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Topic: Haryana

Haryana doubles salaries of healthcare officials and workers fighting Covid-19

The move comes amid a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in Haryana, which authorities have attributed to the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi last month.

Kejriwal and Khattar forgot Vadra deals. Only IAS Ashok Khemka stuck to fighting corruption

In Just Transferred, Bhavdeep Kang and Namita Kala write about Ashok Khemka, the man who was transferred 53 times for speaking truth to power and cancelled Robert Vadra’s land deals.

Haryana bans chewing gums to check Covid-19. Experts say no proof of link but praise move

Haryana authorities say the ban is a preventive measure meant to ensure chewed gum is not spat on others or on roads. 

Chewing gum ban good but Haryana’s hookah culture can be real Covid-19 culprit

Hookah is popular in the state of Haryana and people, especially the elderly are defying Covid-19 lockdown and coming together to smoke hookah.

Punjab and Haryana stare at massive farm crisis as lockdown leads to labour shortage

Punjab, Haryana need nearly 16 lakh farm hands, but there are no labourers — while most have returned to their home states, the seasonal labour isn’t able to come.

Kuttu causes food poisoning in Haryana, leaves 180 people ill

Health officials collected samples of buckwheat flour from various shops Thursday and temporarily stopped its sale.

Haryana extends lockdown to entire state to curb COVID-19, accords financial aid to poor

A day after putting seven districts of the state under lockdown, the Haryana government decided Monday to extend the lockdown to the remaining districts.

How Mahendragarh, once Haryana’s ‘Kalapani’, transformed into a thriving educational hub

Mahendragarh, one of Haryana's most backward districts for years, has recently emerged as a booming centre for private schools.

Haryana vowed transparency but law officers list is dominated by kin of judges, politicians

The Khattar-led BJP-JJP govt has selected Bansuri Swaraj, Sushma Swaraj’s daughter and Ambika Sood, wife of Chandigarh BJP chief Varun Sood, among others as law officers. 

Amid MP crisis, Kuldeep Bishnoi says Scindia not lone Congress member feeling ‘alienated’

Haryana Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi’s tweet comes amid an alleged tussle in the state over nominations to the Rajya Sabha.

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Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

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?