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kurukshetra district news

Kurukshetra administration razes portion of accused’s house

The action took place in the presence of block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) Thanesar Amit Kumar, as duty magistrate, with police deployed to maintain law and order. (HT File)
Published on Jul 14, 2026 09:05 am IST

Shahabad becomes 1st Assemblyconstituency to complete SIR: DC

The DC said the SIR exercise began across the state on June 15, and Shahabad completed the work two days ahead of schedule, becoming the first Assembly constituency in Haryana to do so. (HT File)
Published on Jul 13, 2026 08:45 am IST

Kurukshetra: Man dies of electrocution, another dies saving him

The bodies have been handed over to the families after post-mortem. (HT Photo for representation)
Published on Jun 14, 2026 04:08 am IST

Haryana: Bomb threat emails sent to Ambala DC office, Kurukshetra mini secretariat; turn out hoax

After the search, officials reported that nothing suspicious was found, confirming that it was a hoax. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jan 17, 2026 04:40 am IST

Six from Ambala killed as cars collide head-on in Kurukshetra

One of the cars involved in the accident near Ghararsi village on the Dhand-Kurukshetra road in Haryana on Monday. (PTI)
Published on Sept 30, 2025 03:42 am IST

Haryana: Farm union blocks national highway in Shahbad to protest slow paddy procurement

Farmers of Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) protesting in Shahbad on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Published on Sept 26, 2025 07:06 am IST

Haryana: Over 20 villages in K’shetra remain affected due to overflowing Markanda River

A local inTapu Kamalpur in Yamunanagar assessing the soil erosion due to Yamuna flow from Hathnikund barrage on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Published on Sept 05, 2025 07:24 am IST

Liquor contractor shot dead on busy highway near Kurukshetra in Haryana

The liquor contractor, Shantanu, was shot dead on the national highway in Shahabad, 20km from Kurukshetra, on Friday evening.
Published on Jun 14, 2025 03:31 pm IST

Kurukshetra woman’s sister missed her last call before plane crash, lives with regret

Anju Sharma, 55, a native of Kurukshetra, was among the 241 victims of the AI-171 plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. (File photo)
Updated on Jun 13, 2025 05:42 pm IST

Pain of partition can never be forgotten: CM Saini

Saini, paying tribute to those who were killed in the bloodshed, said the tragedy about which almost half of the post-independence literature is filled and the pain of the partition can never be forgotten. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 06:00 am IST

Shahabad JJP MLA joins ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ campaign

Congress MP Deepender Hooda with JJP MLA from Shahabad Ramkaran Kala during ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ campaign in Shahabad on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 01, 2024 07:42 am IST

Three charred to death in Kurukshetra accident

Officials said that the accident occurred on Monday night when as Gaurav, 20, and Aditya, 21, both residents of Rothak and Nitesh, 18, of Sonepat died. (iStock)
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 09:38 am IST

21 Kurukshetra farmers challaned for burning stubble

21 Kurukshetra farmers challaned for burning stubble
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 11:01 pm IST

Minor siblings die under mysterious circumstances in Kurukshetra

The police officials associated with the investigation said preliminary investigation suggests it was a case of food poisoning but the actual cause of death will be ascertained in the post-mortem report.
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 12:47 am IST

2 drown in Kurukshetra pond

Two people drowned in an overflowing pond at Dakala village in Kurukshetra district. The deceased have been identified as Balbeer Singh (26) of Dakala village and Vikas (20) of Bibipur village of the district. (Representational image)
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 01:07 am IST

125 killed in road accidents in Kurukshetra in 6 months

As many as 125 people have lost their lives in road accidents in Kurukshetra district till June 28 this year. As per the figures shared by the traffic police, Kurukshetra, a total of 323 people sustained injuries and 125 people have died in 221 road accidents that took place in the district from January 1 to till date. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Representational image)
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 01:20 am IST

Two brothers drown in canal in Kurukshetra

Two brothers drowned in a canal in Kurukshetra. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 11:46 am IST

64 killed in 115 road accidents in Kurukshetra in 90 days: Data

At least 64 people have lost their lives in 115 road accidents that took place in Kurukshetra district in the past three months, police said on Tuesday. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:48 am IST

As wheat arrivals pick up, procurement improves in Haryana mandis

With the arrival of wheat picking up in Haryana mandis, government agencies have now improved the procurement operations. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 10:26 pm IST

Kurukshetra woman dies of Covid, 595 new cases in Haryana

Kurukshetra district on Tuesday reported a Covid-19 death after a gap of more than six months as a 66-year-old woman died due to the infection in Haryana’s Shahbad town. (HT Photo/ Representational image)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 09:35 pm IST

Haryana govt is committed towards providing help to differently abled, says CM Khattar

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the government has taken several steps in order to provide every possible help to differently abled persons during an event held in Panipat on Monday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:41 am IST

Panjab University’s UBS student receives highest package of 55 lakh

Established in 1995, UBS is one of the largest self-financed departments of PU.
Updated on May 04, 2020 08:48 pm IST

98% samples taken in Haryana test negative for Covid-19

Most of the officials in Haryana health department maintain that they are following the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Published on Apr 21, 2020 08:18 pm IST

3 killed in Kurukshetra mishap

HT Image
Published on Feb 22, 2020 10:17 pm IST

ISKCON serving ‘poor quality’ mid-day meal to Kurukshetra govt school students: Haryana official

ISKCON provides mid-day meal to about 42,000 students of 542 schools in three blocks of Haryana’s Kurukshetra district and is paid by the government for this.
Updated on Sept 20, 2019 08:24 am IST

Nearly 50% drop in straw burning cases in Haryana in 2018, officials attribute dip to awareness

Farmers burn crop waste at a village in Karnal district on Thursday.
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 11:44 am IST