Dec 2019

HARYANA Govt to promote farm tourism   Tourism Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said farm tourism would be promoted in the state so that farmers could earn extra income. He said for this purpose, some places would be identified where tourists from India and abroad could get information about Haryanvi culture such as making jaggery, milking … Read more

HARYANA Haryana: Affiliation from government a must for all private schools All private schools in Haryana will now have to get an affiliation from the government to operate. This order was communicated by the Haryana School Education Department that informed owners of private schools to apply online if they want to start a school or upgrade their school from primary to secondary level. … Read more

HARYANA State to solve power plaints in less than two hours   The response time for all calls made to the call centres of power distribution companies — Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) — has come down from 3.47 hours to 2.49 hours in the past 40 … Read more

HARYANA Renewable energy dept gets certificate of merit   Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New and Renewable Energy Raj Kumar Singh awarded Haryana with “Certificate of Merit” under the state designated agency category for significant contribution in the area of energy conservation. The Department of New and Renewable Energy had taken … Read more

HARYANA Four new bridges to help connect Haryana, Uttar Pradesh better   Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s reaching out to Uttar Pradesh for resolving bilateral issue attained success as the neighbouring state has agreed to construct three bridges on River Yamuna. Apart from this, it was also decided that both the states would construct the bridge connecting … Read more

HARYANA Ammonia levels up in Yamuna due to industrial waste from Haryana High ammonia levels due to “industrial waste” being discharged in Yamuna has again started affecting water supply in the city, with several water treatment plants working at lower capacities straining the supply network. an increase in ammonia levels have been witnessed in Yamuna water coming from Haryana, … Read more

HARYANA Haryana government plans to cut ambulance arrival time to 3 minutes The average time of an ambulance to reach an accident spot is seven minutes in Haryana. The state government was working to bring this down to three minutes by mapping all ambulances, Haryana. Transport minister Mool Chand Sharma has directed the health department to … Read more

HARYANA Now, rice-for-plastic scheme extended to Ambala villages too   After becoming a hit in the urban areas of Ambala, the rice-for-plastic drive has been extended to villages across the district. The first-of-its-type rice-for-plastic scheme, which was stopped after a massive response on November 30, has been restarted on public demand. keeping in view the … Read more

HARYANA Haryana Police adopted Trakea to make forensic reports tamper-proof Haryana Police has adopted Trakea, a unique barcoding software to make forensic reports tamper-proof. The technique will ensure the thousands of forensic reports that form the backbone of the criminal investigation system and subsequent trials in the courts of law, are not tampered with. Trakea ensures foolproof security of … Read more