Haryana

NHAI) have achieved over 61% target of the collection of toll fee through FASTag. The toll fee collection through FASTag has increased from 37% in December 2019, to 61% in the first week of February. The NHAI had started the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) through FASTag on December 15, 2019, at all toll plazas across the country. There are 20 toll plazas each in Punjab and Haryana under the Chandigarh regional office of the NHAI. The Union ministry of road transport and highways has also taken a decision to waive off cost of Rs 100 for FASTag between February 15 and 29, with an aim to increase digital collection of user fee via FASTag. ETC aims to remove bottlenecks at toll plazas, to ensure seamless movement of vehicles and collection of user fee using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology.Highest collection of toll fee through FASTag in the first week of February was recorded at Bhavdeen toll plaza under in Hisar at 81.42 %, followed by Makrauli toll plaza in Rohtak at … [Read more...] about 61% toll fee in Punjab, Haryana now collected through FASTag

Haryana Roadways suffered losses amounting to Rs 641 crore, as per the latest depot-wise records. Despite repeated claims of the government of putting things 'back on track', the losses have increased by Rs 25 crore since 2018 when the amount was Rs 616 crore.All the 22 depots across the state recorded the losses with Faridabad leading with total losses of over Rs 44 crore, less than the amount recorded in 2018. Sonepat was second in the list with overall losses of around Rs 38 crore, up from Rs 37.8 crore in 2018.With a loss of Rs 32.7 crore, Gurugram depot was at the seventh spot. This is after transport minister Mool Chand Sharma flagged off five buses with GPS tracking facility to give a boost to roadways.According to the depot staff and roadways employees, the approximate cost of running roadways comes about to be over Rs 40 per kilometer. The revenue generated, however, falls short by nearly Rs 10 per kilometre. “Right now we are spending around Rs 40-42 per kilometer in … [Read more...] about Haryana Roadways faces Rs 641 crore revenue loss

As per traffic police reports, the stretch of National Highway (NH-44) between Panipat and Ambala is the most vulnerable as it claims approximately 100 lives a year Other vulnerable stretches are NH-10 (Delhi to Fatehabad), NH-48 (Gurugram to Bawal), NH-709 (Murthal to Loharu), NH-344 ( Saharanpur-Kurukshetra) and Karnal to Ladwa Atta-Bilaspur Road. … [Read more...] about NCR contributes to 10 of 14 road related deaths in Haryana per day

“The government has put the State under a mountain of debt. Matters have reached a point where every child born in the State is burdened with a debt of ₹72,000 and the situation is getting worse. We demand that the State government issue a White Paper on the issue,” he said, addressing a press conference here. … [Read more...] about Hooda hits out at BJP-JJP govt. in Haryana

The jogis also perform several socio-cultural roles, such as those of village historians, motivators, and preachers. Some jogis have even composed and sung songs of the First War of Indian Independence of 1857. In the month of Sawan (July-August), the Jogis are specially invited to villages to sing the legend of Ranjha for seven to fifteen days. It is believed that their singing has a medicinal effect as it is supposed to ward off and cure foot-and-mouth and other animal diseases. … [Read more...] about The intangible cultural heritage of the folk singers of Haryana