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Pawan Sharma, based in Chandigarh, is Assistant Editor in HT and presently writes on Haryana's politics and governance. During different stints over the past two decades, he covered Punjab extensively for 10 years and before that judiciary and Himachal Pradesh with focus on high-impact news breaking and investigative journalism.

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Haryana govt to relax norms to fill vacant Group-D sports quota posts

Govt had stopped appointments on 1,518 advertised posts after finding that a large number of recommended candidates did not have valid sports gradation certificates, services of some already appointed were also terminated

The Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government has decided to relax norms and fill the vacant Group-D posts which were advertised in 2018 under the Eligible Sports Persons (ESP) category, it is learnt. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 10:57 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana to present Parivar Pehchan Patra as dynamic census model

At Northern Zonal Council meeting, state govt will give presentation on its sports policy, while the trial court in Kaithal awarding death sentence last week within 11 months in the rape and murder of a minor after police presented challan within six days will be cited as an example of effective policing.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar will showcase the Parivar Pehchan Patra as a dynamic census model before the heads of states and UTs during the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) meeting in Amritsar on Tuesday. (HT file photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 11:34 AM IST
By, Chandigarh:

Haryana banks on in-situ methods to put a stop to farm fires this year

The plan is to dispose of 43% stubble with in-situ management, 34% crop residue is likely to be used for fodder and 23% will be used in the industries via ex-situ management

Last year, Haryana recorded about 3,661 farm fires in comparison to 6,987 in 2021, 4,202 in 2020 and 6,364 in 2019, as per official data. (HT File)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 12:45 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Congress keeps suspense going over presence at INLD’s Kaithal rally

Linked directly to the presence of Congress in Kaithal rally will be the possibilities of this bonhomie graduating into an electoral alliance with the INLD ahead of Lok Sabha and Haryana Assembly elections due next year

All eyes are set on the Congress as most of the constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), of which Congress is the largest party, have confirmed their participation (HT File)
Published on Sep 22, 2023 12:19 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management

The committee has been tasked to identify possible drainage congestion in Delhi in case of high spate in the Yamuna.

The panel headed by the Central Water Commission (CWC) chairman will also review the utility and functional requirement of the ITO barrage, a bone of contention between Haryana and Delhi governments. According to a letter sent by the Union ministry of Jal Shakti (flood management wing) to the Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi governments, the committee has been tasked to identify possible drainage congestion in Delhi in case of high spate in the Yamuna. (HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 13, 2023 12:18 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Centre forms panel to study Yamuna flood management

The committee held its first meeting last week and will submit its report within six months, officials said

The development comes after incessant rain in Delhi and states upstream led to the Yamuna swelling to a record 208.33m in July, inundating large parts of the Capital in some of the worst flooding the city had seen in decades. (Sanchit Khanna/HT)
Published on Sep 12, 2023 10:29 PM IST

Misuse malady: Haryana govt to keep tabs on tabs

Haryana government is set to rope in final-year students of polytechnic colleges to examine tablets allotted to Class 10 & 12 students for e-learning

The Haryana government, in 2022, had implemented its ambitious e-Adhigam scheme and distributed e-tablets to over five lakh students of Classes 10 and 12 in government schools. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 05:02 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Nuh violence echoes in House even as speaker disallows debate

A large part of House proceedings, beginning from Zero Hour at 12 noon and till lunch break were marked by Congress pressing for discussion on Nuh episode.

Haryana home minister Anil Vij with CLP leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda at the Vidhan Sabha on Monday.The communal violence in Nuh echoed loudly in Haryana assembly on Monday even as repeated pleas of the Congress to discuss July 31 clashes were rejected by speaker Gian Chand Gupta on the grounds that law doesn’t allow Vidhan Sabha to debate a matter pending before the court. (Keshav Singh/ HT)
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 01:30 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Sexual harassment case: Won’t remove Sandeep Singh from cabinet: CM Khattar

