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Rohtak case: Haryana govt reinstates bus driver, conductor

Rohtak case: Haryana govt reinstates bus driver, conductor

Rediff.com4 Dec 2014

The Haryana government on Thursday reinstated the driver and conductor of the roadways bus in which two college-going sisters were allegedly eve-teased by three youths, following their suspension earlier this week.

200 children complain of uneasiness after taking deworming tablets

200 children complain of uneasiness after taking deworming tablets

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

About 200 children were taken to hospitals in Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Chhattisgarh as they complained of uneasiness after being administered deworming tablets.

Farmers break barricades in Haryana, reach near Delhi borders

Farmers break barricades in Haryana, reach near Delhi borders

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the farmers who broke barricades in some places in Haryana.

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.

Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Free speech suffered a blow: Rajan on Ashoka University exits

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

Free speech is the soul of a great university. By compromising on it, the founders have bartered away its soul, said Rajan.

Security Breach: What Can Keep Modi Safe

Security Breach: What Can Keep Modi Safe

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

In this event, it is the IAF that showed true professionalism, telling the boss they weren't going to fly in that weather. You can see what professionalism and moral courage it takes to say no to your prime minister. Only things like that can keep him safe, observes Shekhar Gupta.

31-yr-old constable is Delhi Police's 1st COVID-19 fatality

31-yr-old constable is Delhi Police's 1st COVID-19 fatality

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The constable, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, was posted at the Bharat Nagar Police Station in northwest Delhi, police said. He lived with a colleague at a rented house in Gandhi Vihar area.

Javelin thrower Dahiya banned for sending proxy for dope sample

Javelin thrower Dahiya banned for sending proxy for dope sample

Rediff.com17 Feb 2020

Javelin thrower Amit Dahiya was banned for four years for evading dope sample collection by sending a proxy during the National Javelin Throw Open Championships last year.

Quota row: Jat protesters start returning home

Quota row: Jat protesters start returning home

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

Sporadic incidents of arson were on Monday reported as life in violence-torn Haryana limped back to normal with curfew being lifted gradually and Jat protesters starting to lift blockades after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced setting up of a committee to examine the quota demand of the community.

Another FIR registered on alleged gangrapes by Jat agitators

Another FIR registered on alleged gangrapes by Jat agitators

Rediff.com1 Apr 2016

Another FIR was registered on Friday against unknown persons following a complaint by a Delhi-based resident on the alleged gangrape by Jat agitators in Haryana's Sonipat district.

Tractor-trolleys, farm equipment turn into shelters for protesting farmers

Tractor-trolleys, farm equipment turn into shelters for protesting farmers

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Most of the farmers have brought at least two trolleys with each tractor with one of them carrying ration and other essentials and the other being used to accommodate the protesters.

Apply for MA in Public Policy

Apply for MA in Public Policy

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

Read on to know how you can pursue a masters degree at India's first public policy school.

IRS officer Pradeep Singh tops civil services exam

IRS officer Pradeep Singh tops civil services exam

Rediff.com4 Aug 2020

A total of 829 candidates have qualified for civil services, including the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, the Union Public Service Commission announced

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

It has also been decided to suspend the interstate bus services till March 31, the officials said. The decisions have been taken at a high-level meeting attended by chief secretaries of all states and the cabinet secretary and the principal secretary to the prime minister.

28 killed, 200 injured during Jat quota agitation: Haryana DGP

28 killed, 200 injured during Jat quota agitation: Haryana DGP

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Until Tuesday, the state government had maintained the death toll at 19.

'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'

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Farmers' Bharat Bandh hits rail, road traffic at several places

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

Several trains were cancelled, highways and key roads blocked and many thousands stranded for hours on Monday as a nationwide 10-hour shutdown against the Centre's three agri laws disrupted lives across parts of India, particularly in the north.

Here's an idea to boost India's prospects in Olympics...

Here's an idea to boost India's prospects in Olympics...

Rediff.com9 Feb 2017

Sports Ministry has formulated a multi-pronged strategy which includes a portal for promising sportspersons, top level committee to select promising players and a task force to prepare a comprehensive action plan.

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.

4 crore cash reward for Deepa Malik

4 crore cash reward for Deepa Malik

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

The Haryana government has announced a cash reward of Rs. 4 crore for Deepa Malik, who scripted history by winning silver in the women's shot put F53 event at the ongoing Paralympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

Haryana farmers block roads, copies of farm bills burnt in Punjab

Haryana farmers block roads, copies of farm bills burnt in Punjab

Rediff.com20 Sep 2020

On Sunday, Rajya Sabha passed the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020.

