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Everything you need to know about Rohtak Mandi Tso: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Rohtak administration gets disputed ashram vacated

May 15, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 15 (IANS) Scores of followers of controversial godman Rampal were Wednesday moved out of the Satlok Ashram at Karontha village near this Haryana town by the district administration to maintain law and order in the area.

Indian National Lok Dal blames Haryana Government for Rohtak violence

May 13, 2013 at 8:46 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Monday hit out at the Congress Government in Haryana over the recent clashes in which three persons were killed in Rohtak.

Himachal to allow FDI in realty

May 13, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Shimla, May 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in realty for developing new satellite towns near Shimla, Solan, Dharamsala and Mandi, Town and Country Planning and Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma said here Monday.

Haryana CM Hooda orders magisterial inquiry on Rohtak clashes (Lead:Rohtak)

May 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has ordered magisterial inquiry into the violent clashes in Karontha in Haryana's Rohtak District in the wake of three people losing their lives and over 100 others being injured following attempts to evict a local god man from the area.

Three dead, over 100 injured in Rohtak clashes

May 13, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 13 (ANI): At least three people have died and over 100 others have been injured in clashes between the public and the local police in Rohtak, Haryana, following attempts to evict a local god man from the area.

Tension continues in Rohtak, death toll reaches three

May 13, 2013 at 11:18 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 13 (IANS) Tension continued in Karontha village near this Haryana town Monday and security personnel trawled the streets after clashes between police and Arya Samaj supporters protesting the reopening of an ashram of a controversial godman.

Two killed in Haryana clash, buses torched

May 12, 2013 at 6:46 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 12 (IANS) Two people, including a woman, were killed and 114 others injured in clashes between Arya Samaj protestors and police near this Haryana town Sunday, police said. The protestors torched buses while opposing the re-opening of an ashram (sect premises) of a controversial godman near here.

Violence in Rohtak: One killed, several others injured

May 12, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 12 (ANI): A youth was dead and around 25 others injured in a violent clash between the Arya Samaj activists and the police near Karontha village in Rohtak here on Sunday.

Clash in Haryana town, buses torched

May 12, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 12 (IANS) Angry mobs clashed with the police and set two buses on fire during a violent protest against the opening of an ashram of a controversial godman near here Sunday, an official said.

Jaya Bhattacharya fights back on 'Savdhaan India'

May 7, 2013 at 7:44 PM

Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) TV actress Jaya Bhattacharya will be seen in Life OK's new season of "Savdhaan India - 100 days 100 Fightbacks".

Haryana schoolboy shot dead by classmates

April 28, 2013 at 10:28 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), April 28 (IANS) A teenaged school student was shot dead allegedly by his classmates in a town in this Haryana district Sunday, police said. A mob later went on a rampage setting a car on fire and vandalising the house of an accused.

NRI woman raped by brother in Haryana

April 20, 2013 at 11:24 PM

Rohtak, April 20 (IANS) A man in this Haryana town was Saturday booked for raping his 32-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI) sister, police said.

Haryana youth commits suicide, a day after girlfriend

April 18, 2013 at 11:40 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), April 18 (IANS) Just a day after his girlfriend committed suicide, a yoth studying at the Maharishi Dayanand University (MDU) here ended his life by consuming a poisonous substance, police said Thursday.

Police busts gang helping students to cheat in exams

April 6, 2013 at 8:44 PM

Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) A gang helping class 10 and 12 students in Haryana's Rohtak district to cheat in examinations has been busted and five people, including the superintendent of an examination centre, have been arrested, police said Saturday.

INLD seeks probe into sex video of top Congress leader

April 1, 2013 at 7:22 PM

Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Haryana's main opposition party, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Monday sought an independent judicial inquiry into an alleged sex video clip of a senior state politician whose son is a senior minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government.

Senior doctor suspended on bribery charges in Haryana

March 30, 2013 at 10:10 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), March 30 (IANS) A senior surgeon of the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here was suspened following allegations that he was taking bribes from patients, PGIMS officials said here Saturday.

From chowmein to skirts, Haryana's strange diktats (Haryana Newsletter)

March 23, 2013 at 1:22 PM

Chandigarh, March 23 (IANS) In Haryana's hinterland, not just lawmakers and law-enforcing agencies deal with law. Diktats, many of them strange ones, keep coming from all quarters. The recent ones have been about stopping girls from wearing skirts to schools and prohibiting them from dancing and even banning chowmein.