About six minutes after the ruckus, the chief minister turned down the opposition’s demand and repeatedly said that the resignation will not be taken. The ruling BJP benches, including Sandeep Singh, responded with thumping of the benches. CM Khattar said the Opposition cannot compel anyone to take action.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday rejected the Opposition’s demand of resignation of cabinet minister Sandeep Singh who has been chargesheeted in an alleged sexual harassment case. (Keshav Singh/ HT)
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 11:33 PM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana assembly adjourned after ruckus over minister Sandeep Singh, Nuh arson

Oppn Congress MLAs troop to well of House, demanding Sandeep Singh’s resignation on moral grounds

Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar (centre) interacting with his predecessor and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda (right) as state home minister Anil Vij looks on at the Haryana Vidhan Sabha in Chandigarh on Monday. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 03:29 PM IST

Nuh: Prohibitory orders put in place, net suspended amid yatra rumours

Two groups insisted that they will go ahead with procession on August 28, despite the district administration denying permission for any religious procession.

Dozens of shops in Nuh and Gurugram and religious places were burnt or vandalised by mobs during and after the July 31 violence in Nuh. (Parveen Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 04:49 AM IST

Prohibitory orders in Haryana’s Nuh, mobile internet services suspended

District administration imposes Section 144 of CrPC (prohibiting assembly of four or more people in an area) as a precautionary measure

A vehicle being set on fire by miscreants after clashes broke out during a religious procession in Nuh on July 31. Six people had died in the flare-up that had spread to neighbouring Gurugram district. (HT file photo)
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 09:32 PM IST

Monsoon session of Haryana assembly: Congress corners govt on PPP

Even though the Congress desisted from cornering the government on the issue of communal violence in Nuh during the opening sitting of the monsoon session of Haryana assembly, the principal opposition party pointedly launched a blistering attack on the ruling BJP-JJP coalition government, highlighting the inherent flaws in the PPP portal.

The Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP), the flagship programme that chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been implementing despite stiff opposition, was at the center of Congress’ renewed offensive on Friday in the assembly. “This PPP is actually a permanent pareshani patra,” quipped Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader, after Rohtak MLA Bharat Bhushan Batra raised the matter. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 01:15 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Moon mission sparks credit war in Haryana assembly

The trouble began soon after Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar read out a resolution congratulating ISRO scientists and Prime Minister Modi for Chandrayaan-3 mission’s success on the opening day of the monsoon session of the assembly in Chandigarh.

When people were rejoicing on Friday watching the much-awaited video of the Pragyan rover leaving the Indian emblem imprint on the lunar surface, Haryana BJP and Congress leaders were engaged in a verbal duel in the assembly over who should be credited with Mission Moon’s success in Haryana assembly. (Keshav Singh/HT)
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Moon mission credit war rocks Haryana assembly

Monsoon session gets off to rocky start as state home minister Anil Vij and Congress legislature party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda lock horns over Nehru’s vision vs Modi’s role in ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 success

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar addressing the opening day of the monsoon session of the assembly in Chandigarh on Friday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 01:31 PM IST

Panipat court holds cop guilty of ‘hiding evidence’ in murder case

Panipat court recommends suitable action against the inspector, then posted as the SHO of Chandnibagh police station of Panipat, for gross negligence, carelessness, mala fide intention that “cannot be described in words”

The court stated that it was unbelievable that the IO was not in the knowledge of the footage of the incident captured by CCTV cameras whereas the same was produced on record by the accused and admitted to be true by the complainant. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 12:34 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Congress sharpens offensive as blame game over Nuh violence intensifies

A day after Haryana BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar charged the Congress with sparking communal clashes in Nuh during the VHP-led Mewat Brij Mandal dharmik yatra, the Congress on Thursday stepped-up offensive against the state government

Former chief minister and Congress legislature party (CLP) leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda held the CLP meeting to fine-tune the floor strategy of the party, while the state government on Thursday issued a set of instructions to the officers for smooth conduct of House proceedings when the session will start on August 25. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:50 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

No vulnerable section should feel insecure: Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur

Reassuring Haryana women, children, elderly, Scheduled Castes and minorities that henceforth they will get more attention of the police, director general of police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur on Wednesday said that these “five vulnerable groups of society” are often at the receiving end of criminals.

