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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicManohar Lal Khattar

Topic: Manohar Lal Khattar

Days after lathicharge, Haryana sarpanches continue stir against e-tendering rule: ‘Won’t bow down’

Demanding a 'complete rollback' of the state govt's new e-tendering process, protesters continue their stir even as govt issues a note explaining process again and calling it 'transparent'.

Independent body likely to lose power to probe ‘attempt to rape’ cases against Haryana cops

Amendment was debated in Haryana assembly last August and referred to select committee. Rape has evidence but anyone can level allegation of ‘attempt to rape’, CM Khattar had said.

Real estate boom vs last-mile challenges — mixed reactions to Khattar’s Gurugram metro projects

In his budget speech Thursday, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced approval for long-pending Gurugram Metro extension, as well as 3 new metro rail projects.

More moo-lah for cow welfare: Haryana govt hikes Gau Seva Aayog budget 10x to Rs 400 cr

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who also holds the finance portfolio, made the announcement while tabling the state’s budget for FY 2023-24 in the Vidhan Sabha Friday.

‘37.4% unemployment in Haryana’ — CMIE stands by report as Khattar, opposition bicker

Congress has been criticising BJP govt over rise in joblessness. CMIE MD-CEO says sample size of households is more than twice that of the official survey.

Why does Haryana hold eligibility tests for contractual teachers? Merit only 1/5th of criteria

Opposition accuses Khattar govt of 'playing with future of educated and qualified youth'. CM says recruitment process made more transparent.

‘Allegations don’t make one guilty’ — Haryana CM Khattar defends Sandeep Singh in sexual assault row

Despite growing clamour to dismiss Singh from his cabinet, Khattar calls the allegations ‘absurd’. Congress piles up pressure to seek minister’s dismissal from cabinet.

Missing Chautalas in poll posters, ‘poaching’: Signs of trouble in Haryana’s BJP-JJP alliance

JJP was absent in BJP’s campaign materials for Adampur bypoll & 2024 Assembly elections. BJP ‘poaching’ cadres and state in-charge’s meet with Independent MLAs has worried JJP too.

Narendra bhai turned me to politics, goal is own majority in Haryana: BJP top panel’s Sudha Yadav

The only woman on the Parliamentary Board, Yadav says party will strive for majority on its own in next Haryana assembly polls & alliance with JJP will depend on 'time & equation'.

List corrupt officials, reach more voters — BJP gen secy Santhosh’s prescription for Haryana

Santhosh met state’s BJP brass for a brainstorming session in Panchkula last weekend. Assembly polls are over 2 years away, but Haryana holds municipal polls in May.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.