Chandigarh | 3 hours ago
Rathore moves administrative tribunal for pension
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Tainted Haryana cop S.P.S. Rathore Thursday moved the Central Administrative Tribunal - here seeking the release of his pension that was withheld by the union home ministry in June.Rathore, 69, who has been convicted of molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, which drove her to commit suicide, has been lodged in the Burail jail here since May 25. In his plea to CAT, Rathore clai ... read more

5 hours ago
Sonia set for successive fourth term as Congress president
New Delhi Sep 2 - Sonia Gandhi, already the longest serving incumbent, was Thursday set for a successive fourth term as Congress president with 55 valid sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by party leaders. No other candidate is in the fray.Gandhi, 63, assumed office as party president in 1998. Chairperson of the party's Central Election Authority - Oscar Fernandes said that 56 sets of ... read more

Chandigarh | 5 hours ago
Chautala attacks Congress for acquiring fertile land for projects
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Former chief minister of Haryana Om Parkash Chautala here Thursday criticised the land acquisition policy followed by the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government in the state.Chautala, who is also the chief of the Indian National Lok Dal -, the main opposition party in Haryana, accused the government of acquiring fertile land for various development projects and Special E ... read more

7 hours ago
Speedy justice! Haryana judge settles 148 cases in one day
Kaithal -, Sep 2 - A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh figuring in the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day.This time it was the turn of Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori, who is known for speedy trials. He set the benchmark Wednesday in a development that comes again ... read more

8 hours ago
Three arrested in Haryana for honour killing
Rohtak -, Sep 2 - The Haryana police Thursday arrested the brother and grand-mother and a cousin of a teenaged girl from Rohtak after she was killed for her love affair with a boy.Rajni, 17, was a student of the Class 12 at the Vaish Girls' Senior Secondary School in Rohtak, the home-town of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and a resident of Janata Colony here. District police chief B ... read more

Chandigarh | 8 hours ago
Haryana power agency collects record revenue
Chandigarh, Sep 2 - Power distribution agency Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam - has collected a record revenue of over Rs.800 crore in just two months of July and August.The distributor has set targets for the bill collection staff and held awareness camps in villages. DHBVN Managing Director Sudhir Rajpal said Thursday the revenue collection from bill payment of consumers was much higher than ... read more

8 hours ago
Sonia set for record fourth term as Congress president
New Delhi Sep 2 - Sonia Gandhi was Thursday set for a record fourth term as Congress president with at least 55 sets of nomination papers filed in her favour by her party's office-bearers. It will make her the longest serving party president in the 125-year history of the Congress.Gandhi, 63, assumed office as party president in 1998. Over 55 sets of nomination papers had been filed till Thursday ... read more

14 hours ago
Vitamin A controversy: Seven Haryana students hospitalised again
Sirsa -, Sep 2 - The controversy over nearly 100 girls taking ill in a Haryana town after being administered a Vitamin A dose in school raised its head again when seven of them had to be re-admitted to hospital.The girls of Government Middle School, Kalanwali town here, were hospitalised for a second time Wednesday. They were among nearly 100 girls who complained of stomach ache, vomiting and une ... read more

14 hours ago
Now Haryana judge decides 148 cases on single day
Kaithal -, Sep 2 - A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh hogging the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day.This time it was Additional District and Sessions Judge A.K. Shori's turn, who is known for speedy trials. He set the benchmark Wednesday in a development that comes in the backdro ... read more

1 day ago
Probe ordered into thefts in Haryana cemetery
Ambala -, Sep 1 - The Haryana government Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the theft of precious metal items, idols and marble tombstones from a decades old cemetery in the cantonment area of Ambala city.The district administration has directed executive officer of Ambala Municipal Corporation Kehar Singh Kadian to submit a report on the matter. Ambala Deputy Commissioner Samir Pal Saro said: 'Thi ... read more