Bhaskar Mukherjee is a correspondent. He covers Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts of Haryana for Hindustan Times.
Articles by Bhaskar Mukherjee
JEE Mains 2020 Toppers: Hisar’s Divyanshu scores perfect 100, says gave eight hours to self studies
Divyanshu Agarwal who got 100 percentile says that he gave more than seven to eight hours in self studies and also took help of the teachers of his institute located in Hisar, whenever he need them.
Published on Jan 19, 2020 10:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Kin protest after teacher blackens 9-yr-old girl’s face for scoring low in test
The girl said that teacher had paraded her and some other students around the school with their faces painted black
Updated on Dec 09, 2019 06:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Stubble trouble: 47 farmers arrested, 496 cases registered in Sirsa, Fatehabad
A spokesperson of Fatehabad administration said a zero-tolerance policy is being adopted towards stubble burning and action is being taken on records provided by the Haryana Space Application Centre
Published on Nov 21, 2019 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Haryana family feeding bull to recover gold jewellery eaten by the bovine
Sources said the family members ran from pillar to post after they checked the CCTV camera and identified the bull. After five hours they finally spotted the bull. Now, they have tied it an empty plot near the house and are feeding the bull daily and checking its droppings.
Updated on Oct 23, 2019 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
TikTok star Sonali Phogat takes on Kuldeep Bishnoi in his family bastion
A native of Bhutan Kalan in Fatehabad, Sonali Phogat, BJP candidate from Adampur assembly constituency, has 1.51 lakh followers on TikTok, a social media app.
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 11:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Digi library, WiFi, hookahs: Multistory Haryana village chaupal turns heads
The panchayat of Sindhar village in Haryana has provided a new-age makeover to the chaupal, traditionally used by men for informal gatherings, and opened its door to students and locals.
Published on Sep 18, 2019 11:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Dushyant rules out JJP’s merger with INLD
On the list of JJP candidates for elections, former Hisar MP said they have already made the selection and would announce the names on Friday after holding a meeting with all senior party leaders on Thursday night.
Updated on Sep 13, 2019 09:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Dushyant rules out JJP merger with INLD
Talking about Khap leaders, who had been urging the feuding Chautalas to reconcile, Dushyant said they should rather work towards reuniting the entire family of Chaudhary Devi Lal, including senior Congress leader Ranjeet Singh and Aditya Devi Lal.
Published on Sep 13, 2019 01:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
CM Khattar inaugurates Hisar-Chandigarh flight
The daily flight, which is a seven-seater, started under the Udega Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme will cost around ₹1,674.
Updated on Sep 03, 2019 11:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Five villages in Hisar get water in canal after 37 years
The 7.5km minor canal was constructed during Bansi Lal’s government in 1977 and continued to receive water till 1982.
Updated on Aug 28, 2019 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Family of Haryana airman on board the crashed AN-32 wait for his safe return
Airman Pankaj Sangwan from Haryana’s Sonepat district had got his first posting at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam.
Updated on Jun 12, 2019 02:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
75 years later, mortal remains of World War-II sepoys brought home
Ramesh said the army contacted him on the basis of the pension records. “My great grandfather Pat Ram had been getting the pension of Palu Ram since he was reported missing in action.”
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 07:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Hisar villages to boycott polls alleging government apathy
Residents of Balawas village in Hisar have begun staging dharna near the village bus stop. The locals say they will not allow any political party to come to the village for campaigning.
Updated on May 01, 2019 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Lok Sabha elections 2019: From Jat quota stir to electoral politics
All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) state spokesperson Rambhagat Malik said Koth shared stage with senior Jat leaders during 2010 protests for reservation for the community.
Published on Apr 27, 2019 11:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, HISAR | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Lok Sabha elections 2019: From the front lines of Jat stir to electoral politics
Suresh Koth is the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate from Lok Sabha seat of Hisar. He had actively participated in the quota agitation right from the time it was launched in Haryana in 2010.
Published on Apr 27, 2019 12:36 AM IST
Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Jat body to decide on which party to support on May 6
AIJASS national leader Yashpal Malik said the main work of leaders will be to expose the BJP in the state.
Published on Apr 24, 2019 02:39 AM IST
Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
18-month-old rescued from 60-feet Haryana borewell after 47 hours
Indian Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel and local authorities were involved in the rescue operation in Balsamand village after Nadeem Khan fell into the borewell near his house while playing on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Mar 22, 2019 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: From gardening to ration cards, poll helpline flooded with funny queries
The Election Commission’s 24-hour helpline, operating from a call centre at Hisar, started functioning from February 12 and has received 7,650 calls so far.
Published on Mar 19, 2019 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In Haryana, chaupal discussions giving way to social media debates
With time, the age-old practice of discussing election issues at chaupals in Haryana has given way to newer platforms of discussions such as the social media.
Updated on Mar 15, 2019 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hisar | Bhaskar Mukherjee, Hisar