IPS officer Shatrujeet Kapur takes charge as the new DGP of Haryana on Wednesday. (Sant Arora /HT)
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:47 PM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana female coach who filed FIR against minister Sandeep Singh suspended

The Haryana sports department suspended a woman athletic coach who accused a state minister and ex-captain of the Indian hockey team of sexual misconduct.

Sandeep Singh (Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 04:23 AM IST

Haryana govt suspends 1 official, chargesheets 3 over jamming of Delhi ITO barrage gates

The action against the officers in question has been taken for dereliction of duty on the basis of the fact-finding inquiry report: Irrigation secy

n a statement on Wednesday, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar also said that “due to non-opening of four gates of the barrage near ITO in Delhi, excess water could not be cleared in time... causing massive water logging and floods”.
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:41 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana suspends official for jammed barrage gates at Delhi’s ITO

All the 32 gates of Delhi’s ITO barrage are under the administrative control of the Haryana government

A waterlogged ITO after the rise in water level of the Yamuna in New Delhi on July 15. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 09, 2023 11:56 PM IST

Didn’t know of Nuh clash till 3pm, says Haryana home minister Anil Vij

Vij also said that the state’s CID chief Alok Mittal had not shared any intelligence input with the home department, even though “he reports to the CM”.

Haryana home minister Anil Vij. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 08:53 AM IST

Didn’t know about Nuh clashes till 3pm: Haryana home minister Anil Vij

Haryana home minister Anil Vij says top police and government functionaries were clueless, he was first informed about the clashes by a private individual

Haryana home minister Anil Vij said no one had even informed him about the religious yatra which was attacked by the rioters. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 11:52 PM IST
By, Chandigarh

Probe suggests cyber criminals of Mewat linked to Nuh violence: Haryana govt

The Haryana government on Thursday said initial probe into Nuh violence indicated that one of the prime conspirators of the “pre-planned attack” on religious procession that sparked communal hostilities were the cyber-criminal gangs which were raring to retaliate after the state police raided cyber thugs of Mewat and busted pan-India cyber frauds.

Paramilitary personnel stand guard in Haryana's Nuh as curfew is imposed following clashes between two groups, in Nuh on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:38 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

1,000 IRB personnel to be stationed in Nuh: Khattar

While widening the scope of Police Enforcement Bureau, Khattar said it has been decided to entrust the bureau with the responsibility of cow protection in Nuh.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar addresses a press conference regarding the violence that recently occurred between two groups in Nuh, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 01:57 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana violence: Rajasthan free to act against Monu Manesar, says CM Khattar

Monu Manesar has been on the run after his alleged involvement in the killing of two Muslim cattle traders in February

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar addresses a press conference regarding the violence that recently occurred between two groups in Nuh, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 11:51 PM IST

Larger conspiracy at play to disrupt peace: Haryana CM on Nuh violence

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that it is clear that there was a well thought out conspiracy behind the attack as the anti-social elements didn’t just target members of the procession but also the cops, thereby managing to disrupt the yatra

A day after violence broke out in Haryana’s Nuh district, chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said chaired a high-level meeting to discuss the prevailing situation. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 04:10 PM IST
By, Chandigarh

Nuh violence aftermath: Haryana CM Khattar convenes high-level meeting

Haryana home minister Anil Vij, who on Tuesday ordered probe into the Nuh violence, will also be present in the meeting to be held in Chandigarh.

Clashes had broken out in Haryana’s Nuh on Monday afternoon after a religious procession passing through the district was attacked. (HT File)
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 02:07 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana WCD dept calls for proactive steps to check worsening sex ratio

The January to June cumulative SRB of Haryana has come down to 906 female births per 1,000 males from 917 in December 2022

The January to June cumulative SRB of Haryana has come down to 906 female births per 1,000 males from 917 in December 2022 (Shutterstock)
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:48 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana swings into action as sex ratio begins to dip again alarmingly

After HT highlighted slide in sex ratio at birth, woman and child development department held a virtual meeting on July 21 with all deputy commissioners and chief medical officers asking them to combat the heinous menace of female foeticide

The January to June cumulative SRB of Haryana has come down to 906 female births per 1,000 males from 917 in December 2022. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 07:49 PM IST
By, Chandigarh
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