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10L families in Haryana removed from BPL list, CM Saini tells House

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 27 -- Haryana's "eyebrow raising" below poverty line (BPL) list, expanded generously by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government before the October 2024 assembly elections, is now un... Read More


Six Haryana dists witness sharp dip in sex ratio at birth

CHANDIGARH, Aug. 10 -- Haryana's battle against gender imbalance has hit a worrying roadblock in six districts-Ambala, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Karnal, Palwal and Sirsa-where the sex ratio at birth (SR... Read More


'Need more open, consensus-driven approach in House'

CHANDIGARH, July 22 -- Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, industrialist-turned politician Naveen Jindal parted ways with the Congress and joined the BJP, a gamble that paid off. And after a decade-lon... Read More


'Parliament forum for debate, restricting it undercuts democracy'

CHANDIGARH, July 17 -- Former Union cabinet minister Kumari Selja, a fifth-term Lok Sabha MP, is a Congress' veteran leader with a firm grassroots connect. Educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, N... Read More


'Parliament forum for debate, restricting it undercuts democracy'

CHANDIGARH, July 15 -- Former Union cabinet minister Kumari Selja, a fifth-term Lok Sabha MP, is a Congress' veteran leader with a firm grassroots connect. Educated at the Convent of Jesus and Mary, N... Read More


Haryana's war on drugs: Over 3k held, 1,858 FIRs filed in 6 months

CHANDIGARH, July 4 -- Haryana appears to be intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking, with the state reporting significant gains in the first half of 2025 through more arrests of peddlers and la... Read More


At 906, sex ratio at birth in Haryana still worrying

CHANDIGARH, June 19 -- Haryana has recorded a sex ratio at birth (SRB) of 906 girls per 1,000 boys up to May 2025, according to Civil Registration System (CRS) data, revealing a worrying trend in gend... Read More


In last 8 mnths, sex ratio at birth in Hry steady at 906

CHANDIGARH, June 19 -- Haryana has recorded a sex ratio at birth (SRB) of 906 girls per 1,000 boys up to May 2025, according to Civil Registration System (CRS) data, revealing a worrying trend in gend... Read More


MTP kit sales plummet in Haryana after crackdown

CHANDIGARH, June 12 -- Following a state-wide crackdown on the sale of abortion pills--both legal and illegal--in the last four months, there has been a dramatic fall in the demand for medical termina... Read More


Yoga twist to Haryana's anti-drug campaign

Chandigarh, June 5 -- Do-it-yourself (DIY)! That's the latest mantra from the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) under the ADII Yoga - Anti-Drug Initiation in Yoga - programme launched on ... Read More