Sukhbir Siwach

Two Haryana sisters got their passport applications stopped for ‘looking Nepali’. While they have passports now after the Home Minister intervened, Santosh and Heena fear what might come next

Not only this, the Home Minister has also set up a three-member high-level committee headed by Home Secretary Vijay Vardhan which will suggest how its functioning can be improved. Two DGP-level IPS officers, K P Singh and P R Deo will be its members.

Education minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar hints at changing the rules

Gautam belongs to a political family from Hisar’s Narnaund town and his father, Chander Bhan, had won elections of sarpanch, chairman of Block Samiti and chairman of local civic body.

The IT Department has flagged “discrepancies” between the income tax returns of Novel Lavasa for the financial year 2017-18 and registered transfer deeds of the Gurgaon property to Haryana’s Additional Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner.

In the Assembly polls in October, Gautam defeated former state Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu in Narnaund.

The scheme is seen as a counter to the demand of farm loan waiver.

Panipat movie controversy: Several outfits representing Jats have staged protests against the movie in Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.

While Dushyant has already become the Deputy Chief Minister after JJP entered into an alliance with BJP, several other first-timers mainly Independent candidates backing BJP are also eying ministerial berths.

State government officials said that the “active fire locations” are mainly indicative of stubble burning adding that Punjab is still facing severe problem of stubble burning, while Haryana only has isolated cases.

Near the polling booths, it was more about complaints of slow-functioning EVMs and political workers in their party tents waiting for the day to unfold amid rounds of tea and snacks.

With just hours to go for Haryana Assembly polls, voters in this part of Haryana are not discussing national issues, but their local problems.

The villagers however say Barala is facing stiff competition from JJP’s candidate Devender Babli. Babli had contested the 2014 election as an Independent and secured an impressive vote count.

Water scarcity is an issue that has a lot of traction among voters here. Last year in Rohtak, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari had stated that Centre would stop water of three rivers — Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — from flowing to Pakistan.

The two-term MLA, who is banking on personal connect to secure a third term in October 21 Harayana Assembly polls, seeks an introduction as she meets a group of women at a house in the village.

I feel the BJP has done a disservice to the nation and Haryana, says Kiran Choudhry.

At Dadri town in southern Haryana, the PM said he had initiated work to stop the flow of India’s share of water to Pakistan.

Former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal's son and Congress candidate Kuldeep Bishnoi is seeking election from Adampur for the fourth time and is up against TV actor Sonali Phogat, the BJP candidate who has 1.75 lakh followers on a popular app, TikTok.

"Congress will form government in Haryana getting full majority as the people are upset with Khattar government. The public did not get anything else except announcements during five years," says Kuldeep Bishnoi.