Providing a ray of hope to the residents of Gurgaon, Haryana Government has promised to build a modern solid waste-treatment plant at Bandhwari village, along the Gurgaon-Faridabad road.

Ambala: Ammonia gas leaked from a pipeline here on Friday causing panic among employees of a milk plant.

Around six employees of the Vita milk plant were affected by the ammonia gas and were admitted to local hospital, official sources said here. A number of people of the adjoining colonies complained of the effect of the gas on their eyes.

Remote sensing satellites will be used by the state Government for monitoring drought in the state.

Haryana State Cooperative Apex Bank Ltd has increased the maximum credit limit of good pay masters from Rs 1 to Rs 1.5 lakh.

A spokesman of the bank said this credit limit has been enhanced in case of crop loans. The spokesman added that a target has been fixed to advance crop loans amounting to Rs 2,760 crore. it would include Rs 2,550 crore as cash and remaining in kind.

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today sealed eight gravel screening cum washing plants it had been unable to close down despite repeated notices since five years.

The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) of the Central Government has approved power development schemes of Rs 93 crore for seven districts

Kiran Choudhry

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Minister of State for Tourism, Kiran Choudhry, was divested of the Environment portfolio on Tuesday.

According to an official spokesman, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will look after Environment now.

Chandigarh, November 20 : After receiving a wake-up call from the Punjab and Haryana High Court for not keeping a check on meat industries in Dera Bassi, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) today submitted a draft policy introducing significant changes in its functioning.

The otherwise-illuminated Central Plaza Mall in Gurgaon