Govt doctor tests positive

A government doctor has tested positive for swine flu in Sirsa while ten new suspected cases of the disease have come to the fore in Hisar in the past two days and two suspected cases have been witnessed in Fatehabad. In Hisar, the health authorities collected throat swab samples of six patients yesterday and four patients today. “We have sent throat swab samples of 172 patients to the Central Institute for Communicable Diseases (CICS), Delhi, for testing so far this year. Of these, 62 were found to be positive - 34 from Hisar and 28 from other districts. As many as 11 people have died due to the H1N1 infection in the district.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced relief for agriculturists using tubewells in Bhiwani district.

Hooda was addressing representatives of the Bhartiya Kisan Union and farmers of the area who had called upon him at his residence here today. Hooda said the consumers having motors with capacity between 12.5 BHP and 15 BHP would be supplied electricity at the rate of 20 paisa per unit for metered supply and Rs 30 per BHP per month for unmetered supply as against the previous rate of 25 paisa per unit and Rs 35 per BHP per month, respectively.

With rain and hailstorms lashing several parts of the districts and damaging standing rabi crops, the district authorities have announced a special girdawari of the affected villages in the district. Over 50 villages of the district are reported to have been affected by the unseasonal downpour and hail assault.

The district authorities today claimed that a special survey had been ordered to send a detailed report on the losses to the state government. Representatives of the BKU have asked the state government to carry out such surveys in all districts, as unusual heavy rain and hailstorms had been reported during the past fortnight.

Total financial outlay for the project pegged at Rs 150 crore

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development ( Nabard), in association with the Haryana government, has prepared a farmer-centric cultivation project it hopes would facilitate advancements of loans to farmers for setting up poly houses — a farming technique used for absorbing incoming solar radiation heat.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has asked Haryana to initiate steps and improve rural institutional finance in the state, so that farmers are weaned away from priva

Haryana is one of the first states in the county to have started issuing new smart kisan credit cards (KCC).

The Centre has raised several objections in the Supreme Court against Haryana’s plan to construct the Gurgaon-Manesar urban complex (GMUC) for a projected population of 37 lakhs in 2021, contending

The Haryana Government has revised the norms, guidelines and parameters for grant of permission for Change of Land Use (CLU) for development of retail outlets and fuel filling stations other than CNG (compressed natural gas) or PNG (piped natural gas).

Stating this here on Tuesday, a spokesman of the Town & Country Planning Department added that while considering or examining CLU application for setting up retail outlets, fuel filling stations in controlled areas, land requirement and other parameters as per new guiding principles shall be followed.In case of independent petrol pumps along National Highways, the minimum area for independent fuel filling stations would be 35 metres by 35 metres on undivided carriageway. On divided carriageway, it would be 35 metres (frontage) by 45 metres.

Govt asks bankers to pitch in with Rs 1,000 crore for scheme

Over 3.5 lakh families below the poverty line (BPL) and, or, from the economically weaker sections (EWS) in Haryana are likely to avail the state government’s assistance for construction of houses under its new housing policy — Priyadarshini Awaas Yojna, stated a top state official.

On the line of ‘ Indira Awaas Yojna’, the policy details would be sent to the state Cabinet for approval and is likely to be launched from April 1.This was stated by Ram Niwas, principal secretary, rural development & panchayat, Haryana, while addressing the state level banker’s committee meet here on Thursday.