R. Sedhuraman
Legal Correspondent
New Delhi, January 16

Rejecting the plea of miners in the Aravalli ranges for immediate relief, the Supreme Court today asked the Haryana and Rajasthan governments and the mine owners to file their response to the Central Empowered Committee's (CEC) report recommending a blanket ban on mining in the hills.

Water from the Himalayas is set to slake the thirst of the desert fields of Rajasthan this summer with the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) releasing five lakh cusecs days of more water than its stipulated share to the state.

Hisar: Expressing deep concern over less than 3 per cent growth in agriculture, Vice-Chancellor of Haryana Agriculture University Dr J C Katyal has called upon agriculture scientists to devise a cost-effective technology, which might help farmers in getting the maximum yield of crops.

Tanushree Roy Chowdhury Posted: Jan 15, 2009 at 0030 hrs IST

Chandigarh: Gurgaon finally looks set to get a public transport system in place soon. And as if to compensate for the delay, the bus network might just come with an icing: double-decker buses ahead of the Commonwealth Games in 2010.

Chandigarh: While last year the plan was of Rs 6,650 cr, the 2009-10 plan is pegged at Rs 8,800 crore

In A massive hike in the state annual plan, the Haryana Government has pegged the plan at around Rs 8,800 crore for 2009-10, according to sources. This implies a hike of about 33 per cent in the Rs 6650 crore-plan for 2008-09.

The water table in the city has shown an improvement of 1.08 meters due to good rains last year, which may bring some relief to the residents here.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said his government had augmented the supply of drinking water in 27 towns and 2,796 villages and increased the budget for supply of drinking water and sanitation to Rs.770 crore from Rs.218 crore in 2004-05.

New Delhi: Delhi is likely to have a more relaxed summer this year, as the Government hopes to augment its water supply through the parallel-lined canal from Munak in Haryana to the Haiderpur water treatment plant.

Chandigarh: The Haryana Government today launched the Rs 1125 crore-Naandi Community Safe Water Project which will provide clean drinking water to 100 villages. The water treatment plant is based on reverse osmosis technology.

Located in Dujana village of Jhajjar district, the project has been set up with the assistance of Hyderabad-based Naandi Foundation, an NGO.

Chandigarh, January 8
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the chairman of the Haryana Pollution Control Board to remain present, with his team of technical experts, on January 9.

The directions follow a public interest litigation filed by Sonepat resident Anil Kumar against the State of Haryana and other respondents.