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Topic: Haryana

Another fight brewing as Punjab demands Haryana gives it more space in Vidhan Sabha building

BJP-ruled Haryana first demanded space in December but with Punjab's Congress govt refusing, it intends to escalate the matter to the UT administrator, also the Punjab governor. 

SC asks Centre to take stand on plea seeking opening of Delhi’s borders with UP, Haryana

The plea challenged the decisions of Haryana, UP govts, asserting it is unconstitutional for them to restrict movement for permissible activities within the NCR.

Haryana’s powerful Home Minister Anil Vij locks horns with CM Khattar again as lockdown eased

Home and Health Minister Anil Vij has been at loggerheads with CM Khattar since 2014. Now, he says he ‘fears’ CM’s decisions on relaxing the Covid-19 lockdown.

Woman in viral image not Rajasthan’s minor gangrape victim but murdered wife of Haryana cop

While a minor girl was gangraped in Rajasthan's Tonk district, the image going viral is that of a woman murdered by her husband in Haryana's Hisar on 16 April.

Threat to ‘personal safety’: Haryana IAS officer, who had accused boss of harassment, resigns

IAS officer Rani Nagar accused her then senior of sexual harassment in 2018, and wrote on Facebook last month that her life had been in constant danger.

To stop entry of ‘corona carriers’ from Delhi, Haryana digs up roads after sealing borders

Haryana Police has dug up roads in several villages located along the Delhi border. A govt official, however, said no such order was issued.

Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, over 100 journalists test negative for Covid-19

Dushyant Chautala had earlier appealed to those with symptoms to undergo Covid-19 tests at govt hospitals or authorised private labs without any fear.

Rabi procurement picks up amid lockdown, 4 states buy wheat despite labour shortage

Rabi season contributes nearly 50% of the food grain production in India. Procurement target of 40.7 million tonnes has been set for this season.

Haryana claims it has screened entire population for flu symptoms, says situation not alarming

Principal secretary (health) Rajiv Arora said those with flu-like symptoms will be monitored and tested for Covid-19.

At Haryana epicentre Nuh, officials fighting virus with help from Muslim priests, panchayats

Nearly 34 villages and two towns in Nuh are in complete lockdown as 45 of Haryana’s 185 Covid-19 cases are from the district. 

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?