Sukhbir Siwach
The Indian Express
Chandigarh, CH, India
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Haryana Police move to promote two IPS officers from DIG to IGP
It will be interesting to see how the file moves if an IPS officer from central deputation returns to Haryana in a couple of days, effectively leaving no vacancy under the category of cadre posts of IGP. → Read More
Haryana vigilance indicts education dept probe panel: Jind university recruitment row
The final merit list was to be prepared after clubbing the marks of academic performance and research work with the interview and domain knowledge. → Read More
In Amit Shah’s wish for ‘lotus’ to bloom in all Haryana LS seats, a signal to ally JJP
JJP had won 10 Assembly seats of total 90 while BJP had won 40 seats in Vidhan Sabha election in 2019. The BJP could not secure a majority in the assembly prompting it to join hands with JJP → Read More
BJP feels the heat in Haryana as sugarcane farmers stand their ground
Since Friday, the farmers, who want a price hike, have stopped supplying sugarcane to all 14 sugar mills in the state. A BJP leader alleges the statewide protests are “politically motivated”. → Read More
Who is Haryana’s self-styled godman called ‘Jalebi Baba’ convicted of raping his disciples
According to sources, after Baba Billu Ram, alias Amarpuri was introduced to occult practices, he ended his ‘jalebi’ business at Tohana's main market, bought a house, and built a temple with a cellar where he carried out his nefarious activities → Read More
Haryana reels under cold waves but weather beneficial for crops, say experts
Director general of Haryana Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute Hardeep Singh said the current weather is good for the wheat crop but if the cloudy weather persists, it may create problems for mustard. → Read More
On Delhi-Ambala highway, a ‘black spot’: 41 accidents, 26 deaths in 3 years
Located at Sivah cut (Panipat’s Sector-29), this is one among the 30 'black spots' on national highways or state highways identified by Haryana Police. → Read More
Maharashtra spiritual leader’s sect spreading wings in Haryana, slowly and silently
Formed by Pandurang Shastri Athavale in 1954, Swadhyay Parivar has presence in several villages of Karnal, Kaithal and Kurukshetra. Its entire functioning revolves around the teachings of 'Bhagavad Gita'. → Read More
Haryana bond policy drawn up to charge Rs 40 lakh from MBBS students: Student leader Priya Kaushik
Against this backdrop, a student leader from Rohtak’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Priya Kaushik, tells Sukhbir Siwach about their concerns and strategy for the future. → Read More
Haryana panchayat polls: Boost for INLD in Sirsa, jolt for BJP in Panchkula
Om Prakash Chautala’s grandson Karan Chautala wins in Sirsa and BJP MP Nayab Saini’s wife loses in Kurukshetra. AAP performs well in some regions. → Read More
BJP faces safai karamcharis’ anger in Haryana, Dalit strategy up in the air
As garbage piles up in several cities and towns across the state, government says it is ready to consider “demands sympathetically”. → Read More
As Haryana focuses more on awareness, incentives, number of FIRs, challans goes down
A senior officer had said that when the farm agitation was going on last year, a lot of farmers were not listening to them and continued burning paddy stubble which led to an increase of farm fires last year. → Read More
INLD supporters brave the weather, make rally a huge success
Event revives hopes that party can make a comeback in polls. → Read More
Explained: The SC verdict on Haryana gurdwaras, and what it means for the Sikh community
The Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management Act) was brought in based on a nearly two-decade old demand by a section of the Sikh community in Haryana to have a separate committee to manage gurdwaras in the state instead of SGPC. → Read More
Divided Haryana Congress continues to be haunted by ‘invalid’ RS vote
Minister in BJP govt stirs the pot further, praises Kiran Choudhry as "capable of winning on her own" → Read More
Punjabi to Hindi medium: Haryana IAS officer turns teacher for science students
A former scientist of ISRO, Prabhjot Singh has also interviewed people from different walks of life on his YouTube channel, “Prabhjot Singh IAS PCM Concepts Motivational Talks”. → Read More
Over 18% industries, commercial establishments found stealing electricity: Haryana power ministry
With raids becoming more frequent, the percentage of industries found to be stealing electricity among the total inspected has come down from 35 per cent in February 2021 to 15 per cent this month. → Read More
When Jagdeep Dhankhar stood by Devi Lal, impressed Chautala family
Dhankhar won the election and became minister of state (parliamentary affairs) in V P Singh government when Devi Lal became Deputy Prime Minister. → Read More
Buoyed by agri laws stir success, Haryana farmers take up larger role, step up protests
There have been recent cases in Haryana of farmer bodies forming a joint coordination committee at the local level to launch an agitation whenever any issue concerning them crops up. → Read More
Haryana IPS officer seeks promotion with ‘retrospective effect’
Amid questions raised over the promotion of six IPS officers of the 1994 batch in 2018, the Haryana government had recently initiated a process to examine its “legal aspects”, apart from looking at the promotions of several other IPS officers. → Read More