgaon/Chandigarh: Property dealers and real estate agents in Gurgaon not registering themselves with the district administration will face penal action, officials said here today.
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- Temperatures rise across Himachal
Shimla: Minimum temperatures in many parts of Himachal Pradesh rose today due to the prevailing dry weather, the Met office here said.
The night temperature at Shimla rose appreciably....
- Prakash family hails withdrawal of Rathore's medal
Panchkula (Haryana): Anand Prakash, who has been fighting the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case for the past 19 years, hailed the union home ministry's decision today to strip tainted cop S....
- Molestor, Murderer, Rapist: Sector 6 has seen them all
Panchkula (Haryana): Sector 6 of Panchkula, an upscale suburban town outside Chandigarh, is not only known for its leafy streets, spacious houses and influential residents - but for infamous hi....
- Peace march in Ruchika's memory, 16 years after death
Panchkula (Haryana): Teenager Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide three years after being molested by former Haryana top cop S.P.S. Rathore, was remembered by people from all walks of life ....
- Haryana districts to have eye banks
Chandigarh: Eye banks will be set up in all districts of Haryana with ambulance connectivity to facilitate easy and quicker eye donations, a state minister said today.
Health, Educati....
- 150,000 power connections cut off in Haryana
Chandigarh: Over 150,000 power connections have been cut off in Haryana this year, with the state-run power distribution agency launching a massive campaign to pull up defaulters.
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- Delighted Jindal to illuminate national flag after home ministry nod
New Delhi: Thrilled that the home ministry has given him permission to fly the tricolour at night provided it was illuminiated, Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal today said he planned....
- Rathore enjoyed patronage of four Haryana chief ministers
Chandigarh: Disgraced former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore may not be finding many friends after his conviction by a court here in the molestation case of 14-year-old ....
- After 19 years, former Haryana top cop jailed for molesting minor
Chandigarh: Former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore was today sentenced to six months in prison in a 1990 case of molesting 14-year-old budding tennis player Ruchika Girh....
- Former Haryana DGP gets jail for molesting minor
Chandigarh: Former Haryana director general of police (DGP) S.P.S. Rathore was today sentenced to six months in prison in a 1990 case of molesting 14-year-old budding tennis player Ruchika Giro....
- Power defaulters pay Rs.14.7 crore
Chandigarh: Haryana's power distribution agency, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), has recovered arrears totalling Rs.14.7 crore (Rs.147 million) from nearly 16,000 power defaulte....
- Panchkula jewellery shop owners to install CCTV cameras
Panchkula (Haryana): Police here have directed the jewellery shop owners to install CCTV cameras in their premises by Jan 5 next year to curb growing incidents of robberies in this Haryana dist....
- Gurgaon to get city bus service
Gurgaon: The Haryana government has decided to start a city bus service in Gurgaon which will be based on a Public Private Partnership (PPP). In all, 450 new buses will be purchased for this, o....
- Haryana breaks its paddy production records
Chandigarh: Since its formation on Nov 1, 1966, Haryana has broken all records in paddy production this season (October 2008-December 2009), according to the state's food and supplies depar....
- Haryana Roadways to get 700 new buses
Chandigarh: Haryana Roadways will add 700 new buses in its fleet and will run special buses to the religious and prominent places in neighbouring states, an official said here today.
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- Panchkula banks to install CCTV cameras
Panchkula (Haryana): To check growing incidents of bank robberies in this Haryana district, police have directed all the banks here to install CCTV cameras in their premises, an official said t....
- Haryana CM attacks Chautala for opposing nuclear power plant
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today flayed Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) chief Om Parkash Chautala for opposing the setting up of a nuclear power plant in the state&....
- Separate high court is Haryana's right: Hooda
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today reiterated his government's demand for a separate high court and in the state capital Chandigarh.
"It is our leg....
- Gurgaon to auction hoarding structures
Gurgaon: Putting up hoardings at just about every place in Haryana's millennium city Gurgaon could soon be a thing of the past. The city authorities will auction structures of illegal hoard....
