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Vij, Panwar hold grievance redressal meetings in Sirsa, Hisar

Vij ordered action against the then builder inspector, who earlier approved a map of a shop in 2011 which has now been declared unapproved.

Haryana transport, labour and power minister Anil Vij on Friday heard 17 grievances during the grievance redressal meeting in Sirsa and resolved nine grievances (HT Photo)

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Updated on Nov 30, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister

Ranjit Chautala is upset after Sirsa MLA Gopal Kanda, who heads the Haryana Lokhit Party, declared his nephew Dhawal Kanda as his party’s candidate from the Rania seat amid talks of a pre-poll alliance of his party with the BJP.

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Updated on Aug 21, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Chautala lists out promises ahead of Haryana assembly polls

Former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said the JJP will start a scheme in the name of Bhagat Singh to provide free higher education to Agniveers

Former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said his party had stitched a post-poll alliance with the BJP to ensure that residents’ rights are protected. (HT File)

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Updated on Aug 06, 2024 07:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Seven DCs transferred in Haryana

As per orders, managing director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Sushil Sarwan was posted as deputy commissioner (DC), Kurukshetra, replacing Shantanu Sharma, who was posted as DC, Sirsa

The Haryana government on Saturday transferred deputy commissioners (DCs) of seven districts. (Representational image)

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Published on Jul 27, 2024 07:09 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

20-year-old woman goes missing from Haryana’s Sirsa

The woman’s mother, Neelam Rani, in her complaint, said her daughter is enrolled in a college in polytechnic course and she did not return home from the college on June 12

A 20-year-old polytechnic student went missing in Sirsa, police said on Wednesday. (Getty image)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Haryana minister, BJP leader spar at Sirsa grievance meet

BJP rift in Haryana as Aditya Devi Lal accuses minister of failing to provide justice to villagers falsely implicated in tree cutting case.

The argument broke out during readdressing the complaint by the Kaluna village residents. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 06, 2024 06:26 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

Mahendergarh searing at 49.4°C

Jind reported temperature of 49.1°C, Nuh 49°C, Rohtak 48.8°C, Sirsa 48.7°C, Jhajjar 48.4°C, Hisar 48.5°C, Charkhi Dadri 48.3°C, Faridabad 48°C, Sonepat 47.5°C, Panipat 45°C, Ambala 44. 3°C and Karnal 42.2°C

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Chandigarh, the maximum temperature will be dropped by 3-4 degree Celsius in the coming four days. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 31, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Congress MLA slams Khattar over bogus voting allegations

Reacting to allegations made by Khattar at a briefing in Gurugram, Batra who is the Congress MLA from Rohtak said that the former CM is speaking “blatant lies” as the BJP is in a panic mode after the May 25 polling in the state. Batra alleged that BJP candidates themselves entered the booths and tried to influence the voters on the election day.

Congress chief whip in the assembly, Bharat Bhushan Batra on Tuesday slammed former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar over the allegations of bogus voting in Rohtak and Sirsa by the Congress in the May 25 polling for 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. (ANI File)

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Updated on May 29, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Sirsa: Cong vs BJP: After poll day scuffle, cross-FIRs registered

As per the information, the incident occurred on May 25 after the Congress leader Naveen Kedia and his son Naman received information that BJP candidate Tanwar’s wife Avantika and her supporters were distributing money outside the polling booth at Jain School in Sirsa city

Sirsa police spokesperson Surjeet Singh said that a Special Investigation Team has been formed led by DSP Subhash Chandra to investigate the entire case. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 28, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

BJP losing ground, it’s on its way out: Selja

Kumari Selja, who held a rally in Raipur Rani block of Panchkula seeking votes for Congress candidate from Ambala Varun Chaudhary, said, “We are winning both the seats, Sirsa and Ambala. You will get two MPs.”

