NEW DELHI: Haryana chief electoral officer (CEO) on Wednesday issued show cause notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Mohan Lal Badoli after the Election Commission of India (ECI) over usage of a child in campaign video. The video was shared on social media platform X by BJP Haryana handle. Using children in election-related…
NEW DELHI: Tejasvi Surya, a member of Parliament from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National President of the party’s youth wing, BJP Yuva Morcha, took the wheel of a tractor in Jhajjar, Haryana, today. During the event, Surya emphasised the significance of youth participation in politics, referencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Independence Day…
In another display of their support to Vinesh Phogat, the khap panchanyats have decided to award the wrestler with a ‘gold medal‘ after she returned home from the Paris Olympics with a heartbreaking end to her campaign. Vinesh was disqualified after being found 100gm overweight on the second weigh-in ahead of her gold-medal match in…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, while announcing polls in J&K and Haryana, said it is keeping Maharashtra for later as the state is still dealing with heavy rain and has a long festive season and streak of religious events ahead. Besides, the EC added, the high requirement of forces in J&K did not leave scope…
NEW DELHI: Another Indian working as a helper with Russian army in Ukraine is reported to have been killed in the ongoing war. Ravi Moun, 22, of Haryana was sent to frontline by Russian army to fight Ukrainians, as per his family.While ministry of external affairs is yet to confirm the death, Indian embassy is…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Surender Pawar, Congress MLA from Haryana‘s Sonipat, in connection with a mining scam on late Friday night. Pawar is known to be a close confidant of former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The ED also took his son into custody. (More details awaited) Source link
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government’s quota bill to facilitate reservation for locals in private jobs has been put on hold after massive uproar.The decision by the Siddaramaiah government came after stakeholders expressed disappointment and multiple concerns over the outcome which would pan out following the bill’s implementation.Karnataka State Employment of Local Industries Factories Establishment Act…
NEW DELHI: In a significant development related to the ongoing water crisis in Delhi, the Supreme Court has directed the state government to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) to secure an additional 150 cusecs of water from Haryana.“The issue concerning sharing of Yamuna water between states is complex. This court doesn’t have technical…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court chastised the Delhi government on Monday for not rectifying defects in its plea to Haryana concerning the release of surplus water from Himachal Pradesh to tackle Delhi’s water crisis. A vacation bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Prasanna B Varale highlighted that affidavits were not being accepted in…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC on Friday struck down Haryana govt’s policy of assigning additional marks based on socio-economic criteria while evaluating job aspirants, terming the system a violation of constitutional safeguards against discrimination.The division bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sudeepti Sharma was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the criteria entitling a…
