Jats agitation called off, but heavy police deployment at Delhi-Noida border slows traffic
The decision by Jats, agitating for quota, of calling off agitation had come as a relief to Delhi which was bracing for trouble.
Mar 20, 2017, 09:23 AM IST
Internet services restored in Haryana after Jats call off march
"Internet services, which had been suspended yesterday, were restored this evening," an official spokesman said here.
Mar 19, 2017, 23:08 PM IST
Quota stir: Haryana Jats threaten to block roads to Delhi on March 20, cut milk supply
President of All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti Yashpal Malik said five million Jats will return to Delhi on March 20 with their tractors and cattle to intensify their demonstration.
Mar 02, 2017, 17:16 PM IST
Haryana sets up 5-member panel as Jat protests gain momentum
Following the resumed agitation by Jats, the Haryana government on Tuesday set up a five-member committee headed by Chief Secretary D.S. Dhesi "to consider the demands and resolve the problems of those agitating for reservation" in the state.
Feb 07, 2017, 22:42 PM IST
Jats hold a sit-in in Gurugram for reservation
The protesters handed over a memorandum to Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Hardeep Singh demanding reservation in jobs for Jats.
Jan 29, 2017, 19:15 PM IST
Jat quota stir: Haryana govt submits Parkash Singh Committee's report to HC
Head of the state government's Special Investigative Team told the court that Amrik had broken down during six hours of interrogation but had denied the gang-rapes.
May 30, 2016, 20:42 PM IST
Rapes may have taken place in Murthal during Jat protests: Haryana govt tells High Court
The Haryana government on Monday told the Punjab and Haryana high court a section of gang-rape has been added in the FIR registered in the case, as per a media report.
Apr 11, 2016, 16:34 PM IST
Jat protests: Over 1,000 booked in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, March 3 (IANS) Over 1,000 people across Gurgaon have been booked for various offences in connection with the violent Jat protests demanding job quotas, police said on Thursday.
Mar 03, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
Jat stir: Bank guard who single-handedly saved Rs 137 crore during protests to be rewarded
A bank guard who single-handedly saved Rs.137 crore in a bank from being looted during Haryana's Jat protests deserves the highest gallantry award for civilians, a minister said on Tuesday.
Mar 01, 2016, 18:54 PM IST
Haryana denies rapes by rioters; HC takes cognizance
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday took cognizance of media reports that some women, who were commuting on the Delhi-Ambala highway (NH-1), had been allegedly stripped and raped by rioters during the violent Jat agitation.
Feb 24, 2016, 23:47 PM IST
Jat agitation: Haryana announces relief for those who suffered property loss during protest
Haryana government on Wednesday announced that those who suffered property loss during Jat quota agitation could claim upto 25 per cent as interim relief immediately on the basis of self-assessment of the damage.
Feb 24, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
Jat quota stir: Sedition charge slapped on Bhupinder Singh Hooda's aide
Haryana police on Wednesday booked former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's close aide Virender on sedition charges over an audio clip of his conversation in which he allegedly incited violence during the Jat quota agitation.
Feb 24, 2016, 18:32 PM IST
Naidu committee holds meeting, to talk to Haryana CM Tuesday
The committee took stock of the situation and discussed as how to move forward in the matter.
Feb 23, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
Rajnath briefs Prime Minister on Haryana situation
Rajnath Singh gave a detailed presentation about the agitation and subsequent violence as well as the steps taken to restore normalcy in Haryana.
Feb 22, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
Jat unrest: Govt gives ''free hand'' to Army to deal with looters
The Indian Army has for the first time been given a free hand by the Centre to take action against those involved in looting amidst the protests by members of the Jat community in Haryana, sources in the Ministry of Defence said.
Feb 21, 2016, 16:42 PM IST
Delhi government moves SC on water crisis due to Jat stir
The Delhi government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court over the sudden water crisis in the capital due to the Jat agitation in Haryana.
Feb 20, 2016, 23:57 PM IST
Jat stir: Haryana burns as violence continues, death toll rises to six; CM Khattar 'accepts' protesters' demand
Violent protests carried out by the Jat community in Haryana intensified on Saturday, even as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khatter accepted the demands of the agitators and appealed to maintain calm.
Feb 20, 2016, 23:29 PM IST
Stir will end only after quota Ordinance: Jat leaders
The response came after Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today released a statement saying that his government has "accepted" their demands.
Feb 20, 2016, 20:03 PM IST
BJP issues showcause notice to party MP Saini for comments opposing Jat Reservation
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday issued showcause notice to party MP Raj Kumar Saini for making comments `opposing` Jat reservation.Saini had earlier expressed objection over giving reservation to Jats and even threatened to resign if there was `any loss` to reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
Feb 20, 2016, 17:59 PM IST
Haryana CM appeals Jats to end stir; accepts their demands
Appealing to protesters to end their stir, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar asked agitators to "return to their homes as the Government has accepted their demands".
Feb 20, 2016, 16:52 PM IST
