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Khattar asks officials to identify trees posing danger to life, property

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday directed Forest Department officials to conduct a ward-wise survey in urban and rural areas to identify hollow old trees that are likely to pose danger to human life and property. "Trimming of such trees after taking required approvals should be done at the earliest to avoid any untoward incident as in the past many incidents of falling of such trees have been reported," an official statement quoted Khattar as saying. The chief minister was presiding over a meeting to review department-wise budget announcements made by him earlier this year. Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister D S Dhesi; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister V Umashankar; Additional Chief Secretary, Forest and Wildlife Department, Vineet Garg; and Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, Anil Malik were among those present in the meeting.

Students should be involved in surveys for welfare schemes: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said students must be involved in surveys for welfare schemes run by the state government. When students become participants in welfare schemes, they will develop a sense of service, he said during an interaction with a delegation of the Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh. He urged the body's office bearers to inculcate a sense of service among students by connecting them directly with society. Students must be involved in verification, survey or other such activities under the welfare schemes being run by the state government, he said according to an official statement. The chief minister also directed officials of the Higher Education Department to conduct a survey regarding the preparations for a new transfer policy of teachers. Khattar said 1,535 teachers will be recruited soon in the state. A letter has been written to the Haryana Public Service Commission on behalf of the Higher Education Department. Apart from

Arvind Kejriwal to lead 'Tiranga Yatra' in Haryana's Adampur with Punjab CM

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal will lead a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Haryana's Adampur on Thursday and address a rally. Kejriwal arrived in Haryana on Wednesday for a two-day visit. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is accompanying him. The 'Tiranga Yatra' will start from Kranti Chowk in Adampur, Hisar, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said. Kejriwal will later address a rally at the Adampur Mandi, the party added. The Delhi chief minister's visit to Hisar assumes significance in the wake of the by-poll to the Adampur assembly seat which was necessitated following the resignation of Kuldeep Bishnoi from the Haryana assembly as an MLA. Bishnoi left the Congress and joined the BJP. The Adampur seat is a stronghold of Bishnoi. Besides, panchayat polls are also due in Haryana. On Wednesday, Kejriwal launched his party's 'Make India No. 1' campaign from Hisar.

Arvind Kejriwal to launch 'Make India No 1' campaign from Haryana today

AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will bring 130 crore Indians together for his path-breaking nationwide campaign, 'Make India No 1', that he will be launching in Haryana

Haryana: Over 950 arrested in day-long operation against illegal activities

Haryana Police on Tuesday said it conducted a series of coordinated raids and arrested 964 people and lodged 710 FIRs under the Indian Penal Code, the Arms and the Excise Act as part of a day-long drive against illegal activities in the state. Director General of Police (DGP) P K Agrawal said the drive was aimed at taking effective action against criminal elements, putting a check on street crime, illegal weapons and to unearth illegal arms and liquor as well as narcotic substances. "We wish to create fear of law into the hearts of criminals and anti-social elements in each district by raiding their streets or houses without leaving a scope for them to escape," the DGP said in a statement issued here. According to the reports received from field units, around 3,500 police personnel in 645 teams raided a number of locations, the statement said. During these raids, the teams also managed to nab 45 proclaimed offenders and 34 bail jumpers, it added. The maximum accused were arrested i

SC community bodies to pay 20% of plot cost for religious sites: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the scheduled caste (SC) community organisations will have to pay only 20 per cent of the total cost of plot for construction of any religious sites or social and charitable institutions in the state. Khattar took the decision while presiding over the 124th meeting of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran on Tuesday, according to an official statement. The chief minister further said if any religious place and social charitable sites are built by the organisation of Backward Class-A (BC-A) category, then it will have to pay 30 per cent of the total cost of the plot. At the same time, 40 per cent of the plot cost will have to be given by the Backward Class-B (BC-B) category. Notably, in the state, as many as 78 groups fall in the backward caste category, with over 70 of them falling in the BC (A), a sub-category of the backward castes (BCs). The BC-A is considered more backward among the BCs. The chief minister also said this .

