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Topic: Haryana

SC stays axing of cheating charges against 8 Haryana officers provisionally elevated to IAS. A 20-yr saga

Stay on HC order puts question mark on promotions of 8 officers named in a 2023 chargesheet for alleged irregularities in their original 2002 selection to Haryana Civil Services.

Haryana govt’s Rs 150-crore fixed deposits in Kotak go missing. It’s similar to ‘IDFC fraud playbook’

Fraudsters allegedly opened shadow accounts using Panchkula municipal corporation documents, routed funds out while sending fake renewal papers to assure officials.

Haryana women’s panel summons Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh over molestation charge, hearing on 2 April

Commission has taken cognisance of complaint by Haryanvi actress Anjali Raghav, who too has to appear on 2 April. Actress announced exit from Bhojpuri industry in wake of incident.

SC aspirant in Haryana missed shot at civil judgeship by a hair. Top court gives her another chance

Aspirant's case drew attention for the unusual nature of her grievance. HC asked to consider relaxing the marks threshold for reserved category in state’s judicial branch exam for 2023–24.

‘Sparing you because you are a woman’—Haryana minister’s reprimand to civic official sparks backlash

It wasn’t the first such episode. Cabinet minister Anil Vij has been at the centre of two similar incidents involving senior women police officers in the past.

Haryana Congress names fifth cross-voter in Rajya Sabha poll, Ratia MLA gets show cause notice

Notices were served to four other MLAs this week. The five are said to have voted in favour of BJP-backed Independent Satish Nandal in Rajya Sabha election.

Rajya Sabha polls returning officer who was branded ‘BJP agent’ among 23 IAS transferred in Haryana

Pankaj Agarwal, a 2000 batch IAS officer, was accused of being 'biased and predetermined' by the opposition Congress in the RS polls.

How a rickshaw puller’s son from Sirsa cracked Haryana’s administrative machinery

In 'Beyond Dynasties', Sushil Manav recounts how the Haryana state machinery was built on merit and how it has changed over the last ten years.

In voting math for Haryana RS seats, near-misses for BJP & hard truths for Congress—despite win for both

What began as a routine two-seat election to Rajya Sabha turned into a midnight drama of cancelled ballots, EC scrutiny and voting patterns likely to have left the Congress unsettled.

12 yrs for 1 golgappa: Jail, acquittal & 15 witnesses later, fiery fight for justice ends in crumbs

A case over a brawl that began over a disputed fifth golgappa in a five-rupee plate outlasted two police careers, produced 15 witnesses, and briefly sent one man to jail.

On Camera

What ambassador Xu Feihong expects from youth in China and India

China and India are home to 1.2 billion young people. They’re the pioneers in advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and realising the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.

India’s strategic oil reserves tell a tale of structural constraints & stalled expansion. Here’s why

India’s oil reserves, which can last just 74-75 days, are much less than other major economies. Japan, for instance, holds reserves for 254 days.

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.