COVID-19 death toll rises to 324, total cases climb to 9,352

COVID-19 death toll rises to 324, total cases climb to 9,352

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

According to the ministry, Maharashtra remained at the top with the total cases at 1,985, including 217 patients who have recovered/discharged and 149 patients died.

Dalit boy's death: 2 police officers booked

Dalit boy's death: 2 police officers booked

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Amid a raging row, two police officers were on Friday booked on charges of murder of a 15-year-old Dalit youth in Sonipat even as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar claimed that he had committed suicide and had not died in police custody as alleged by his family.

BSF registers protest over killing, hacking of jawan

BSF registers protest over killing, hacking of jawan

Rediff.com20 Sep 2018

The sources said the Pakistani side, which spoke to the Border Security Force officials in the noon over phone, 'denied any hand' in the killing of Head Constable Narender Singh on September 18.

100 days of protest: Farmer leaders firm on demand to repeal laws

100 days of protest: Farmer leaders firm on demand to repeal laws

Rediff.com6 Mar 2021

Farmer leaders on Saturday said the protesting unions stand firm on their demand of a complete repeal of the three agri laws and asserted that they are ready for talks with the government, but that should be held without any condition.

Haryana liquor vends reopen today with 'Covid cess'

Haryana liquor vends reopen today with 'Covid cess'

Rediff.com6 May 2020

The state government has decided to open the retail liquor vends throughout the state barring in coronavirus 'containment zones', Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said.

Total lockdown in Bihar from July 16, Bengaluru shuts down for a week

Total lockdown in Bihar from July 16, Bengaluru shuts down for a week

Rediff.com15 Jul 2020

Besides Karnataka, states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya have already announced area-wise lockdown for different durations.

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.

The banker who became an organic farmer

The banker who became an organic farmer

Rediff.com11 Oct 2017

Deepak Gupta grows chemical-free food and wants farmers to go back to the practices they once knew but have forgotten, says Aditi Phadnis.

GAIL India to give Rs 500 cr to its subsidiary

GAIL India to give Rs 500 cr to its subsidiary

Rediff.com24 Nov 2009

The four city gas projects in Meerut, Dewas, Sonipat and Kota were awarded to the company in June last year.

Superspreader protest? Farmers defiant as experts fear COVID-19 surge

Superspreader protest? Farmers defiant as experts fear COVID-19 surge

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

There had been few signs of social distancing as thousands of farmers from Punjab and Haryana began their protest last week against the three new agro-marketing laws, setting off on a march to the national capital.

Neeraj recommended for Khel Ratna award

Neeraj recommended for Khel Ratna award

Rediff.com27 Apr 2018

Javelin thrower Annu Rani and four-time Commonwealth Games medallist discus thrower Seema Antil Punia also have been recommended for the Arjuna Award.

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Agitating farmers reach near Delhi borders; situation tense

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

Clashes broke out at multiple places and Delhi's borders resembled a virtual battle zone with restless crowds of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, milling around and a sea of police personnel keeping them at bay.

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.

'This is government terrorism'

'This is government terrorism'

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

'There is nothing more this government can do now to break our agitation.' 'It has used all the tactics and has failed'

Haryana bans Internet, SMS following Jat protests

Haryana bans Internet, SMS following Jat protests

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Internet and mobile SMS services have been suspended indefinitely by authorities in Rohtak district in the wake of protests by Jat community.

AAP 2nd list out; Gandhi grandson vs Dikshit's son in Delhi

AAP 2nd list out; Gandhi grandson vs Dikshit's son in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Arvind Kejriwal led-Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released the second list of candidates for the upcoming General Elections.

Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana elections on Monday

Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana elections on Monday

Rediff.com20 Oct 2019

In Maharashtra, where the 'Mahayuti' alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and smaller parties is against the 'Maha-agadhi' led by the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party whereas the ruling BJP is locked in a contest with the opposition Congress and the fledgling Jannayak Janata Party for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana.

AAP worker suicide: Another party MLA, 7 others arrested

AAP worker suicide: Another party MLA, 7 others arrested

Rediff.com31 Jul 2016

Aam Aadmi Party legislator from Narela Sharad Chauhan has been arrested by police in connection with the suicide of a woman worker of the ruling party.

How India plans to improve global university rankings

How India plans to improve global university rankings

Rediff.com23 Mar 2018

Government gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses, collaborate with foreign peers.