- Haryana to invest 1.6 crore for senior citizens' clubs
Chandigarh: In a bid to bring smile to the senior citizens of the state Haryana government has come up with a novel initiative to set up 1000 clubs for the aging people. The state government ha....
- After pigs, Gurgaon shows stray cattle the door to pen
Gurgaon: After pigs, stray cattle in Gurgaon could soon find it difficult to roam around freely in this Haryana's city adjoining the national capital.
Gurgaon's municipal corp....
- Haryana buffalo sets record
Chandigarh: A Murrah-breed buffalo belonging to Haryana's Faridabad district has set a new record by yielding 31.320 kg of milk in a day, officials said here today.
The buffalo be....
- Police want CCTV cameras in Panchkula to curb crime
Panchkula (Haryana): Struggling to keep a tab on the increasing crime rate in this Haryana district, police have asked the local administration to make it mandatory for banks, showrooms and pet....
- Haryana hopes to double agricultural yield by 2020
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said his government has set a target of doubling agricultural production by 2020, and urged scientists to develop better technolog....
- Seventy-year-old mother celebrates daughter's first birthday
Jind (Haryana): Fifty-five years after her marriage, Rajo Devi last year became the world's oldest mother at 69. As she and her 73-year-old husband proudly celebrated their daughter's f....
- BJP legislator in Haryana arrested for causing a traffic jam
Ambala (Haryana): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) newly elected Haryana legislator Anil Vij surrendered to the police today after he was booked for allegedly causing a traffic jam on a natio....
- Haryana to assist Saraswati river research
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday reiterated its commitment for research on the mythological Saraswati river.
Haryana's Irrigation Minister Ajay Singh Yadav assured a....
- Haryana seeks central intervention in river projects
Chandigarh: Haryana today sought the intervention of the central government in river projects and urged Union Water Resource Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to take up the issue.
Haryana ....
- Haryana gets SEZ proposals worth Rs.50,000 crore
New Delhi: Haryana has received more than 100 proposals for setting up special economic zones (SEZs), which will bring investments worth Rs.50,000 crore and create 1.5 million jobs, a senior go....
- Haryana to set up peacock breeding centres
Chandigarh: To protect the national bird and increase its population, the Haryana government has chalked out a plan to set up a sanctuary and breeding centres for peacocks in the state.
- Haryana tells oil firms to shift depots from residential areas
Chandigarh: Concerned over the devastation caused by the recent oil depot fire near Jaipur, the Haryana government has asked leading public sector oil companies to review and shift their depots....
- When two chiefs met in their old school
Kunjpura (Haryana): One of them is the chief of the second biggest Army in the world. The other, the chief of one of the most progressive states in the country. Today saw General Deepak Kapoor ....
- Haryana to install CCTV cameras in government hospitals
Chandigarh: The government-run hospitals in Haryana will soon have closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras to monitor interaction between doctors and patients.
These cameras would al....
- Hooda government transfers 25 top bureaucrats
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday evening ordered the immediate transfer of 25 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.
Manik B. Sonawane, financial commissio....
- After food poisoning, Haryana village students discharged from hospital
Chandigarh: As many as 85 students of a government-run primary school in Karnal district of Haryana were today discharged from a hospital, the state's health minister said.
The st....
- Stray pigs banned from Gurgaon
Gurgaon/Chandigarh: Authorities in Gurgaon have invoked Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code to banish pigs from the municipal limits of the commercial hub adjoining the national capital.....
- 'Supportive' Independents gain most in new Hooda government
Chandigarh: All seven independent legislators supporting the Congress in Haryana were today accommodated in the new government headed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Four of ....
- Haryana gets 6 cabinet ministers and 3 ministers of state
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia today administered the oath of office to six cabinet ministers and three ministers of state here.
Five of the cabinet ministers - Capita....
- Haryana ministry swearing-in put off
Chandigarh: Barely 12 hours before new ministers were to be inducted in the Congress's second successive government in Haryana under Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the swearing-in ceremony was post....
