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Topic: Rohtak

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.

‘Leaked charge sheet’ in bribery case linked to Haryana IPS suicide goes viral before court submission

Purported Rohtak Police charge sheet against Sushil Kumar, whose arrest in bribery case was linked to Puran Kumar’s suicide case, was signed by investigating officer 22 November.

‘How to talk about ladies’ problem?’ Rohtak is silent after MDU demands photo of periods

Students learned about the incident through a video clip showing workers and activists questioning the assistant registrar. But the message did not ignite any conversation.

Rape-murder convict Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim gets 40-day parole, his 14th release since 2017

After Haryana govt amended parole laws in 2022, Ram Rahim has spent almost a year—364 days to be precise—out of jail. His latest release comes ahead of his birthday on 15 August.

Uttarakhand cops post video of kabaddi star’s dramatic rescue; he denies it was him, then says it was

Uttarakhand Police claimed to have saved Deepak Niwas Hooda from the Ganga, adding that he wholeheartedly thanked the 40th Battalion for its rescue efforts.

Gangs of Rohtak are Haryana’s most feared. Run by a Bhau in US & a Baba in jail

Ritoli, Rohtak: On a muggy June Sunday, farmer Anil Kumar hopped on his bike and made his way to his field in Ritoli, Rohtak....

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.

Murder by ‘single blow of a lathi’. Why HC reduced 100-yr-old convict’s life term to 5 yrs in jail

Case pertains to murder of one Tale Ram, a resident of Pakasma village in Haryana’s Rohtak, in March 2004, after a violent altercation that involved the sons of convict Jage Ram.

Rohtak med student influencer posted everything—including how a senior stalked, abducted her

The student claimed that Kaushik, 33, had been stalking and harassing her for over 7 months. He had a history of run-ins with faculty and women and had received multiple disciplinary warnings.

A 105-yr-old ‘groom’ walks into a court… — the unfolding drama in Rohtak over ‘Thara Fufa Zinda Hai’

Duli Chand says the Haryanvi film is based on his fight for pension. Olympian Neeraj Chopra, brand ambassador of the app where film will be released, is among those summoned by court.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.