Attacking the BJP on rising unemployment, Selja said, “If voted to power, we will fill up 30 lakh vacancies and everyone will get a job. The BJP does not have this intent.” (HT file)

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Updated on May 21, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Key contest: Fierce fight on cards as 2 former Haryana Cong chiefs cross swords in Sirsa

In what is seen as a bipolar contest between a party hopper and the BJP candidate Ashok Tanwar and the veteran Congress leader Selja, the electioneering here is revolving around Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Congress candidate Selja Kumari addressing gathering during election campaign in Sirsa ,Haryana. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)

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Updated on May 20, 2024 08:14 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Sirsa

Lok Sabha polls: United by blood, divided by politics

Congress leader Chander Mohan is holding closed-door meetings for party candidate from Sirsa, Kumari Selja, and his younger brother Kuldeep Bishnoi is seeking votes for BJP nominee Ashok Tanwar, who had joined the saffron party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Earlier this week, Congress leader Chander Mohan visited several villages in Fatehabad. While addressing the people, he claimed that Selja will be the next chief minister of Haryana. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 18, 2024 05:36 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

4 DCs among 26 IAS officers shifted in Haryana

Hisar deputy commissioner, Uttam Singh was posted as Karnal deputy commissioner replacing Anish Yadav. Yadav was posted as managing director of Haryana Medical Services Corporation and Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills.

The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the transfer and posting of 26 IAS officers, including the deputy commissioners (DCs) of Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad. (Representational image)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2024 06:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

2 killed after train hits their bike in Sirsa

As the Haryana police had stocked up barricades on the main roads, people are using shorter routes to come to Sirsa. Two people were coming towards Sirsa when their bike was hit by a train when they tried to cross the railway tracks near the Ghaggar river bridge.

Two persons were killed after their bike was hit by Gorakh Dham express train in Sirsa on Monday. As the Haryana police had stocked up barricades on the main roads, people are using shorter routes to come to Sirsa. (Representational image)

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Updated on Feb 27, 2024 08:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

How direct seeding method is growing on Haryana farmers

In 2023 Kharif farmers grew paddy using DSR technique in 1.78 lakh acre; a peasant opting for DSR scheme gets ₹4,000 per acre incentive and subsidy for buying a DSR machine

Not only does a farmer opting for the DSR scheme get <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4,000 per acre incentive, but also there is a subsidy for buying a DSR machine. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 08, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByPawan Sharma, Chandigarh

Farmers seeks release of crop compensation for last two years in Sirsa

They announced to launch a protest on February 17, if their demands were not met by the state government

Addressing the farmers, Bhartiya Kisan Union state youth president Ravi Azad said that crops were damaged in Sirsa district in 2022 and 2023 but the state government is yet to release the crop loss compensation. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 07, 2024 10:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Dense fog, cold wave grip Punjab, Haryana; Bathinda shivers at 4°C

Cold weather conditions continued to persist in Punjab and Haryana, with Bathinda and Sirsa being the coldest places in the two states on Friday. According to the meteorological department here, Bathinda in Punjab recorded a minimum temperature of 4 degrees Celsius while Sirsa in Haryana recorded a low of 4.2 degrees Celsius.

A woman warms herself near a fire amid heavy evening fog, in Amritsar on Thursday. Cold weather conditions continued to persist in Punjab and Haryana, with Bathinda and Sirsa being the coldest places in the two states on Friday. (ANI)

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Updated on Jan 20, 2024 06:58 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh/ Karnal

6 die as their car rams into tree in Dabwali

The car occupants were coming from Ganganagar in Rajasthan and were going to Hisar to attend the last rites of their kin. The deceased have been identified as Banwari Lal, his wife Darshan Devi, their relatives — Gudda Devi, Krishan Lal and his wife Chander Kala and car driver Subhash, who was a close friend of Banwari Lal.

Dabwali city SHO Salender Kumar said Banwari Lal’s father-in-law had died and he along with three others was coming in a car from Ganganagar and two of his relatives — Krishan Lal and his wife Chander Kala joined them from Hanumangarh. The speedy car rammed into a tree near Shergarh village in Dabwali. (HT photo)

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Published on Jan 08, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Sirsa varsity sexual harassment case: Selja, Deepender demand to bring the professor to book

Haryana Congress leader Kumari Selja said the female students have raised serious allegations against a professor of the CDLU and the university vice-chancellor has failed to take appropriate steps so far

Taking to X, Deepender Hooda said over 500 female students have levelled allegations of harassment against a professor and it is saddened that they had to write to the Prime Minister and governor to get justice. (Getty image)

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Updated on Jan 07, 2024 07:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Drug menace spreading across Haryana: Surjewala

Haryana Police seized 24,000 kilogram drugs and narcotic substances in 2022 and 23,555 kilogram between January 1 to November 30 this year

Drug menace spreading across Haryana, says Surjewala. (HT)

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Updated on Dec 30, 2023 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

HT This Day: December 24, 1995 -- Over 305 killed in Haryana fire

The fire broke out around 2pm at the Rajiv Marriage Palace which had been hired by the school management for the annual day function. A joyous function was turned into a tragedy.

