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Haryana agri minister appeals to farmers to include SYL construction issue as one of their demands

8:29 pm December 6, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana Agriculture Minister J P Dalal raised the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue on Sunday, saying he appeals to the farmers protesting against the new farm laws to include its construction as one of their demands during their talks with the Centre. He said that SYL was a “lifeline” for Haryana farmers and […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Air quality ‘severe’ in Ghaziabad, ‘very poor’ in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad

6:21 pm December 1, 2020

Noida: The air quality plunged to ‘severe’ level in Ghaziabad, while it remained ‘very poor’ across Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad and Gurgaon, according to data provided by a government agency on Tuesday. The presence of pollutants PM2.5 and PM10 also remained high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central […]

Haryana reports 30 Covid-19 deaths, 1,967 fresh cases

10:02 pm November 28, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana on Saturday reported 30 more coronavirus deaths, taking the total fatality to 2,375 even as 1,967 new cases pushed the state’s infection tally to 2,30,713. According to the state Health Department’s daily bulletin, the fatalities included five each from Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar and Bhiwani. The districts which reported a spike in cases included […]

Nobody expected a tsunami: Khattar on rising COVID-19 cases

Political parties ‘sponsoring’ farmers’ stir: Khattar

7:24 pm November 28, 2020

Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Khattar on Saturday alleged that some political parties and organisations are sponsoring the farmers’ stir against the Centre’s farm laws. He also hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, claiming that despite wanting to talk to him over the issue, he did not respond even when telephone calls to […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Air ‘severe’ in Noida, Ghaziabad; ‘very poor’ in Faridabad

11:46 pm November 25, 2020

Noida: The air quality in Noida and Ghaziabad deteriorated to reach “severe” level on Wednesday, while it remained “very poor” in Greater Noida and Faridabad and “poor” in Gurgaon, a government agency said. Noida had its air quality in the “severe” category on November 15, a day after Diwali, when large parts of the National Capital Region recorded high pollution. Presence […]