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Varinder Bhatia
Varinder Bhatia is the Deputy Resident Editor at The Indian Express in Chandigarh. He is a veteran journalist with over 22 years of experience specializing in crime, political investigations, and legal reporting. Professional Profile Education: Law graduate from Panjab University. Career Path: He began his career as an intern at The Times of India and worked as a legal reporter for Hindustan Times (2001) before joining The Indian Express in October 2004. Awards: He is a two-time winner of the Express Excellence Awards. Expertise: His reporting is deeply rooted in the political and judicial affairs of Haryana, with a focus on high-profile criminal cases and administrative reforms. Recent Notable Articles (Late 2024 - 2025) His recent work highlights critical investigative reporting on crime and governance: 1. Crime & Investigations "Red Fort car explosion: Shops where raw materials bought identified" (Nov 14, 2025): Detailed reporting on the investigation into the sourcing of ammonium nitrate and potash for a car blast near Delhi's Red Fort. "Well-educated, a loner: Woman who killed 4 kids was jealous of their looks" (Dec 5, 2025): A chilling investigative piece on a Panipat woman arrested for murdering her own son and nieces. "Haryana officer suicide: What has happened so far in the Y Puran Kumar case" (Oct 15, 2025): Covering the high-stakes suicide of an IGP who left a note naming several top IPS and IAS officers in a corruption scandal. "Relu Ram murder: Why the murder of a former MLA's family is back in focus" (Dec 12, 2025): Reporting on the flare-up of property disputes after the release of convicts in a 24-year-old mass murder case. 2. Haryana Politics & Economy "Over 25 lakh farmers have Rs 60,816 crore outstanding loans, says CM Nayab Singh Saini" (Dec 18, 2025): Reporting from the Haryana Vidhan Sabha winter session on the state's agriculture debt crisis. "Haryana comes out with Ordinance to simplify land ownership in rural areas" (Nov 27, 2025): Analyzing new laws to clarify ownership within abadi deh (village habitation) lands. "Lado Laksmi Yojana: Saini...
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March 01, 2024 17:34 IST
In January this year, Joginder Sharma moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court after his name was not included in the list of 12 officers being considered for elevation to the rank of IPS officer
Sun, Mar 03, 2024
Haryana BJP puts forward its Lok Sabha list: All sitting MPs, some big faces who lost 2019 Assembly pollsSubscriber Only
February 29, 2024 19:47 IST
Recent entrants Kuldeep Bishnoi and Ashok Tanwar also figure in the list; state unit does not want tie-up with JJP for LS
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Ex-MLA Naresh Kaushik, 11 others booked over Haryana INLD chief Nafe Singh Rathee’s murderSubscriber Only
February 26, 2024 12:46 IST
The Opposition raised the issue in the Haryana Assembly on Monday. Calling INLD leader Nafe Singh Rathee’s murder a “political killing”, they demanded a probe by a sitting high court judge.
Tue, Feb 27, 2024
Haryana Seat Sharing: AAP banks on its Punjab power as it gears up to battle BJP in KurukshteraSubscriber Only
February 25, 2024 07:06 IST
Granted only one seats in Haryana, it is not going to be easy for AAP in Kurukshetra, a district that is being nurtured and developed by the Manohar Lal Khattar-led dispensation as a spiritual hub with the annual International Gita Mohatsav at its centre
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
As UAPA invoked against Congress MLA Mamman Khan, party closes ranks around himSubscriber Only
February 23, 2024 15:33 IST
Ferozepur Jhirka MLA who is an accused in the Nuh communal violence case says “wrong on state government’s part to implicate” him; Congress urges CM Khattar to have rethink
Fri, Feb 23, 2024
Seize all earthmoving equipment at borders, keep women and kids 1 km away: Haryana police to Punjab copsSubscriber Only
February 20, 2024 20:05 IST
Both police forces prepare as farmer unions are set to resume their march to Delhi on Wednesday.
Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Farmers’ stir: Haryana used drones guarding borders with Pakistan and BangladeshSubscriber Only
February 14, 2024 02:03 IST
The paramilitary forces’ Tear-Smoke-Unit (TSU) deployed at Shambhu barrier on Haryana-Punjab border dropped multiple teargas shells from the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
In Haryana, key Congress faces missing from LS list; Hooda, Selja leave it to high commandSubscriber Only
February 11, 2024 10:00 IST
Senior leaders feel party should invite them to contest,' says AICC in-charge Deepak Babaria, as 299 ticket seekers file applications for 10 seats
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
In 2023, every second convict in Haryana jails walked out on temporary releaseSubscriber Only
February 11, 2024 08:52 IST
The system of frequent, temporary release of convicts from Haryana's prisons has come under scanner due to the repeated release of rape and murder convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
2024 Lok Sabha poll: Congress’ stalwarts missing from list of applicants seeking ticket to take on BJP in HaryanaSubscriber Only
February 08, 2024 19:07 IST
None of the Congress candidates who had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections figured in the applicants’ list this year.
