CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal upon his return to Chandigarh yesterday resumed his work by convening a high-level meeting of senior officers of various departments at his residence here today and reviewed the progress of various schemes and programmes besides issuing necessary directions. 
Various decisions like planning a film city in Pinjore, hiring of drones to check illegal mining, making Agri malls functional etc. were also taken in the meeting. 

CHANDIGARH: While adhering to the directives issued by Government of India, the Polio Sub-National lmmunization Day (SNlDs) will be held in the selected parts of the country from September 20, 2020. However, during this period, SNIDs will also be held in High Risk Areas, including containment zones in 13 districts of Haryana namely Ambala, Faridabad, Gurguram, Mewat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Panchkula, Palwal, Panipat, Sonipat and Yamunanagar.

CHANDIGARH: In a major relief to operators of Private Security Agencies, Controlling Authority of Haryana has extended the validity till December 31, 2020 of all licences issued under Haryana Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005 which were expiring between April 1st 2020 and December 31, 2020.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Government has imposed a ban on gathering of devotees during Amavasya on September 17, 2020, at pilgrimage sites like Kurukshetra and Pehowa, due to the Corona pandemic.

Giving information in this regard an official spokesperson said that devotees usually congregate at Kurukshetra and Pehowa pilgrimage sites for pindaan of their forefathers on the occasion of Pitrapaksha.

CHANDIGARH: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, has invited online applications from the children, individuals, and institutions by September 15, 2020 for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar - 2021. The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar was established to honour the meritorious children, individuals, and institutions of the country. These awards are given under two categories - Bal Shakti Puraskar and Bal Kalyan Puraskar.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Secretary, Keshni Anand Arora has directed the officers to ensure 100 percent implementation of Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) by September end. Besides this, the departments that are less than the State average point, were also directed to speed up their functioning within seven days.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal has congratulated the people of the State on the occasion of ‘Hindi Diwas’ and said that on this day today we should take pledge to increase the use of Hindi in our daily lives and further enhance its prestige. 

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, J.P. Dalal has urged the bankers to dispose off the loan applications received on the Atmanirbhar Haryana portal on priority. The Atmanirbhar Haryana portal was launched by the state government for agriculture and related areas under Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Jai Prakash Dalal said that the state government will protect the interests of farmers. The Opposition parties are trying to mislead the farmers but the farmer of the state is aware and sensible and will not get misled by them, he added.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Governor, Satyadeo Narain Arya has expressed deep grief over the demise of senior leader of Bihar, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. He said that Raghuvansh Prasad has devoted his entire life to the ideals of late Ram Manohar Lohia and late Mr. Karpoori Thakur. His dedication for the welfare of poor and deprived classes will always be remembered. He had contributed significantly to implement schemes for the welfare of poor section of the society, said Arya.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Saturday said it became the first in the northern region to start free single-donor platelets facility for dengue patients in the state that saw just 33 cases this month.

The dengue test is being done free of cost in government laboratories.

CHANDIGARH: Out of the Rs 1 lakh crore earmarked for agricultural infrastructure development under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’, Haryana has sent various schemes worth Rs 3900 crore for Central Government’s approval and by doing so Haryana has become the first state in the country. It is pertinent to mention that now the Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Lal and Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, J.P Dalal are now trying that Haryana should get projects upto worth Rs 6000 crore.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Secretary, Keshni Anand Arora has directed all banks to settle all pending cases related to Pashu Kisan Credit Cards on priority basis.

The Chief Secretary said this while presiding over a review meeting of State Level Bankers' Committee of Pashu Kisan Credit Cards, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme, Micro Unit Development Refinance Agency (Mudra) Shishu, Differential Rate of Interest (DRI), PM-SVANidhi scheme for street vendors and Haryana MSME Revival Interest Benefit Scheme.

CHANDIGARH: Board of School Education Haryana, Bhiwani has asked the candidates of middle, Secondary and Senior Secondary (academic / self-study) to update the recent photograph on the Aadhaar card for the annual examination to be conducted in March-2021.

CHANDIGARH: To boost the nutritional-level of children and women in the state and to identify the children suffering from Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) children, the Haryana Government has decided to celebrated the ongoing month, September 2020, as National Nutrition Month.

CHANDIGARH: In an honour killing of a bride by her family in 2014, a sessions court in Haryana has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment.

The convicts were relatives of Amandeep Kaur of Dharbi village in Sirsa district, who was married to her neighbour Manmeet Singh in August 2014 against the family wishes.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Government issued transfer and posting orders of HCS officer, Satish Kumar Singla as Secretary, Lokayukta, Haryana against a vacant post with immediate effect.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Cooperation Minister, Dr. Banwari Lal said that in the coming time, Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS) will be computerized so as to ensure that the records are digitalized. He said that computerization will make the work more transparent. 

CHANDIGARH: A three-day online webinar on ‘Mushroom Production, Processing, and Marketing' was inaugurated at Maharana Pratap Horticulture University, Karnal by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Samar Singh.

