Everything you need to know about Kurukshetra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kurukshetra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) The country's second National Institute of Design will come up in Haryana's Kurukshetra district and Japan will provide technological assistance for the same, a minister said Wednesday.
Chandigarh, April 17 (IANS) With stocks arriving in grain markets after the harvest festival of Baisakhi April 13, procurement of wheat in Haryana and Punjab has already crossed the 25 lakh-tonne mark, food and supplies officials of both states said Wednesday.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) Institutes of higher learning continue to be challenged by quality, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.
Kurukshetra, Apr. 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said India is beginning to emerge as a knowledge economy, and added that "our pool of qualified manpower will be the backbone of this new age."
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) Pointing out that India's balance sheet of innovations was not very encouraging, President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday called upon universities and research and development centres to become hotbeds of innovations.
New Delhi, Apr. 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the 10th Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and inaugurate the National Seminar on 'Challenges of Modern World: Solutions through Indology' organized by Kurukshetra University today.
President Pranab Mukherjee with go for a one day visit to Kurukshetra (Haryana) on Tuesday to attend the 10th Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and inaugurate the National Seminar on 'Challenges of Modern World: Solutions through Indology' organized by Kurukshetra University.
New Delhi, Apr. 8 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will undertake a one day visit to Kurukshetra (Haryana) tomorrow where he will attend the 10th Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and inaugurate the National Seminar on 'Challenges of Modern World: Solutions through Indology' organized by Kurukshetra University.
Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Mentioned in Hindu mythology as a sacred river but since dried up, Saraswati will see water flowing down it again from this year.
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) Known for its history, especially battle of the Mahabharata, Haryana's Kurukshetra district has scored a first in technology among all other districts in the country.
Kurukshetra, Feb 26 (IANS) There is relief in sight for a decaying 'holy tree' at a spot in Haryana's Kurukshetra town where Lord Krishna is believed to have given the message of the Gita to Arjuna, with forestry experts exploring ways of reviving the nearly century-old banyan tree.
Kurukshetra, Dec 30 (IANS) An engineering student of a private college was arrested in this Haryana district for allegedly raping his Dalit classmate, police said Sunday.
Gurgaon, Dec 25 (IANS) An accused in the murder of Kurukshetra University students' union president Virender Singh, who was shot dead last year, was arrested from Delhi, police said here Tuesday. This is the fourth arrest in the case.
Chandigarh, Dec 4 (IANS) Paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana has hit a new high this year. Both states have procured over 184 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Tuesday.
Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) After another bumper crop, India's food bowl states of Punjab and Haryana procured over 180 lakh tonne of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Friday.
Chandigarh, Nov 19 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 177 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Monday.
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) Beating the drought this year which saw 42 percent deficient rainfall in the state, Punjab has made a record procurement of 127 lakh tonnes of paddy, a government spokesman said here Thursday.
Chandigarh, Nov 11 (IANS) Food grain states Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 170 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, officials said here Sunday.
Gurgaon, Oct 5 (IANS) Cardiac care units (CCU) will be set up in four more districts of Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Friday.
Amritsar, Aug 29 (IANS) A desperate bid by a Jet Airways flight, which made an unscheduled landing here Wednesday morning, to save the life of a three-year-old girl went in vain as she died on way to a hospital here, officials said.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Despite a reminder from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), the Haryana government has failed to provide monetary relief to 288 students who took ill in May last after the midday meal in two government schools.
Kurukshetra University M. Tech CSE (Computer Science and Engineering) Entrance test results have been declared. The results are available on the university website.
Chandigarh, Aug 8 (IANS) The foundation stone of a Balaji temple will be laid in Haryana's Kurukshetra town by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Aug 14.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has ruled that students should neither be deprived of their right to education on bonafide mistakes nor penalised to the extent that their admission is cancelled.
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Twelve people were killed and 11 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Haryana's Kurukshetra district Thursday, police said.
Chandigarh, July 30 (IANS) Train services were partially resumed and power supply to some parts of Punjab and Haryana restored Monday after a complete power failure in the two states following a disruption in the entire Northern Grid, officials said here.
