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Hitender Rao

Hitender Rao

Hitender Rao is Senior Associate Editor covering the state of Haryana. A journalist with over two decades of experience, he writes on politics, economy, migration and legal affairs with a focus on investigative journalism.

Articles by Hitender Rao

Game-changer: Windfall for Haryana as central tax share witnesses big jump

State officials said Haryana would get about <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,772.33 crore in 2026-27 financial year, which is 1.361% of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,26,255 crore (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Feb 03, 2026 04:26 am IST

Haryana: Committee led by ex-SC judge to ascertain Adani Power’s hardship

The committee is headed by former SC judge, justice Krishna Murari with former central electricity authority (CEA) chairman, SD Dubey and former IAS officer, TC Gupta as members. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Feb 01, 2026 04:12 am IST

Ambience Mall case: Supreme Court judgment comes as breather for 58 real estate projects in Haryana

The HC judgement was challenged by the Haryana government as well as the developer, Ambience Developers and Infrastructure Private Limited represented by Raj Singh Gehlot before the SC.

Published on Jan 21, 2026 06:14 am IST

Anurag Rastogi to continue as Haryana chief secy

Haryana chief secretary (CS), Anurag Rastogi who underwent a coronary artery bypass grafting also known as heart bypass surgery at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on January 9 will continue to hold the charge of CS.

Published on Jan 17, 2026 04:52 am IST

Controversy over Dera chief’s parole: Ram Rahim’s parole legally permissible but reeks of political trade-off

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (HT File)

Published on Jan 12, 2026 04:04 am IST

Haryana declines sanction to prosecute IAS officer Vijay Dahiya in corruption case

The refusal to accord prosecution sanction prevents the investigating agency from filing a chargesheet or challan against the IAS officer in a court of law for initiating trial proceedings against him.

Published on Jan 10, 2026 12:50 pm IST

Haryana to get new DGP on January 1

The UPSC will prepare a panel of three IPS officers and send it to the state government for selecting the next DGP. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Dec 30, 2025 04:16 am IST

Next DGP: UPSC asks Haryana about status of Chandigarh FIR against Kapur

The union public service commission (UPSC)

Published on Dec 24, 2025 05:10 am IST

Haryana divests Shatrujeet Kapur of DGP’s charge

The Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana on Sunday divested 1990-batch IPS officer, Shatrujeet Kapur of the charge of director general of police (DGP). (HT File)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 07:08 am IST

Next DGP: UPSC sends Haryana’s proposal to set up panel back

The five included 1990-batch IPS officer Shatrujeet Kapur who was the head of the police force till October 14 but was asked to proceed on leave amid growing clamour for his ouster in wake of suicide by fellow IPS officer Y Puran Kumar.

Published on Dec 08, 2025 06:32 am IST

Rohtak police trip, retractchargesheet filed in bribery case

As per section 187 (3)(ii) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the accused, exemptee assistant sub inspector (EASI) Sushil Kumar now gets entitled for a default bail on December 6, having completed 60 days in judicial custody on December 5. (File)

Published on Dec 06, 2025 06:46 am IST

Haryana’s next DGP: Names of five DG rank officers to be sent to UPSC

Ajay Singhal and Alok Mittal would vie for the top police job.

Published on Dec 02, 2025 07:12 am IST

Deprecating display: Haryana Police’s public shaming of accused draws flak

The HHRC chairperson said that parading an accused in public can also prove to be disadvantageous to safety as the person becomes susceptible to being harmed. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Nov 29, 2025 06:28 am IST

Chandigarh: Decks cleared for Haryana to take control of Yoga Guru Dhirendra Brahmchari’s Trust

The enactment will facilitate takeover of the management, control and possession of the property of the Society for a period of 10 years and a maximum of 15 years. (HT File)

Published on Nov 26, 2025 06:24 am IST

Deteriorating air quality: Delhi okay with exemptions granted to 11 coal-fired power plants in NCR

