Haryana

The KIYG was originally scheduled for November-December 2021 but postponed to February due to the rise in the Covid-19 case. It is again rescheduled with the increase in numbers of the Covid-19. The event was scheduled to be held in five cities, Panchkula, Ambala, Chandigarh, Shahabad, and Delhi.

The order came after a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here. The curfew will be imposed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily. The state also imposed a limit on gatherings. Both indoor and open gatherings could have only up to 50 per cent of their capacity with a limit of 200 people for indoor gatherings and 300 people for outdoor gatherings.

On December 10, during his visit to Gurugram, Khattar had asserted that offering namaz in the open "will not be tolerated" and an amicable solution to the matter would be found in a fresh approach. The Chief Minister had said that the government has withdrawn the permission given to offer Friday prayers at certain designated sites. Offering public prayers is leading to clashes and that should not happen, he had said.

As a major development in relation to Gurugram Namaz dispute, Sanyukt Hindu Sangharsh Samiti, the clerics of the Gurugram Imam organisation and the Muslim National Forum in a memorandum submitted to the district administration on Monday decided that the Friday prayers will be held at 12 places on the land of masjid, Waqf Board and madarsa , while on at six places it will take place on a temporary basis for a few days by paying the maintenance fee fixed by the administration.

Talking to the media after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, the Haryana Chief Minister, citing the opinion of experts, said that it is "not possible to make a law on MSP as doing so will put pressure on the government to buy all the crops, which is not possible". The remark is being considered as a "major statement" as despite the government's announcement of repealing the three agricultural laws.

According to the sources, the Nihang identified as Saravjeet Singh has surrendered before the police and will be presented before the court on Saturday. Sources told IANS that Saravjeet Singh used to take care of the horses that were brought to the Singhu border by a group of Nihang. Saravjeet surrendered to the Haryana Police in front of a huge crowd that was raising religious slogans.

A police spokesperson said that on Friday, the police in Kundli got information that Nihangs had tied a person to a barricade with his hand chopped off near the protest site. It is being alleged that the man was caught while desecrating the Sikh religious holy book. However, an official confirmation about this is still awaited.

This was stated by Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser to NITI Aayog, at a workshop chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal held here on Tuesday. The workshop was organised by the Swarna Jayanti Haryana Institute for Fiscal Management (SJHIFM). On the occasion, Khattar also released the Haryana Sustainable Development Goals Index 2020-21 and the Haryana Provisional SDG District Index 2021.

Traffic across Punjab and Haryana is likely to hit badly and see traffic disruptions for several hours as farmers, farm labourers, commission agents, trade and employee unions and activists of political parties squatted on national highways till 4 p.m.

The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg here. "I briefed the Prime Minister about new schemes and initiatives launched in the state. I also briefed the Prime Minister about ongoing farmers protest and the incident happened in Karnal," Khattar said after the meeting. Khattar also invited Prime Minister Modi for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC).