Sonipat, Pro Kabaddi League franchise Haryana Steelers have appointed 2012 London Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt as their brand ambassador, it was announced on Wednesday.

The CEO of Haryana Steelers Mustafa Ghouse felt they had found the perfect fit in the wrestler.

"We are delighted to have Yogeshwar joining the Haryana Steelers as Team Ambassador. He has, through the years, been a fantastic role model to everyone beyond the wrestling mat. He is an icon for the country and the state and we are certain his presence will help elevate the sport in all the right ways," he said.

Yogeshwar, who has also been awarded the Padma Shri, the Arjuna Award and the Khel Ratna for his contributions to sport, was happy about his new role.

Chandigarh, To ensure the safety of women while driving, Haryana on Thursday made the wearing of a helmet mandatory for women riding two-wheelers.

A decision in this regard has been taken following directions from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to ensure compliance of provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act of 1988, a spokesperson for the state Transport Department told IANS.

Chandigarh, As many as 194 government and private hospitals in Haryana have been empanelled for the Centre's Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday.

Vij said that Haryana is the first state to start this health insurance facility on a pilot basis from August 15. It will be implemented in one government hospital each in 22 districts of the state.

Chandigarh, Three men accused of allegedly gang raping a 19-year-old board examination topper in Haryana's Mahendragarh district continued to evade arrest on Friday, more than 52 hours after the incident.

The Haryana Police on Friday launched a manhunt after the girl alleged that she was raped by them on Wednesday near Kanina village.

Chandigarh, Two opposition MLAs, including the Leader of Opposition, waved shoes at one another following heated exchanges on the last day of the monsoon session of the Haryana Assembly.

Leader of Opposition Abhay Singh Chautala and five-time legislator of the Congress Karan Singh Dalal were involved in the unsavoury incident.

Gurugram, The Haryana Police said on Tuesday they have sought permission from the state government to further probe the corruption case registered against Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and realtors including DLF.

Jaipur, Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda strongly denied there was any kind of land scam in Haryana during his tenure.

"There has been no land scam under my rule in Haryana. In fact, I have not bought even an inch of land in Haryana in my working tenure. I got the land I have as a legacy from my father," he said while addressing a press conference here in Rajasthan on Tuesday.

The US on Wednesday appreciated the Haryana government for measures to curb vehicular and crop burning residual pollution especially in the National Capital Region (NCR) and offered all technological expertise to effectively deal with toxic air.

US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster, who called on Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here, said both Haryana and the US could work together on this issue of great importance which would go a long way in making the entire state pollution free.

Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given in-principle approval for the construction of an elevated railway line in Kurukshetra city on the Kurukshetra-Narwana line to decongest the traffic in the city, it was announced on Tuesday.

The construction of the elevated track would be undertaken by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation at a cost of Rs 224.58 crore, a government statement said.

Chandigarh, The Haryana government on Wednesday decided to observe a day's mourning throughout the state on August 16 as a mark of respect to Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon, who died at Raipur a day earlier.

During the state mourning, the national flag would be flown at half-mast where it is regularly flown and there would be no official entertainment during this period, a government spokesperson told .