A total of 12 persons lost their lives while 35 people were injured when a speeding bus collided with a culvert on Jaipur Bikaner Highway in Sikar district near Laxmangarh on Tuesday.

Officials said that the bus failed to take a proper turn due to high speed and collided with a culvert due to which its front part was completely smashed. Out of 35 injured, seven people are critically injured and have been referred to Jaipur for medical treatment while others are undergoing treatment in Sikar and Laxmangarh hospitals.

State minister Sumit Godara has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

He also visited the hospital and met the injured.

Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana has directed the authorities to ensure timely procurement of paddy and millet crops from farmers and also disburse the amount in their accounts, without any delay.

The prompt action from the state administration has resulted in disbursal of about Rs 9,439 crore, directly into the bank accounts of paddy and millet farmers. This includes Rs 8,545 crore for paddy and Rs 894 crore for millet.

Sharing information on the same, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department said that 46,62,244 metric tonnes (MT) of paddy have arrived in various mandis so far. Out of the total arrival, 44,59,364 metric tonnes of paddy have been procured by the agencies on MSP. Continuous lifting of paddy from the mandis is also being ensured. At the same time, 4,38,516 metric tonnes of millet have arrived in various mandis. 4,27,364 metric tonnes of millet have been procured on MSP, which is about 98 per cent of the total arrival.

Haryana's Industry, Environment, Forest and Wildlife Minister Rao Narbir Singh inaugurated four anti-smog guns launched by Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG) in the Civil Lines area here on Monday.

The minister said that the government is working seriously to reduce environmental pollution.

Under this new introduction, mechanised cleaning of roads is being done. Apart from this, sprinkling of water on roads and trees is going on continuously to prevent dust from flying.

"To ensure compliance with Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) rules, teams are monitoring different areas, and action is also being taken against those doing banned activities. Increasing environmental pollution is a matter of concern for all of us and everyone should give their cooperation for pollution control," Rao said.

Four people were burnt alive after their rented room caught fire due to an electric short circuit in the Saraswati Enclave area of Gurugram late at night, police said on Saturday.

The deceased have been identified as Noor Alam (27), Sahil (22), Aman (17) and Mohammad Mushtaq (22), all natives of Bihar.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire first erupted in an electric appliance in the room and later, it spread in the entire room situated on the first floor of a four-story building.

Three-time legislator Harvinder Kalyan was unanimously elected Speaker of the Haryana Assembly on Friday.

His name was proposed by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and seconded by Minister Ranbir Gangwa.

Pro-tem Speaker Rabhuvir Kadian declared Kalyan elected Speaker as there was no other candidate in the fray.

Belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC), Kalyan represents the Gharaunda Assembly segment that falls in Karnal -- a district not represented in the Saini ministry.

The Gurugram Traffic Police have issued 189 challans for ‘silencer blast’, mostly by Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles and pressure horns in the previous month.

‘Silencer Blast’, technically an offence called ‘Silencer making noise’ under Sections 120 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules and 190(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, is usually performed by switching the engine off and suddenly on again when the motorcycle is at a high speed.

A sound like that of a firecracker is produced. It is usually done in very heavy-engine motorcycles like the Bullet.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) said a special campaign was launched by Gurugram Police in the previous month to curb traffic violations by using silencer blasts and pressure horns.

The Government of Haryana has enhanced the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Haryana Government employees & pensioners/family pensioners from 50% to 53% of the basic pay with effect from 1st July, 2024.

As per the order, the Enhanced DA & DR shall be paid with the pay and pension/family pension of October, 2024 and arrear for the months of July, 2024 to September, 2024 shall be paid in the month of December, 2024. The payment on account of DA & DR involving fractions of 50 paise and above may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of less than 50 paise may be ignored.

Haryana Health, AYUSH and Medical Education Minister Aarti Singh Rao inspected the progress work of Shri Mata Sheetla Devi Medical College and Civil Hospital under construction in Gurugram on Tuesday.

After the inspection, Rao also chaired her first meeting with the officials of the Health Department and GMDA Department here in Gurugram.

After taking oath as a cabinet minister, Aarti Singh Rao reviewed the progress of construction of development projects related to the health sector in Gurugram district, like the Civil Hospital and Shri Sheetla Mata Medical College, and gave necessary directions to the Health Department officials.

Cracking the whip against lax officials, the Haryana government placed 24 Agriculture Department employees, including seven supervisors and three inspectors, under suspension for failure to act against farmers indulging in stubble burning, an official said on Tuesday.

FIRs were also registered against three farmers each in Sirsa and Karnal. In Karnal, two farmers were arrested for illegal burning of stubble, officials said.

An order issued by Haryana’s Director of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Rajnarayan Kaushik, said, “The 24 officials/officers are hereby suspended on the administrative ground. Terms and conditions of the suspension will be circulated later.”

Kadipur Animal Hospital will be renovated and around Rs 100 crores will be spent to make the facility a modern veterinary hospital, officials said on Monday.

Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav said that an MoU was signed between the Animal Husbandry Department and Vedanta Company on 11 October so that pets and animals in the Gurugram district can get proper medical service at the right time.

"The company has prepared a project report to make the government animal hospital in Kadipur a Veterinary Center of Excellence, which will be implemented in two phases. Soon, this project will get approval from the Animal Husbandry Department, and after that,t, this work will be started after about a month," he said.

He further said that a committee has been formed at the district level for this work. This committee will monitor the work and services being done in the hospital.