Kurukshetra University BA LLB (Hons) five year integrated entrance result 2012 declared. The results are available on the university website http://kuk.ac.in
Kurukshetra University B. Pharmacy entrance result 2012 has been declared. The results are available on the Kurukshetra University website http://kuk.ac.in
Kurukshetra University MBA (5 years integrated) entrance result 2012 has been declared. The results are available on the University website http://www.kuk.ac.in
Arjun The Warrior Prince, an animated film released this Friday and tells the story of Arjuna one of the five Pandavas of Mahabharata.
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Health authorities in Haryana will install silent observer chips in all ultrasound machines to monitor the ultrasound processes being done by doctors at private clinics, officials of the state health department said Friday.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court has asked officers of the Haryana Judicial Service to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court to challenge their promotion criteria framed by the high court.
Pune, April 28 (IANS) The largest tricolour in Maharashtra, measuring 30x20 feet and weighing nine kg was Saturday unfurled on a 100-ft pole at the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) here, an official said.
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) In a major drive, the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(UHBVN) has disconnected power supply to more than 3.56 lakh consumers for non-payment of dues and recovered Rs.151.94 crore from defaulters during 2011-12, an official said Tuesday.
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The abductors of a young non-resident Indian (NRI) had planned to kill him after receiving the ransom money, an officer said here Wednesday.
Chandigarh, April 10 (IANS) The Chandigarh Police, with the assistance of the Kurukshetra police in Haryana, Tuesday rescued a young non-resident Indian (NRI) from his abductors within hours of him being abducted.
Gurgaon, April 4 (IANS) The Crime Branch of the Gurgaon police Wednesday claimed to have arrested the killer of the Kurukshetra University's students' union president.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Soldiers from Indian and Singaporean armed forces are testing their armoured warfare skills in Babina in central India with over 750 soldiers from both sides joining the drill that will end Friday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): Mauritius Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who is in India on a six-day visit to ramp up bilateral economic and security ties, began the official leg of his tour with a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): Mauritius Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, who is in India on a six-day visit to ramp up bilateral economic and security ties, began the official leg of his tour with a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday.
Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam today arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi with a high level of delegates, business men and senior officers in order to hold several bilateral social, economical, cultural meeting w
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam today arrived in New Delhi on a six-day visit to the country.
New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI):Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, and his wife Veena Ramgoolam, will pay a state visit to India from February 6 to 11.
New Delhi, Feb.5 (ANI):Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, the Prime Minister of Mauritius, and his wife Veena Ramgoolam, will pay a state visit to India from February 6 to 11.
Kurukshetra, July 13 (ANI): Family members of Deepak Sharma who was killed in Indiana U.S., on Tuesday, have urged the central government to bring his body back to Kurukshetra.
Hisar, Mar.22 (ANI): Jat protesters demanding reservation for the community in government jobs are likely to hold another round of talks with the Centre on the issue even as the agitation continues to disrupt train services in many parts of Haryana.
Karnal/ Kurukshetra, Aug 28 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has called on students of various educational institutes in Hisar, Kurukshetra and Karnal districts of Haryana to join politics.
New Delhi/Chandigarh, July 14 (ANI): A Central Government team is expected to visit some of the flood-affected districts of Haryana today or tomorrow to make an assessment of the damage incurred so far.
Chandigarh, July 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda visited the flood-affected districts of Sirsa and Fathehabad on Tuesday, a day after the state's Irrigation Minister Ajay Singh Yadav blamed neighbouring Punjab for failing to seal breaches in the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which he said had caused ravaging floods in his state.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 12 (ANI): The administration in Haryana is moving to prevent water-borne diseases from spreading in the state's flood-affected districts.
Kaithal (Haryana), July 11(ANI): Floods continued affecting several villages in Haryana's Kaithal District on Sunday, where partially submerged villages in low-lying areas led people to take shelter on rooftops.
Kaithal (Haryana), July 10 (ANI): Distressful villagers in Haryana's flood affected Kaithal District have complained about official apathy in dealing with their woes.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 10 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, visited flood-ravaged parts of the state on Friday and announced relief package for the flood victims.