- Punjab, Haryana cross 150 lakh tonnes paddy procurement
Chandigarh: Achieving another target despite less than favourable weather conditions this year, Punjab and Haryana have crossed 150 lakh tonnes of paddy procurement this season, officials of th....
- Rs.138 cr water supply plant for Gurgaon
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today announced sanctioning of a Rs.138-crore (Rs.1.38 billion) project to improve drinking water supply in Gurgaon.
A public health department spok....
- Haryana gives Rs.2 lakh to widow of patient who died at PGIMER
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today gave a cheque of Rs.200,000 to the aggrieved family of the 32-year-old man who died on Tuesday at the gate of a hospital here because the prime minister....
- Ajmer Shatabdi runs down four, passengers stranded
Gurgaon: Four people were run over by a train near this suburban city early today leading to angry protests that saw hundreds of passengers aboard the New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express being str....
- Haryana makes bureaucratic reshuffle
Chandigarh: In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the Haryana government has posted Chhatar Singh as the principal secretary to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Singh, an IAS officer of 1....
- Haryana couple ousted from village for marrying within clan
Rohtak: Soon after a young couple was ousted from its village in Haryana's Jhajjar district for "violating" social norms by marrying within the same clan, another couple in the st....
- Goods worth lakhs destroyed in Karnal mill fire
Karnal (Haryana): Goods and raw materials worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed when a thread mill near here caught fire today, officials said.
No casualties were reported in the inc....
- Haryana to set up 1,500 skill development centres
Chandigarh: The Haryana government today announced it will set up skill development centres to impart training to nearly 100,000 youth in the state.
This was disclosed by Haryana Ch....
- Fire in Haryana building, people trapped
Ambala (Haryana): At least 10 people were trapped when fire broke out in a commercial building in this Haryana city today afternoon, an official said.
Fire officials said fire brigade....
- HJC legislators 'abstain' from Haryana trust vote
Chandigarh: Keeping his political cards close to his chest, Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) president Kuldeep Bishnoi today led party legislators in 'abstaining' from the vote of confiden....
- Haryana to launch loan, interest waiver scheme
Chandigarh: Haryana will launch a cooperative bank loan and interest-waiver scheme for landless labourers, rural artisans and petty shopkeepers, state Governor Jagannath Pahadia said today in h....
- Harmohinder Chatha is Haryana assembly speaker
Chandigarh: Harmohinder Singh Chatha was today elected speaker of the Haryana assembly in the first one-day session of the newly-elected house that also saw 89 legislators take oath.
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- INLD criticises one-day assembly session in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana's main opposition party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Tuesday criticised the Congress' move to wrap up the opening assembly session in one day, terming it &....
- Haryana agriculture university gives tips to farmers
Chandigarh: Scientists of a Haryana agricultural university on Tuesday recommended new varieties of wheat and gave tips to farmers to increase crop production in the state, officials said.
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- Hooda faces majority test in assembly on Wednesday
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister for a second consecutive term Bhupinder Singh Hooda faces his first political test on Wednesday when he has to prove the majority of the Congress government o....
- Hooda gets one week to prove majority in assembly
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia today gave one week's time to newly inducted Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly.
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- BSP legislator extends support to Congress in Haryana
Chandigarh: The lone Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator in the Haryana assembly, Akram Khan, today extended his support to the Congress government in the state, far from the political battlef....
- Auto unions agitate, 80,000 workers on strike in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: About 80,000 workers from 60-odd companies in this industrial hub stayed away from work today to protest the death of a worker in an automobile firm here. Work was affected in many com....
- Forensic experts to investigate blast in Haryana town
Chandigarh: Forensic experts have been called today to investigate a blast that took place at a Muslim shrine complex in Haryana's Jind town, an official said.
The incident took p....
- Committee formed to look into Gurgaon factory dispute
Gurgaon: A day after labour unrest at a Gurgaon-based auto component factory in Haryana left one worker dead and at least six injured, the district administration on Monday constituted a commit....
