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Haryana sees 7 more COVID deaths, 316 new cases

11:39 pm January 6, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana on Wednesday reported seven more fatalities linked to the coronavirus, bringing the death toll to 2,934, while the infection count mounted to 2,63,887 with 316 fresh cases, according to a state health department bulletin. Two new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported from Sonipat and one each from Gurugram, Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Mahindergarh and […]

Farm laws will benefit farmers, govt will handle agitations: Tomar to delegation of pro-legislation peasants

11:58 pm December 7, 2020

New Delhi: As thousands of farmers camped on Delhi’s borders seeking repeal of three new farm laws, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday told a group of peasants backing these legislations that these measures will benefit the peasantry and the agriculture sector and that the government will handle such agitations. The delegation of 20 “progressive farmers” from Haryana, […]

Farm laws will benefit farmers, govt will handle agitations: Tomar to delegation of pro-legislation peasants

11:03 pm December 7, 2020

Delhi’s air quality severe, relief unlikely soon

2:02 pm November 9, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality remained “severe” for the fifth consecutive day on Monday, with calm wind speed exacerbating the effect of stubble burning. V K Soni, the head of the India Meteorological Department’s environment research centre, said a major improvement in Delhi-NCR’s air quality was highly unlikely in the coming days. “The air […]

Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’, may improve slightly

2:55 pm November 6, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality was recorded in the “very poor” category on Friday morning, while government agencies said it is likely to improve slightly in the next 24 hours. On Thursday, the city’s air quality had dropped to the worst levels since November last year, with farm fires accounting for 42 per […]