Chandigarh, July 9 (ANI): Floods in Haryana and Punjab have claimed 15 lives, and left with hundreds of acres of land inundated.
Ambala, July 8 (ANI): As incessant rains caused floods in different parts of Haryana, residents are faced with heavy water logging and fear of diseases as water recedes, leaving behind heaps of garbage and debris in residential areas.
Chandigarh/Dispur/Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (ANI): Army help das been sought in Ambala and Kurukshetra districts of Haryana following heavy rains in the state. In neighbouring Punjab, vast tracts agriculture land have been inundated.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Apr 13 (ANI): The self-styled Khap Panchayats gathered in Kurukshetra on Tuesday and demanded that the 'Hindu Marriage Act' be amended.
Babina (MP), Mar 28 (ANI): A two-day-long joint military exercise by Indian and Singaporean armies - code-named Bold Kurukshetra - aimed at validating inter-operability between the two forces concluded here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): Delivering his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha, The Tribune group of newspapers' Editor-in-Chief H.K.Dua has sought to remind the House that the opportunity to be able to speak in the august House came his way after an odyssey of 45 years in political arena.
Kurukshetra, Dec 12 (ANI): Archaeological Department has unearthed a Hindu deity's idol Kurukshetra, which statue is made of white sandstone and depicts Goddess Parvati and her two sons Ganesha and Karthikeya.
Kailthal, Oct 13(ANI): A polling agent was killed in Haryana's Kailthal district on Tuesday following a clash between supporters of a Congress party candidate and an independent candidate.
Amritsar Sep. 28 (ANI): Opposing the demand to form a separate Sikh committee for Sikhs in Haryana, thousands of Sikhs from the State appeared before Akal Takht and presented a memorandum.
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (ANI): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) released its first list of 42 candidates, for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls here on Friday.
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): Malayalam superstar Mohan Lal, who was inducted in the Indian Army today as honorary Lt-Colonel, said the tough life faced by soldiers in Kargil and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir inspired him to join the armed forces.
Sonepat, July 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Manohar Singh Gill, today inaugurated the newly laid synthetic hockey surface at Sports Authority of India (SAI), northern regional centre at Bahalgarh in Sonepat.
Gurgaon/Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Thousands of litres of spurious milk, including milk meant to be supplied under the Delhi Milk Scheme to residents of the national capital, have been seized following raids at various places in Haryana, police officials said Friday.
Gurgaon/Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Thousands of litres of spurious milk, including milk meant to be supplied under the Delhi Milk Scheme to residents of the national capital, have been seized following raids at various places in Haryana, police officials said Friday.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) An 18-year-old boy from west Delhi who was in love with his 13-year-old neighbour and wanted to marry her hanged himself from a ceiling fan after neighbours caught him closetted with her in his house and threatened to spill the beans, police said Monday.
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) As many as 150 newly elected MPs of the 15th Lok Sabha have criminal cases pending against them while nearly 300 have declared assets worth more than Rs.10 million, a study by an NGO reveals.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Haryana had established convincing leads in nine of the state's 10 Lok Sabha seats at midday Saturday as counting trends continued to pour in.
Chandigarh, May 16 (ANI): The Congress party is leading in nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana two hours after the counting for the parliamentary elections began Saturday.
Chandigarh, May 16 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Haryana was leading in nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats two hours after the counting for the parliamentary elections began Saturday.
Pheowa (Kurukshetra), May 4 (ANI); Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the issue of terrorism and said that the saffron party was incapable of handling the matter considering its weak stand during the Kandahar hijack episode.
Pehowa (Haryana), May 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday ridiculed the claims of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that only it can provide a strong government in Delhi.
Chandigarh, April 22 (IANS) A total of 210 candidates are in the fray for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. The state goes to polls in the fourth phase May 7.
Naroda Patiya (Gujarat), Apr 21 (ANI): After a series of shoe attacks on politicians in the past few days, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi created a stir when he addressed an election rally here surrounded by a protective net.
Katni (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 16 (ANI): Political parties on Thursday condemned the shoe-throwing incident at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani during a public rally here in Madhya Pradesh.
