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Topic: Sirsa

‘Serious security matter’: 130 in Haryana asked to submit ‘good conduct bonds’ ahead of Amit Shah rally

Among those served notices are sarpanches, farm leaders and Congress and AAP members in Sirsa. Police say it is a routine matter, people allege BJP is scared 18 June rally will be a flop.

Park, gym & a grant — BJP is wooing music maestro Pandit Jasraj’s fans in Haryana

Jasraj's family comes from Pili Mandori, a village that falls under Sirsa parliamentary seat. BJP won it in 2019 but recent developments show INLD could be gaining ground again.

‘Udta Haryana’ in areas bordering Punjab — ‘situation grim’ as drug addiction tightens grip on youth

Last year, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had admitted during a rally at Sirsa's Odhan village that 40 drug deaths had been reported in Sirsa and Fatehabad districts.

Packed satsangs, concerts — out on parole, Ram Rahim’s virtual presence has his dera buzzing

Ever since Gurmeet Ram Rahim, a rape and murder convict, came out on parole for 40 days, devotees have been flocking to Sirsa compound of Dera Sacha Sauda to seek virtual blessings.

Farmers in Sirsa have a message for Modi govt — Get ready for a winter of discontent

From a young girl breaking her gullak to fund the morcha to youth with engineering degrees joining the protest, it’s a different farmers’ movement against Modi govt’s farm laws.

Haryana candidates still visit rape convict Ram Rahim’s Dera, but they keep it low-key

With Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim behind the bars for rape and murder, the place bears a deserted look with politicians visiting it maintaining low profile.

Sirsa Police yet to submit report on Dera chief Ram Rahim’s parole plea

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, convicted in 2 rape cases and a murder, has sought parole for 42 days to farm his fields in Haryana's Sirsa.

Haryana govt’s gift to Ram Rahim’s dera: Free regularisation of unauthorised properties

Haryana government carved out a new revenue estate and exempted 11 Dera Sacha Sauda properties of godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim from ‘change of land use’ approvals.

An apology & applause: The eventful hearing of a PIL on Ram Rahim in Punjab & Haryana HC

Proceedings in the hearing of a PIL on godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh were way more eventful than expected. 

‘My father fought for truth; I couldn’t let his sacrifice go waste’

Slain Sirsa journalist’s son exudes confidence that justice will be done in his father’s murder case

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

IAF chief breaks silence on Op Sindoor—6 Pakistani aircraft shot down by S-400, many destroyed on ground

New Delhi: Breaking his silence on Operation Sindoor, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh Saturday said India’s S-400 Triumf...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.