Haryana

The Hisar police of Haryana has arrested a man for allegedly raping his minor daughter for over seven years. The 17-year-old also accused her father for impregnating her several times and forcing for abortions. While he gave death threats to the children, he molested her another 11-year-old daughters as well. Reportedly, the police has booked the accused under various sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act and has started the interrogation.… read-more

Haryana has achieved its 2020’s target of sex-ratio at birth (SRB) despite COVID-19 challenges. Assisted by 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' programme, the state SRB for 2020 stood at 922 female births per 1000 males. While the 2014 figure recorded a SRB of 914, statistics of 2019 improved to record 923, decade highest for Haryana. Calling it an outstanding achievement, CM Manohar Lal Khattar has set a target of 935+ SRB for 2021.

Former army officer and first Olympian boxer from Haryana's Bhiwani, Mehtab Singh passed away on January 5 at Manesar, Gurugram. The 72-year-old Arjuna awardee and 1974 Asian Games silver medalist also shined as national light-heavyweight champion from 1971-1976. He was enrolled for athletics at regimental level after joining the Army in 1966. Besides being the first Bhiwani boxer to represent India in Olympics (1972 Munich), Singh also… read-more

Animal Husbandry Minister Sanjeev Balyan on January 6 said the spreading bird flu could be transmitted to human however no such case has been reported in the country. Warning people about the non-preventive nature of flu, he informed the states had been asked to take preventive measures including timely sampling and safe disposal of dead avians. Moreover, he informed a central control room has been created at the department in Delhi.

In the recently conducted Haryana Municipal Elections, the BJP could manage to win only one mayoral seat out of the three contested. The BJP won only Panchkula seat while the Congress and Haryana Jan Chetna Party bagged Sonipat and Ambala seats respectively. The elections were held on December 27 and the Indian National Lok Dal had boycotted it as a symbol of protest against the state government's use of force on farmers.