June 2019

HARYANA Once among the worst, Haryana’s sex ratio at birth continues to steadily rise   Haryana’s sex ratio at birth continues to show a significant rise with the latest update from the state government reflecting a ratio of 929 girls per 1000 boys in the month of April. From the abysmally low ratio sex ratio … Read more

RAJASTHAN Panel set up to monitor government colleges in Rajasthan   The Rajasthan college education department is setting up a District Resource Assistance Committee (DRAC) in the state to monitor the functioning of the colleges and provide them with required facilities.   An officer in-charge monitors the functioning of government colleges in various districts. As per the … Read more

HARYANA Haryana govt orders to run cornea implant programme throughout state   The Haryana government has directed the officers of National Health Mission, health department, Haryana, the cornea implant programme which is being run under the National Program for Control of Blindness (NPCB) in three districts – Ambala, Panchkula and Gurugram – should be run throughout the state so that maximum … Read more

RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer gets Ready to Host International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019   International Army Scout Masters Competition as a part of International Army Games will be organised under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from 24 July to 17 August 2019.   The event will witness the participation of the Mechanised Infantry Scout … Read more

HARYANA Rs 500 incentive for giving info on TB patients   The health department announced an incentive of Rs 500 for providing information about new patients suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) in Haryana.   The revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) was being run by the government to have a complete control over TB.   Several schemes are being run by … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government banned e cigarettes in the State   Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced the banned on thesale of e-cigarettes in Rajasthan. Gehlot issued the order on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on May 31.   The government had banned the online or offline sale, storage, production, distribution, and advertisement of e-cigarettesin the state. … Read more

HARYANA High Court declares all animals in Haryana to be ‘legal persons’   The Punjab and Haryana High Court has accorded the status of “legal person or entity” to animals in Haryana.   It has granted them the “corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person”.   The verdict comes nearly a year after … Read more

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government issues guidelines for CM Yuva Sambal Yojana   The state government has issued detailed guidelines for the Mukhyamantri Yuva Sambal Yojana under which, the unemployed graduates are given an allowance of Rs 3,500 for girls and Rs 3,000 for boys per month. Though the scheme was launched from February this year.   Under the … Read more