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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicHaryana government

Topic: Haryana government

FIR on Rs 578 crore bank account fraud this week, but Haryana govt flagged ‘irregularities’ months ago

In July 2025, Finance Department asked why govt offices based in Panchkula had opened bank accounts in Chandigarh 'without valid justification, contrary to laid-down instructions'.

‘Dear Chaudhary Saab’: What’s on Rao Inderjit’s budget wishlist sent to Haryana CM Saini

Union minister says builders have eye on Aravallis, & public anxiety is high in Gurugram, Rewari, Nuh and Faridabad over these environmental questions.

120 ‘premature’ transfers in a year: How Haryana shredded Supreme Court’s tenure rules for IAS officers

The Civil Services Board’s annual report to the Centre exposes systematic violation of the two-year minimum posting norm, with officers shifted in weeks.

In order to regularise 41 daily wage workers, High Court gives Haryana govt a lesson on ‘Rajdharma’

Punjab & Haryana HC went beyond binaries of 'legal vs illegal' appointments to say a State can't invoke procedural technicalities to deny dignity to those who have sustained its functioning.

15th parole in 8 yrs for rape-murder convict Ram Rahim, time spent out of jail set to cross 400-day mark

Dera Sacha Sauda chief has been granted 40-day parole, just months after he was given a parole of same duration in August 2025 ahead of his 58th birthday.

Haryana DGP OP Singh invokes Tennyson in farewell letter to force; warns of ‘crime spike in 2026’

Unlike his predecessors who stuck to official channels, Singh, during his tenure, chose to address his force, and often the public, through letters shared on social media.

How Haryana brought in law to take over Rs 2,400-cr Gurugram ashram set up by ‘Indira’s Rasputin’

Haryana notifies law to take over Dhirendra Brahmachari’s Gurugram ashram. Branded Indira Gandhi’s ‘Rasputin’ by opposition, he remains one of most controversial spiritual figures. 

‘Why study for a 1% raise?’ Haryana engineers say failing govt exam was normal—until now

This year, 89% of Haryana government engineers failed the Departmental Professional Examination for promotion. Now they're being called ‘incompetent’ and mocked on WhatsApp.

SC upholds landowners’ rights to unused common village land, dismisses Haryana govt claim

Setting aside own 2022 ruling & upholding HC verdict, SC dismisses Haryana govt appeal, saying unutilised 'bachat' land should revert to landowners who contributed it for common village purposes.

HC seeks Haryana’s response to plea challenging ‘arbitrary’ compensation policy for laying of power lines

On 10 July last year, Haryana govt made provisions for determining compensation towards damages and payment for Right of Way (RoW) for laying of transmission lines with 66 kV and above.

On Camera

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Since politicians are actively promoting AI tokens over human intelligence, they must open other pathways for students. Let today’s 6 million code-writing jobs shrink.

US sets initial duties on Indian solar imports at 126%

These levies would be different from Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, which US Supreme Court struck down last week.

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.