Jat quota stir leaves 30 dead, 200 injured in Haryana
At least 10 Haryana districts were severely affected by the violence related to the Jat quota stir. The post Jat quota stir leaves 30 dead, 200 injured in Haryana appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleCCTV captures murder: National-level kabaddi player shot down to death in...
The footage of the incident, reported by NDTV, shows two unidentified men shoot at kabaddi player Sukhvinder from a scooter before getting off the vehicle to fire multiple shots. The post CCTV captures...
View ArticleJat agitation: Close aide of former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda arrested
Virender Singh who was booked for sedition and criminal conspiracy on charges of inciting violence during the Jat agitation, was arrested on Thursday The post Jat agitation: Close aide of former...
View ArticleJat quota riots: Police reports say 95% of damages suffered is from Hooda’s...
Rohtak becoming a special target during the violent Jat agitation is curious, as both Hooda and Khattar belong to Rohtak The post Jat quota riots: Police reports say 95% of damages suffered is from...
View ArticleCongress worker shot dead in Rohtak over property dispute: Cops
A 60-year-old Congress worker was shot dead allegedly by three assailants when he was out on a morning walk on Friday, police said The post Congress worker shot dead in Rohtak over property dispute:...
View ArticleJat quota stir: Sedition case filed against agitation chief for allegedly...
A sedition case was registered against Jat Sangharsh Samiti chief Yashpal Malik and 125 others for allegedly threatening peace and communal harmony. The post Jat quota stir: Sedition case filed against...
View ArticleJat quota stir: Security forces stage flag-march ahead of demonstrations
With Jat community members set to hold sit-in demonstrations across the state on 5 June to press for reservation, security forces on Tuesday staged flag-march in many districts, including Rohtak, as...
View ArticleJat quota stir: Haryana on high alert, paramilitary services deployed in...
With a section of Jat community leaders giving a call to re-start protests for reservation from 5 June, the Haryana government and the state police are bracing themselves to deal with the situation....
View ArticleJat quota agitation begins in Haryana; paramilitary forces deployed to...
Jat leaders on Sunday began a fresh quota agitation in Haryana even as over 5000 paramilitary personnel were deployed along with large contingents of the state police to maintain law and order. The...
View ArticleJat agitation: Official reports in Haryana expose inaction, caste divisions
The situation assessment reports submitted by senior civil and police officers in Haryana have exposed the role of authorities at various levels. The post Jat agitation: Official reports in Haryana...
View Article‘Peaceful so far’: Haryana tense as Jat quota protests return
Three months after their violent agitation left 30 dead, Jat leaders on Sunday renewed their quota stir in Haryana which was restricted to small meetings in 15 districts The post ‘Peaceful so far’:...
View ArticleJat agitation: After Prakash Singh Committee criticism, Haryana govt steps up...
The Haryana government, this time, while dealing with the second round of the Jat agitation seems to have taken a lesson from the Prakash Singh Committee report that had strongly criticised the state...
View ArticleJat quota agitation continues on a subdued note
Jat quota agitation continued in various parts of Haryana for the third day on a subdued note, with no untoward incident being reported The post Jat quota agitation continues on a subdued note appeared...
View ArticleThree years after gang rape, same men return to sexually assault survivor in...
A 21-year-old Dalit student is recovering in hospital after being gang raped by a group of five men, the same five charged with sexually assaulting her three years earlier The post Three years after...
View ArticleRoad to Rio: Dharambir Singh, first Indian male sprinter in Olympic 200m...
Dharambir Singh, India's only athlete in the 200m athletics category overcame several difficulties to script an unbelievable path to the Rio Olympics The post Road to Rio: Dharambir Singh, first Indian...
View ArticleHaryana govt dismisses reports of transfer of Gurgaon police commissioner
Haryana government on Saturday dismissed reports claiming transfer of Gurgaon police commissioner in the wake of water logging and traffic problems in the city as rumours. The post Haryana govt...
View ArticleSakshi Malik steps out of ‘Phogat’ shadow to make history at Rio Olympics 2016
On Wednesday, at the Rio Olympics, Sakshi Malik emerged from the shadow of Phogat sisters to become India’s first woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal. The post Sakshi Malik steps out of ‘Phogat’...
View ArticleWatch: Sakshi Malik’s family, town celebrate her historic Olympic medal at...
Brimming with pride at their daughter's historic achievement at the Rio Olympics, wrestler Sakshi Malik's parents on Thursday urged all fathers to encourage their daughters, who wants to take up...
View ArticleSakshi Malik to receive rewards worth Rs 3.5 crore after winning bronze at...
Haryana government on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 2.50 crore and a job to wrestler Sakshi Malik for winning a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics. The post Sakshi Malik to receive rewards worth Rs...
View ArticleSakshi Malik: The Rio Olympics 2016 bronze-medallist’s journey to glory
For a state of Haryana which has the worst sex ratio among all the states in the country (879 females against 1,000 males as per the 2011 census) and known for female foeticide, Sakshi Malik has...
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