Haryana Khaps against lowering of age of sexual consent

March 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM

Haryana, Mar 16 (ANI): Village council heads in Haryana also known as Khaps have demanded amendment of the Marriage Act and lowering of marriage age for women, after new anti rape law draft reduces age of sexual consent to 16.

With INLD leaders in jail, Hooda fights partymen (Haryana Newsletter)

March 1, 2013 at 12:11 PM

Chandigarh, Mar 1 (IANS) With the leaders of the opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in jail, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda finds himself at loggerheads with detractors within his own Congress party.

Man held in Haryana for cricket betting

February 23, 2013 at 8:10 PM

Chandigarh, Feb 23 (IANS) A man involved in online betting on cricket was Saturday arrested in Haryana and 140 mobile phones seized, police said here.

Need for total political change: Ex-solicitor general

February 17, 2013 at 8:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) There can be no peaceful transition in the Indian society without total political change, says former solicitor general Gopal Subramaniam.

Hooda to take up wrestling in Olympics issue

February 14, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Thursday said he would make all possible efforts to get wrestling included in the 2020 Olympic Games.

Gurgaon top cop promises public helpline

February 13, 2013 at 11:29 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 13 (IANS) Gurgaon's new Police Commissioner Alok Mittal Wednesday said that crime prevention and control will be his priorities and promised starting a public helpline in his office soon.

Haryana CM skips talks with sacked Maruti workers

February 12, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 12 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has rescheduled to Feb 21 his proposed meeting with sacked Maruti Suzuki workers, a trade union leader said Tuesday.

Delhi advocate involved in 92 criminal cases arrested

February 8, 2013 at 10:03 PM

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A 73-year-old advocate was arrested here for his involvement in more than 92 cases of forgery and motor vehicle theft, police said Friday.

Haryana in statue controversy (Haryana Newsletter)

February 2, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Haryana's politics has mostly revolved around its towering leaders. But the state is now witnessing an unlikely row over the statues of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's father Ranbir Singh in his hometown Rohtak.

Rising onion prices hit vendors, consumers across India

February 1, 2013 at 3:34 PM

New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Although cutting onions usually tends to make one cry literally, the prevailing market conditions across India have made the wholesale merchants and retail sellers as well as consumer weep, courtesy the scarcity resulting in steep hike in the prices.

Retired police officer shot dead in Haryana

January 30, 2013 at 6:30 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Jan 30 (IANS) A recently-retired police officer was gunned down in Haryana Wednesday by three unidentified car-borne assailants, an official said.

Forest ministry official sent to judicial custody for graft

January 21, 2013 at 8:56 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday sent to judicial custody till Feb 1 an environment and forests ministry official arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs.7 lakh for getting environmental clearance for a mining firm in Odisha.

Gangster, aides held in Gurgaon after firing

January 20, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Gurgaon, Jan 20 (IANS) A notorious inter-state gangster, carrying a reward of Rs.1 lakh on his arrest, and his three associates were arrested here Sunday after brief firing, police said. Three pistols and 39 live cartridges were seized.

Environment ministry official arrested for bribery

January 17, 2013 at 4:01 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) An official of the central environment and forests ministry was arrested while receiving a bribe of Rs.7 lakh for giving clearance to a mining project, the CBI said Thursday.

Teenaged rape victim attempts suicide in Haryana

January 12, 2013 at 5:45 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Jan 12 (IANS) A teenaged rape victim was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) here with severe burn injuries after she attempted suicide late Friday night, police said.

Minor rape victim in Sonipat immolates herself

January 12, 2013 at 12:25 PM

Sonipat, Jan 12 (ANI): Social fear haunted a minor rape victim in Sonipat district of Haryana as she set herself on fire late on Friday evening.

Haryana gets railway line after 33 years

January 8, 2013 at 8:49 PM

Chandigarh, Jan 8 (IANS) Haryana has got a railway line after 33 years with the newly-constructed Rewari-Jhajjar-Rohtak railway line being inaugurated Tuesday, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said.

