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Everything you need to know about Kurukshetra: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Maharashtra's largest tricolour unfurled in NDA

April 28, 2012 at 6:58 PM

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.

Over 3.56 lakh lose power connections in Haryana

April 25, 2012 at 1:24 AM

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 NRI abductors planned to kill him

April 11, 2012 at 8:52 PM

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.

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Cops rescue abducted NRI in Kurukshetra

April 10, 2012 at 11:22 PM

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.

Kurukshetra University president's killer held in Gurgaon

April 4, 2012 at 11:20 PM

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.

India, Singapore test tank warfare skills

March 27, 2012 at 7:36 PM

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.

Mauritius PM in India to strengthen bilateral ties

February 7, 2012 at 9:24 PM

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 PM in India to strengthen bilateral ties

February 7, 2012 at 5:38 PM

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 PM arrives India for his six-day visit

February 7, 2012 at 12:34 PM

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

Mauritius PM arrives in India

February 6, 2012 at 10:17 PM

New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam today arrived in New Delhi on a six-day visit to the country.

Mauritius PM to visit India for six days

February 5, 2012 at 8:59 PM

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.

Mauritius PM to visit India for six days

February 5, 2012 at 12:57 PM

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.

Family of youth killed in U.S. urges government to bring his body back

July 13, 2011 at 2:12 PM

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.

Jat agitation continues, want talks with centre

March 22, 2011 at 4:47 PM

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.

Rahul Gandhi urges Haryana youth to join politics, change way nation is run

August 28, 2010 at 11:59 AM

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.

Central team likely to visit flood-affected Haryana districts

July 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM

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.

Haryana CM visits flood-hit districts, irrigation minister blames Punjab for floods

July 13, 2010 at 6:34 PM

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.

Haryana moves to prevent spread of water-borne diseases in flood-hit areas

July 12, 2010 at 11:32 AM

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.

Flood crisis deepens in Haryana

July 11, 2010 at 6:58 PM

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.

Floods continue to leave locals in Haryana distressful

July 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM

Kaithal (Haryana), July 10 (ANI): Distressful villagers in Haryana's flood affected Kaithal District have complained about official apathy in dealing with their woes.

Haryana CM visits flood-affected areas

July 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM

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.

Haryana and Punjab flood death toll rises to 15

July 9, 2010 at 12:16 PM

Chandigarh, July 9 (ANI): Floods in Haryana and Punjab have claimed 15 lives, and left with hundreds of acres of land inundated.

Water logged roads; garbage badly affects general life in Ambala

July 8, 2010 at 5:46 PM

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.

Floods affect major parts of India

July 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM

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.

Khap Panchayats want 'Hindu Marriage Act' to be amended

April 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Kurukshetra (Haryana), Apr 13 (ANI): The self-styled Khap Panchayats gathered in Kurukshetra on Tuesday and demanded that the 'Hindu Marriage Act' be amended.

Joint India, Singapore military exercise ends in Madhya Pradesh

March 28, 2010 at 3:15 PM

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.

I have travelled crucial ten yards to be here, says Dua

December 21, 2009 at 9:24 PM

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.

Archeological department unearths Hindu idol in Kurukshetra

December 12, 2009 at 9:07 PM

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.

Poll agent dies in a scuffle between two poll candidates in Haryana

October 13, 2009 at 9:54 PM

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.

Haryana Sikhs, expressing support to SGPC, appear before Akal Takht

September 28, 2009 at 6:37 PM

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.

INLD releases first list of candidates for Haryana poll

September 4, 2009 at 4:27 PM

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.

Spurious milk meant for Delhi seized in Haryana

May 29, 2009 at 4:53 PM

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.

Spurious milk meant for Delhi seized in Haryana

May 29, 2009 at 4:53 PM

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.

Congress heading for near clean sweep in Haryana

May 16, 2009 at 1:48 PM

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.

Congress leading in Haryana

May 16, 2009 at 10:45 AM

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.

Congress ahead in nine of Haryana's 10 seats

May 16, 2009 at 10:19 AM

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.

Haryana minister is country's richest woman, says Forbes

November 14, 2008 at 12:37 PM

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.

MP Jindal has a narrow escape, plane lands with deflated tyre

November 11, 2008 at 8:37 PM

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.

Cleanliness conquers indignity in modern Kurukshetra war

November 2, 2008 at 12:08 PM

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.

Laser show on Krishna to woo tourists at Kurukshetra

October 28, 2008 at 4:21 PM

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.

President condoles Sonu's death, seeks safety guidelines

October 13, 2008 at 10:12 PM

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.

NGO asks child rights body to take action on bore well deaths

October 13, 2008 at 10:12 PM

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.

Indian brides spearhead Australia's migration growth

October 7, 2008 at 11:46 AM

Sydney, Oct 7 (IANS) Ramandeep Singh, 21, who had an arranged marriage in April 2008, has just joined her husband in Sydney, the latest in a surging number of Indian brides heading the migration growth in Australia.

