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Punjab cabinet okays rRs.r68.5 per quintal sugarcane subsidy

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 21 -- The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved a direct subsidy of Rs.68.5 per quintal for sugarcane farmers for the 2025-26 crushing season. The subsidy will be paid directly to grower... Read More


58% electors mapped in Haryana: Chief electoral officer

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 16 -- Haryana chief electoral officer (CEO) A Sreenivas on Thursday said that ahead of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, booth level officers (BLOs) have completed ... Read More


State budget to be employment-oriented, industry-friendly: Haryana CM Saini

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 8 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that the upcoming state budget will place special emphasis on the industrial sector as industry and manufacturing secto... Read More


AAP, Congress spreading misinformation on VB-G RAM G: Saini

CHANDIGARH, Jan. 6 -- Launching a blistering attack on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday alleged that the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government ... Read More


Punjab cabinet nod to elevation of Banur to tehsil, land revenue law amendments

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 30 -- The Punjab cabinet on Monday approved the upgradation of Banur to a tehsil in Mohali district, and created Hariana as a new sub-tehsil in Hoshiarpur district. These decisions a... Read More


BJP evaded debate on key public issues during Haryana winter session, says Hooda

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 24 -- Former chief minister and leader of the Opposition, Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of evading debate on the issues of public interest and said ... Read More


Meat, alcohol ban at three 'holy cities' now in effect: CM Mann

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 22 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that the state government has issued a notification granting the status of holy cities to the walled city of Amritsar, Talwandi ... Read More


Rights body pulls up Haryana govt for gaps in fire safety

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 17 -- Warning that fire safety preparedness in Haryana's urban centres remains alarmingly inadequate, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has expressed anguish over the continu... Read More


Paddy sold without arriving in mandis by issuing fake gate passes: Selja

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 15 -- Former Union minister and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Sunday claimed that paddy was sold in mandis of Haryana without actually arriving there and by issuing fake gate passes. Selja... Read More


No untreated sewage entering Sukhna Choe, Panchkula MC tells NGT

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 12 -- In an affidavit to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has stated that no untreated or partially treated sewage from its jurisdiction is being... Read More