Community radio stations for Haryana farmers

Haryana government plans to set up community radio stations for the benefit of farmers in the state which will disseminate information on issues related to agriculture.
Chief secretary Dharamvir told The Times of India on Sunday that it has been decided to write to universities in the state to explore the possibility of setting up […]

 

Punjab, Haryana break wheat procurement records

Punjab and Haryana, called the wheat baskets of the country as the two states contribute close to 90% of buffer stock, have, in the ongoing procurement season broken previous year’s records in wheat procurement.
In Punjab as wheat procurement touched 94 lakh tonne on Tuesday, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal announced that the state may […]

 

Punjab, Haryana break wheat procurement records

Punjab and Haryana, called the wheat baskets of the country as the two states contribute close to 90% of buffer stock, have, in the ongoing procurement season broken previous year’s records in wheat procurement.
In Punjab as wheat procurement touched 94 lakh tonne on Tuesday, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal announced that the state may […]

 

Nomination papers of 27 rejected in Haryana, Punjab

The nomination papers of 27 candidates, including covering nominees of the main parties - Congress, BJP and INLD - were rejected during scrutiny on Tuesday leaving 90 candidates in fray for the May 22 by-election to four assembly constituencies in Haryana and Punjab.
The nomination of 84 candidates for three assembly seats of Adampur, Gohana […]

 

Hope floats for Shivranshu as Gurgaon businessman c ...

Sixteen-year-old Shivranshu Chhuneja of Indirapuram, who suffered “100% disability” when a 11000-volt transmission line seared him two years ago, is hopeful again.
With a Gurgaon-based businessman pitching in several lakhs of rupees to fit Shivranshu with an electronic hand and leg, the boy can now stand with some support. But the battle to bring him […]

 

Gurgaon: Final decision on weekly holiday on May 14

A meeting called by Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Gupta on Monday, regarding a weekly off day for markets in Gurgaon, remained inconclusive and any decision to be made has been postponed to May 14.
The meeting was called after opposing requests were made to the administration regarding the weekly day off by unions and traders.
Around 20 […]

 

Power riots erupt in Delhi, Gurgaon

People have had enough. Tired of long and frequent power cuts and false promises of improvement, people in the Capital and Gurgaon took to the streets attacking offices of power utilities on Tuesday.
After waiting eight hours without electricity early on Tuesday, residents of Mukherjee Nagar in north Delhi gathered in a mob outside the main […]

 

Haryana Tourism to boost Wedding Tourism

After working on developing Highway Tourism, Haryana now plans to promote Wedding Tourism. This will be done following the concept of its neighbouring state Rajasthan. The Haryana Tourism Department aims to attract Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign tourists to hold a `Royal Wedding’ in some of the historical sites of the state. According to a […]

 

Haryana Tourism to boost Wedding Tourism

After working on developing Highway Tourism, Haryana now plans to promote Wedding Tourism. This will be done following the concept of its neighbouring state Rajasthan. The Haryana Tourism Department aims to attract Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign tourists to hold a `Royal Wedding’ in some of the historical sites of the state. According to a […]