In this webinar organized under the National Agricultural Higher Education Project, Professor Samar Singh said that in the diversification of horticulture, mushroom is a business that can be started with nominal funds and if successful, the mushroom production can be augmented at any stage. He said that in our country, the consumption of mushroom is only 100 grams per person, whereas, in the Netherlands and China, it is used widely.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation has provided a financial assistance of Rs 400.78 lakh to 566 beneficiaries, including a subsidy of Rs 36.89 lakh under various schemes during the current financial year till August 2020.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department will organise a webinar for farmers, arhtiyas and other stakeholders on the utilisation of funds for agricultural infrastructure under the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ economic package from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. on September 11, 2020. Discussion will also be held on the benefits of the new farm ordinances promulgated by the Central Government to boost agricultural reforms.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police has nabbed a notorious thief from Gurugram involved in over three dozen incidents of robberies and house break-ins in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. A country-made pistol and two cartridges were also recovered from him.

Giving this information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that crime branch arrested him after getting a tip-off about the presence of accused near Tau Devi Lal Stadium. He was identified as Parminder Singh alias Kirori, a resident of village Bhangarh in Bhiwani. 

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister,  Manohar Lal has welcomed the formal induction of ultra modern Rafale fighter jets into the Indian Air Force. 

In a message issued here today, the Chief Minister also extended his gratitude to Prime Minister,  Narendra Modi and Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh, who resolved the long-standing issue of purchasing Rafale jet for the Air Force and has decided to set up first squadron on the land of Haryana at Air Base station in Ambala Cantonment.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police have arrested a person under NDPS Act and recovered 23,000 tablets, falling under the category of prohibited drugs, from his possession in Fatehabad district as a part of its ongoing drive against drug-peddlers.

CHANDIGARH: Twenty selected villages of Kaithal district will be provided with drinking water, sanitation, health and nutrition, rural roads and housing, electricity and ensuring clean fuel and digitization under the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana of the Centre Government.

Under this scheme, a budget of Rs 20 lakh has been allotted to each village by the Central Government. The department concerned will ensure functioning and coordination under this Scheme.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Dushyant Chautala said that the State Government will develop a hassle-free, transparent model for the registration of lands for the convenience of the people of the state. Sharing more details, he said that the online path being adopted by the state is being discussed across the nation and several states, including Telangana are replicating the model of Haryana.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Government has planned to lease out stone and sand mines or blocks in the state that have been suspended or cancelled and those which have no appeal pending against them. While the public will get the construction material at reasonable prices by this move, it will also curtail the illegal mining activities. Besides this, it is also going to lend a hand in pulling up the contractors and leaseholders who have not cleared the lease money for years.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police have arrested a most-wanted criminal from Kaithal district. A country made pistol and one cartridge was also recovered from his possession.

Giving this information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that arrested accused was identified as Ankit alias Bandar, a resident of Mataur. He was involved in three criminal cases including murder. He had also been declared a proclaimed offender by the Court in July, last year.

CHANDIGARH : Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, J.P Dalal said that has clarified that the State Government is committed to provide Minimum Support Price for all the crops of the farmers of the State. Besides this, Government is also dedicated towards further expanding the government Mandis in the State.

CHANDIGARH: With a view to encouraging further diversification from paddy to maize, the Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department has decided to identify and designate successful maize growers under the ‘Mera Pani Meri Virasat’ scheme this year as mentors. These mentors will raise awareness amongst other farmers about the many benefits of cultivating maize.

CHANDIGARH: The Vice Chancellor of J.C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, Professor Dinesh Kumar has advocated to define the role of women in the New Education Policy, and said that in order to improve the status of women in the society, we have to make the tradition of giving respect to women as a part of our education system.

CHANDIGARH: Bajra growers in Haryana who have not yet been able to register under the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ (MFMB) scheme, can now upload details of their crop on the portal till September 10, 2020, whereas farmers growing other Kharif crops can register till September 15. As many as 7,33,067 farmers have so far registered 40,72,047.23 acres on the portal.

While stating this here today, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Department, Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, said that a decision to this effect was taken in a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Dushyant Chautala, in order to ensure complete coverage of all farmers in the State.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Education Minister, Kanwar Pal today welcomed the initiative of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to formally start the National Education Policy 2020 through video conferencing. He said that Haryana will be the first state in the country to implement the new Education Policy.

Coincidentally, the Higher Education Department has also started the process of online admission for the first year of graduation today, which is one of the main features of this Policy. 

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister, Ranjit Singh has tested negative for COVID-19 infection and now he is completely healthy.

Ranjit Singh, while sharing this information on his Twitter account said that the doctors have advised him to rest at home for a few days now.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs Department has directed all District Sports Officers of the State to setup one youth club consisting 10-15 youth members in each village at the earliest.

Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Mr. Yogendra Chaudhary said that a letter in this regard, has been issued by the department to all District Sports Officers.