By Sunny Jacob Dublin, August 2, 2023: Historically, the words religious and spiritual have been used synonymously to describe all the various aspects of the concept of religion, but in contemporary usage spirituality has often become associated with the interior life of the individual, placing an emphasis upon the well-beingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 4, 2023: Some rightwing Hindu groups have threatened to close two churches of the archdiocese of Delhi that covers the national capital and parts of Haryana state. The latest incident happened June 4 at St Joseph Vaz Catholic Mission Church, Kherki Daula inContinue Reading
Chandigarh: Angry farmers blocked multiple roads across Haryana August 28 to protest “brutal” police action against fellow farmers in neighboring Karnal district. The police reportedly used force on a group of farmers protesting a meeting led by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to discuss a forthcoming municipal election. LaterContinue Reading
Chandigarh, June 21, 2020: The Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government in Haryana has cancelled contracts with Chinese companies for installing pollution control equipment at two of its thermal power facilities, in the wake of heightened tension between the two neighbors. The contracts had been awarded by the Haryana Power GenerationContinue Reading
Chandigarh, Jan 27, 2020: A 23-year-old man in Haryana was on January 27 sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. The child was his employer’s daughter. The girl, a resident of Palwal district, was kidnapped, raped and stabbed to death in June 2018 by Virender,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Sonipat, July 8, 2019: An eleventh grader in Haryana’s Sonipat stabbed his teacher several times after he was asked to show his holiday homework. The incident happened on July 8 when Mukesh Kumari, an English teacher at Shri Ram Krishna School of Bhigan village, was askingContinue Reading
All village leaders had to attend a talk in Bhiwani districtContinue Reading
By Ariel Sophia Bardi Chandigarh: A few years ago, Tanu Sharma’s father was planning to marry her off as soon as she completed her high school studies. Now, that she has completed her high school, Suresh Kumar wants her to pursue her education and supports whatever she decides to become.Continue Reading
Chandigarh: The multi-pronged strategy adopted by the Haryana government to reduce the Infant and Child Mortality Rates has yielded positive results, Health Minister Anil Vij said Monday. The Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) has declined to 36 per 1,000 live births from 41 per 1,000 live births, he said. Child MortalityContinue Reading
Chandigarh: The state government Tuesday notified the Haryana Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2016. Under this a parent or guardian of a child whose birth had been registered without a name, can inform the Registrar, orally or in written, and have it registered within 12 months from theContinue Reading