- Haryana officials to monitor cases of their departments
Chandigarh: Embarrassed by failure of officials of various departments to appear before courts for hearing of cases, the Haryana government today instructed its top officials to monitor all cou....
- Hooda votes in village with mother
Rohtak (Haryana): A confident Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today headed to his native village Sanghi with his mother, wife and MP son Deepinder Singh Hooda to cast his vote in t....
- Haryana No.1? It's a hot poll issue
Chandigarh: It might sound like a David Dhawan film title, but actually "Haryana No.1" is the one poll issue that has ignited the passions of most political parties in the state ahead o....
- Apex court allows limited mining in Aravali ranges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to allow mining of building materials in 600 hectares of the Aravali ranges in Haryana, if the state government sets up a fool-proof mechanism to recup....
- Salt bags on tracks hold up trains in Haryana
Ambala (Haryana): Salt bags that fell on the railway tracks from an overturned truck held up rail traffic on the Ambala-Saharanpur section for several hours today morning, railway authorities s....
- Train engine derails in Haryana, no injury reported
Kurukshetra (Haryana): A passenger train derailed in this Haryana district today, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Ambala-Delhi route, officials said. No one was injured in the incident.
- Woman wants to bike her way to Haryana legislature
Rohtak (Haryana): At a time when politicians in patriarchal Haryana do not hesitate to show off their luxury SUVs and cars during electioneering, a woman contestant of the ruling Congress in th....
- Former Haryana CM Rao Birender Singh dead
Chandigarh: Former Haryana chief minister Rao Birender Singh, who was also a former cabinet minister, died in Gurgaon today following a heart attack, officials said. He was 88.
He was....
- Lals to battle it out again in Haryana
Chandigarh: Haryana's famous Lal families are again in the fray for next month's assembly elections.
Nearly a dozen members from the families of former chief ministers Devi La....
- At 175 feet, Ambala claims it has tallest Ravana
Ambala (Haryana): Just a few hours before he was to go up in flames, demon-king Ravana was standing tall near here, literally. A Ramlila committee claimed to have put up the tallest Ravana effi....
- Two robbers killed by police after Gurgaon family held hostage
Gurgaon: A family was held hostage by armed robbers for nearly two hours in their house here before the police came to their rescue and killed two of the criminals in a gunfight, an official sa....
- Haryana governor discharged from hospital
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia was discharged from the hospital today, three days after he was admitted on Saturday after collapsing during a function.
Pahadia's aid....
- Two Haryana schools hit by oil 'leak'
Ambala: Oil oozing out of the playgrounds of two schools here in Haryana has forced the authorities to ask hundreds of students to vacate the premises.
Ambala Deputy Commissioner Same....
- Haryana governor hospitalised after chest pain
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia was hospitalised after he complained of chest pain while attending a religious function here today.
Pahadia was attending a religious ce....
- Oozing oil forces authorities to vacate school in Haryana
Ambala (Haryana): With oil oozing from the ground of a school complex during the rainy season, authorities in this Haryana city have been ordered the government primary school to vacate the pre....
- Haryana cops, forensic experts probe attack on Rahul's train
Gharaunda (Haryana): Police and forensic experts in Haryana were Wednesday questioning people and searching villages to identify those who pelted stones at the Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Expre....
- Seven of family found dead in Haryana village
Rohtak: Seven members of a family were today found dead in their house in Kabulpura village near this Haryana town, police officials said.
The victims, who belonged to the family of a....
- Sikh faction takes over Haryana shrine managed by SGPC
Kurukshetra (Haryana): A faction of Sikh leaders took over a gurdwara in this Haryana town, which was controlled by Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The faction le....
- 3 teenagers killed, 12 injured in a shell blast
Panchkula (Haryana): Three teenagers were killed and 12 others injured when a shell exploded here today, police said. "Three boys, aged 13 to 16 years, have died while 12 children were inju....
- People trapped as building collapses in Faridabad
Faridabad (Haryana): Several people were feared trapped when a three-storey building housing a shopping centre collapsed today in this Haryana city adjoining the national capital, police said.