Notorious criminal gunned down by rivals in Haryana

December 21, 2012 at 8:05 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 21 (IANS) A notorious criminal was gunned down, apparently by his rivals, in Haryana's Bahadurgarh town in Jhajjar district Friday, police said.

Belarus to set up engine manufacturing unit in Haryana

December 18, 2012 at 3:09 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 18 (IANS) Belarus, a land-locked country west of Russia, has proposed to set up an engine assembly and manufacturing unit of Minsk Motor in Haryana.

Two criminals arrested by Haryana Police

December 17, 2012 at 10:54 PM

Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) Haryana Police arrested two men from the Jassiya bypass road in Rohtak district for their alleged involvement in cases of a theft of Rs.5 lakh and murder.

Excise inspector arrested for cheating in Delhi

December 17, 2012 at 8:30 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) An excise inspector and his associate were arrested for impersonating as service tax officials in order to cheat wedding venue owners in the capital, police said Monday.

FDI will strengthen economy: Deepender Hooda

December 5, 2012 at 6:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail is a "good decision" that would help to strengthen the economy, said Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Singh Hooda.

Three Class 7 kids booked for sodomising classmate

December 4, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Dec 4 (IANS) Three Class 7 students of a private school in Haryana's Rohtak town were booked Tuesday for allegedly sodomising their classmate, police said.

Teen-ager thrown out of moving train in Haryana

December 4, 2012 at 6:36 PM

Rohtak, Dec 4 (IANS) A 17-year-old boy was thrown out of a moving train by two men after a tiff over a seat in Haryana's Rohtak district, police said Tuesday.

After gang-rape, two accused commit suicide

November 30, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 30 (IANS) Two youth accused of allegedly gang-raping a Dalit woman in Haryana committed suicide by jumping before a moving train on the Rohtak-Delhi line Friday, police said here.

Ranji Trophy: Delhi bag three points, Baroda win thriller

November 27, 2012 at 6:46 PM

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Delhi bagged three points in their drawn match against Tamil Nadu here Tuesday while Baroda clinched a thriller against Haryana on the final day of the Ranji Trophy fourth round matches.

Ranji Trophy: Odisha gets first outright win in four years

November 20, 2012 at 8:34 PM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Odisha got their first outright win in four years defeating Haryana in Rohtak on the final day of the third round of Ranji Trophy matches. Chasing 148 to win, Odisha were 60/3 overnight and lost Abhilash Mallick early on.

Five kidnappers held with Rs.28 lakh in Haryana

November 14, 2012 at 10:50 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Five criminals involved in a recent kidnapping of a 17-year-old son of a businessman in Rohtak district have been arrested following a joint operation of Rohtak and Sonipat police force, Haryana Police said.

Imran and Anushka go Haryanvi for 'Matru Ki Bijlee...'

November 13, 2012 at 10:59 AM

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Vishal Bhardwaj, who earlier explored the badlands of western Uttar Pradesh for "Omkara", wanted a rustic Haryana setting for his new film "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" and set costume designer Payal Saluja on the job. And what an image change it turns out to be for its stars Imran Khan and Anushka Sharma!

Odisha, MP win sub-junior hockey nationals

November 7, 2012 at 6:52 PM

Rohtak, Nov 7 (IANS) Odisha defeated Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy (MPHA) 5-1 to win the boys title while MPHA girls beat Haryana 3-1 for top honours in the sub-junior hockey nationals here Wednesday.

Haryana Khaps seek ban on weddings at night

October 28, 2012 at 9:11 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 28 (IANS) Having taken a U-turn over the issue of lowering the marriageable age for girls to curb growing incidents of rape in the state, Haryana's Khaps have now demanded that the state government impose a ban on weddings at night.

Khap Panchayat bans marriages within same Gotra

October 28, 2012 at 8:15 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct. 28 (ANI): Under the banner of 'Khap Panchayat' the elders of Jat community have issued a diktat against marriages within same Gotra (clan) of their society.

Woman booked for not reporting daughter's rape

October 27, 2012 at 1:43 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 27 (IANS) A woman in a village in Haryana's Rohtak district has been booked by the police for hiding the fact that her minor daughter was raped, police said Saturday.

