Everything you need to know about Rura Sirsa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Rura Sirsa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Israeli cultivation technology and know-how of fruit plants will be shared with Indian farmers and horticulturists at the centre of excellence for fruits which was inaugurated Tuesday in Haryana's Sirsa district.
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Having set up a Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in 2011, India and Israel have now joined hands for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Fruits in Haryana, an official said here Wednesday.
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) Food grain states Punjab and Haryana have procured over 141 lakh tonnes of wheat this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Monday.
Chandigarh, April 26 (IANS) Food grain states Punjab and Haryana have procured nearly 125 lakh tonnes of wheat this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here Friday.
Gurgaon, April 24 (IANS) A gang of car lifters active in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh was busted here, police said Wednesday.
Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) Swine flu (H1N1) continues to spread in Haryana with the toll due to the disease this year rising to 37, health officials said here Saturday.
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) With his party Wednesday moving to get a clear majority in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) election, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal thanked the Sikh community in the capital.
New Delhi, Jan. 27 (ANI): Polling for the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections began amidst tight security in New Delhi on Sunday, as tension prevailed among the Sikh community anticipating violence during the poll.
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) A Haryana minister is in the dock along with two Congress leaders for his objectionable comments against flight attendant Geetika Sharma, who committed suicide August this year in New Delhi and blamed former state minister Gopal Kanda and another woman for driving her to it.
Sirsa (Haryana), Dec 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Sunday said the corruption unleashed by the Congress party and its government had transcended air, land and hades.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 26 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed in Haryana's Sirsa town Monday by the district administration to enable residents buy essential commodities.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 25 (IANS) Paramilitary forces were deployed in Sirsa Sunday to help Haryana Police maintain law and order in this Haryana town after violent clashes between followers of Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov.25 (ANI): Paramilitary forces and reserve police battalions staged flag marches in Sirsa, Haryana, on Sunday, a day after ethnic riots left 12 people injured.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov.25 (ANI): Indefinite curfew was imposed in the town of Sirsa in Haryana state on Sunday after a clash occurred between the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda and members of Sikh community.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 25 (IANS) Authorities Sunday decided to continue for the second consecutive day the curfew imposed in this Haryana town after violent clashes between followers of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community.
Sirsa (Haryana), Nov 24 (IANS) The district administration imposed curfew in Haryana's Sirsa town Saturday following violent clashes between followers of the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect and the Sikh community.
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A youthful Indian hockey team will have its first big Test post the London disaster when they play in the Champions Trophy next month. Coach Michael Nobbs wants his wards to see Olympic Champions Germany as their model and hopes they respond well to the changes in the style of play.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) India has opened talks with Russia to upgrade its fleet of air superiority Sukhoi Su-30s with a new radar and avionics to make the fighters more lethal than what they already are. The upgrades are likely to begin in 2015.
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) A chemist in Haryana's Sirsa town is on the run after drug control authorities in the state found that he had allegedly sold over two crore (20 million) tablets of Alprazolam, a schedule H drug that cannot be sold without prescription, within less than six months.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (ANI): A Delhi Court on Tuesday sent former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda to judicial custody for 14 days in connection with the suicide case of former airhostess Geetika Sharma.
New Delhi/Sirsa (Haryana), Aug.16 (ANI): Lawmaker and Haryana Janhit Congress party leader (HJC), Kuldeep Bishnoi has urged Congress party president Sonia Gandhi to issue an ultimatum to Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to summon former interior minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, the chief accused in the Geetika Sharma suicide case.
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) On the defensive over the actions of Gopal Goyal Kanda, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said his government was not protecting the former minister, accused of abetting the suicide of Geetika Sharma.
Sirsa (Haryana), Aug.11 (ANI): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) party, which is led by former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, observed shutdown here on Saturday in protest against former state Gopal Goyal Kanda's alleged involvement in the suicide case of former airhostess Geetika Sharma.
Chandigarh, Aug 10 (IANS) Till earlier this week, he was Haryana's powerful minister in-charge of home affairs with the entire police force at his beck and call. In a matter of just three days, Gopal Kanda became a fugitive himself, running away from the law.
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): Delhi Police has issued a lookout notice against absconding former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda in connection with former airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case.
New Delhi/Gurgaon, Aug 9 (ANI): The Rohini Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda in connection with former airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case.
New Delhi/Gurgaon, Aug 9 (ANI): Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, who skipped questioning for his alleged role in former airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, has moved the court for anticipatory bail.
