News for 'jhajjar'

Another AAP MLA, another case, but this time in Haryana

Another AAP MLA, another case, but this time in Haryana

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Acting on the complaint of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Karan Singh Tanwar, a former MLA from Delhi Cantonment, the Jhajjar police booked him.

Farmer dies at protest site near Tikri border

Farmer dies at protest site near Tikri border

Rediff.com17 Dec 2020

Jai Singh, a resident of Tungwali village in Bathinda district, and his brother had been part of the farmers' protest at the Haryana-Delhi border against the Centre's three farm laws for the last several days, according to Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) leader Shingara Singh.

Farmers block highway as protest completes 100 days

Farmers block highway as protest completes 100 days

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Farmers protesting the Centre's three farm laws on Saturday blocked the six-lane Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway at some places in Haryana to mark the completion of 100 days of their agitation at the Delhi borders.

CWG 2022: Boxers ensure seven medals for India

CWG 2022: Boxers ensure seven medals for India

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

Sagar Ahlawat continued India's medal rush in boxing, joining Amit Panghal and Jasmine in the semi-finals with a dominating win over Seychelles' Keddy Evans Agnes in men's +92kg competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday.

SEE: Check what Champion Manu is learning to do

SEE: Check what Champion Manu is learning to do

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

COVID-19 and the lockdown has not dampened Manu Bhaker's spirit.

US Open: Sumit Nagal gets direct entry into main draw

US Open: Sumit Nagal gets direct entry into main draw

Rediff.com5 Aug 2020

Sumit Nagal is the only Indian in the men's field with Prajnesh Gunneswaran, ranked 132, missing out.

NHRC notices to Centre, 4 states over farmers' protest

NHRC notices to Centre, 4 states over farmers' protest

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

The NHRC said that it has received several complaints regarding the ongoing farmers' protest.

Nagal to clash with Marcora at French Open qualifiers

Nagal to clash with Marcora at French Open qualifiers

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Ruthless Ruud topples Shapovalov to win Geneva Open.

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

J&K: 5 Jaish terrorists killed in 2 separate encounters

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

12 security personnel, including three officers, were also injured in the operation at Reasi.

DRDO to set up 5 oxygen plants in and around Delhi by weekend

DRDO to set up 5 oxygen plants in and around Delhi by weekend

Rediff.com4 May 2021

The DRDO will set up five oxygen plants, out of the total 500 planned, in and around Delhi by this weekend, the defence ministry said.

Pataudi surrenders, remanded in custody

Pataudi surrenders, remanded in custody

Rediff.com18 Jun 2005

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday had dismissed Pataudi's anticipatory bail plea.

More Punjab farmers head towards protest sites near Delhi

More Punjab farmers head towards protest sites near Delhi

Rediff.com26 Dec 2020

According to farmer union leaders, peasants from various places including Sangrur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur and Bathinda districts were headed towards Singhu and Tikri borders.

Centre spent Rs 7.95 cr on campaign to promote farm laws

Centre spent Rs 7.95 cr on campaign to promote farm laws

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

The Agriculture Ministry has incurred an expenditure of Rs 67,99,750 on production of three promotional and two educational films on the farm laws for its wider publicity through electronic media, social media and webinars.

Agnipath protests: 1 killed in firing, trains go up in flames

Agnipath protests: 1 killed in firing, trains go up in flames

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

A man was shot dead in police firing in Telangana's Secunderabad, trains went up in flames, and public and private vehicles attacked, as railway stations and highways turned into battleground in many states on Friday amid burgeoning protests against Agnipath, the contentious defence recruitment scheme.

SC reinstates employee who accused ex-CJI of sexual harassment

SC reinstates employee who accused ex-CJI of sexual harassment

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

According to the sources, the woman has joined the duty and proceeded on leave. All her arrears too have been cleared.

PIX: India welcomes home CWG heroes

PIX: India welcomes home CWG heroes

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

The boxers say they are seeing a focus on the players and their needs for the first time in years

Jat agitation: Army called in, curfew imposed in Rohtak and Bhiwandi

Jat agitation: Army called in, curfew imposed in Rohtak and Bhiwandi

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Army was on Friday called in for deployment in eight districts of Haryana after one person was killed and 21 were injured in police action as Jat stir for quota turned violent and the rampaging mobs set ablaze the house of state's Finance Minister besides several government and private properties.

Japan imposes stern protocols on India's Olympics-bound

Japan imposes stern protocols on India's Olympics-bound

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

"The unfair and discriminatory" rules have drawn sharp criticism from the Indian Olympic Association, which has written to the Games' organising committee requesting it to ensure that mechanisms to prevent COVID-19 do not have any "adverse and detrimental impact" on performance of athletes.

CRPF DG quarantines self after doctor tests positive

CRPF DG quarantines self after doctor tests positive

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

Maheshwari, 59, the chief of the country's largest paramilitary force with a strength of about 3.25 lakh personnel, his predecessor and senior security advisor in the Union Home Ministry K Vijay Kumar, 67, and about two dozen officials in this chain have gone into self-quarantine after the doctor was found infected on April 2.

Judge in Pataudi poaching case suspended

Judge in Pataudi poaching case suspended

Rediff.com19 Aug 2005

Jhajjar's Chief Judicial Magistrate Sudhir Jiwan, who had handled the bail application of former cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi in a poaching case recently, has been suspended with immediate effect. \n\n

No evidence of Covid-19 being airborne yet: Govt

No evidence of Covid-19 being airborne yet: Govt

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

Talking about the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, Agarwal said, "If the Tablighi Jamaat incident had not taken place and we compare the rate of doubling -- that is in how many days the cases have doubled, we will see that currently it is 4.1 days (including Jamaat cases) and if the incident had not taken place and additional cases had not come then the doubling rate would have been 7.4 days."

