The Hisar MP said their real competition was with the ruling BJP and not any other party. He said CM Manohar Lal Khattar spending two days in Jind was telling of the BJP’s weak stand in the bypoll. read more

According to the police, the 18-year-old accused beat Munish Kumar to death with sticks, on January 6, and dumped his body in a canal near Urlana village of Panipat district. read more

A Special CBI Court convicted self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim in journalist Ram Chander Chhatarpati murder case. Quantum of punishment will be pronounced on January 17. Ramchandra Chhatrapati, a Sirsa-based journalist, was shot dead in October 2002 for openly criticising the Dera chief in his newspaper ‘Poora Sach’. Ram Rahim, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief is already in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail, serving a 20-year old prison term since 2017 for raping two of his women followers. In a pre-emptive move, security has been beefed up in Haryana and parts of Punjab where many followers of the cult Dera Sacha Sauda reside. There was a mass scale rioting last time when he was convicted in rape cases of two sadhvis inside Dera premise in Sirsa. Section 144 has been imposed in Rohtak and Panchkula. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is currently serving a 20-year prison term in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail for raping two of his women followers.read more

The special CBI court in Panchkula convicted Ram Rahim and three others in the case. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on January 17. Ram Rahim appeared through video conferencing for the hearing. read more

The ruling BJP, which has never won the Jind assembly seat, has given the ticket to former INLD MLA Hari Chand Middha’s son Krishan. read more

After a round of meetings, chaired by senior Congress leader KC Venugopal and attended by top party leaders from Haryana, Rahul Gandhi took a final call on the nominee. Congress leaders feel Surjewala is the party’s strongest candidate in the region,... read more

Police on receiving the complaint, called both the families to police station for counselling. However, the girl told police that she did not want to be with him. read more

The incident came to light when the girl, in an attempt to escape confinement, jumped from the second floor of the accused man’s house and injured herself. She was spotted by a neighbour who informed the police. read more

The girl, from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, had come to Haryana with her family last month. The family worked at a brick kiln from where she went missing on December 27. read more

Anamika, who was admitted to the Hisar civil hospital on Saturday night, told media persons that she was upset over her husband’s alleged affair with a woman in Delhi. She was discharged from the hospital on Sunday after treatment. read more

The statement came two weeks after the Supreme Court’s verdict, rejecting petitions seeking a probe into the fighter jet deal worth about $8.7 billion. Since then, the Congress has been demanding formation of the JPC.  read more

The police said they were suspecting it to be a case of murder and have registered a case under sections 302 and 201 of the IPC. The police have also sought the help of residents in identifying the bodies read more

Several accidents were reported from highways in the Gangetic plains which was covered by dense fog on Monday morning, reducing the visibility to bare minimum. read more

A school bus, trucks and cars was reported to be among the vehicles that collided due to poor visibility. read more

Completing the trial in around six months, the court of additional sessions judge Naresh Kumar termed this daylight incident a rarest of rare and said it was no lesser than the 2012 Nirbhaya case and thus deserved similar punishment. read more