SC mining ban alone won

http://www.pgportal.gov.in A few months back, the telephone company BSNL dug up newly built roads in Faridabad, Haryana, to lay cables. A resident highlighted his concern at http://www.pgportal.gov.in. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice. The portal run by the Union government

Manish Sirhindi

Large amounts of industrial pollutants being drained into the Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) here have become a source of misery not only for local residents but also for those living downstream of the canal.

Ruchika M Khanna

Chandigarh, June 10
For long, it has been suspected that most plantations taken up by the Forest Department exist on paper only. This time, it has finally been proved that not only were plantation drives undertaken by the Forest Department in Jhajjar fake, but crores that have been shown as salary paid to labourers for this plantation work, have also been siphoned off.

Manish Sirhindi
The historic city of Panipat is all set to find mention in the books again. This time for a battle that is being fought collectively against polythene menace.

Ill-effects of burning of paddy straw
Ravinder Saini
Rohtak, June 8
With a view to creating awareness among farmers regarding harmful effects of the burning of paddy straw in fields and making them environment- friendly, the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has decided to launch an awareness campaign in the Rohtak and Jhajjar regions.

Thirty-four villages in Himachal Pradesh boycotted the elections this year

Tanushree Roy Chowdhury Posted: Saturday , Jun 06, 2009 at 0055 hrs IST

Gurgaon: After banning the use of plastic bags, Haryana is set to choke

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government has decided to impose penalty of Rs.25,000 to 50,000 on all units manufacturing banned category of plastic carry bags, a penalty from Rs.2,500 to Rs.5,000 on the retailers, vendors and other establishments for providing banned category of plastic bags to customers, and Rs.250 to 500 on all individuals found to be littering public places with these plastic carry b