Haryana foodgrain production hits new high

October 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the controversial issue of sharing of water between Haryana and Punjab should be sorted out through talks. The water sharing has been a thorny issue between both states with Haryana seeking completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and Punjab opposing the move.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia dissolved the state assembly on the recommendation of the State Cabinet on Friday evening. Earlier in the day Haryana Cabinet recommended the Governor to dissolve the State Assembly.

August 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana Cabinet on Friday decided to recommend the dissolution of the State Assembly to Governor Jagannath Pahadia. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

August 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana Special Economic Zones (SEZs) project is "the biggest land scandal in the history of India" and the alleged scam should be probed a high level judicial official, the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) said Wednesday. INLD general secretary Ajay Chautala said the ruling Congress had grabbed poor farmers' land on the false assurances of creating 200,000 jobs through these SEZs.

August 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In the wake of a poor monsoon in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday urged the central government to allocate 400 MW additional power from the unallocated pool of central generation. In response to our earlier request, the central government had allocated only 100 MW of additional power for Haryana.

August 4th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Having drawn power from other states and agencies to meet the increased requirement of its farming community during paddy plantation this year, the Haryana government now wants the central government to foot the bill of Rs.1,000 crore. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, in a communication to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday, sought a special relief package of Rs.1,000 crore to compensate the state power utilities for the costly purchase of additional power for sowing of the paddy crop.

July 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - With over 500 personal guests, most of them from his home state, descending on this city, former Rajasthan chief minister Jagannath Pahadia was Monday sworn-in as the 15th governor of Haryana. Pahadia, the 77-year-old Gandhian, was administered the oath of office by Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice T.S.

July 26th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Former Rajasthan chief minister Jagannath Pahadia will be sworn in as Haryana governor here Monday. Pahadia, 77, will replace A.R.

July 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Israel will set up two "centres of excellence" in Haryana on an outlay of Rs.15.7 crore to help farmers increase production of fruits and vegetables, the country's ambassador to India Mark Sofer said here Tuesday. Once the centres are operational, farmers will be introduced to the latest mechanised farming techniques developed in Israel.

July 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a war of words over water, Haryana Monday accused Delhi of being "wasteful" and "extravagant" in using water. It also accused Delhi of delaying - apparently "deliberately" - acquisition of land and its hand-over to Haryana for making a 600-metre carrier-lined channel that would meet the capital's water shortage.

July 3rd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - There's good news for lovers of the king of fruits - mango - as Haryana is all set to host the 18th edition of its annual Mango Mela (festival) from Saturday. This two-day festival, jointly organised by the state's horticulture and tourism departments, will be held at Yadvindra Gardens, one of the prominent tourist destinations, in Pinjore town in Haryana, around 30 km from here, from July 4.

June 9th, 2009 DHAKA - The surplus production of rice this year in Bangladesh, which is prone to foodgrain shortage and calamities, has raised the confidence of farmers and the government but also caused pricing and storage problems, media reports here said Tuesday. Estimated at 32.4 million tonnes, the current fiscal this month-end will mark the highest production of rice, the staple diet of the country's 153 million population.

April 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Temperatures at most places across Punjab and Haryana Monday remained at over 40 degrees Celsius as the plains of north India sizzled in the heat wave, the weatherman said. Hisar city in Haryana was the hottest at 44 degree Celsius while Karnal and Ambala towns in the same state recorded 41 and 40.2 degree Celsius, respectively.

April 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Temperatures at most places across Punjab and Haryana Monday remained at over 40 degrees Celsius as the plains of north India sizzled in the heat wave, the weatherman said. Hisar city in Haryana was the hottest at 44 degree Celsius while Karnal and Ambala towns in the same state recorded 41 and 40.2 degree Celsius, respectively.

January 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Three commandos of the National Security Guard (NSG) of Haryana who bravely countered the Mumbai terror attack were Friday honoured by the district administration at Jhajjar. Varun Dalal, Surinder and Rajesh were given a cash prize of Rs.50,000 each, a certificate and a memento.