Sonia Gandhi rally in Haryana to affect NH-1 traffic

October 6, 2008 at 8:30 PM

Panipat (Haryana), Oct 1 (IANS) Traffic on the National Highway (NH) No. 1 from Delhi to all parts of north India will be affected and diverted Thursday to enable United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to hold a rally in this industrial city of Haryana, 100 km from the national capital.

Conflicts, rifts cast shadow over Malayalam film industry

October 6, 2008 at 8:13 PM

Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) Film technicians are fighting with one another, producers and exhibitors are at loggerheads - differences of opinion between various film bodies have cast a shadow over the Malayalam film industry. And if the problems persist, movies worth Rs.1.8 billion will get stuck, say industry watchers.

Railways have a critical role in promotion of tourism in India: Ambika Soni

October 6, 2008 at 7:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni on Wednesday said that the Indian Railways have a critical role in the promotion of tourism in India.

Smita Prakash makes lovelorn Radha come alive in Delhi

October 6, 2008 at 7:57 PM

New Delhi, September 29 (ANI): The world knows of Radha as the consort of childhood Krishna, playing on the banks of Jamuna at Gokul. But few are aware of her travails when her consort left her to become the charioteer of Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, and her longing to become the wife of the Lord remained unfulfilled.

Smita Prakash makes lovelorn Radha come alive in Delhi

October 6, 2008 at 7:57 PM

New Delhi, September 29 (ANI): The world knows of Radha as the consort of Krishna in childhood, playing on the banks of Jamuna at Gokul. But few are aware of her travails when her consort left her to become the charioteer of Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, and her longing to become the wife of the Lord remained unfulfilled.

Sonia Gandhi rally in Haryana to affect NH-1 traffic

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Panipat (Haryana), Oct 1 (IANS) Traffic on the National Highway (NH) No. 1 from Delhi to all parts of north India will be affected and diverted Thursday to enable United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi to hold a rally in this industrial city of Haryana, 100 km from the national capital.

Railways have a critical role in promotion of tourism in India: Ambika Soni

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni on Wednesday said that the Indian Railways have a critical role in the promotion of tourism in India.

Smita Prakash makes lovelorn Radha come alive in Delhi

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, September 29 (ANI): The world knows of Radha as the consort of Krishna in childhood, playing on the banks of Jamuna at Gokul. But few are aware of her travails when her consort left her to become the charioteer of Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, and her longing to become the wife of the Lord remained unfulfilled.

Smita Prakash makes lovelorn Radha come alive in Delhi

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, September 29 (ANI): The world knows of Radha as the consort of childhood Krishna, playing on the banks of Jamuna at Gokul. But few are aware of her travails when her consort left her to become the charioteer of Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, and her longing to become the wife of the Lord remained unfulfilled.

Conflicts, rifts cast shadow over Malayalam film industry

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Chennai, Sep 29 (IANS) Film technicians are fighting with one another, producers and exhibitors are at loggerheads - differences of opinion between various film bodies have cast a shadow over the Malayalam film industry. And if the problems persist, movies worth Rs.1.8 billion will get stuck, say industry watchers.

Sikh diaspora censures Badal for removing Vedanti as Akal Takht Jathedar

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Amritsar, Aug.5 (ANI): The unceremonious removal of Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), on Tuesday evoked sharp criticism from the Sikh Diaspora.

Gurbachan Singh named acting Akal Takht Jathedar

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Amritsar, Aug.5 (ANI): Giani Gurbachan Singh was today named the acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht, a day after his predecessor, Joginder Singh Vedanti, resigned from the same post.

Heavy security at Kurukshetra ahead of Friday's solar eclipse

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 31 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Kurukshetra ahead of a fair to be held on Friday to mark the Solar eclipse.

Heavy security at Kurukshetra ahead of Friday's solar eclipse

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kurukshetra (Haryana), July 31 (ANI): Security has been beefed up in Kurukshetra ahead of a fair to be held on Friday to mark the Solar eclipse.

Sonia inaugurates bronze chariot of Lord Krishna, Arjuna in Kurukshetra

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kurukshetra, July 28 (ANI): Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today inaugurated the bronze chariot of Lord Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra in Haryana.

Sonia to attend 44th All-India Oriental Congress in Kurukshetra today

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kurukshetra, July 28 (ANI): Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be the chief guest at the 44th All-India Oriental Congress at Kurukshetra University in Haryana today.

A seesaw situation for UPA

July 21, 2008 at 1:01 AM

The two-day special session of the Parliament begins Monday with a blend of hope and despair. Doubts are many, but questions on each and every lips

Policy initiative to develop Tourism infrastructure

May 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM

The Central government in its recent policy initiative has identified 20 mega tourism circuits for infrastructure development in order

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