Just before authorities will start a search and sanitization operation inside the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters campus near Sirsa town in Haryana, the sect’s mouthpiece “Sach Kahoon” has disclosed that human remains were buried inside the properties. The newspaper defended the action of Dera management in burying human remains saying[Read More…]
Tag: Haryana
Sant Rampal verdict: Godman acquitted in two criminal cases
A day after Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, was awarded an imprisonment of 20 years in a rape case, a local court in Hisar district of Haryana acquitted self-styled godman, Sant Rampal, in two criminal cases on Tuesday. “Godman Sant Rampal has been acquitted in the two[Read More…]
From junior engineer to godman, Baba Rampal’s fate will be decided in Hisar court today
A day after Gurmeet Ram Raheem was sentenced to 20 years in jail, another baba Rampal will face judgment on Tuesday. There are two cases for trial at a Hisar court in Haryana against Rampal. While in one case, he has been charged with obstructing government officials while on duty,[Read More…]
Thousands evacuated from Ram Rahim’s base; sentencing today amid tight security
The security forces brought 100 state transport buses to ferry around 30,000 followers of self-styled guru, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. They were inside the headquarters of his sect, the Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa in Haryana. The evacuation resolved the deadlock that had been in ongoing since Rahim’s conviction in[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in nine districts bordering Punjab, Haryana
Following the ongoing tension in Haryana and Punjab over the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the state government on Saturday imposed Section 144 (Unlawful Assembly) of the Criminal Procedure Code in west Uttar Pradesh’s nine districts bordering the two states. This is because followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief,[Read More…]
Did Ram Rahim and PM Modi use ‘Adani’s’ helicopter AW-139 ?
A photo of Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Singh flying in an AW-139 helicopter to jail in Rohtak on Friday has become a topic of heated discussions on social media these days. Critics slammed the state government for according a rape convict and self-proclaimed baba a VVIP treatment when his[Read More…]
‘You let Panchkula burn over political motives,’ HC slams Khattar govt
The Haryana government was highly criticized by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a day after 31 people were killed and more than 250 were injured in violence started by supporters of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh after he was found guilty of rape. The court had even said that the[Read More…]
Haryana Congress chief appeals to maintain harmony; death toll reaches 31
An MP from Sirsa and Haryana Congress chief, Ashok Tanwar has asked to maintain peace in the state amid rising violence that took lives of 31 people so far and left hundreds of people injured in the state. The violence erupted in Haryana after the rape conviction of Dera Sacha[Read More…]
Gurmeet Ram Rahim rape case: Verdict today; Punjab, Haryana on high alert
The states of Punjab and Haryana have been put on high alert ahead of the CBI court’s verdict in Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh rape case of 2002. Singh will appear in a court for judgment in Panchkula. Several of Ram Rahim’s followers have descended on the[Read More…]
Haryana school counsels students on risks of Blue Whale Challenge
The private schools and government institutions in Haryana have been issued an advisory to counsel students about a dare-based game which is claiming young lives worldwide. The advisory was issued by the Haryana Children Protection Commission (HCPC) to instruct students about the hazards of the Blue Whale Challenge, which has[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief’s son Vikas Barala arrested
In the latest development in Chandigarh stalking case, accused, Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP chief, Subhash Barala was arrested on Wednesday after being on run for a while. The two suspects were untraceable hours before the accused were required to show up at a police station on Wednesday. Police[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief’s son, friend on the run as police summon them
In the latest development in Chandigarh stalking case, the two suspects are untraceable hours before the accused were required to show up at a police station on Wednesday. Police have glued summon notices at the homes of the suspects, including the son of Haryana BJP chief, Vikas Barala. The other[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: CCTV footage of Haryana BJP chief’s son chasing Varnika found
