Nearly 18 percent voting in HaryanaOctober 13th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - About 18 percent of Haryana's 13 million electorate had cast their votes in the first four hours of polling for elections to the 90-member assembly Thursday. The Pehowa assembly seat near Kurukshetra saw the highest turnout of 25 percent till 11 a.m.
BJP supports Haryana-Punjab talks over water sharingOctober 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.
More paddy arrival in Haryana than PunjabOctober 1st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - More paddy is arriving in grain markets in Haryana compared to neighbouring Punjab. Officials of the food and supplies department of Haryana said 161,345 tonnes of paddy had arrived in the state till Wednesday evening.
Heavy rainfall in Punjab, Haryana and ChandigarhJuly 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana Tuesday, ending days of dry weather in the region. "There has been heavy rainfall in different parts of Punjab and Haryana.
After Punjab, Haryana too bans ACs in officesJune 28th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - After Punjab last week banned use of air-conditioners in government offices, the Haryana government too Sunday imposed a similar ban across the state to tide over the power crisis the heat wave conditions have caused in the region. "With a view to economise the use of power, the Haryana government has decided to ban the use of air conditioners in its offices and that of boards and corporations, universities and local bodies situated in the state with immediate effect," an official spokesman said here Sunday.
Huge cache of arms seized in PanchkulaJune 7th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula. Most of the weapons were stolen from a gun depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Heat wave continues in Punjab, HaryanaMay 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Residents of the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under heat wave conditions Sunday with the mercury staying above 40 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. Hisar town in Haryana was the hottest in the region at 46.7 degrees Celsius, which was six degrees above average, meteorological officials said.
Record wheat procurement in Punjab, HaryanaMay 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana has achieved a historic record this season. Both states have jointly procured over 17.6 million tonnes of wheat so far.
Record wheat procurement in Punjab, HaryanaMay 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana has achieved a historic record this season. Both states have jointly procured over 17.6 million tonnes of wheat so far.
Polling begins in Haryana, PunjabMay 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Polling for the parliamentary elections began in Haryana and parts of Punjab amid tight security Thursday morning. All 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana and four seats in neighbouring Punjab are going to polls in the fourth phase of the general elections.
Haryana voting at 39 percent, Punjab 35 percent by early afternoonMay 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Haryana recorded nearly 39 percent voting while parts of Punjab recorded nearly 35 percent turnout till mid-day Thursday. After a sluggish start in the morning, voters kept trickling into polling stations across Haryana, bringing the turnout to a decent 39 percent by 1 p.m.
Temperatures soar in Punjab, Haryana tooApril 29th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The northern states of Punjab and Haryana too saw the mercury soar way above normal with the city of Hisar being the hottest at 45.4 degrees Celsius, officials said. The temperature recorded at most places was above the 40-degree mark and Hisar in Haryana saw the mercury rise five degrees above normal, a weather official said here.
Punjab, Haryana temperatures hit 40 degree markApril 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.
Punjab, Haryana temperatures hit 40 degree markApril 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.
Haryana's demand for separate Sikh body could irk PunjabFebruary 22nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The submission Friday of a report to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda suggesting the formation of a separate Sikh body to manage Sikh shrines in the state could lead to friction with Sikh leaders of neighbouring Punjab. The report for having a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) for Haryana was submitted Friday to Chief Minister Hooda by a committee headed by Haryana?s Agriculture Minister H.S.
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