Articles by Pawan Sharma
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
Updated on Oct 04, 2023 10:57 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Published on Sep 26, 2023 11:34 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
Published on Sep 24, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
Published on Sep 22, 2023 12:19 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Published on Sep 13, 2023 12:18 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
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
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 05:02 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 29, 2023 01:30 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 28, 2023 11:33 PM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
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.
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
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.
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 01:15 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
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”
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 12:34 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 16, 2023 11:47 PM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
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
Updated on Aug 10, 2023 12:41 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
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”.
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
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 11:52 PM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 12:38 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 01:57 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
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
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 04:10 PM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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.
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 02:07 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
Updated on Jul 23, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Pawan Sharma, 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
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 07:49 PM IST
Pawan Sharma, Chandigarh