Thu, Feb 08, 2024
Using a dead body for protest? Haryana govt will take it away and perform last ritesSubscriber Only
February 02, 2024 13:02 IST
As per a new Haryana law, using a dead body for a protest demonstration may land you in jail for a minimum of six months that may increase to 5 years and a fine
Fri, Feb 02, 2024
10 yrs in jail, Rs 5 lakhs fine, confiscation of property: Haryana set to rein in rogue agents, end ‘donkey’ routeSubscriber Only
February 01, 2024 07:54 IST
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Thu, Feb 01, 2024
No house for Haryana CM? Khattar hands over his only ancestral house in RohtakSubscriber Only
January 29, 2024 17:06 IST
Manohar Lal Khattar said he was born in the house at the Baniyani village and has lots of childhood memories of the place.
Wed, Jan 31, 2024
Expressways, flyovers: How distances have shrunk in HaryanaSubscriber Only
January 28, 2024 09:58 IST
Projects worth over Rs 50,000 crore in pipeline, most to reduce travel time considerably
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Bhupinder Hooda now shuts door on AAP in Haryana after INDIA trouble in Bengal, PunjabSubscriber Only
January 25, 2024 17:56 IST
Former CM says a party can demand seats only where it has a base, claims Cong self-sufficient to win in the state; AAP is hoping for 5 seats, on borders with Punjab and Delhi
Thu, Jan 25, 2024
At heart of Himachal DGP case in courts, a business feud, allegations of threatsSubscriber Only
January 20, 2024 18:07 IST
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court stayed the order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court for Sanjay Kundu to be moved out of his current post to ensure a fair probe into a complaint by businessman Nishant Sharma.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Divided Haryana Congress drifts further apart, two rival campaigns hit the roadSubscriber Only
January 16, 2024 19:18 IST
As Bhan and Hooda launch 'Ghar Ghar campaign', rival group including Kumari Selja, Randeep Surjewala, Kiran Choudhry is set for a yatra they have linked to Rahul Gandhi's ongoing march.
Wed, Jan 17, 2024
Himachal Pradesh: HC rejects DGP, SP plea seeking recall of order to transfer themSubscriber Only
January 10, 2024 12:04 IST
A division bench of Chief Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua also turned down their request for a CBI probe and directed to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) comprising officers of the Inspector General-level to coordinate investigations in all FIRs within two weeks.
Wed, Jan 10, 2024
Decode Politics: Why the BJP govt in Haryana waived pending water bills for rural householdsSubscriber Only
January 07, 2024 16:32 IST
The BJP did not do well in rural areas in the 2019 Assembly polls following which it had to take JJP’s support to form government. It is looking to make amends this time around.
Mon, Jan 08, 2024
In ED crosshairs, INLD ex-MLA Dilbagh: Among Haryana’s richest politicians, close to ChautalasSubscriber Only
January 05, 2024 18:02 IST
ED has seized Rs 5 crore in cash, weapons, gold etc. from politician-businessman Dilbagh Singh's Yamunanagar house in an alleged illegal mining case
Sat, Jan 06, 2024
‘Exit-route to small-time peddlers, crackdown on big fish of drug trade’ – how Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau plans its roadmap for 2024Subscriber Only
December 28, 2023 18:18 IST
4 out of 5 arrested in 2023 was found with either small or intermediate quantities of drugs.
Thu, Dec 28, 2023
Deaths due to ‘overdose’ of drugs: A harrowing picture of loss in Punjab’s hinterlandSubscriber Only
December 25, 2023 08:21 IST
Punjab recorded 266 deaths due to overdoses of narcotic and psychotropic substances from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2023.
Mon, Dec 25, 2023
‘We have to drive home the message that drug peddling is no longer lucrative’: Punjab DGPSubscriber Only
December 24, 2023 07:25 IST
Police chief Gaurav Yadav believes the exodus of young people from the state can be stemmed through impacting the drug supply.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
In Punjab’s war on drugs, end users are easy target as big fish remain elusiveSubscriber Only
December 24, 2023 04:04 IST
Burnt matchsticks, lighters among evidence, significant number of arrests related to minor drug seizures
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
Heroin out, ‘nasheeli goliyan’ in: 25% of NDPS FIRs in Punjab linked to pharmaceutical drugsSubscriber Only
December 23, 2023 04:04 IST
“These days, a capsule called ‘Signature’ is being abused in the Malwa region. I have instructed Deputy Commissioners to use Section 144 to ban its sale in pharmacies,” says Yadav.
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