Oct 2019

HARYANA Haryana tops list of states with most dry districts: IMD Haryana had the highest number of dry districts, 19 out of 21, including three where rainfall was scanty in this year’s monsoon season. The overall monsoon deficiency in Haryana was 42%, which made it the driest state in the country in the season after … Read more

HARYANA 306 incidents of stubble burning reported in Haryana   Despite ban, 306 (active fire locations) cases of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana, 120 in Karnal district alone, since September 25.   Other districts with high incidents of stubble burning include Kurukshetra (79), Kaithal (66), Fatehabad (18) and Jind (11). Haryana government and the state agriculture department had … Read more

HARYANA No society in new sectors applied for power line in Haryana: Discom   While a number of housing societies in the new sectors do not have a permanent electricity connection and are heavily dependent on diesel gensets, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has said that none of the new housing projects has applied for a … Read more

HARYANA NOTA remains unpopular in Hry The ‘None of the Above’ (NOTA) option in the voting system appears to be a conveniently forgotten option for the voters in Haryana, recent elections suggest. The vote share of NOTA, an alternative choice for the voters to express their dissent on the present political system as well as … Read more

HARYANA Haryana has 3rd highest crime rate: NCRB report   Haryana ranks third (next only to Kerala, Delhi) as regards crime rate across all states and union territories, says the recent report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).   In 2017, Haryana recorded 1,072 murders and 1,099 rapes. The state registered 2,408 cases of rioting, … Read more

HARYANA Panipat air quality worse than Gurugram’s   The air quality of Panipat is more dangerous than the cyber city of Gurugram. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the textile city was recorded 305 on Monday. Besides, the AQI of Faridabad was recorded 263 and 205 for Gurugram and it was also on a high … Read more

  HARYANA Haryana polls: Over 89 lakh young voters to play key role Over 89 lakh young voters under 40 years of age are likely to play a crucial role in the Haryana assembly elections. According to the Election Commission data, there are 89,42,668 voters who fall in this category, which forms a major chunk of over 1.83 … Read more