New Delhi/Gurgaon, Aug 9 (ANI): Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, who resigned after former airhostess Geetika Sharma named him in her suicide note, has gone missing.
Gurgaon, Aug 5 (IANS) Haryana's Minister of State for Home Gopal Kanda, whose name has cropped up in the suicide of a former flight attendant in Delhi Sunday, is not new to controversies.
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) Six people have been arrested in Haryana for hiding cotton bales pilfered from six trucks which were going to Pakistan, police said Tuesday.
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) Having achieved the highest wheat production in the state since 1966, Haryana farmers are richer by Rs.10,697 crore - the procurement price paid to them for the produce.
Sirsa (Haryana), April 26 (IANS) Stray dogs mauled a minor girl to death in a village in Haryana's Sirsa district Thursday, police said.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Tweenty-three percent of the candidates in the April 15 municipal elections here are millionaires while nearly nine percent have criminal charges against them, think tank National Election Watch said Tuesday.
Rura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Despite attempts by the political parties to hard sell hopes and promises, development and employment remain elusive for the 'common man' in Uttar Pradesh, and particularly in the seemingly forgotten village of Rura in Kanpur District.
Rura (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 4 (ANI): Despite attempts by the political parties to hard sell hopes and promises, development and employment remain elusive for the 'common man' in Uttar Pradesh, and particularly in the seemingly forgotten village of Rura in Kanpur District.
Mount Abu/Sirsa/Kullu, Jan 4 (ANI): Cold wave remained unabated in several parts of Northern India on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted to sub zero levels.
Sirsa (Haryana), July 22 (ANI): Over 300,000 tonnes of wheat grain lying in various warehouses in Haryana's Sirsa district has either washed away or rotten due to administrative neglect after floods ravaged the area last week.he floodwater has spoiled heaps of bags containing wheat grain at a storehouse in Bani village, which were stacked in the open without any cover.
Sirsa (Haryana), July 18 (ANI): Alarmed by the worsening flood situation in Haryana's Sirsa District, the local authorities initiated relief and rescue operations to over scores of people affected by the floods.
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.
Chandigarh, Apr 5 (ANI): Opposition parties in Haryana on Monday asked Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to drop Home Minister Gopal Kanda from the cabinet for ordering firing on agitating activists.
Sirsa (Haryana), Jan 26 (ANI): Members of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect organised a mass marriage ceremony for former sex-workers at its headquarters in Sirsa here.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (ANI): Campaigning for Tuesday's Assembly elections in three states of Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will come to an end this evening.
New Delhi, Oct. 10 (ANI): The election campaigning for Thursday's State Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh will conclude on Sunday (Oct. 11).
Haryana, Oct 4 (ANI): Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will address rallies at Karnal and Sirsa in Haryana today.
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.
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Wheat procurement in Punjab and Haryana has achieved a historic record this season. Both states have jointly procured over 17.6 million tonnes of wheat so far.
Chandigarh, May 6 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Haryana would like to achieve a 'Perfect 10' in the state's parliamentary elections this time, but the party faces an uphill task in even equalling its own record of nine seats in the 2004 polls.
Sirsa (Haryana), May 4 (IANS) After days of dilly-dallying, the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect Monday asked its millions of followers to use their 'conscience' while voting in the parliamentary elections.
Sirsa (Haryana), May 4 (IANS) Despite being charged with serious crimes like murder and rape, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, is much sought after by political leaders and candidates in Punjab.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A small afforestation project in Haryana has become the first in the world to qualify for carbon credits, which the project managers can sell in a developed country.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The Congress party Monday announced its second list for Haryana by naming three more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
Ambala (Haryana), Dec 12 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Friday framed charges of murder in two cases against the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh.
Sirsa (Haryana), Oct 10 (IANS) Haryana will import soil fungus from other countries to increase soil fertility in the state, it was announced here Friday.
Sirsa, July 19 (ANI): Uneasy calm prevailed in Haryana's Sirsa district and parts of Punjab today, even as curfew remained clamped in Dabwali town following clashes between Dera Sacha Sauda followers and Sikhs.
Sirsa, July 18 (ANI): Situation remained tense and a curfew was imposed in Dabwali town of Sirsa District, as the Sikh community continued its protest over the death of a member of Sikh community after a clash with the supporters of controversial Dera Sacha Sauda on Friday.
The Dera Sachha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim was on Monday afternoon attacked by Sikh protesters near Ghunkawali village in Sirsa district of Haryana. The Dera chief escaped unhurt. Meanwhile, the situation is under control as the administration
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