Poaching: Pataudi's associates bail challenged

Poaching: Pataudi's associates bail challenged

Rediff.com21 Nov 2005

The petitioner contended the Jhajjar court did not have the jurisdiction to hear the cases under the Wildlife Protection Act nor could it grant bail to an accused.

PHOTOS: Dust storm sweeps over Delhi, NCR, Rajasthan

PHOTOS: Dust storm sweeps over Delhi, NCR, Rajasthan

Rediff.com8 May 2018

A high-velocity dust storm hit the national capital and regions of Haryana and Rajasthan. The storm, with a wind speed of 70 kilometres per hours, hit Delhi around 11.20 pm on Monday, an official at the Safdarjung observatory said. Here's a glimpse of the storm and all that it brought along with it.

Olympian Sushil Kumar named In FIR over Delhi murder

Olympian Sushil Kumar named In FIR over Delhi murder

Rediff.com6 May 2021

During enquiry, it was found that a quarrel had taken place allegedly between Sushil Kumar, Ajay, Prince Dalal, Sonu, Sagar, Amit Kumar, and others in the parking area of the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi.

Which state has the most reservations? Find out

Which state has the most reservations? Find out

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Click on the map to see the quantum of reservation across all our states.

Virender Sehwag starts new innings as an entrepreneur

Virender Sehwag starts new innings as an entrepreneur

Rediff.com24 Mar 2014

With a sleek new school in Haryana, Virender Sehwag starts his new innings as an education entrepreneur.

Jat stir: Haryana blocks mobile internet services in some districts

Jat stir: Haryana blocks mobile internet services in some districts

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more persons have also been issued by some district authorities, including Sonipat, as a precautionary measure to maintain peace.

At BJP meet, Rajnath urges dialogue between farmers, govt

At BJP meet, Rajnath urges dialogue between farmers, govt

Rediff.com15 Mar 2021

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged dialogue between the protesting farmers and the Centre while addressing a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party office-bearers, during which he also invoked the border clashes with China and the construction of the Ram temple.

Haryana: Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja

Haryana: Dalits stopped from performing Holi puja

Rediff.com28 Mar 2013

Schedule Caste families were stoppped from performing Holi pooja and assaulted allegedly by the members of upper caste at Jahangirpur village of Jhajjar district of Haryana.

Respect opposition in order to gain respect: Sehwag

Respect opposition in order to gain respect: Sehwag

Rediff.com16 Jun 2012

Star batsman Virender Sehwag feels a player can only earn respect when he starts respecting the opposition.

Haryana on edge as deadline set by Jats coming to an end

Haryana on edge as deadline set by Jats coming to an end

Rediff.com17 Mar 2016

Haryana was again on the edge on Thursday with the 72-hour deadline set by Jats for resuming their agitation over quota from on set to come to an end on Thursday night.

Fabulous 5 India's Tokyo hopes ride on

Fabulous 5 India's Tokyo hopes ride on

Rediff.com16 Jul 2021

This time, India may win as many as 17 medals at the Games.

Violence continues in Haryana, curfew clamped in 2 more towns

Violence continues in Haryana, curfew clamped in 2 more towns

Rediff.com20 Feb 2016

Haryana remained on the boil on as the Jat stir unleashed fresh incidents of violence and arson even as the Army had to use choppers to reach parts of blocked Rohtak.

Haryana: Mid-day meal lands 25 school kids in hospital

Haryana: Mid-day meal lands 25 school kids in hospital

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

K L Kathuriya, Medical Superintendent of PDM Hospital, told media persons that the students complained of vomiting and pain in stomach when they were brought here by the school staff on Friday afternoon.

Haryana: Cong doubles tally, Hooda emerges stronger

Haryana: Cong doubles tally, Hooda emerges stronger

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

After his party lost power in Haryana in the 2014 polls, the 72-year-old satrap had nothing going in his favour.

SC asks Centre, states to take steps to curb air pollution

SC asks Centre, states to take steps to curb air pollution

Rediff.com18 Nov 2021

The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the Centre and states to ensure implementation of the decisions taken in a meeting to curb air pollution, observing that it cannot get into the 'nitty gritty' and the bureaucracy has developed a 'sort of inertia' of not taking decisions which are left to the courts.

Minister, shooter lock horns over cash reward

Minister, shooter lock horns over cash reward

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

The war of words between the duo started after the 16-year-old athlete took to Twitter questioning Vij about the 2 crore cash reward, the latter had promised after she won a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics at Argentina.

Jat stir: Haryana government releases Rs 65.38 cr compensation

Jat stir: Haryana government releases Rs 65.38 cr compensation

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Private and government insurance companies have already made payments over Rs 12 crore to these people whose insured properties were damaged.

Nagal to clash with Federer in US Open opener

Nagal to clash with Federer in US Open opener

Rediff.com24 Aug 2019

Earning a dream Grand Slam debut for himself, Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal set up a US Open first round clash against the legendary Roger Federer, one of the greatest players of all-time, on Monday.

'We're not going anywhere': Farmers as they complete 6 months at Delhi borders

'We're not going anywhere': Farmers as they complete 6 months at Delhi borders

Rediff.com26 May 2021

'The protesters took out a march carrying black flags. They burnt Prime Minister Narendra Modi's effigy while raising slogans against the three farm laws'