Balwinder Singh, Author at National Times

23 Dec

Haryana Cabinet Meeting Scheduled for January 1

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Chandigarh, December 23: The Haryana Cabinet will hold its next meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 11:00 am at the Haryana Civil Secretariat. An official notification regarding the Cabinet meeting has been issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi. The meeting is expected to discuss several key administrative and policy-related matters concerning the state.

23 Dec

Dedicated Portal for Service Security of Contractual Employees to Be Launched on Good Governance Day in Haryana

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Chandigarh, December 23: The Haryana government will launch a dedicated online portal for ensuring service security of contractual employees under the Haryana Contractual Employees (Service Security) Rules, 2025. The portal, named www.securedemployee.csharyana.gov.in, will be formally inaugurated on December 25 on the occasion of Good Governance Day.A letter in this regard has been issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi. According to the letter, the move aims to ensure transparency, accuracy, and uniformity in granting service security benefits to contractual employees. All applications and related processes will now be conducted strictly through the online mode. Physical applications or offline orders will neither…

23 Dec

Haryana Records Improvement in Sex Ratio, Illegal Abortions Decline Sharply

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Strict government action leads to a 9-point rise in sex ratio; 23% drop in abortion cases compared to last year Chandigarh, December 23: Strict enforcement by the Haryana government against illegal abortions has resulted in a significant decline in such cases across the state. Official data shows that abortion cases dropped by 23 percent this year compared to 2024, helping save the lives of thousands of unborn girls. As a result, the state’s sex ratio has improved from 909 last year to 918 this year, marking a rise of nine points. The progress was reviewed during the weekly meeting of…

23 Dec

Haryana Athletes Aim to Win Maximum Medals at 2036 Olympics: CM Nayab Singh Saini

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Haryana’s identity as the land of strong farmers and champion wrestlers will gain further global recognition, says Chief Minister Chandigarh, December 23: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday said that athletes from the state will enter the 2036 Olympic Games with the clear objective of winning the highest number of medals for India. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set the vision of establishing India as a global sporting power in the 2036 Olympics, and Haryana’s players will play a decisive role in achieving this goal. Addressing the closing ceremony of the MP Sports Festival 2025 at…

22 Dec

Haryana Government Strengthens Healthcare Infrastructure, 10 Advanced Hospitals Dedicated to Public: Chief Minister Saini

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Chandigarh, December 22: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday said that the state government is continuously working to strengthen the healthcare infrastructure to ensure quality medical facilities for citizens across Haryana. He said that fully equipped hospitals are being developed at the district level, and so far, 10 modern hospitals have been dedicated to the public, while work on 22 more hospitals is currently underway. The Chief Minister made these remarks while responding to a question raised by MLA Maman Khan during the Question Hour of the ongoing winter session of the Haryana Assembly. Saini said the newly…

22 Dec

Haryana Government Conducting Cluster-Based Cleanliness Drives to Ensure Complete Urban Sanitation: Vipul Goyal

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State Receives President’s Award for Excellence in Cleanliness Initiatives Chandigarh, December 22:Haryana’s Minister for Urban Local Bodies, Revenue, Disaster Management and Relief, Vipul Goyal, on Monday said that the state government is implementing intensive cleanliness campaigns on a cluster basis to ensure comprehensive sanitation arrangements in urban areas. He added that special emphasis is also being laid on the effective implementation of door-to-door garbage collection. Responding to a question during the third day of the Winter Session of the Haryana Assembly, the minister said that due to the state’s focused cleanliness drives, Haryana has received the President’s Award in the…

22 Dec

WAPCOS Updating Haryana’s Waterlogging and Salinity Master Plan, Final Report Due by June 2026

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Chandigarh, December 22: Haryana’s Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Shruti Choudhry informed the Assembly during the winter session that WAPCOS, a public sector undertaking of the Government of India, has been assigned the task of updating the Master Plan-1998 related to the management of waterlogging and soil salinity problems in the state. She said that WAPCOS has already submitted a draft report, which is currently undergoing ground-truthing to verify data and on-ground conditions. Based on this exercise, necessary modifications will be incorporated before finalisation. The minister added that the updated master plan is expected to be finalised by June 30,…

22 Dec

Haryana: Four held after brief exchange of fire with police in Panipat for demanding 2.5 cr ransom

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National Times Bureau :- A joint team of Panipat CIA-1 and the Special Task Force, Sonepat arrested four miscreans after a brief exchange of fire in the Israna area of Panipat. During the encounter, one of the miscreants, Parmeet, sustained bullet injuries and was immediately rushed to the hospital. The other three accused, Devender, Sahil and Aman, all residents of Haryana were arrested. Panipat SP Bhupender Singh said the accused were wanted in a case related to an extortion demand of Rs 2.5 crore from a businessman, Yashpal Garg, a resident of the Chandnibagh police station area, on December 18.…

21 Dec

Youth Must Become Job Creators by Blending Local Skills with Modern Technology: Haryana CM Saini

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Chandigarh, December 21: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday urged the youth to move beyond being job seekers and instead become job creators by combining their local skills with modern technology. He said the state government is fully committed to promoting entrepreneurship among young people and is supporting them through schemes such as Mudra Yojana, Stand-Up India, and special subsidies for the MSME sector. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating Swadeshi Mahotsav-2025 in Panchkula, the Chief Minister said that the development of indigenous technologies by youth will not only boost new enterprises but will also strengthen India’s journey towards…

21 Dec

Amit Shah to Visit Panchkula on December 24, to Attend Key Events with Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini

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Chandigarh, December 21: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will be on a visit to Panchkula on December 24, where he will participate in several important programmes along with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. Commissioner and Secretary of the Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department, Dr Amit Agrawal, on Saturday reviewed the preparations for the proposed visit of the Union Home Minister and inspected the programme venues in Panchkula. He issued necessary directions to the concerned officials to ensure smooth and successful conduct of all events. Dr Agrawal said that all programmes would be organised in a…