Hitender Rao
Hitender Rao is in the Haryana bureau, based in Chandigarh.
Articles by Hitender Rao
CM Khattar unlikely to accede to Vij’s demand for change of DGP
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 01:19 AM IST
Home department explains legal position on minimum tenure of two years, apex court’s rejection of Haryana’s amended law on tenure
Vij seeks new DGP, stokes controversy
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 10:15 PM IST
Writes to ACS (home) to send a panel of officers to the UPSC for the next DGP’s selection despite the incumbent already given extension by the govt on Jan 7
Slight increase in Covid infections in Haryana for second week
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 10:39 AM IST
The state registered 684 infections between February 15 and 21 as compared to 615 reported the week from February 8 to 14
Panchkula plot allotment case: ED springs surprise by filing chargesheet before CBI could
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2021 10:16 PM IST
Attachment of industrial plots would have become invalid after 365 days of confirmation by adjudicating authority
Manesar land case: HC puts on hold framing of charges for real estate developer
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 09:35 PM IST
Provisions of money laundering law cannot be applied retrospectively, thus, special judge’s order of taking cognisance of the supplementary prosecution complaint is liable to be quashed, says petitioner
Haryana’s Covid positivity rate drops below 5%
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON FEB 16, 2021 10:42 AM IST
Slender increase in weekly infections but the virus curve continued to flatten; Jhajjar joins two others to get into desirable positivity rate bracket
Haryana enacts law on Hindi, but fails to implement it
By Hitender Rao
UPDATED ON FEB 12, 2021 12:42 PM IST
This has put candidates proficient in Hindi appearing for the judicial services exam at a disadvantage
Haryana’s coronavirus cases on steady decline for 11th week
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2021 03:04 PM IST
More than 1.7 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated with the Covid vaccine in the state so far
Allotment of land to Flipkart in Haryana’s Manesar hits a hurdle
By Hitender Rao
UPDATED ON FEB 09, 2021 08:42 AM IST
Deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, who holds the industries and commerce portfolio, has sought a clarification on the allotment price of ₹3.09 crore
Ex-HPSC chief appointed as power regulator at hurriedly convened ceremony
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 05, 2021 09:51 PM IST
Legal experts say the move is violative of the spirit of Constitution; the Khattar government has trampled the Constitution, particularly Article 319, which prohibits such appointments, adds Surjewala
Farmers’ agitation gathers momentum in Haryana, khaps back Tikait
By Hitender Rao and Sunil Rahar
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2021 07:57 AM IST
115 khaps lent support at Jind’s Kandela mahapanchayat, while BKU leader from UP will hold another meet at Dadri on Sunday
Khattar govt bent on appointing former HPSC chief as power regulator
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON FEB 04, 2021 10:52 PM IST
Chandigarh The Haryana government is contemplating to appoint a former chairman of Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) RK Pachnanda as the chairman of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC)
Haryana’s vaccine wastage below permissible limit of 10%
By Hitender Rao
UPDATED ON FEB 03, 2021 10:24 AM IST
More than three weeks after the roll out of coronavirus vaccination, Haryana has reported an average vaccine wastage of 9
Kalka Congress MLA faces disqualification from assembly
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 03:05 PM IST
A Himachal Pradesh court convicted and sentenced Pardeep Chaudhary to three years in jail in a 2011 case of rioting; legal experts says membership can be restored if HC stays conviction
Political ambition fuels Charuni’s rise as Haryana farmer leader
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 04:51 PM IST
He contested the 2019 assembly elections from Ladwa as an independent candidate but finished a poor eighth and forfeited his security deposit, getting less than 1% of the 1.37 lakh votes polled
Covid vaccination crosses lakh mark in Haryana
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 03:46 PM IST
Only four districts in the state now have a critical positivity rate of more than 6%. Panipat is the latest to exit from the critical category, while Jhajjar with a positivity rate of 2.1% for a second consecutive week remained on the brink of entering the desirable positivity rate category of less that 2%.
Dealing with protesting farmers tightrope walk : Haryana DGP
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON JAN 26, 2021 03:30 PM IST
State police chief Manoj Yadava says managing farmers’ protest on Delhi borders through dialogue, better intelligence and preventive steps.
Controversy over sale of Dhirendra Brahmachari’s ashram land in Haryana’s Gurugram
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 23, 2021 09:52 AM IST
Twenty-four acres of prime land in Gurugram, owned by yoga guru Dhirendra Brahmachari’s Aparna Ashram Society, is at the centre of a controversy following the sale of the plot at throwaway price to three private companies
Covid curve stays flattened for eighth week in Haryana
By Hitender Rao
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 01:33 PM IST
Sample positivity rate in the state is also down to 5.4% even as the first phase of vaccination drive covering healthcare workers is underway.
‘We are not in the game of greed for power’: Kumari Selja
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 07:43 AM IST
- Haryana Congress chief Kumari Selja said that she hoped that Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) MLAs and Independents would vote against the Khattar government in Haryana assembly.
Raj Bhawan versus state govt: Haryana governor finds own govt opposing him
By Hitender Rao
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 09:10 AM IST
Arya’s orders to extend term of Red Cross Society general secretary termed illegal by advocate general
Gurugram land release case: Contempt petition filed by appellant in apex court, TCP official asked to respond
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 03:20 AM IST
In tune with SC directions, Jai Naryana had filed a representation seeking release of his land
Covid curve continues to flatten in Haryana
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 05:05 AM IST
Sports gradation row: Vigilance probe ordered into issuance of grade-A certificate to IAS officer’s shooter son
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:47 AM IST
Was selected in state civil services on the strength of sports gradation certificate
Wife Shakti’s win may pump up Venod’s political fortune
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:41 AM IST
Haryana records 3,263 new Covid cases last week, lowest in over 6 months
By Hitender Rao | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON DEC 29, 2020 09:28 AM IST
Health officials said Haryana’s sample positivity rate which was stuck in the critical category for the past several weeks also came down to 5.9% last week
Virus on the wane in Haryana for a fourth week in a row
By Hitender Rao | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 02:16 AM IST
5, 252 cases reported last week; it is for the first time since mid-Aug that the prevalence of infections has remained this low in the state
Khattar’s relative eyewitness in forest official’s assault case
By Hitender Rao and Bhavey Nagpal | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh/Ambala, Chandigarh/ambala
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 12:36 AM IST
Says he was accompanying his friend to the complainant’s office for an unrelated issue
Virus spread in Haryana continues to dip for third week in row
By Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 01:11 AM IST
Seven districts have critical positivity rate of more than 6% with Karnal dropping out of critical category
VIPs recommended for priority Covid-19 vaccine shot in Haryana
By Hitender Rao | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2020 12:23 AM IST
A December 10 communication to the Union health ministry recommending inclusion of MPs and MLAs in the priority list said the public representatives are at the risk of getting exposed to the virus since they frequently meet people to hear their grievances.