The issue which pertained to deteriorating air quality in the National Capital was sponsored by the previous AAP government in Delhi and was deliberated in the meeting of Council’s standing committee held on October 25, 2024, at Chandigarh. (HT File)

Published on Nov 18, 2025 12:12 pm IST

India opener Shafali Verma unlikely to get a Class 1 job in Haryana government

Shafali Verma

Published on Nov 16, 2025 03:58 am IST

Clean air project: 500 electric buses to be deployed in Ggm, F’bad under World Bank funded project

The six-year initiative aimed at addressing growing air pollution promises to improve air quality by 2031. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Nov 14, 2025 07:48 am IST

Haryana State Olympic Games: Left out, sports associations seeks inclusion, moves HC

The petitioner associations are seeking inclusion of 12 sport disciplines excluded by the HOA for the games including kho-kho, chess, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, ice skating, taekwondo, dragon boat. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 05:02 am IST

Haryana: Twin cop suicides threaten to develop into a full-blown crisis

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini meets the family of the deceased ASI Sandeep in Rohtak on Wednesday. (ANI)

Updated on Oct 16, 2025 04:40 am IST

IPS officer’s death: Haryana DGP Kapur sent on leave, OP Singh gets addl charge

A week since senior IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s (right) alleged suicide, the Haryana government on Tuesday sent state director general of police Shatrujeet Kapur on leave amid the growing clamour for action against him. (File photos)

Published on Oct 14, 2025 11:19 am IST

Misbranding cough-cold syrups: 4 pharma companies issued notices in Haryana

A Tamil Nadu health official sticks a notice outside the Sresan Pharmaceutical factory whose Coldrif cough syrup has been linked to the deaths of 17 children in Madhya Pradesh(Reuters)

Updated on Oct 09, 2025 04:58 am IST

Chandigarh: Congress puts its money on Hooda again as CLP leader

Hooda’s appointment as the CLP leader will also mean that he will formally become the leader of opposition in the state assembly. (HT File)

Published on Sept 30, 2025 03:22 am IST

Corruption case against judicial officer: Haryana accords sanction to prosecute former CBI judge Sudhir Parmar

The sanction is necessary to prosecute a public servant booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act .

Published on Sept 25, 2025 06:56 am IST

Prosecution nod for suspended CBI judge

Prosecution nod for suspended CBI judge

Published on Sept 25, 2025 06:50 am IST

Faridabad MC civil works case: Haryana declines prior approval to investigate four IAS officers

The ACB had registered five FIRs, four in 2022 and one in 2023, naming municipal corporation officials including engineers and a contractor, Satbir Singh.

Published on Sept 19, 2025 06:16 am IST

Haryana declines sanction to prosecute IAS officer arrested for corruption

Top officials said that sanction to prosecute Arya was declined primarily on the ground that the ACB did not take prior approval of the state government under Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act before the registration of a first information report (FIR) in which the IAS officer was named as an accused in a corruption case.

Published on Sept 17, 2025 05:16 am IST

Punjab floods: Release of additional 4,500 cusecs would have helped lower Bhakra reservoir levels: Data

The additional 4,500 cusecs water could not be released to Haryana due to Punjab’s stiff resistance.

Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:10 am IST

Panchkula land transaction: Ambala divisional commissioner recalls controversial order

Representational image

Published on Aug 25, 2025 05:10 am IST

Congress MLAs force adjournments on Haryana assembly session opening day

Congress MLAs protesting against the deteriorating law and order situation in Haryana on the opening day of the monsoon session of the assembly in Chandigarh on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published on Aug 22, 2025 03:55 pm IST

Haryana defines forest, ‘as per dictionary’

The definition requires forest areas to have a minimum canopy density of 40% and cover at least five hectares if isolated, or two hectares in contiguity to government-notified forests. (File)

Published on Aug 20, 2025 07:22 am IST

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