Taking a leaf out of the success stories of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region, the farming community in Haryana is making an effort to emulate the concept of clusters.

Farmers integrated through cooperative societies in the state have formed clusters to grow crops and entered into buyback arrangements with different industry verticals.

This transformation can be observed in t

An Indo-Israel project for growing off-season vegetables will be inaugurated at Gharaunda tomorrow.

The Haryana government will spend Rs 350 crore on flood prevention measures in the state. This was stated by the finance, irrigation, forest and environment minister Ajay Singh Yadav in a press conference at Sirsa.

He said that out of this amount, Rs 18 crore would be spent on strengthening and increasing the capacity of Rangoi Kharif Channel.

Haryana irrigation department has issued rotational programme for running of channels of BML Barwala Link and Sirsa Branch System and channels of Tail BML System for ensuring equal distribution of water to the farmers during the rabi season (2010-11).

A spokesman of irrigation department said channels of BML Barwala Link and Sirsa Branch System would be run in three groups of eight days rotatio

Haryana has a vast potential to tap solar energy and organic energy from the waste of agricultural produce, according to scientific experts.

They were participating in a seminar on

Chandigarh: A 12.65 crore Solar Photovoltaic Street Lighting System project has been sanctioned by the Centre for Sirsa district.

CHANDIGARH: A Central team of the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs on Sunday visited Bani village in Sirsa district to assess the extent of loss to wheat which was damaged in the State Warehouse during the recent floods.

The team comprised Jitender Narayan, Director, Food and Public Distribution Department; Ashok Kumar, Consultant, Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Bhupender Bhati (FCI).

Sirsa, April 28
Deputy Commissioner Yudhbir Singh Khyalia today exercised powers vested in him as District Magistrate under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code to stop wastage of drinking water in Sirsa district.

Action against clinics sought

A ruckus was witnessed near Balmiki Chowk when some residents noticed a rickshaw-puller dumping bio-medical waste, including human placenta, along with the garbage at a place earmarked by the municipal council to dump household refuse. Angry residents caught the rickshaw-puller and called the police, demanding action against those responsible.

Sirsa:
The district unit of the All-India Kisan Sabha today held a demonstration and staged a dharna in front of the mini secretariat against the

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