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HC fines Haryana urban planning body for ‘whimsical’ cancellation of allotment—‘violates right to life’

HC says Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran, meant to provide affordable housing on 'no-profit-no-loss' basis, acted in a profit-driven way, harming middle and lower-income citizens.

How Punjab & Haryana HC backed Panchkula man’s quest for truth about his parentage

Case involves 35-year-old from Haryana and a man he referred to as ‘papa’ while growing up. Matter reached HC after the latter moved it against trial court order for paternity test.

Why a Panchkula court has allowed prime witness to appear virtually in castration case against Ram Rahim

Gurugram: The Special CBI Court in Panchkula has allowed a prime witness to appear via video conferencing from the US in the case of...

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

From Rohtak to Panchkula, Haryana BJP HQ move illustrates expansion, evolving strategy

Roots of BJP’s presence in Rohtak trace back to party’s early days in Haryana. In 70s and 80s, Dr Mangal Sen's office in Rohtak doubled as Haryana BJP state HQ, recalls party veteran.

HC cites right to trade while junking challenge to auction of land to Panchkula’s Alchemist hospital

HC says petitioners failed to demonstrate palpable prejudice caused by revised layout plan for Panchkula’s Sector 21, which allowed nursing homes to be built on land bought by Alchemist Hospital.

Sweet revenge for Congress’s Chander Mohan as he beats BJP’s Gian Chand by slim margin in Panchkula

Five years ago, Congress had fielded Chander Mohan from this seat but he had lost to Gian Chand Gupta by a narrow margin of nearly 5,000 votes. This time, he won by 1,997 votes.

A love story dashed Chander Mohan’s CM dream 15 yrs ago. This time, his Haryana campaign’s a family affair

Chander Mohan is relying on the legacy of his father—former CM Bhajan Lal. This time his entire family is involved in his election campaign to win the Panchkula assembly seat.

Haryana CM orders inquiry into IAS officer lifting stay on sale of land later bought by husband, son

Family bought 5 acres of 14-acre Panchkula land, owned originally by Raja Bhagwant Singh. Haryana chief secretary stopped registration of sales deeds, flagging legal discrepancies.

Haryana CM has agreed to put brakes on apartmentalisation in Panchkula, says Assembly Speaker

Ex-Army Chief VP Malik had led charge against apartmentalisation in Panchkula. HSVP officials said Haryana govt is yet to issue order formalising the rollback of 2017 amendment.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.