Haryana

Most polluted Indian cities are in Haryana, UP; Delhi not even in top 10

Nine cities in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh fared worse than New Delhi in the AQI index. With AQI of 499, Hisar and Fatehabad were the most polluted cities until November 3.

Nov 5, 2019

Delhi turns into gas chamber: SC declares public health emergency, schools to remain shut till Nov 5

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the national capital "a gas chamber" as National Capital Region's Ghaziabad was said to be the most polluted zone.

Nov 1, 2019

ML Khattar takes oath as Haryana CM for 2nd term, Dushyant Chautala named deputy CM

The saffron party formed the government in alliance with the newly formed Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) led by Dushyant Chautala, who took oath as Khattar's deputy.

Oct 27, 2019

BJP-JJP seal deal for Haryana govt, Dushyant Chautala to be Deputy Chief Minister

Dushyant Chautala said that his party has decided to support the BJP "for the stability of the government in Haryana".

Oct 26, 2019

How Gopal Kanda became a king-maker of Haryana

A resident of Bilaspur village in Sirsa district, Kanda did a host of odd jobs, including measuring vegetables and other agricultural produce in Sirsa vegetable market. It is here he added the title Kanda to his name.

Oct 25, 2019

Haryana election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP

The key candidates in the Haryana assembly elections are Manohar Lal Khattar (Karnal), Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), Randeep Surjewala (Kaithal), Yogeshwar Dutt (Baroda), and Babita Phogat (Dadri).

Oct 25, 2019

BJP sweep north Haryana, mixed results in Jat land

While the ruling BJP party is dominating North Haryana, the Jat-dominated region is seeing a three-cornered fight.

Oct 24, 2019

Haryana assembly elections result: Congress and BJP courting for JJP's Dushyant Chautala

The Election Commission (EC) will begin the counting of votes at 8 am and the results are likely to be declared by 6 pm.

Oct 24, 2019

Assembly elections 2019 LIVE: Maharashtra records 44.61% voter turnout, Haryana 53.78% till 5 pm

This is the first time that BJP in Maharashtra is contesting on more number of seats than Shiv Sena.

Oct 21, 2019

'Congress Has Lost Its Way': Haryana's Bhupinder Singh Hooda backs BJP on Article 370

Hooda accuses the Congress of losing its identity, adding that he would not compromise with anyone when it came to patriotism and self-respect.

Aug 19, 2019

Gautam Gambhir accuses Bishan Singh Bedi of trying to get his 'undeserving' son into Delhi team

Bedi had protested the inclusion of Navdeep Saini in the Delhi Ranji team in 2013, calling him an outsider.

Aug 5, 2019

Reserving 75% jobs for locals will only hamper economic growth of Andhra Pradesh

Jagan Mohan Reddy government's proposed law to enforce 75 percent private sector job quota for locals may not help job creation as it could affect the ease of doing business.

Jul 23, 2019

Kalpataru to sell assets worth Rs 3,275 crore to CLP India

Kalpataru estimates that the debt at the assets during commissioning will be about Rs 2,000 crore. The two companies share a vision to invest only in low carbon, clean energy portfolio in India.

Jul 3, 2019

Karnataka doctor commits suicide at PGIMS Rohtak after denied leave for sister's wedding

Onkar, 30, hailing from Dharwad district in Karnataka allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the hostel's ceiling on Thursday at 10.30 pm after his leave was refused by Dr Geeta Gathwala.

Jun 15, 2019

11-year-old girl kidnapped and raped in Haryana

The victim was forcefully married in a mosque, where the accused claimed her age was 22.

Jun 6, 2019

Watch | Polling agent from Faridabad arrested for influencing voters. Video goes viral

A polling agent was arrested from a polling booth in Prithla assembly constituency of Asawati village in Faridabad after he tried to influence three women voters on Sunday.

May 13, 2019

Cutting across party lines, dynasties dominate Haryana electoral scene

Like the past, family members and kin of various political veterans are in the fray in Haryana where elections will be held at all the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies on May 12.

Apr 26, 2019

Haryana woman arrested for plotting son's murder to maintain her affair with his friend

Parmod, 23, was shot dead at his house in Chamanpura village of Jhajjar district on February 19.

Mar 8, 2019

Stubble burning costs India $30 billion in losses, says new study

If unchecked, in five years, the economic loss due to stubble burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated to be $190 billion, or nearly 1.7 per cent of India's GDP, said a new study.

Mar 4, 2019

Red Alert! North India drug abuse at all-time high, reveals AIIMS survey

The survey was conducted among subjects between the ages 10 and 78 over a period of 10 months between December 2017 and October 2018.

Feb 20, 2019