Topic: Manohar Lal Khattar
Anil Vij — Haryana’s BJP minister who cracks down on IPS officers, clashes with boss Khattar
BJP's Anil Vij last week punished a senior IPS officer by withdrawing all work. He’s infamous for running his mouth and once proudly called himself ‘Gabbar Singh’.
Two-day Haryana assembly session could be cut short after CM Khattar, Speaker test positive
CM Manohar Lal Khattar & Speaker Gian Chand Gupta tested positive Monday. The opposition, however, says its ready to take on the govt even if the CM doesn’t attend the session.
Haryana CM Manohar Khattar in quarantine after Union Minister Shekhawat tests Covid positive
The Haryana CM attended a meeting with Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Tuesday. Khattar, though, has tested negative.
Punjab will burn, warns Amarinder after Modi govt suggests starting SYL canal construction
Talks held between the Punjab and Haryana chief ministers with Modi govt to resolve the SYL canal issue remained inconclusive Tuesday, and another round is expected soon.
‘Liquor scam’ opens fissures in BJP-JJP coalition, Chautala says there isn’t any scam at all
The SET, set up by Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij to probe the ‘scam’, indicted the excise commissioner, but deputy CM Dushyant Chautala says he won’t allow action against him.
A Haryana connection amid Mumbai-Bihar tussle in Sushant Singh Rajput case
There is a growing feeling in the Bihar BJP that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s action are linked to a phone call he received from Haryana.
Hyperlocal social media news outlets banned in 7 Haryana districts now over Covid ‘rumours’
Fatehabad district administration latest to issue orders under the Epidemic Diseases Act. Journalists allege this is an attempt to target press freedom.
After VHP campaign on ‘atrocities’ in Muslim-majority Nuh, Khattar promises new conversion law
VHP had thrown its weight behind two probe reports alleging that the dominant Muslim community in Mewat/Nuh had committed atrocities against Hindus and Dalits.
Haryana’s powerful Home Minister Anil Vij locks horns with CM Khattar again as lockdown eased
Home and Health Minister Anil Vij has been at loggerheads with CM Khattar since 2014. Now, he says he ‘fears’ CM’s decisions on relaxing the Covid-19 lockdown.
To stop entry of ‘corona carriers’ from Delhi, Haryana digs up roads after sealing borders
Haryana Police has dug up roads in several villages located along the Delhi border. A govt official, however, said no such order was issued.
Sikkim stopped seeing drug users as criminals and look what happened
In 2018, Sikkim Anti-Drugs Act decriminalised illicit drug use and laid down elaborate provisions for detoxification and rehabilitation.
Reliance, Maruti biggest losers as Sensex drops for fourth straight day amid gloomy outlook
BSE Sensex loses 0.8% while NSE Nifty 50 Index drops 0.9%. A gauge of IT firms rises 0.9%, but 16 out of 19 sector sub-indexes compiled by BSE drop.
Defence
China has more than doubled its military positions at LAC since Doklam, new report says
China is constructing at least 13 new military positions near its borders with India, including 3 air bases and 5 heliports, says a Stratfor report.
Suspect all, fix all? Is that the motto of our new ‘National Suspicion State’?
It’s not just Modi government or BJP, but even state governments, judiciary are getting caught in a ‘we suspect all’ mindset. Is India becoming a National Suspicion State?