Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) Saying the people have voted to establish a “triple-engine government” in the state, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in civic body elections reflected the people’s support for the politics of development, good governance, transparency, and nationalism under the leadership of PM Modi. He thanked the people for giving the party this overwhelming mandate.The Chief Minister was addressing a feli…
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Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) The BJP in Haryana on Wednesday swept the municipal corporation elections by securing victories in Ambala City, Sonipat and Panchkula, strengthening the party’s hold in urban areas. The party also performed remarkably in other civic body polls, including winning the president’s post in former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda’s stronghold, Sampla Municipal Committee, along with Rewari and Dharuhera. In Panchkula, BJP mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal and 17 war…
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a straight contest between the ruling BJP and the principal Opposition Congress, counting of ballots for Haryana’s seven urban local bodies, besides 528 panchayats, began on Wednesday that saw a voter turnout of 54.5 per cent. The municipal corporations are of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat, besides elections to the Rewari municipal council and municipal committees in Sampla, Dharuhera and Uklana.By-elections for one ward each were also held in Tohana, Jhajjar, Rajo…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) A young man has been arrested in Kolkata on charges of extorting Rs 3 crore by threatening a woman with “digital arrest” in Haryana. The accused, Rahul Roy, was arrested from the Bansdroni area of south Kolkata with the help of Kolkata Police, a senior police officer said on Monday.Members of the cyber fraud gang allegedly extorted Rs 3 crore from the account of the elderly wife of a former Army officer from Haryana.Police said the incident took place a few months ago …
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) Senior administrators, urban planners and real estate leaders on Saturday reached a broad consensus that the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, must be urgently modernised and strengthened to keep pace with the state’s rapidly expanding urban landscape and evolving developmental needs.The consensus emerged at a high-level roundtable organised by the Institute of Town Planners, India – Haryana Regional Chapter (ITPI–HRC) in Panchkula, held to…
Chandigarh, April 23 (IANS) The ED seized sale purchase agreements and various incriminating documents during raids at 12 premises located in Chandigarh, Panchkula, Zirakpur, Dera Bassi and Rajpura (Patiala) in connection with Kotak Mahinda bank-cum-Municipal Corporation Panchkula Fraud Case, an official said on Thursday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office, conducted the searches under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, on Wednesday, said the official …
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma has finally spoken out over the controversy surrounding the alleged use of explicit language during a college event in Dehradun, saying that he deeply regrets it. He told IANS: “Mujhe regret hai. Aur baar baar main uska… mujhe regret hai. Meri aatma ko pata hai ki main kis mental, kis position main tha us time. Mujhe uska poora regret hai. Mujhe zyada logo ko batane ki zaroorat nahi hai. (I have a lot of regret for that. My soul knows wha…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The Haryana State Commission for Women has taken cognisance of a controversy involving Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma over the alleged use of abusive and objectionable language during a college event in Dehradun, officials said on Sunday.Commission Chairperson Renu Bhatia has issued a formal notice summoning the singer to appear before the panel on April 18 at 11 a.m. at its office in Haryana’s Panchkula. The notice, sent via email, directs Masoom Sharma to present hims…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A chorus of support has emerged from across the country for the Women’s Reservation Bill, with political leaders and public figures asserting that the proposed legislation will significantly enhance women’s participation in governance and decision-making, while also addressing societal needs from a more inclusive perspective.Speaking to IANS in Lucknow, former IPS officer and former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi, highlighted the transformative potent…
Chandigarh, April 3 (IANS) A trial court in Haryana’s Panchkula on Friday closed the Enforcement Directorate’s complaint against Congress leader and two-time Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) regarding the re-allotment of an institutional plot at old rates in 2005. AJL is linked to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.Special Judge under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Rajeev Goyal, closed the ED’s complaint against Hooda and AJL …