Ravinder Malik

Punjab Extends Mobile Internet Suspension for Safety

March 24, 2023

The government of Punjab has extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in two districts, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur, until March 24th. This decision was made in the interest of public safety and to prevent any incitement to violence or disturbance of peace and public order, according to...

Haryana CM opposes illegal water cess by HP

March 23, 2023

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal strongly opposed the ordinance passed by the Himachal Pradesh Government to impose a water cess on hydropower projects for non-consumptive use of water for power generation. He said that this water cess is illegal and not binding on the State of Haryana. Therefore, the Himachal...

Haryana’s unemployment rate is 6.46%: CM

March 22, 2023

Haryana’s Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, has informed the state Assembly that the unemployment rate in the state is just over six per cent. During Question Hour, Congress MLA Chiranjeev Rao had asked whether unemployment had increased in Haryana over the past eight years and what steps had been taken...

Haryana passes AMENDMENT to education bill

March 22, 2023

The Haryana School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been passed in the budget session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha held on Tuesday. The bill aims to amend the Haryana School Education Act, 1995. In 2017-18, the majority of employees on sanctioned posts in aided schools were appointed in government schools...

Political ruckus amid forthcoming elections in Haryana

March 17, 2023

With around one year left in the assembly polls in Haryana, new political developments continue to surface in the state. All parties are on their toes to strengthen their positions in a bid to ensure their win in the forthcoming elections. In continuation of the aforesaid, the most discussed issue...

DBT to provide better amenities to students in Himachal Pradesh

March 14, 2023

With the aim of providing better amenities to the students of the government schools, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to transfer an amount of Rs 600 per student to all the boys and girls from classes 1–8 through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for providing them free school uniforms. According...

FM tables Rs 1.18 lakh crore budget for J&K in Lok Sabha

March 14, 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented in the Lok Sabha a Rs 1.18 lakh crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2023-24 with a thrust on providing housing in rural areas and water tap connections to 18.36 lakh households. Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary...

Army, local police rescue stranded tourists due to snowfall

March 13, 2023

Troops of the Indian Army, along with the local police and administration, have rescued around 900 tourists who were stranded on their way to Gangtok from Nathula and Tsomgo Lake amid heavy snowfall, a defence official said. The tourists, stuck on Jawaharlal Nehru Road and Narendra Modi Marg till late...

Charges of corruption and financial irregularities against VC and Registrar

March 11, 2023

The menace of corruption has always been a matter of serious concern in the state. Be it the universities or other educational institutions, cases of corruption continued to surface, requiring the state government as well as the Department of Higher Education to tighten the noose around the neck of concerned...

Ex-Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, son Sukhbir Badal move anticipatory bail

March 10, 2023

Former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and former Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal moved anticipatory bail petitions in the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case in Faridkot district court on Thursday. The petitions of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders will be heard on March 14 in the court...

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