‘New Delhi to resume transit talks with Dhaka after polls’

India has proposed “constructive talks” on the contentious issue of transit facility through Bangladesh to reach its north-eastern region once a new government takes office in New Delhi after the general elections.
India is particularly keen on railway connectivity between Akhaura in eastern Bangladesh and Agartala, capital of Tripura in India’s north-east, New Age newspaper said.
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda for more culinary schools in ...

The Government of Haryana has shown a keen interest in opening more culinary schools and institutions for chefs to encourage the tourism industry and the profession of chefs in the state.
Chief Minister of state Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said this while speaking at the Chefs Awards-2007 function, organized to mark the International Chefs Day [...]

Haryana asked to release water for Chhath Puja

To ensure there is plenty of clean water in the Yamuna for the upcoming “Chhath Puja”, a popular festival dedicated to the Sun God, the Delhi Jal Board has written to the Haryana Irrigation Department to release more water. As the minimum required water level of the river has fluctuated over the past few weeks, [...]

Haryana to set up mahila shakti sadans

Haryana government has decided to set up 500 Mahila Shakti Sadans in rural areas of the state. Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kartar Devi said Mahila Shakti Sadans would be constructed in those villages where the Panchayats would provide 500 square yards of land free of cost for the purpose.
She said that Mahila [...]

Big win for Gurgaon GSS

Government Senior Secondary School, Gurgaon, defeated St. Ignatius High School, Gumla, 14-0 in the boys’ super league match of the Nehru hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium here on Friday. The Gurgaon team scored 13 goals in the second half.
Naveen Kumar was the top scorer with four goals but Sandeep Kumar scored all his [...]