Three of family die in car-train collision

October 23, 2012 at 5:51 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 23 (IANS) At least three members of a family were killed Tuesday when their car collided with a train at a railway crossing near this Haryana town, police said.

Sonia to begin her election campaign in Himachal Pradesh from Mandi

October 21, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to kick off her election campaign in Himachal Pradesh for the next assembly election, scheduled on 4th November from Mandi district on Monday............

24 lawmakers visit Haryana to probe spate of rape cases

October 17, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Rohtak, Oct. 17 (ANI): A delegation of 24 lawmakers is visiting Haryana to review the situation arising out of the spate of rape cases, including that of a girl who killed herself after she was forced to have sex with three men.

Another woman allegedly gang raped in Haryana

October 17, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Rohtak, Oct 17 (ANI): In yet another incident of misdemeanor against the feminine gender in Haryana, a 30-year-old married woman was allegedly raped in Lakhan Majra village under Meham sub-division in Rohtak.

Khemka's 43 transfers in 21 years unprecedented

October 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Haryana government officer Ashok Khemka, shunted out of his post, was transferred 43 times in over 21 years in the state, an unprecedented service record for an officer anywhere in the country, government officials said Wednesday.

Khemka transferred in Haryana 43 times in 21 years

October 17, 2012 at 4:59 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Senior Haryana government officer Ashok Khemka, shunted out of his post, was transferred 43 times in over 21 years in the state, an unprecedented service record for an officer anywhere in the country, government officials said Wednesday.

Cops cane anti-rape protestors in Haryana

October 15, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 15 (IANS) Five people, including three women, sustained injuries here when police caned protestors who were rallying against recent incidents of rape in Haryana.

Haryana khaps to discuss lowering marriage age for girls

October 12, 2012 at 12:28 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 12 (IANS) Haryana's Sarva Khap Jat Panchayat, which has been at the forefront of demanding reservations for Jats in government jobs, will now discuss the bizarre suggestion that the marriage age for girls be lowered to curb rising incidents of rape in the state.

Haryana rapes reflect skewed sex ratio: Child rights panel

October 9, 2012 at 3:48 PM

New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) The spate of rapes in Haryana is a reflection of the adverse sex ratio in the state as well as the way the female sex is treated in society, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said Tuesday and demanded severe punishment for the rapists.

Sonia in Haryana village to meet rape victim's kin

October 9, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Narwana (Haryana), Oct 9 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi arrived in Sachhakhera village near this Haryana town Tuesday morning to meet the family of a minor gang-rape victim who committed suicide last week.

Under fire, Haryana Police told to patrol rural, poorer areas

October 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM

Rohtak, Oct 8 (IANS) Under fire for failing to stop rape and growing criminal acts, Haryana Police has told its officers to daily visit villages and slums in four crime-hit districts and win confidence of people living in poorer and crime-prone areas.

National physical fitness programme to be launched: Maken

October 7, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 7 (IANS) India's sports minister Ajay Maken Sunday announced that the central government would soon launch a national level sports programme known as National Physical Fitness Programme (NPFP).

Haryana rape victim cremated, two more held

October 7, 2012 at 6:13 PM

Narwana (Haryana), Oct 7 (IANS) Two more people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a Dalit girl in Haryana's Jind district, police said Sunday.

Girl gangraped, sets herself afire in Haryana

October 6, 2012 at 8:38 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 6 (IANS) A 16-year-old girl set herself on fire after she was gangraped by two people in Haryana's Jind district Saturday, police said. She later died of burn injuries. Police have arrested two people in the case.

Shatabdi kills three in Haryana

October 5, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Oct 5 (IANS) Three people were killed Friday when the New Delhi-Ludhiana Shatabdi Express ran over them while they were crossing the rail tracks in Haryana, police said.

I am the no-nonsense Delhi girl: Mallika Sherawat (Interview)

October 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Mumbai, Oct 5 (IANS) Her film appearances have been few and far between but Mallika Sherawat has been a fairly constant presence at global red carpet events. And that image of a glamour girl is what she is hoping to change with her turn as the "realistic Delhi girl" in her new film "Kismat Love Paisa Dilli".

Police cite statistics as rapists run loose in Haryana

October 4, 2012 at 4:22 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) There have been as many as 10 cases of rape, half of them gang rape, in just the last 25 days in Haryana but the state director general of police (DGP) says the number of rape cases has come down as compared to the last year.

