Rohtak

Notes from Rohtak and Mysuru: A more digital India reverts to the mean

The city of Rohtak in Haryana is often referred to as the state's real "political capital", even as Chandigarh exists

'Agnipath' for Jhajjar village: A legacy of service, a future in flux

The Agnipath scheme, a recruitment policy announced by the Union government in June 2022, has stirred mixed feelings among the villagers

LS polls phase 6: Rohtak's independent candidate declares assets worth Rs 2

Lok Sabha elections: According to a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms, Master Randhir Singh is the candidate in phase 6 to have declared the lowest assets of Rs 2

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Hooda clan fights to reclaim citadel in Rohtak

The slim margin of Deepender's defeat was the only silver lining for the Congress in the 2019 battle. It lost all ten seats to the BJP in Haryana

Will not fight LS polls, son Deepender likely to contest: Bhupinder Hooda

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of him contesting the Lok Sabha elections and said a discussion was on within the party about fielding his son Deepender Singh Hooda from the Rohtak seat. "There is no intention that both of us will fight. I am also the Leader of the Opposition (in Haryana) and the Assembly polls are nearing. So I don't have any intention (to fight the parliamentary election)," the former Haryana chief minister told reporters in Rohtak. Replying to a question, the senior Congress leader said discussion is on within the party about fielding Deepender Singh Hooda from the Rohtak parliamentary seat. He said that he does not have any intention to fight the Lok Sabha polls when Deepender enters the fray. The final decision on the matter will be taken by the party, he added. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said if senior party leaders, Randeep Singh Surjewala or Kumari Selja, decide to fight the Lok Sabha polls "we will be happy". Notably,

Haryana CM Khattar's ancestral house in Banyani to be turned into e-library

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced he would hand over his ancestral house in Banyani in Rohtak district to the village for setting up an e-library for children. Khattar reached his native village in the morning. Talking to reporters, the chief minister said, "I have come to my village. This village is special to me as I spent my entire childhood and did my schooling from here". "I thought my ancestral house should be of some use to the village. Today, I have made an announcement. Along with this house, in the neighbourhood, there is also a house of my cousin. The whole property is about 200 square yards which I have handed over to the village so that villagers can open an e-library and use it for other purposes for the benefit of children," Khattar said. The chief minister also took stock of developmental works being carried out in the village.

Thousands of Indian workers queue up for jobs in Israel, undeterred by war

"There is unemployment here and its because of it that people want to leave," said Lekharam, a mason who was among the workers gathered at a recruitment camp in Rohtak, 66 km (40 miles) from Delhi

More structures razed in violence-hit Nuh, police take out flag march

Haryana authorities on Saturday razed dozens of illegal structures on the third day of the demolition drive in violence-hit Nuh district, with officials saying some of them were owned by those allegedly involved in the recent clashes. The number of people arrested has gone up to 216, while 80 people have been taken into preventive detention and 104 FIRs registered so far in connection with the communal violence that erupted when a religious procession was attacked in Nuh district by mobs on July 31, according to Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij. While the opposition pressed for a probe into alleged intelligence failure, Vij said he did not have information about any intelligence input on a possible build-up of tension. New Superintendent of Police P Narender Bijarnia said that rioters will not be spared. "Nuh police took out flag marches at all subdivision levels of the district to ensure peace," he said, adding that anti-riot police have also been deployed in strength. Nuh District

Stones pelted at mosque gate in Haryana's Rohtak, case registered

A case was registered against unidentified persons after some people allegedly threw stones at the gate of a mosque in Haryana's Rohtak, police said on Saturday, as Nuh and other parts of the state return to normal after communal clashes that left six dead. Police said the Rohtak incident took place Friday around 10:30 pm at Aanwal village and a case was lodged by mosque cleric Iqbal. They said security around the mosque has been tightened. They said some unidentified people allegedly pelted stones at the gate of the mosque's boundary wall. Upon getting information, Rohtak Additional Superintendent of Police Medha Bhushan reached the site Friday night with her team. Police said a case has been registered and further investigation was underway. The case was registered under relevant sections including 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class) of the Indian Penal Code against unidentified people, said Inspector Ramesh Kumar, police .

Ram Rahim walks out of Rohtak jail after being granted 40-day parole

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak on Saturday after he was granted a 40-day parole

Slowdown bites industry in Haryana; demand down 80%, 95k lose jobs: Report

From Rohtak to Bahadurgarh and Sonipat to Panipat, production at industrial units badly hit, says a media report

Dera Sacha Sauda chief granted month-long parole, leaves Rohtak jail

Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh walked out of a prison in Haryana's Rohtak Friday morning on a month-long parole

Two people die in fire at Maruti Suzuki's Rohtak R&D centre

Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday said two people working with a contract firm died in a fire incident at its research & development centre at Rohtak in Haryana. There was a fire incident on Monday afternoon in the company's Rohtak R&D centre in one of the buildings where a new lab expansion was being carried out by a third party project company, the country's largest carmaker said in a regulatory filing. The fire was brought under control and the root cause is being examined along with the investigating authorities, it added. "Unfortunately, two people working with a contract firm of the project company succumbed to the fire," the carmaker said. The company deeply mourns this loss of life and stands with the families of the deceased in this moment of grief, it added. There have been no other injuries, the auto major stated. This incident does not affect the production or operations of the company, MSI noted.

Haryana: At least five killed in firing at wrestling venue in Rohtak

Among those killed were college employee Manoj Malik, his wife Sakshi Malik, posted with the Railways, a wrestling coach, Satish, and a woman player

Rohtak, more than one hundred years ago

Would you have expected irrigation and canals to lead to inferior health outcomes?