The Latest Breaking News from Haryana

As one travels southwards in Haryana, the green of the Jat belt gives way to the arid landscape of Mewat region. The lower Aravallis begin to ascend in the horizon and mosque minarets become as frequent as temple spires. At the heart of Mewat is Nuh, the “least developed district…

IIT Delhi has found that this year stubble burning has started earlier than previous years and that Punjab is a bigger culprit in this matter than Haryana.

October is a time of transition for the Jats in Haryana: the landed community prepares to harvest their crops. The day starts at dawn, with men walking out to the fields and women to hand pumps. Afternoons are reserved for hookah and siesta, evenings are for taking care of their…

As heavy rains ravage many states in North India, a flood alert was issued earlier this week in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. The Delhi government issued an advisory stating, “People in low-lying areas to vacate their place as the water level neared warning level in the Yamuna river.”

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed trial court proceedings in the alleged lynching of 17-year-old Junaid Khan and issued notice to the Haryana government and the CBI on a plea for a probe by the agency, The Tribune reported. The Bench of Justices Mahesh Grover and Raj Shekhar…

“Their vehicles set afire, most ran for shelter. Some women could not flee. They were pulled out, stripped and raped. Terrified, they lay still in the fields till they were found by their menfolk who came looking for them. Shocked, residents of Hassanpur and Kurad rushed to bring clothes and…

Today saw an another episode in what has been the biggest story in India for the last week. After declaring Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan, leader of the social and religious Dera Sacha Sauda sect, guilty of two counts of rape on August 25, a court in Panchkula in Haryana…

For much of the English news media, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is somewhat of a joke who first burst onto the scene with his viral song, Love Charger in 2014.He’s been steady fodder since with his music videos, blingy fashion sense, hairy back and five movies.The self-styled ‘messenger of god’…

Close to five high-rises surround a patch of land that was at the center of violent clashes after a “demolition drive” on May 15. This was once the village of Fatehpur Jharsa, which its inhabitants claim has a history going back more than a 100 years.