Gurugram Police personnel illegally occupying EWS flats asked to vacate

Some Gurugram Police personnel, allegedly living in an unauthorized manner in flats meant for people belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) here, have been asked to vacate the premises by Thursday evening, police said. The flats are located in Belvedere Park DLF Phase-3. It happened only after an EWS flat resident of the society filed a complaint to CM window through her lawyer against some cops residing in about 10 flats there. According to the complaint filed by EWS flat number 106 owner- Kailash Devi who filed a complaint through her lawyer at CM window that out of 90 EWS flats only 42 flats were allotted by the builder in 2009. The remaining flats were still not allotted to any where some cops were living in an unauthorized manner for a long time. Most of them are deployed with a quick response team (QRT) and some of them are home guards. "As cops live in flats and also police vehicles were parked here it looks like a police station not EWS flats. They requested the

Punjab not cooperating in resolving SYL canal dispute, Centre tells SC

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the Punjab government is "not cooperating" in resolving the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute between the state and Haryana. The apex court, which observed that water is a natural resource and living beings must learn to share it, said the parties have to have a "broader outlook" and realise the ramifications and necessity of a negotiated settlement, more so in view of security concerns, apparently referring to the occasional violence over the project. The counsel for Punjab told a bench headed by Justice S K Kaul that the state government is very keen to resolve the issue amicably. At the outset, Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that the apex court had in 2017 said that matter should be amicably settled and the Union of India, through the Water Resources Ministry, has been trying to bring together states of Haryana and Punjab for the purpose of an amicable settlement. "Unfortunate

Goa Police team reaches Haryana to probe Sonali Phogat death case

A Goa Police team reached Haryana's Hisar district on Wednesday to investigate the case of alleged murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat. The team first went to Sadar police station here and is later expected to visit Phogat's farmhouse here to collect evidence related to the case. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said his government has submitted a "confidential report" on the investigation into the case to Haryana chief minister and director general of police. A team of Goa Police will record some statements in Haryana as part of the investigation, Sawant had said. Phogat, a former Tik Tok star from Hisar, and a contestant on the reality TV show "Big Boss", was brought dead to a hospital in north Goa on August 23, a day after arriving in the coastal state with two of her male companions. In another development, the Hisar Police had taken into custody an accused who had allegedly disappeared with CCTV's DVR, laptop and other documents from Phogat's farm

Panchayat polls: Backward class commission submits report to Haryana CM

Haryana State Backward Classes Commission on Tuesday submitted its report related to reservation for the backward class people in the upcoming elections to panchayati raj institutions. The report has been prepared on the basis of suggestions collected from people across the state. The report by the commission, which is headed by former judge of Punjab and Haryana high court Justice Darshan Singh, was submitted to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. "Haryana State Backward Classes Commission has prepared its report on the basis of suggestions collected from people across the state regarding reservation for backward classes in the elections of panchayati raj institutions. The report was submitted to the chief minister today," said an official statement here. Apart from this, suggestions were also taken from the office bearers of various political parties at the national and state level. The panchayat elections will be held in the state next month. The commission is tasked with ...

Chargesheet to be filed soon in Sonali Phogat murder case, says Goa CM

In a response to the murder of BJP leader Sonali Phogat, Goa CM Pramod Sawant said that a confidential report had been sent to the CM of Haryana and the chargesheet would be filed soon

Man rescued from lift in Gurugram society slaps guards; FIR lodged

Soon after the man got out of the lift, he went about slapping Ashok Kumar, the apartment's security guard

Goa govt ready to hand over Sonali Phogat case to CBI, if required: Sawant

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said his government is ready to hand over the case of death of BJP leader Sonali Phogat to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), if required. Phogat (43), a former Tik Tok star from Hisar in Haryana and contestant on the reality TV show "Big Boss", was brought dead to a hospital in North Goa August 23, a day after arrival in the coastal state. The state police have so far arrested five people in connection with the case. These include two associates of Phogat who have been charged with murder. Talking to reporters in Panaji, Sawant said Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has already spoken to him requesting for a detailed investigation into the case. Sawant said his Haryana counterpart told him that the Phogat family wants the CBI to take over the case. I don't have any issue with it. After all formalities today, if required, will give this case to the CBI, the Goa CM said. Sawant also said the Goa Police are thoroughly ...

