The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Gurugram Zonal Unit (GZU), Haryana has arrested two persons namely Sh. Gulshan Dhingra resident of Ramesh Nagar, New Delhi and Sh. Sanjay Dhingra resident of Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi who were found involved...

The ‘Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan’ is a pioneering and historic exploratory open-water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River to be held between 10th October 2019 to 11 November 2019. Starting at Devprayag and culminating at Ganga Sagar, the expedition...

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” to the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons to mark ‘International Day of older Persons’ at a function...

Government of India will soon come out with an updated version of  National Water Policy to effect key changes in Water Governance Structure, Regulatory Framework, besides setting up of a National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency. Speaking at the valedictory...

The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI launched the 10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy (2019-2029), which focus on sustaining the sanitation behavior change that has been achieved under the Swachh Bharat Mission...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that water conservation along with water-harvesting and judicious and multiple use of water are key to tackle the water challenge in India. Speaking after giving away the National Water Mission Awards-2019...

The Soil and Water Conservation Department Punjab on Wednesday bagged prestigious National Water Mission Award for efficient utilization of treated waste water for  irrigation purposes from Sewerage Treatment Plant, Phagwara in Kapurthala district.The...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti  Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said that India is eager to share the best practices and also to learn from experiences of others on all important  issues relating to water, as such discussions help in fine tuning policies...

‘Sign Language Day’ was celebrated by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment here today. Union Minister for Social...

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State(I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs has said that all the states under the National Capital Region will work closely together in visualising and building a better future for citizens of National Capital Region. He was addressing...

Today, a Resurrection ceremony for 17 Squadron, AF was held at Air Force Station Ambala. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff presented a memento to Group Captain Harkirat...

At the Swachh Mahotsav event in New Delhi today, The President Ramnath Kovind today complimented the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) for inspiring historic behavior  change in the country and putting forth a model for the world to replicate. He also gave...

“As health is the responsibility of all Government departments, there is a need for a ‘sub-department of health’ in all the Ministries for health impact assessment of the policies/initiatives of these Ministries right from the conceptual stages.” This was...

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today visited the Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) and Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) located at Gurugram. He reviewed the functioning of IMAC and IFC-IOR. Senior Navy officials, including...

Addressing a public rally in Jind, Haryana; Union Minister for Home Affairs  Amit Shah said that with the removal of Article 370, the Government has fulfilled Sardar  Patel’s dream of a united India. This was a step that previous governments did not take,...

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in the capital today. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in 698 districts across India and include...

The Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Arjun Ram Meghwal, inaugurated the 3rd International Electric Vehicle (EV) Conclave at the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) in Manesar, Gurugram, today. The Conclave...

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs  G Kishan Reddy visited NSG Garrison Manesar on 29th July 2019 as the Chief Guest for the Flag in ceremony of Mt Everest Expedition of NSG. The union minister started his visit after paying his tributes to the...

The Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today launched the capacity strengthening initiative of the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. He was joined at the event by the Minister...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the sale and consumption of narcotics is not a state specific but a national problem and there is need to formulate a joint strategy and implement it effectively to check the drug menace.He was addressing the second...

Expressing concern over the spread of narco terrorism by Pakistan through various states, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday proposed joint operations on the inter-state borders, as part of a series of collaborative measures to tackle the...

The Gurugram Police have arrested four criminals wanted in several cases after an encounter near Tek Chand Nagar on the Dwarka Expressway.Three of the four criminals were injured in the exchange of fire that took place around 11 pm on Tuesday, the police...

Aiming to lift the Pro Kabaddi League title for the first time in their history, the Haryana Steelers on Wednesday announced Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula as their Official Centre for the seventh season of the competition. The JSW Sports-owned franchise also...

With over 5.6 lakh villages, 622 districts, and 30 States/UTs declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) in rural India underthe Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen),Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shaktiorganized a two-day National...

The Chief Ministers of Punjab and Haryana met here on Friday to discuss greater coordination in the battle against drugs, and agreed to hold an inter-state meeting of all the northern states on July 25.The meeting will be hosted by Punjab, Chief Minister...

After months of flip flop, Haryanvi folk singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of several party leaders here.Chaudhary embraced the BJP in the presence of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh...

After murdering three of his family members followed by taking his own life in Gurugram's upscale Uppal Southend on Monday, Dr Prakash Singh (55) tried to destroy evidence by putting three mobile phones into the water bucket to erase their memories, police...

A former director of a reputed pharmaceutical company allegedly killed his wife and two children before hanging himself to death at their Sector 49 residence here on Monday, police said.Prakash Singh (55) killed Sonu Singh (49), daughter Aditi (21) and...

Four members of a family were found dead inside a house here, police said on Monday.The incident took place exactly a year after the infamous Burari mass suicide case.According to the police, they were informed of the incident in Sector 49 here by the neighbours."A...

Union Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, today announced the commencement of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan - a campaign for water conservation and water security. The campaign will run through citizen participation during the monsoon season, from 1st...

