March2021

HARYANA Haryana’s unemployment rate highest in India: Report Notwithstanding the state government’s announcement to create around 1.5 lakh jobs this year, the impact of last year’s Covid-induced lockdown and the subsequent economic meltdown on employment has not yet tapered off. In fact, Haryana has recorded the highest unemployment rate in the country, as per the data released … Read more

HARYANA Revised Sports University Bill tabled in Haryana Assembly The state government today introduced in the Assembly the “all-new” Sports University of Haryana Bill, 2021, a week after withdrawing the previous Bill following objections raised by the Centre. The previous Bill was passed in August 2019, and then Sports Minister Anil Vij had announced cricket … Read more

HARYANA Maharana Pratap Horticulture University project gets wings   After witnessing several hiccups, the construction work of Maharana Pratap Horticulture University at Anjanthali village is all set to be resumed as the state government has not only finalised the construction company but also allocated a budget of Rs 85 crore for the financial year of … Read more

HARYANA KU to get Haryana’s first velodrome Haryana sports and youth affairs minister Sandeep Singh said that the state’s first velodrome will be developed on over 10 acres of land at Kurukshetra University (KU) campus. The process of finalising the land is almost final and construction of the velodrome will start soon. It is the vision of chief minister Manohar Lal to … Read more

HARYANA No property tax on agri land in Haryana urban areas Haryana government has decided not to levy any property tax on land used for agriculture in urban areas only. With this, it has become the first state in the country to exclude land used for agriculture from the purview of tax by making amendments in the section … Read more

HARYANA Karnal lab gets machine for water quality analysis   With the arrival of a machine “gas chromatography mass spectrometer”, the State Water Testing Laboratory, situated in the city, has got a boost. The machine will detect traces of pesticide in water resources, but is yet to be installed. The authorities are hopeful that it … Read more