Four more rape cases in Haryana

October 3, 2012 at 11:58 PM

Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) At least four more alleged rape cases, including one of a minor girl and another gang-rape of a newly married woman, have been reported in Haryana in the past 48 hours, police said Wednesday.

Degrees out of reach for 150,000 distance education students

September 26, 2012 at 10:35 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 26 (IANS) Nearly 150,000 students face an uncertain future after the Haryana government directed the Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) in Rohtak to shut down its more than 11,000 study centres inside and outside the state.

Doctors booked for negligence in Gurgaon

September 25, 2012 at 6:43 PM

Gurgaon, Sep 25 (IANS) Two doctors, including a managing director of a private hospital here, were Tuesday booked for the death of a patient due to their negligence, a police official said.

Punjab, Haryana farmers describe diesel price hike as unfair

September 15, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Rohtak/Amritsar, Sep 15 (ANI): Farmers from Punjab and Haryana have described the decision of the Central Government to increase the price of diesel as unfair.

Rioting, blockade over power cuts in Hooda's district

September 2, 2012 at 7:53 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) Fed up with power cuts, hundreds of villagers of Haryana's Rohtak district, the home district of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, went on the rampage early Sunday and blocked a national highway for over 10 hours.

Four nabbed for duping railway job seekers

August 25, 2012 at 10:02 PM

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Four people were arrested here for duping over 100 unemployed people of Rs.2 crore on the pretext of getting them jobs in the Indian Railways, police said Saturday.

Maruti to invest Rs 1700 crore in Manesar plant

August 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM

Even after recently held violence that led to complete shutdown of Manesar unit of Maruti Suzuki, the leading automobile company of the country is going to invest Rs. 1,700 crore for the new plant in the Manesar unit, a Haryana minister said here Friday.

Maruti to invest Rs.1,700 crore in Manesar plant: Haryana minister

August 24, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Despite the recent violence and the complete shutdown at its Manesar unit, automobile giant Maruti-Suzuki will invest Rs.1,700 crore in a new plant of the Manesar unit, a Haryana minister said here Friday.

I don't know what's happening with 'Shantaram' now: Big B

August 22, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Mumbai, Aug 22 (IANS) Two of his much-talked about films have not come out yet and shedding light on them Amitabh Bachchan says shooting for "Shoebite" is complete and that he has no clue about "Shantaram".

Geetika Sharma died of hanging, subjected to unnatural sex: Autopsy report

August 19, 2012 at 4:12 PM

New Delhi, Aug.19 (ANI): The autopsy report on former MDLR air-hostess and official Geetika Sharma, who committed suicide at her home on August 5, has confirmed that she died from hanging.

Geetika suicide case: Delhi Police to question Kanda today

August 19, 2012 at 1:00 PM

New Delhi/Rohtak, Aug.19 (ANI): Delhi Police will interrogate former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in connection with the Geetika Sharma suicide case on Sunday.

Haryana woman, daughter commit suicide

August 17, 2012 at 12:20 PM

Jhajjar (Haryana), Aug 17 (IANS) Unable to find her husband who went missing mysteriously five years ago, a woman and her teenaged daughter committed suicide in a village in Haryana's Jhajjar district, police said Friday.

Two killed in train-truck collision, major accident averted

July 30, 2012 at 10:03 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), July 30 (IANS) A major accident involving a train was averted Monday even as a collision between the train and a truck in this Haryana district left two people dead and three others injured, said officials.

Haryana offers land for cargo airport

July 29, 2012 at 3:06 PM

Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) The Haryana government has offered nearly 2,770 acres of land to the central government to set up a Greenfield cargo airport, an official said Sunday.

Extortion angle being probed in Woodland AGM murder case

July 23, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Ghaziabad, July 23 (IANS) The motive behind the July 20 killing of a shoe and apparel firm's senior executive was being narrowed down to him not fulfilling extortion demands and being gunned down by hired killers, Ghaziabad police said Monday.

Farmers vandalise Haryana government office

July 16, 2012 at 10:16 PM

Gurgaon, July 16 (IANS) Agitating farmers Monday vandalised the Rewari district secretariat in Haryana, damaging government property and vehicles, police said. At least a dozen protestors were injured in a police cane-charge that followed.