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- Two dead, three injured in Faridabad building collapse
Faridabad (Haryana): At least two men were killed and three suffered injuries while an unspecified number of people remained trapped under debris today after a three-storey shopping centre coll....
- Haryana CM's chopper makes unscheduled landing
Hisar (Haryana): A helicopter carrying Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda made an unscheduled landing here today due to bad weather ahead.
District administration officials ....
- 12 lakh new voters registered in Haryana
Chandigarh: Between the general elections in April-May and now, the Election Commission of India has registered 12 lakh new voters in Haryana, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla sai....
- Haryana assembly dissolved; Congress, opposition ready for poll
Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia today evening dissolved the state assembly, just hours after the Haryana cabinet recommended its dissolution.
An official spokesman conf....
- Haryana cabinet recommends assembly dissolution
Chandigarh: Seeking early polls, the Congress government in Haryana led by Bhupinder Singh Hooda today recommended the dissolution of the state assembly nearly six months before the expiry of i....
- Haryana to accept donations for public healthcare
Chandigarh: In a first of its kind of move to involve individuals, corporates and other organisations, the Haryana government has formulated a policy regarding acceptance and management of ....
- Haryana will dig lakes to fight drought
Chandigarh: New lakes will be dug and reservoirs built, while old ones will be renovated by the Haryana government to fight drought in the future, the state's finance minister has announced....
- Haryana seeks central aid to tackle drought-like conditions
Chandigarh: Haryana on Sunday urged the central government to provide it Rs. 3,168.75 crore to tackle drought-like conditions.
"Haryana has been adversely affected due to the weak....
- Haryana will dig lakes to fight drought
Chandigarh: New lakes will be dug and reservoirs built, while old ones will be renovated by the Haryana government to fight drought in the future, the state's finance minister has announced....
- Haryana minister dies after illness
Chandigarh: Cabinet minister in Haryana, Kartar Devi, died today after a prolonged illness. She was 66.
Devi was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Resea....
- SGPC general house opposes separate Haryana committee
Amritsar: While members from Haryana staged a walkout, the general house meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today vowed to oppose the Haryana government move to form ....
- Haryana takes steps to check hoarding of essential items
Chandigarh: With a view to checking hoarding of essential commodities, the Haryana government on Wednesday introduced a control order that made it mandatory for all retailers and wholesalers to....
- Haryana wants more power allocation to beat drought
Chandigarh: In the wake of a poor monsoon in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday urged the central government to allocate 400 MW additional power from the unallocated poo....
- Gurgaon Metro rail to start by mid-2012: Hooda
Gurgaon (Haryana): The Gurgaon Metro rail, the country's first Metro rail project to be built and operated by a private company, will be operational by the middle of 2012, Haryana Chief Min....
- Haryana caste row: Couple debarred from entering village
Jhajjar (Haryana): A "sarv khap panchayat" (grand caste council) in Haryana's Jhajjar district has reduced the "punishment" of a family, who had been ordered to leave the vi....
- Haryana to be power surplus by 2011: CM
Chandigarh: Having electrified all its villages long back but facing a higher demand for power, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda says the state is well on course to not only meet it....
- Another honour killing in Haryana: couple beaten to death
Rohtak (Haryana): In another case of honour killing, a young couple was allegedly beaten to death by the family members of the girl after they caught them together in the field in a village her....
- Akali Dal not to allow Haryana to meddle with gurdwara committee
New Delhi: The Akali Dal will not allow the Haryana government to meddle with the internal matters of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), party leader Ratanjit Ajnala said in th....
- Haryana to have motor sports city near Gurgaon
Chandigarh: A motor sports city will come up near Haryana's millennium city Gurgaon, adjoining the national capital, officials said today.
The motor sports city will come up in th....
- Haryana officials to be penalised for delay in filing records
Chandigarh: Haryana government officials failing to write the annual confidential reports (ACRs) of their subordinates on time will soon find red entries in their own records, official spokesma....
- Haryana likely to announce separate gurdwara body
Chandigarh: The controversy over having a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) for Haryana to manage Sikh shrines in the state has started afresh with Chief Minister Bhupinde....