Katni (Madhya Pradesh), Apr 16 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani became the latest 'slipper' gate target on Thursday.
Coimbatore, Apr 14 (ANI): Following a recent shoe-chucking incident in New Delhi, the police, as a precautionary measure, asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to remove their shoes when they visited the Coimbatore airport to greet their leader L K Advani.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Former chief justice of India J.S. Verma has urged all political parties to boot criminals out of politics and not wait for 'people to resort to radical and extra-legal measures' like lobbing shoes at them. He has now started a civil society campaign for crime-free politics.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 10 (IANS) Millionaire industrialist and Congress MP Naveen Jindal Friday become the latest victim of a shoe attack when a drunk retired school teacher hurled a footwear at him inside the Congress party office in this Haryana town. Jindal said he had 'forgiven' the attacker.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 10 (IANS) Millionaire industrialist Naveen Jindal Friday become the latest victim of a shoe attack when a retired school teacher hurled a footwear at him in this Haryana town. But the young Congress MP said that he had 'forgiven' the attacker.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), April 10 (IANS) Millionaire industrialist and Congress MP Naveen Jindal Friday become the latest victim of a shoe attack with a retired school teacher hurling footwear at him in this Haryana town.
Kurukshetra, Apr 10 (ANI): Congress MP Navin Jindal today became another target of a shoe-throwing incident.
Kurukshetra, April 7 (IANS) The Haryana police Tuesday registered a case for violation of code of conduct against Congress MP and millionaire industrialist Naveen Jindal in this Haryana town following orders of the Election Commission.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India-Pakistan relations and militancy in Kashmir are some of the geopolitical concerns of the sub-continent that leading contemporary artist Shilpa Gupta talks about through her new-age art.
Panipat (Haryana), March 13 (IANS) The war against insanitation is being fought by women in Haryana by placing a simple condition before their daughters get married - her new household should have a toilet.
Bangalore, Feb 15 (ANI): Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal flew in an American F-18 combat aircraft at the Aero India 2009 on Saturday.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Jan 4 (IANS) In the land of Kurukshetra, better known for its famous battle in the epic Mahabharata, there's a new attraction for pilgrims and visitors that is emerging as a sort of 21st century pilgrimage centre.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Blending myth with sci-fi and taking alien monster movies to a next level, Hollywood director Howard McCain's forthcoming venture 'Outlander' weaves the legend of Vikings with pop culture, pitting it against a threatening fiend in a gory tale of survival.
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A British woman is running from pillar to post to find the cause of her daughter's death days after she married her Indian boyfriend in India.
Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IANS) The Haryana government Monday evening shunted out the deputy commissioner and the superintendent of police of Bhiwani district following an incident of police firing that left two youngsters dead.
Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) A low-profile minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana has emerged as the richest woman in the country.
Shimla, Nov 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has now provided legal protection to a dying art form - miniature embroidery on handkerchiefs on the lines of the globally famous Chamba school of miniature painting.
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IANS) Industrialist and Congress MP Navin Jindal escaped narrowly Tuesday after his personal six-seater aircraft landed with a deflated tyre at the Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Borjhar in Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Kurukshetra (Haryana), Nov 2 (IANS) At the arena of the war in the Indian epic Mahabharata, another age-old evil is about to be conquered. In about 400 of the 417 villages of this district, people have stopped defecating in the open heralding a sanitation revolution in these parts.
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, whose latest blockbuster 'Kurukshetra' tells the tale of the Kargil war, has shown interest in joining the Territorial Army (TA), a voluntary part-time civilian force, as an officer.
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (IANS) To attract more religious tourists to Kurukshetra, the Haryana government has planned a laser show on Lord Krishna propounding 'The Bhagwad Gita' during the legendary war of the Mahabharata, said to have been fought in the area.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Condoling the tragic death of two-year-old Sonu, trapped in a 150-foot deep pit for four days and brought out dead Monday, President Pratibha Patil issued advisories to various ministries to come out with safety guidelines.
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Asking 'how many more children will die' after falling into open bore wells before the authorities decide to act, an NGO, Uday Foundation, Monday filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to probe the latest death -- of two-year-old Sonu in Agra.
