Karnal: The farmers suffering huge losses due to damage to sugarcane crop beause of the dreaded “white grub” disease can heave a sigh of relief as the scientists at the Sugarcane Breeding Centre, K

Call for measures to boost production
Karnal: Expressing concern over low cattle productivity and dairy production in the region, farm scientists from the SAARC countries have called for concrete steps to improve the production by sharing knowledge and experience to overcome common restraints.

The scientists, who have gathered here for the two-day consultation meeting on

Gharaunda (Karnal): Israeli Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Orit Noked today offered agricultural technologies to India and showered praise on Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for steps taken for betterment of farmers.

The Israeli Government has offered its agricultural technologies for India, Israeli Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Orit Noked said here on Monday.

Talking to media persons after her meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables at Gharaunda in Karnal district, she described

India is growing more wheat than it ever was.

New Delhi: With rains and hailstorm lashing Punjab and Haryana for the second day, the weather continued to worry farmers as well as the government keeping a watch on the wheat harvest for the season.

The meteorology department has predicted that the rains would fade over the week and temperatures increase but in the two states even a partial threat of continued rains and hailstorm continue

Kaithal/Karnal: Haryana is known to have a bias against the girl child and the provisional Census figures released last week confirmed the gloomy trend.

The gram panchayat of Dulat village in this district has been awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for showing the best results in correcting the skewed gender ratio (34 girls against 16 boys) in 2009.

Deputy Commissioner Vijay Singh Dahiya handed over the cheque to village sarpanch Nirmal Singh today.

The award has been given under the National Rural Health Mission.

Mining activity in Harsinghpura village of Karnal district has come to a grinding halt.