After facing severe criticism over the probe into the alleged stalking of an IAS officer’s daughter in Chandigarh by Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, the Chandigarh police late on Monday night have said that they have obtained the CCTV footage that shows the “victim being chased by[Read More…]
‘Woman shouldn’t have gone out at 12 in the night’, Haryana BJP leader Ramveer Bhatti
In yet another instance of victim blaming, vice president of BJP in Haryana, Ramveer Bhatti, blamed the victim in the Chandigarh stalking case for driving “so late in the night”. According to CNN-News18, Bhatti said, “The girl should not have gone out at 12 in the night. Why was she[Read More…]
Spine-chilling Facebook post by IAS officer after daughter was almost kidnapped
An IAS officer in Haryana took to Facebook to post about his own daughter’s ordeal who was almost kidnapped by two men. The IAS officers’ daughter, a DJ by profession, was stalked and nearly kidnapped by two men including a son of Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala. The officer, in[Read More…]
Honor killing: Haryana youth killed for marrying ‘Dalit girl’
A 25-year-old youth succumbed to his injuries after he was stabbed six times in Hisar town of Haryana in an apparent honor killing case. Shyam Arora from Punjabi community ran away from his home to marry a Dalit girl, Sapna, against the desires of both the families in January this[Read More…]
Haryana: Man carries granddaughter’s body on shoulder after being denied ambulance
A man carried body of his nine-year-old granddaughter on his shoulder after being denied treatment at the civil hospital and no ambulance was given to them by the hospital administration. As per the police spokesperson, the grandfather of Lakshmi brought her to Badshah Khan hospital on Saturday morning. But doctors[Read More…]
Haryana: Plywood manufacturers to go on indefinite strike against GST
Soon after textile traders strike in Gujarat showcased agitation against GST, nearly 1,100 plywood units, including plyboard and peeling factories, across Haryana, have decided to go on an indefinite strike from Friday. Notably, Yamunanagar, one of Asia’s largest timber markets home to 1,000 units alone. Scores of plywood units in[Read More…]
Haryana: Bajarang Dal activists harass Muslims for not saying ‘Bharat mata ki jay’
Shocking incidents of imposing ‘nationalism’, in this case on Muslims resurfaced from Haryana‘s Hisar district. In two separate incidents, two persons were allegedly harassed for not saying ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’. While communal terror is on the rise, tension gripped Hisar on Tuesday evening after an unidentified person allegedly slapped[Read More…]
22 states abolish check posts after GST rollout
Just three days after the GST rollout, as many as 22 states have removed check posts. With the implementation of Goods and Services Tax GST, states such as Delhi, West Bengal and Maharashtra have abolished check-posts; while states, including Assam, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and some north-eastern states, are also in[Read More…]
India’s War on Drugs – The nation is ‘high’, but do we care?
This International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, let’s take out some time to analyse our country’s “War on Drugs”. While, many of us are too hooked on to America’s War on Drugs, it is about time we introspect what is going on in our own country! It is[Read More…]
Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar wins Femina Miss India World 2017 title
Manushi Chhillar from Haryana emerges as the winner of the 54th Femina Miss India World 2017. While the first runner-up is Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir and the second runner-up is Priyanka Kumari from Bihar. The event was held at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai on Sunday evening. Manushi’s[Read More…]
Centre releases the third list of Smart Cities of India
On Friday, 30 urban cities were selected to be developed as smart cities of India. The third batch of smart city list announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu also includes– Gandhinagar, the capital of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, Karnal in Haryana, Allahabad, Aligarh and[Read More…]
Woman gang-raped, thrown out of car in Greater Noida
In a horrifying incident, a 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in Sohna, Haryana on Monday. The crime is reported to have lasted several hours. According to the woman, three men in a Maruti Swift car kidnapped her on Monday morning in Sohna area of Gurgaon. They drove around on the[Read More…]
Farmers block highways in Haryana, Rajasthan as part of protest
On Friday, a nationwide stir has been started by the farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan where they are blocking national highways as a part of their protest. The farmers have gathered in order to protest against the death of five cultivators in police firing in Madhya Pradesh and also against[Read More…]