Five members of a family were killed in an accident between a car and a truck in Haryana's Sirsa district, the police said on Monday.The victims, identified as Vikas Bansal, his wife and daughter, his brother Ghanshyam and his wife Ekta, were travelling in...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today lamented that 22 kilometers of  Yamuna stretch in Delhi contains more than 90 percent of pollution load and we are sounding helpless to clean the same. Participating in a Cleanathon event of...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for launching special campaigns to target vulnerable groups like school-college students and make them aware of the deleterious effects of drug abuse. He also wanted special attention to be paid towards youngsters...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” on the occasion of “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi today. Ministers of State for...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat today said that challenges of Climate challenge and unpredictability of Monsoon has emerged as one of the greatest problems facing India. Speaking at a Workshop on Flood Management here, the Minister...

Union Minister for Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was the Chief Guest at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of WAPCOS here and said that WAPCOS is an important organization, which had not only taken path breaking developmental activities, but also came...

Four part-time municipal sweepers hired by a private company to clean a septic tank died of asphyxiation on Wednesday here in Haryana after inhaling toxic fumes, the police said.The company had not provided gas masks or safety belts to the sweepers.The police...

In another setback to the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in Haryana, two of its sitting legislators joined the ruling BJP on Tuesday.Nuh legislator Zakir Hussain and Julana's Parminder Singh Dhull joined the saffron party at a function here where Chief...

Union Home Minister, Amit Shah has praised Yoga’s Ambassadorial role and its contribution in enhancing India’s stature on the world stage. He said, “Yoga is acting like an Ambassador of India, attracting the whole world towards Yoga and the country’s old age...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government was focusing on moving towards a high Ease of Living Index for the people of the state after systematically ushering in a new era of corruption-free governance.The Chief Minister...

In order to provide training to the commissioned teachers for making education of children with special needs in mainstream as effective as possible, a workshop was organised by CBSE Panchkula at Delhi Public School, Kaithal. Resource person, Dr. Sneh Bansal,...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that tubewell connections would be given to those farmers who adopt micro irrigation system for saving water.He said many areas in the state have gone into the 'dark zone' as the level of groundwater...

A Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW) is being hosted by the Indian Navy, under the aegis of the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram. The workshop was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MS Pawar, the Deputy Chief of the...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved the construction of six nursing colleges at a cost Rs 194.30 crore in the state so as to overcome the shortage of trained  and qualified nursing personnel, it was announced on Tuesday.The nursing colleges...

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the government would initiate recruitment process for 20,000 government jobs along with improving the level of education in schools and colleges in the next 100 days.He said strengthening the security...

Three people, including two children, died in a major fire that broke out at a private school in Haryana's Faridabad on Saturday.According to Fire Department officials, the fire started from a cloth godown inside the school located in Dabua Colony. "Fire tenders...

Hundreds of people are visiting a village in Haryana's Rewari district daily to get 'miracle' water that they believe is a panacea for several diseases, including diabetes.Even though the local administration has warned the public that the water they are getting...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) seized fake currency with face value of Rs 1.2 crore, in denomination of Rs 2,000, in a raid here on Wednesday and arrested two people, officials said.The fake currency was seized in a raid on a premises in Sector...

 Governor Acharya Devvrat said that Ayurvedic medicine is the gift of spiritualist culture, which requires more research today so that its benefits can be widely available.The Governor was speaking while presiding over the 41st National Conference on "Musculoskeletal...

Governor Acharya Devvrat said that the purpose of education should not be only to provide academic knowledge to children but also their overall development. While emphasizing on the education of children he said that such education should be given, which would...

Exuberant over his thumping victory, BJP's Gurugram candidate Rao Inderjeet Singh said it is a historic parliamentary election wherein people of the country kept faith with him and voted for Narendra Modi to make him Prime Minister again.Singh defeated Congress...

The Delhi Metro's Yellow Line, that runs between Huda City Centre in Gurugram to Samaypur Badli, faced a technical snag on Tuesday that led to delay in services for two hours.According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the snag occurred at the...

Upping the ante against Congress leader Sam Pitroda over his reported "Hua toh hua" (it just happened) remarks on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress for its "arrogance"."Yesterday, one of the top Congress leaders...

As the election campaign in Rohtak reaches in its final stage the people of this parliamentary constituency, which has been represented for long by both former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his son Deepender, feel that votes in this election...

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who is looking to make a comeback to Parliament after a gap of 15 years, is pitching himself as the man who brought development to the state and his Sonipat Lok Sabha constituency.At the Shastri Colony area...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of coining the term "Hindu terror" after the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast and keeping the "innocent in jail".Raking up the issue of 1984 Sikh riots, he said the Congress has made one of the accused...

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh targeted the Congress as he addressed a poll rally in support of BJP candidate Rao Inderjeet Singh here on Wednesday.The minister targeted the opposition Congress and its leaders for allegedly trying to weaken laws on sedition...

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by portraying him as a "boxer" who punched his party leaders like L.K. Advani and flattened the common man's policies.He slammed the Modi government's policies ranging from...

Lok Sabha Election Incharge for BJP, Captain Abhimanyu today led a door-to-door campaign along with unit vice president at the series of villages includes Kaimbala, Raipur,Kalan, Dariya, Makhanmajra, Behlana and Raipur Khurd in support of BJP-SAD candidate...

In an attempt to dent the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vote bank, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, here on Saturday, criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making false promises, like depositing Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of people and creating over...