- Caste council strict on ousting family from Haryana village
Jhajjar (Haryana): Tension continued to prevail in some villages of this Haryana district on Friday with members of a khap panchayat (caste council) camping on one side of the Dharana village b....
- Haryana can't be Taliban country: on honour killings
Chandigarh: Love stories often go wrong in Haryana, especially if the couple does not meet social norms. But at last some young people from the state are speaking up against shocking honour kil....
- First good shower little too late for farmers
Sohna (Haryana): The season's first good shower came too late for Mohan Singh's rice nursery where the saplings are dead. His bajra crop is ruined too, as his pump could not raise water....
- Haryana to set up 73 automated weather stations
Chandigarh: The Haryana government is all set to expand its weather monitoring system with the help of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD....
- Police yet to arrest Haryana 'honour' killing culprits
Narwana (Haryana): Two days after a 21-year-old man was lynched for marrying against the wishes of his community in Haryana's Jind district, police today admitted that they were yet to make....
- Tension in Haryana villages after killing of youth
Narwana(Haryana): Tension gripped some villages in Haryana's Jind district today following the so-called honour killing of a 21-year-old man who had married against the wishes of his commun....
- Haryana youth killed for marrying girl of same clan
Narwana (Haryana): In a case of so-called honour killing in a village in Haryana, a 21-year-old man who had married against the wishes of the community has been beaten to death by residents of ....
- Millions visit Kurukshetra for holy dip during solar eclipse
Kurukshetra (Haryana) It was a sea of humanity that arrived in this Haryana town to take a dip in the 'Brahmsarovar' on the occasion of the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century tod....
- INLD a sinking ship, Haryana Congress strides confidently
Chandigarh: Into its fifth year in power in Haryana, the Congress is still calling the shots in state politics and might even call for early assembly polls. The best indicator of its strength c....
- Indian hockey captain to be made police officer in Haryana
Chandigarh: Indian hockey team captain Sandeep Singh will be inducted as an officer in the Haryana police, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced today.
Sandeep, who hails fro....
- Mango festival starts in Haryana
Chandigarh: Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started today.
Around 2,835 entries of mangoes from all across northern Indi....
- Haryana to host 18th 'Mango Mela' from today
Chandigarh: There's good news for lovers of the king of fruits - mango - as Haryana is all set to host the 18th edition of its annual Mango Mela (festival) from today.
This two-da....
- Punjab, Haryana get more power from Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Punjab and Haryana have started getting more electricity from Himachal Pradesh from today, say officials.
"Now, Punjab will get an additional 10 lakh units and Haryana fou....
- Haryana CM leads by example, switches off AC
Chandigarh: Having ordered a ban on the use of air conditioners in government offices throughout Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday led by example when he ordered that the ....
- Wanted man shot dead in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A man wanted for over a dozen crimes was shot dead by the police in a firefight when the accused was trying to escape on a stolen motorcycle, officials said on Friday.
The ....
- Haryana to commission power project for Commonwealth Games
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Saturday announced that the commissioning of the first phase of the state's biggest power plant is being advanced to ensure power supply to the nationa....
- Metro's Gurgaon extension, Haryana releases final funds
Chandigarh: Keen to extend the Delhi Metro rail project to the millennium city of Gurgaon, the Haryana government on Tuesday released the fourth and final instalment of Rs.710 million (Rs.71 cr....
- Fiza to campaign against former Haryana CM
Mohali (Punjab): Fiza alias Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed on Tuesday announced that she would campaign against....
- No toilet, no bride - Haryana slogan hits the mark
Panipat (Haryana): The war against insanitation is being fought by women in Haryana by placing a simple condition before their daughters get married - her new household should have a toilet....
- Gurgaon police blacklist private security agency
Gurgaon: The failure of a private security agency, hired by a resident welfare association, to control petty crimes in its area in this Haryana city has led to the Gurgaon police on Thursda....
