Jat community

VIRAL VIDEO: National chess champion Anuradha Beniwal slams Jat community for quota stir through emotional message

Addressing her people, the Haryanvi girl said that the Jat community had burnt their own homes.

Feb 26, 2016, 12:52 PM IST

India-Pakistan train service restored

The India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express resumed plying on Thursday, after being suspended for some days due to the violent street protests in Haryana, the media reported.

Feb 25, 2016, 14:29 PM IST

Jat agitation: Congress pulls up Centre, Haryana govt

Expressing disappointment over Haryana being divided on the basis of caste, the Congress Party on Wednesday asked the Centre and the state government to compensate for the losses in the wake of the protests by members of the Jat community.

Feb 24, 2016, 12:39 PM IST

Jat agitation called off in Rajasthan

The Jat community in Rajasthan has called off its stir, a minister announced on Tuesday -- the third day of the agitation demanding reservations which saw a mob try to set afire the engine of a goods train.

Feb 23, 2016, 23:01 PM IST

Jat protests a lesson for China about dangers of social inequality, says Beijing paper

A Communist Party-run paper 'Global Times' has said that ​Jat quota stir in Haryana were a lesson for China about the dangers of social unrest stemming from inequality.

Feb 23, 2016, 21:15 PM IST

Jat stir: Haryana calm, eyes normalcy; CM Khattar faces ire of people

Haryana saw relative calm for the first time in nine days on Tuesday as Jats seeking job quotas withdrew from the streets or were chased away. 

Feb 23, 2016, 19:49 PM IST

Mallika Sherawat appeals Jat community to maintain peace

Actress Mallika Sherawat has called on the agitating Jat community to maintain peace and non-violence.

Feb 23, 2016, 15:18 PM IST

Jat reservation stir: Shown black flags in Rohtak, Haryana CM ML Khattar promises strict action against rioters

Slogans of 'murdabaad' were also raised as Khattar visited Rohtak to take stock of the situation - the town is among the worst hit in the state due to the violence.

Feb 23, 2016, 14:04 PM IST

Jats lift blockade on Delhi-Hissar rail route

Jat protestors on Tuesday lifted their blockade from the railway track at Mayyar in the district, clearing the Delhi-Hissar rail route.

Feb 23, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Train service between India-Pakistan to resume on Thursday

The operation of Samjhauta Express -- a train service between India and Pakistan -- which has been suspended due to the protests in Haryana, will be resumed from Thursday, the Pakistan Railways said.

Feb 23, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

Jat quota stir: No early hearing, SC asks people to maintain peace

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to accord urgent hearing of a PIL seeking directions to restore law and order in Haryana in the wake of the Jat quota agitation, saying it had no reason to believe that the government was not taking due action.

Feb 22, 2016, 23:58 PM IST

Jat quota stir: Hooda's aide in soup over audio clip, govt to probe

Amid the ongoing Jat agitation, a 90-second audio clip of a purported conversation between a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and a Khap leader, allegedly to incite violence, has gone viral on the Internet, prompting the BJP government to say it will order an inquiry.

Feb 22, 2016, 21:56 PM IST

Rajasthan's jat community to join Haryana agitation on quota

A section of Jat community in Rajasthan on Sunday warned that they would hold a march to Harayana if the quota demand of the agitators in the neighbouring state is not fulfilled.

Feb 21, 2016, 18:55 PM IST

Jat stir: Stones pelted at Haryana Minister Dhankar's house

A mob on Saturday pelted stones at the house of senior Haryana Minister OP Dhankar here as the agitation by Jats demanding quota spread to more areas in the state.

Feb 20, 2016, 13:21 PM IST

Police station, petrol pump set afire in Meham

Tension prevailed in Meham in the district, which has been worst hit by the Jat stir for quota, after a mob of about 2000-2500 people went on the rampage setting on fire a police station, a petrol pump, a government building and a banquet hall on Saturday.

Feb 20, 2016, 13:11 PM IST

Jat reservation: Agitators set on fire Budha Khera railway station

Jat agitators on Saturday set on fire the office of Budha Khera station master.

Feb 20, 2016, 09:21 AM IST

Jat reservation protest: As it happened on Saturday

Jat community members are protesting across Haryana, seeking reservation in the government jobs under OBC category.

Feb 20, 2016, 08:54 AM IST

Top union ministers review Haryana situation; tensions prevail in several areas

The rampaging mob attacked the office of the state DIG and set the house of Finance Minister Abhimanyu on fire. 

Feb 19, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

HSSC reschedules exam in the wake of Jat protest

The examination, which was to be held on February 21, 2016, would now be held on March 20, 2016.

Feb 19, 2016, 21:06 PM IST

Jat quota row: Haryana CM Khattar says open to talks, calls for peace

Jat community in Haryana is demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions under OBC category.

Feb 19, 2016, 10:32 AM IST