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TopicHaryana

Topic: Haryana

Jail manual a mystery & Hindi is Greek to Haryana prison officials. Dept exam results spark concern

Fifteen out of 24 officials failed in written & oral Hindi, five passed with ‘lower’ standards, & only four had ‘higher’ standards, according to results published in govt gazette.

Saini govt shuffles 44 IAS officers in overnight order, Sumita Misra is new Haryana home secretary

Last week, chief minister had replaced his predecessor ML Khattar’s picks with his own choices in CMO. Senior civil servant Ashok Khemka comes to Anil Vij’s transport department.

Our take on Sambhal violence, Maharashtra polls & Hemant Soren—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Real wages grew just 0.01% over the last 5 years and contracted in Haryana & UP, Ind-Ra report finds

India Ratings & Research's report, based on govt data, also points to the deteriorating quality of jobs in the country, including more self-employed and informal workers.

Pluralism key to Constitution, ‘UCC not bad idea but can’t be imposed’: Tharoor at OP Jindal University

Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor was speaking at the inaugural session of ‘National Convention on the Constitution of India’—a three-day event organised by the university.

‘Arrested’ via WhatsApp, elderly Sonipat couple coerced into hiding in hotel, duped of Rs 1.78 cr

FIR states 75-yr-old Sonipat resident was told he was implicated in ‘money laundering probe’. Fraudsters posing as cops even shared copies of ‘FIR and arrest warrant’ on WhatsApp.

Amid DAP fertiliser shortage, harried Haryana farmers fear poor yield as wheat sowing only 40% complete

Police stations are distributing DAP as rabi season is underway. Retired ICAR scientist warns fertiliser shortage could pose a threat to national food security.

Behind rush to return to agriculture in post-Covid Haryana, state’s ‘struggle to create jobs’

A NABARD report shows number of agricultural households in Haryana rose from 34% to 58% in 5 yrs up to 2021-22, a sharper increase than in other agrarian states, signaling economic stress.

With ban on stubble burning, Punjab farmers say full economic burden of crop residue disposal on them

Farmers say they spend Rs 4,000 per acre on stubble management. In 2019, SC had ordered Rs 100 per quintal for non-basmati farmers who don't burn stubble, but farmers yet to see payment.

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Don’t mistake India’s economic recovery for a new era of rapid growth

The underlying issue is that there hasn’t been enough of a structural change in the economy since the launch of reforms in 1990-91, despite per capita incomes multiplying nearly five-fold.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.