Owing to the alleged indifferent attitude of the public health authorities, residents of almost all villages and major towns in the district are being forced to drink contaminated water.

Though slowdown has hit exports from India resulting in stemming the SEZ rush, developers are still looking for approvals and seeking time to develop their projects.

In the Board of Approval meeting held today, headed by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, formal approval was given to IT Sez of Shyam Steel Industries, and Genome Valley Biotech Sez in Andhra Pradesh.

Kaithal: The state government has spent crores to provide potable water to residents of the town, but some localities still continue to get polluted muddy water for the past more than six months.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his Haryana counterpart Bhupinder Singh Hooda met here on Friday in what appeared to be an effort by the heads of two Congress-ruled States to thrash out the vexing issue of sharing of river waters in a friendly atmosphere.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday assured his Rajasthan counterpart Ashok Gehlot that his Government would initiate steps to provide Rajasthan its share of water from river Yamuna under the 1981 Water Agreement.

Dipping Groundwater Levels Prompt Administration Move
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CHANDIGARH: The Centre has sanctioned a Rs.1.75-crore scheme for Haryana under the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme for prevention of vector-borne diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and Chikungunia in the State, Director Health Services (Malaria) Satbir Chaudhry said on Wednesday.

The local Municipal Council will engage workers on contract for two months for opening choked drains and removing garbage.

This was decided at a meeting of the council here today. The civic body also decided to give garbage collection work on contract and renew the contract for the fire brigade service.

Talking Cash
* Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar: Self-employment through a mix of subsidy and bank credit.
* NREGS: Wages deposited in bank/post office according to employment days. Indira Awas: Rs 35,000 given in cash instalments to build a house.
* Janani Swasth: Cash to mother on discharge from hospital post-delivery.

SC mining ban alone won