NHRC notice to Haryana on abandoned baby girls

July 11, 2012 at 8:08 PM

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to Haryana in the wake of a reported spurt in cases of baby girls being abandoned in the state.

Rohtak medical student falls from hostel roof, dies

July 6, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), July 6 (IANS) A final year medical (MBBS) student died after falling from the roof of his hostel at the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (BDS) University of Health Sciences in Haryana's Rohtak town Friday, police said.

Scandals to protests, Hooda gets busy this summer (Haryana Newsletter)

July 6, 2012 at 11:12 AM

Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) First, the scandal of sexual abuse and tormenting of inmates at a shelter home in Rohtak, and now statewide protests over power and water shortage - there is no end to the Haryana government's woes this summer.

Shelter home exploitation: cop held for destroying evidence

July 6, 2012 at 10:48 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), July 6 (IANS) The Haryana police officer heading the probe into the sexual exploitation and physical and mental torture of inmates at the Apna Ghar shelter home here has been arrested for destruction of evidence, police said Friday.

Haryana residents take to the streets over power woes

July 4, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) The residents of various towns in Haryana took to the streets Wednesday to protest against erratic and virtually no power supply in the past 24 hours.

Haryana Police to monitor 'crime-prone' villages

July 3, 2012 at 3:58 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), July 3 (IANS) Police will monitor over five dozen villages in southern Haryana for "being too crime-prone".

Warden booked for sodomising mentally disabled in Haryana

July 2, 2012 at 11:16 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), July 2 (IANS) Close on the heels of the revelation of sexual abuse, mental and physical torture of inmates at Apna Ghar shelter home here, Haryana Police have now booked the warden of an institute for mentally challenged for allegedly sodomising a youth.

73 Yrs Criminal lawyer arrested for vehicle theft

June 15, 2012 at 6:54 PM

Outer Delhi District Police have nabbed a notorious cheat, mastermind in the art of vehicle theft named Dhani Ram Mittal.

Probe into abuse by Haryana cops in women's shelter

June 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) The Haryana Police Wednesday announced a high-level committee to probe allegations that its own officials were involved in the exploitation of inmates of a government funded protection home for women and children in Rohtak district.

Haryana to probe exploitation of women's shelter inmates by cops

June 6, 2012 at 7:28 PM

Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) The Haryana Police Wednesday announced a high-level committee to probe allegations that its own officials were involved in the exploitation of women inmates of a protection home in Rohtak district.

CPI-M flays minister for rail accidents

June 1, 2012 at 2:31 PM

New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The CPI-M Friday blamed Railway Minister Mukul Roy for the increasing number of railway accidents and said he appeared to be more engrossed in Trinamool rather than official work.

Haryana's low cost health for all plan stillborn

May 31, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 31 (IANS) Low cost health for all at the doorstep! The Haryana dream seems to be over before it began.

3 held for trying to leak SBI exam paper

May 28, 2012 at 7:27 PM

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Three people, including the mastermind of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) post-graduate examination paper leak, have been arrested here for allegedly trying to leak the paper of State Bank of India's assistants grade examination held Sunday, police said.

Acid attack on woman volleyball player in Haryana

May 26, 2012 at 9:07 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 26 (IANS) A teenage girl, who is a junior national volleyball player, was hospitalised with serious injuries after two motorcycle-borne youth threw acid on her while she was going for practice Saturday evening, police said.

Narcotics official held for taking bribe

May 16, 2012 at 9:22 PM

Mandi, May 16 (IANS) An official of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) posted in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi town was caught while accepting a bribe of Rs.110,000 from an accused's kin, an official said Wednesday.

Six kids missing from Rohtak shelter home traced

May 16, 2012 at 8:10 PM

Rohtak (Haryana), May 16 (IANS) Haryana Police here have located the six children who went 'missing' from a controversial shelter home in this town, 70 km from New Delhi, police officials said here Wednesday.

Women achievers spotlight Haryana's irony (Haryana Newsletter)

May 11, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) When Shena Aggarwal from the small town of Yamunanagar in Haryana topped the most sought after all-India civil services examination last week, her feat put women achievers from the state in the spotlight yet again.