- 58 bonded labourers rescued from brick kilns in Haryana
New Delhi: At least 58 bonded labourers along with 123 members of their families have been rescued from brick kilns in Haryana after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) carried out sp....
- Haryana trying to revive Saraswati river
Chandigarh:Saraswati, an ancient river, which finds mention in Hindu mythology, is being revived by the Haryana government at a cost of Rs.100 million, officials said on Tuesday.
The Harya....
- Haryana plans liquor vends quota for SC, Backwards
Chandigarh: At a time when the country's general elections are just round the corner, the Haryana government on Monday announced that reservations were being made for the Scheduled Castes (SC....
- Haryana police official's brother fires, kills one
Bhiwani (Haryana): Villagers in this Haryana district on Sunday blocked traffic on the Bhiwani-Hansi town highway after a police official's kin fired indiscriminately Saturday night killing a....
- Haryana policeman suspended for beating up couple
Jind (Haryana): A Haryana police official accused of beating up a young couple after dragging them out of a house was suspended here on Saturday, the police said.
Superintendent of Police (S....
- Haryana becomes revenue deficit state again after budget
Chandigarh: After having been a revenue surplus state for nearly four years, Haryana has once again become a revenue deficit state, after the new budget for 2009-10 was presented to the state....
- Robbers loot Rs.1 mn from Haryana bank
Panchkula (Haryana): Two motor-cycle riding armed robbers on Thursday looted Rs.1 million from a nationalised bank branch in a busy market place in this Haryana town, the police said.
Acco....
- INLD completes foot march, demands Hooda govt's dismissal
Chandigarh: Haryana's main opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Thursday ended its 30-day, 600-km foot march across the state and its chief Ajay Chautala submitted a memorandum to Govern....
- Oscar Fernandes says Amendments in Factories Acts, 1948 in final stage
Faridabad: Minister of State for Labour and Employment Oscar Fernandes on Monday said the Government is seriously contemplating comprehensive amendments in the Factories Act, 1948 that would ....
- Lone surviving Constituent Assembly member dead
Rohtak/Chandigarh: The last surviving member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Ranbir Singh, died at his residence in Rohtak town of Haryana today after a nearly two-month long illene....
- Former Haryana deputy CM's second wife attempts suicide
Chandigarh: Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Mohan alias Chand Mohammed, was admitted to a hospital here on Thursday after a suicide....
- Chander Mohan, second wife differ on 'kidnap' drama
Chandigarh: A high-profile love story with political twists has gone terribly wrong in Haryana with the two main characters ending up with differences over a "kidnapping" drama on Wednesday....
- Haryana village councils earn Rs.112 mn in award money
Chandigarh: Nearly 800 'Gram Panchayats' (village councils) in Haryana have earned Rs.112.9 million in award money under total sanitation campaign (TSC) for ridding their villages of open defec....
- Eight killed in road accident in Haryana
Hissar (Haryana): Eight people died and three other were seriously injured when a jeep collided with a truck in Haryana late on Wednesday, the police said.
The accident occurred on the Hissa....
- Corruption 'highly institutionalised' in Haryana: official
Panchkula (Haryana): Corruption in the government offices of Haryana is "highly institutionalised and everyone here is shielding one another", a top anti-corruption official said on Wednesday....
- Haryana to create 17,000-acre land bank for industry
Chandigarh: Haryana's industry promoter, the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corp (HSIIDC), is creating a land bank of 17,000 acres for industrial units, the corporat....
- Haryana deputy chief minister sacked
Chandigarh: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan was on Sunday dropped from the Bhupinder Singh Hooda cabinet for absenting from office without information. The announcement came hour....
- Two detained for rape of IAF personnel's wife
Panchkula (Haryana): The Indian Army has detained two of its personnel for allegedly raping the wife of an Indian Air Force (IAF) official at an armed forces hospital, said well-placed sources ....
- Haryana Govt gets NHRC notice on killing Kuldeep
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Director General of Police, Haryana, District Magistrate, Bhiwani, SP, Hisar/Bhiwani to take appropriate action w....
