Rohtak

Jat agitation in Haryana remains low-key, peaceful on day two

As many as 55 companies of paramilitary forces and hundreds of Haryana Police personnel kept a close watch on the Jat protestors.

Jun 06, 2016, 23:19 PM IST

Haryana on high alert as Jat quota stir begins on tepid note amid tight security

Nearly 20,000 security personnel from central and state forces kept a a close vigil across the state, including on national highways and railway tracks which the protesters had blocked for several days in February.

Jun 05, 2016, 20:42 PM IST

Jat stir: Departmental action recommended against 15 cops

Departmental action has been recommended against 15 police personnel of Rohtak district, including 8 SHOs, on the basis of a report by Parkash Singh Committee which probed the role of police and civil administration officials during the Jat reservation stir.

May 21, 2016, 23:46 PM IST

Out of the ordinary! Haryana's Rohtak puts cows on the ramp for bovine beauty pageant

The experts at the event judged the animals based on their size and overall looks, like the length of their horns and their milk-yielding capacities.

May 07, 2016, 20:59 PM IST

Congress leader shot dead in Rohtak, one detained

Congress leader Ashok Kaka was shot dead on Friday allegedly by three unidentified persons when he was out on a morning walk here, police said.

Apr 22, 2016, 20:13 PM IST

Congress leader Ashok Kaka shot dead in Rohtak

Ashok Kaka was the aide of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda​.

Apr 22, 2016, 10:49 AM IST

Jat agitation: Probe panel finds senior Haryana officers shirked duty, ignored warnings

As per the findings, many top bureaucrats and police officers had panicked when the agitation turned violent.

Apr 19, 2016, 09:53 AM IST

Haryana Jat agitation: Arson could not have taken place without political conspiracy, says CM

Asked who could be behind the violence, Khattar said the Judicial Commission would look into it and the guilty would not be spared. 

Apr 18, 2016, 19:57 PM IST

Haryana Minister Anil Vij supports Ramdev's controversial remark

Outspoken Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Monday supported Yoga Guru Ramdev over his controversial remarks that he would have "beheaded" people for refusing to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' if there was no law to stop him.

Apr 04, 2016, 22:52 PM IST

Haryana hikes ex gratia amount for martyrs' family to Rs 50 lakh

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday increased the ex-gratia, from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, given to the family of an armed forces personnel who lays down his life for the country.

Mar 24, 2016, 03:52 AM IST

Jat unrest postponed till Friday afternoon; PM Narendra Modi warns Haryana govt

The Haryana government on Thursday invited leaders belonging to Jat community for talks on quota demand on Friday afternoon. Till then, Jats will not resume their agitation.

Mar 17, 2016, 19:08 PM IST

Jat agitation: Virender Singh, aide of ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, surrenders before Rohtak court

Virender Singh, a close aide of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who was booked for sedition and criminal conspiracy on charges of inciting violence during the Jat agitation, on Thursday surrendered before a district court here.

Mar 17, 2016, 15:48 PM IST

Fresh Jat warning: Gurgaon appoints 23 duty magistrates

In view of a fresh call given by Jat groups to relaunch their peo-quota agitation, the Gurgaon authorities on Wednesday issued orders appointing 23 duty magistrates for various areas.

Mar 16, 2016, 20:30 PM IST

Gory & disturbing: Haryana Kabaddi player shot 5 times in head- Watch

In yet another daylight murder, a national-level Kabaddi player was shot down five times in his village in Rohtak district of Haryana. The incident took place when Sukhvinder Narwhal was returning home after practice on Wednesday morning. 

Mar 16, 2016, 13:41 PM IST

Woman creates ruckus, abuses staff at Gurgaon police chief's office, arrested

A 26-year-old woman was on Monday arrested for creating ruckus and abusing staff at the office of the Gurgaon Police Commissioner alleging that police refused to act on her complaint.

Mar 14, 2016, 20:55 PM IST

Jat stir: With Rs 10 lakh relief, I cannot even get my place cleaned, says Rohtak mall owner

"I have got RTGS of Rs 10 lakh in my account. With this amount I cannot even get my mall cleaned, leave alone rebuilding the entire thing. All my hard work of so many years has been reduced to rubble," Suresh Sharma, the owner of Rohtak's burnt down RN Mall, rued.

Mar 06, 2016, 15:23 PM IST

Jat agitation: Prakash Singh Committee to visit Rohtak today

The Haryana government has formed the Prakash Singh committee to inquire into the Jat quota agitation.

Mar 04, 2016, 08:18 AM IST

Jat stir: Haryana govt releases Rs 12.42 cr compensation

Haryana government on Wednesday cleared an interim assistance of Rs 12.42 crore to 809 people affected by violence during the Jat quota agitation.

Mar 02, 2016, 21:31 PM IST

Jat agitation: Hooda's aide asked to join probe immediately in sedition case

Virender, a Congress leader, was booked by Rohtak Police on February 24 on sedition charges.

Feb 29, 2016, 20:31 PM IST

Jat agitation: Can't order military to shoot at crowd, says SC

It can't order the military to shoot at the crowd, the Supreme Court on Monday said while dismissing a plea seeking giving free hand to Army to control "unruly mob" during the Jat agitation in Haryana.

Feb 29, 2016, 17:57 PM IST