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Haryana govt raises paddy procurement cap to 30 quintals

Haryana government has increased the limit of 25 quintals per acre of paddy procurement to 30 quintals. Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar has also directed the officials to ensure that if a farmer brings 10% additional paddy to the mandi than the prescribed quota, it should be purchased. This came hours after the […]

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Babri Masjid demolition case: All 32 accused acquitted

All 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, have been acquitted by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Wednesday. They have been acquitted after almost 28 years after a mob razed the 16th century structure in Ayodhya […]

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Ex-MLA Mamu Ram Gonder passes away

Mamu Ram Gonder, former INLD MLA from Nilokheri, reportedly died of Covid infection at a private hospital in Panchkula on Tuesday evening. He was 70. Rajiv Gondar, son of the former MLA, told that his body will be taken to his native village Gondar, where he will be cremated at 10am on Wednesday. He had […]

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Chandigarh lad Sandhu to attend first ever online goalkeeping course

Indian football team goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will take part in the first-ever online goalkeeping introductory course next month. The three-day course will kick-off on October 2 and 30 selected candidates from 200-odd applicants will take part in the course. “I am looking forward to attending the online goalkeeping coaching certificate course. It will be […]

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Guidelines issued for Mansa Devi temple, devotees to buy e-token for darshan this Navratri

This Navratri, those who want to offer prayers at Mata Mansa Devi will have to first purchase the online token from the website of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board: mansadevi.org.in. The Ashwin Navratri fair will be held from October 17 and to October 25. In view of Covid, district deputy commissioner Mukesh Kumar Ahuja […]

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Sonu Sood receives Special Humanitarian Award by UNDP for his philanthropic services

For his selfless services and for sending home lakhs of migrants in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sonu Sood has been conferred the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The award was presented at a virtual ceremony on Monday evening. “This is a rare honour. A UN […]

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Amnesty International halts operations, blames govt’s reprisal

In a sudden move on Tuesday morning, Amnesty International announced the halting of India operations and said it had to let go of its staff after its accounts were frozen earlier this month as part of what it called a ‘witch-hunt’ by the government over its adverse reports. An a statement, Amnesty said, “The complete […]

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In a first, Naib tehsildars to go to every village for consolidation work in Haryana

For the first time in Haryana, Naib Tehsildars will go to every village and farm to measure the land. At present, only Patwari or Kanungo visit the village for consolidation work. Before now, Naib Tehsildars in Haryana were not directly responsible for the consolidation. As many as 57 Naib Tehsildars who have completed their training […]

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Debt Recovery Tribunals to start physical hearing next month

Debt Recovery Tribunals in Chandigarh will commence physical hearing from October 1, 2020. According to a note of the Union Finance Ministry, it has been decided that all three Debt Recovery Tribunals in Chandigarh will be opened up for physical filing  (in general) and also for physical hearing  in urgent matters (only if counsels for […]