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Published on Dec 23, 2023 06:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Former MP Ajay Chautala re-elected as JJP national chief

Ajay Singh, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in January 2013 by a special CBI court after being convicted in the JBT teachers’ recruitment case, had been selected as the national chief of the JJP on August 31, 2020

The JJP was formed by Ajay’s sons—Dushyant and Digvijay Chautala—in December 2018 after a family feud in the Chautala clan, which led to a vertical split in the Indian National Lok Dal. (HT File)

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Published on Sep 11, 2023 12:26 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

Couple dies as car plunges into canal in Sirsa’s Dabwali

A Sirsa police spokesperson said the man, aged 45, worked as a street vendor, while the woman, 42, was a homemaker. They were returning from the filling station after fueling their car when the vehicle plunged into the canal.

A couple, in their 40s, died after the car they were travelling in plunged into a canal near Abubshahar in Sirsa’s Dabwali on Wednesday night. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 01, 2023 12:59 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Fatehabad village residents rescue couple washed away in Ghaggar

In Sirsa, the main embankment near Malewala village was breached in the morning following which locals put sand on the main road and strengthened the embankment. There are fears that this water may flow towards other neighbouring villages.

Flood water continuous to rise on the outskirts of Fatehabad city though water has started receding in some villages. (Hindustan Times/Representational image)

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Updated on Jul 23, 2023 01:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

Sirsa govt school students accuse teacher of sexual harassment

The students, most of them studying in Classes 11 and 12, accused the teacher of misbehaving with them and touching them inappropriately.

Girl students of a government school in Sirsa have accused their chemistry teacher, who is currently the acting principal of the school, of sexually harassing them. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jul 21, 2023 07:47 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rohtak

49 Sirsa villages on the brink as Ghaggar swells

The nullah breach, which took place near Ding turn on Wednesday night, caused the water to reach near National Highway-9 which connects Sirsa to Fatehabad. A verbal spat also took place between the sarpanch of Narel Khera and a woman SHO after the breach.

The threat of flood looms large over 49 villages of Sirsa as water levels of Ghaggar river and Rangoi nullah increased on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 20, 2023 08:22 PM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

BJP MP Sunny Deol to miss Amit Shah’s rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur on Sunday

BJP MP Sunny Deol will miss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally in Gurdaspur on Sunday owing to the wedding of his son Karan Deol

During the rally, Shah will highlight various achievements of the party-led government at the Centre. (PTI File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 18, 2023 12:53 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Kotkapura railway station: ₹45 lakh unaccounted cash recovered from passenger

The Government Railway Police on Friday recovered unaccounted cash of ₹45.81 lakh from a passenger in a train at Kotkapura railway station in Faridkot district.

It is suspected that the cash was supposed to be sent to Jalandhar in connection with upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll. (Representational Photo)

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Updated on Apr 28, 2023 10:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

As per information, government agencies in Haryana had earlier predicted to procure 85 lakh MT of wheat but later after consultation with states, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) estimated that Haryana’s wheat procurement target for this season is set to be 75 lakh MT.

As per figures, government agencies have so far procured 58.59 lakh MT wheat from 408 mandis and procurement centres of the Haryana till date. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 10:54 PM IST

ByNeeraj Mohan, Karnal

Derbassi organ transplant racket: Anomalies found in at least a dozen transplants performed in 2 years

A member of the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe the organ transplant racket at Indus International Hospital in Derabassi, has revealed that the hospital’s transplant coordinator Abhishek, who is also the prime accused in the case, had facilitated all these surgeries.

While 11 transplant surgeries were conducted in 2021, 17 were conducted in 2022. The hospital performed seven transplant operations till March 7 this year. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 01:51 AM IST

ByMohit Khanna, Mohali

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Vij ordered action against the then builder inspector, who earlier approved a map of a shop in 2011 which has now been declared unapproved.

Ranjit Chautala is upset after Sirsa MLA Gopal Kanda, who heads the Haryana Lokhit Party, declared his nephew Dhawal Kanda as his party’s candidate from the Rania seat amid talks of a pre-poll alliance of his party with the BJP.

