Oct 2020

HARYANA Haryana cabinet gives go ahead for control of organized crime bill Haryana cabinet which met under the chairmanship of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday approved to introduce “The Haryana Control of Organized Crime Bill, 2020”. This Act may be called the Haryana Control of Organised Crime Act, 2019, and will extend to the entire State. … Read more

HARYANA Haryana wins SKOCH Gold award for Covid-19 measures   In yet another milestone, the Haryana health department has won the SKOCH Gold Award for outstanding performance during the Covid-19 crisis. The health department had submitted its project titled ‘Covid-19 Status in Haryana’ for the Awards and was adjudged as the best Covid-19 module by the panelist. The state government … Read more

HARYANA Haryana’s revenue receipts down 30% than last year: CAG report   From excise duty to non-tax receipts and GST to stamp and registration duty, the overall revenue collections of the state have slumped by more than 30% this July in comparison to the corresponding period last year.   According to data released by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG), only 16% of the budget … Read more

HARYANA Haryana forms committee to check drug abuse   Haryana government has set up a state-level and district-level committee for prevention of substance use to motivate people, especially the youth, to abstain from drug abuse under the Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign. The committees will make the youth aware of the ill-effects of drug abuse.   The state-level committee … Read more

HARYANA Over 6,000 Hry gram panchayats go digital Taking a step forward towards digitisation of villages by uploading records of all developmental activities as well as of various government departments on a single digital platform, the Haryana government, digitally launched ‘Gram Darshan.’ The platform enhances accessibility of the data of as many as 6,197 gram panchayats of the state. The key objectives … Read more

HARYANA Marked improvement in region, zero deaths in Haryana   Reflecting a marked improvement in Covid-19 situation in the region, Haryana reported zero deaths, Himachal Pradesh three and Punjab a relatively low fatality count of 13, while their combined total of day’s positive cases was 1,598. Punjab recorded 476 new cases, taking the tally of cases so … Read more