PM Modi to lay foundation of Maruti Suzuki's plant in Haryana on Sunday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone of Maruti Suzuki's new vehicle manufacturing plant at Kharkhoda in Sonipat district of Haryana on August 28. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that after Gurugram and Manesar, it will be the third plant of Maruti Suzuki in Haryana. Khattar said the foundation stone will prove to be a new milestone in the industrial progress of Haryana. "Today Haryana has become a major automobile manufacturing hub in the country. At present, about 50 per cent of the cars made in India are manufactured in Haryana, said an official release quoting Khattar. With Maruti Suzuki setting up another such plant, a new industrial hub is going to be developed in the state, the chief minister said. Khattar said the state government has given all kinds of facilities to the industry, due to which the state is progressing continuously as an industrial hub. He said investment of big companies like Maruti in Kharkhoda has given an

Sonali Phogat was taken to Goa on pretext of film shoot, claims her brother

Family members of Haryana BJP leader and TikTok star Sonali Phogat has alleged that she was brought to Goa on the pretext of film shoot by accused persons

PM Modi inaugurates Rs 6,000 cr Amrita Hospital in Haryana's Faridabad

With an aim to boost the availability of modern medical infrastructure in the National Capital Region PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana

HC orders fresh assessment of security threat to protectees in Punjab

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered fresh assessment of security threat of protectees after several protected individuals in Punjab had approached it against the withdrawal and de-categorization of their security cover. While hearing a batch of 45 petitions filed among others by former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister O P Soni, the court said it cannot lose sight of the fact that decategorisation of security may sometimes prompt inimical anti-social elements to take drastic step to overcome the decategorised security in order to attack the protectee. "In order to ward off the continued apprehension of the protectees in view of bringing the issue of withdrawal of security under public domain, this Court is of the opinion that the competent authority should make fresh assessment in respect of security threats of protectees after considering the available inputs from different agencies including State and Central," the HC ordered. The competent authority should also consider the

PM Modi to unveil 2 health initiatives in Haryana and Punjab today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday as he is slated to inaugurate and dedicate to the nation two important health initiatives.Prime Minister will inaugurate Amrita Hospital at Faridabad in Haryana after which he will travel to Mohal and dedicate the 'Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre' to the nation at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District in Mohali at around 02:15 PM, read a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.The availability of modern medical infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR) will get a boost with the inauguration of Amrita Hospital at Faridabad.Managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math, the super-speciality hospital will be equipped with 2600 beds. The hospital, which is being constructed at an estimated cost of around Rs. 6000 crore, will provide state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to the people of Faridabad and the entire NCR region.In an endeavour to provide world-class cancer

Sonali's family suspect something "fishy" in her death, seeks investigation

The Goa Police had on August 23 registered a case of unnatural death after she was declared brought dead by a Goa Hospital

Haryana govt committed to provide better health facilities: CM Khattar

The number of doctors will be raised from 13,000 at present to 28,000 in Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday asserting that the state government is committed to provide better health facilities to its citizens. The chief minister was addressing the second convocation at the OP Jindal Auditorium at Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha on Saturday. He announced a grant of Rs 81.5 crore for Maharaja Agrasen Medical College, Agroha. In this project, Rs 25 crore will be spent for construction of various facilities in medical college, Rs 17 crore for hostel construction, Rs 23 crore for the purchase of various equipment and Rs 16.5 crore for other resources, he stated. In order to provide the benefit of Ayushman Bharat scheme to more poor families by the government, the annual income slab of BPL families has been increased to Rs 1.80 lakh, the chief minister said. "After this the number of BPL families will increase from 10 lakh to about 22 lakh. All these famili