Former Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said the JJP will start a scheme in the name of Bhagat Singh to provide free higher education to Agniveers

As per orders, managing director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Sushil Sarwan was posted as deputy commissioner (DC), Kurukshetra, replacing Shantanu Sharma, who was posted as DC, Sirsa

The woman’s mother, Neelam Rani, in her complaint, said her daughter is enrolled in a college in polytechnic course and she did not return home from the college on June 12

BJP rift in Haryana as Aditya Devi Lal accuses minister of failing to provide justice to villagers falsely implicated in tree cutting case.

Jind reported temperature of 49.1°C, Nuh 49°C, Rohtak 48.8°C, Sirsa 48.7°C, Jhajjar 48.4°C, Hisar 48.5°C, Charkhi Dadri 48.3°C, Faridabad 48°C, Sonepat 47.5°C, Panipat 45°C, Ambala 44. 3°C and Karnal 42.2°C

As per the information, the incident occurred on May 25 after the Congress leader Naveen Kedia and his son Naman received information that BJP candidate Tanwar’s wife Avantika and her supporters were distributing money outside the polling booth at Jain School in Sirsa city

Kumari Selja, who held a rally in Raipur Rani block of Panchkula seeking votes for Congress candidate from Ambala Varun Chaudhary, said, “We are winning both the seats, Sirsa and Ambala. You will get two MPs.”

In what is seen as a bipolar contest between a party hopper and the BJP candidate Ashok Tanwar and the veteran Congress leader Selja, the electioneering here is revolving around Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Congress leader Chander Mohan is holding closed-door meetings for party candidate from Sirsa, Kumari Selja, and his younger brother Kuldeep Bishnoi is seeking votes for BJP nominee Ashok Tanwar, who had joined the saffron party ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Hisar deputy commissioner, Uttam Singh was posted as Karnal deputy commissioner replacing Anish Yadav. Yadav was posted as managing director of Haryana Medical Services Corporation and Haryana State Federation of Co-operative Sugar Mills.

As the Haryana police had stocked up barricades on the main roads, people are using shorter routes to come to Sirsa. Two people were coming towards Sirsa when their bike was hit by a train when they tried to cross the railway tracks near the Ghaggar river bridge.

In 2023 Kharif farmers grew paddy using DSR technique in 1.78 lakh acre; a peasant opting for DSR scheme gets ₹4,000 per acre incentive and subsidy for buying a DSR machine

They announced to launch a protest on February 17, if their demands were not met by the state government

Haryana Congress leader Kumari Selja said the female students have raised serious allegations against a professor of the CDLU and the university vice-chancellor has failed to take appropriate steps so far

Haryana Police seized 24,000 kilogram drugs and narcotic substances in 2022 and 23,555 kilogram between January 1 to November 30 this year

The fire broke out around 2pm at the Rajiv Marriage Palace which had been hired by the school management for the annual day function. A joyous function was turned into a tragedy.

Ajay Singh, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in January 2013 by a special CBI court after being convicted in the JBT teachers’ recruitment case, had been selected as the national chief of the JJP on August 31, 2020

A Sirsa police spokesperson said the man, aged 45, worked as a street vendor, while the woman, 42, was a homemaker. They were returning from the filling station after fueling their car when the vehicle plunged into the canal.

In Sirsa, the main embankment near Malewala village was breached in the morning following which locals put sand on the main road and strengthened the embankment. There are fears that this water may flow towards other neighbouring villages.

The students, most of them studying in Classes 11 and 12, accused the teacher of misbehaving with them and touching them inappropriately.

The nullah breach, which took place near Ding turn on Wednesday night, caused the water to reach near National Highway-9 which connects Sirsa to Fatehabad. A verbal spat also took place between the sarpanch of Narel Khera and a woman SHO after the breach.

BJP MP Sunny Deol will miss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s rally in Gurdaspur on Sunday owing to the wedding of his son Karan Deol

The Government Railway Police on Friday recovered unaccounted cash of ₹45.81 lakh from a passenger in a train at Kotkapura railway station in Faridkot district.

As per information, government agencies in Haryana had earlier predicted to procure 85 lakh MT of wheat but later after consultation with states, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) estimated that Haryana’s wheat procurement target for this season is set to be 75 lakh MT.

A member of the special investigation team (SIT), constituted to probe the organ transplant racket at Indus International Hospital in Derabassi, has revealed that the hospital’s transplant coordinator Abhishek, who is also the prime accused in the case, had facilitated all these surgeries.

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