- Haryana police shot dead youth 'by mistake'
Bhiwani (Haryana): The Haryana government today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the killing of a college student by the police, as the police said they had killed the young man due to a case....
- Power to mixed urban areas to be bifurcated in Haryana
Chandigarh: In order to ensure uninterrupted power supply with better voltage, Haryana government has approved an ambitious plan for bifurcating the state electricity distribution coporation. U....
- Jail Warden's sons arrested with heroin
New Delhi: Gurgaon police arrested three youths with 600 grams of heroin worth Rs 70 lakh from Gurgaon Bus Terminus today. Among the arrested, two of them were identified as Sukhvir and Parvesh....
- HUDA to spend Rs 500 cr for developing infrastructure
Chandigarh: Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will spend Rs 500 crore this year for developing infrastructure, including building a water management system and extension of Delhi Metro....
- Faridabad on high alert after bombing threat
Faridabad: Security in this industrial city of Haryana, adjoining the national capital, was tightened Tuesday after the district administrative chief received a letter threatening that Delhi-ty....
- German tourist identifies her tormentors
Chandigarh: A young German woman who alleged that five youth tried to rape her after abducting her from the upscale Taj Hotel today recognised four of the accused after an identification para....
- German girl alleges rape
Chandigarh: A 20-year-old German girl was kidnapped and allegedly raped by around six youths in the city on Saturday night, police said on Sunday. The girl was picked up by the youths from outs....
- Police foil students' plan to install Bhagat Singh statue
Hissar (Haryana): The Haryana Police had on Friday seized a statue of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh from a group of students after they tried to install it in a university campus without prior p....
- Major general dismissed after court martial
Chandigarh: A major general of the Indian Army, who till recently commanded a frontier infantry division in Jammu and Kashmir, has been sacked after a general court martial (GCM) on charges of ....
- Cash-for-judge scam: Court to announce bail plea on 8
Chandigarh: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday said that the decision on the bail plea of Sanjeev Bansal and Parkash Ram, accused in the cash-for-judge scam, wi....
- Gurgaon bank robbed of over Rs seven lakh
Gurgaon: Three men today held employees and customers of a bank in Gurgaon hostage at gunpoint and fled with Rs 757,000, police said."The robbers first hit security guard Lila Ram in his head l....
- Chandigarh slum kids sing, dance and act to educate all
Chandigarh: Children living in slums in and around this city have unleashed the power of street theatre to teach everyone about two big dangers - plastic use and drug addiction. Coordinated by ....
- Minorities panel for separate gurdwara body in Haryana
New Delhi: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has supported Haryana's demand for a parallel Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) in the state, saying Sikhs there have the ri....
- Cash-for-judge scam: lawyer's police remand extended
Chandigarh: A court in Chandigarh on Saturday extended by three days the police remand of former Haryana additional advocate general Sanjeev Bansal in the cash-for-judge scam in which his assis....
- Police clueless after Rs 1.7 mn robbery in Haryana
Panchkula: The Haryana Police are still looking for five employees of a Panchkula-based company who allegedly ran away with Rs 1.7 million looted from its cash counter on Friday, officials said....
- Law officer booked for sending money to judge
Chandigarh: The police have registered a corruption case against three people, including Additional Advocate General of Haryana Sanjeev Bansal, after a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge compl....
- Haryana gets 21st district on Independence Day
Palwal: Haryana got its 21st district today when Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda inaugurated the new administrative district of Palwal on the occasion of the Independence Day.
Palwal wa....
- Haryana suspends entire public service commission
Chandigarh: Governor A R Kidwai has issued an order of suspension of the entire Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC). All nine members of the commission, including its chairman M S Saini, w....
- Drug peddlers-police nexus unearthed in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The police in Chandigarh are to investigate an alleged nexus between its personnel and drug peddlers, which came to the light after a suspected trafficker, a Panjab University stude....
- Major fire guts shops in Ambala
Ambala (Haryana): A major fire broke out in Ambala district of Haryana on Wednesday, and many shops have been gutted in it. The fire broke out at Sadar Bazaar, the main market of the Ambala cit....
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