Construction of Haryana Vidhan Sabha complex in Chandigarh a serious issue: CM
We should rise above politics and unanimously raise our voice on this matter, says Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
We should rise above politics and unanimously raise our voice on this matter, says Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
If Haryana is giving 12 acres of land in Panchkula instead, why not build the assembly there? questions AAP
Twenty chief ministers of the NDA and their deputies engaged in the half-day conclave, the first of its kind after many years.
Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje on Friday chaired the second regional meeting on labour reforms and employment in Chandigarh.
At least seven pilgrims, comprising three women, were killed and eight injured in a road crash in Haryana's Jind district early Tuesday, police said.
The CM said he will seek revocation of the July 6 orders of the Union home ministry on compulsory conduct of final terms exams in the universities and colleges by September, and withdrawal of the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines accordingly.
The Director-General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta ordered the drive amid apprehensions of a spike in cases in the wake of relaxation of the curfew in the state, and almost three months of multifarious frontline duties by around 48000 Punjab Police personnel working during the state-wide lockdown.
“Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is directly responsible for this. Now the state must come to the aid of the farmers as paddy transplantation rates have gone up from Rs 2,500 per acre to Rs 5,500 per acre. The farmers, who are already reeling under huge labour costs incurred to harvest and sell paddy during the lockdown, are unable to bear this extra cost,” he said.
The five-member Group has been asked to submit its recommendations on destroying any such nexus within 60 days, thus paving the way for the elimination of illicit liquor trade and maximisation of the state’s Excise Revenue, according to an official spokesperson.
As was the case in 2017 when he had talks with the AAP before joining Congress, Sidhu is reportedly keen on the CM's post and a sizeable number of tickets to his loyalists.
