Haryana Holi

A court in Haryana sentenced 16 people to life imprisonment in a 2020 case in which two family members died following a clash over Holi rituals.

Two swords that were used to cut off a man's hand and foot in the gruesome murder at the farmers protest near Delhi last week have been found along with the bloodstained clothes - all belonging to two members of the Nihang sect who have been arrested

Residents from Cheema Khurd, the village in Punjab of the man killed at the farmers' protest site near the Delhi border on Friday morning, allegedly for desecrating the Sikh holy book, say he was an addict and was lured and taken away at the site of

Two days after Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of Devi Lal at the Chaudhary Devi Lal University, his cousin brother Karan Chautala on Wednesday washed it with holy Ganga water for "purification"

The Haryana government on Wednesday banned public celebrations of upcoming Holi festival in the wake of the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the recent weeks.

Haryana has joined the list of states which have banned Holi festival celebrations in the public like gatherings and processions, amid a continuing rise in COVID-19 cases across the country.

A minority family that faced brutal assault on the day of Holi in Gurugram, on Monday threatened to commit mass suicide, alleging that both district police and civil administration are favouring the attackers under political pressure.

Two more people were arrested today in connection with the assault on a family in Gurgaon on Holi, raising the total number of arrest to three.

Police in Haryana's Gurgaon arrested on Friday a Sarpanch and his son after a deadly attack on a father-son duo on Holi, police said.

Holi, the festival of colours, was today celebrated across Punjab and Haryana with traditional fanfare and gaiety.

He claims to have 50 million followers and runs a spiritual empire that promotes vegetarianism and campaigns against drug addiction. But Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the self-styled God-man from Haryana has another passion: Bollywood.

Texts from the holy books of various religions will be incorporated in the curriculum of government schools in Haryana from this month, a minister said today.

Students in Haryana will be taught about Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee and freedom fighter Veer Savarkar under moral education, apart from texts from Gita and holy books of various religions, according to state education minister Rambilas Sharma.

Thousands of devotees across Himachal Pradesh took a dip in rivers early on Tuesday to mark Makar Sankranti, considered a holy day.

On a nation-wide cycle tour to spread the message of peace and unity, Hira Lal Yadav on Monday reached the holy city saying he would highlight the problem of female foeticide in Punjab.

A court in Haryana sentenced 16 people to life imprisonment in a 2020 case in which two family members died following a clash over Holi rituals.

Two swords that were used to cut off a man's hand and foot in the gruesome murder at the farmers protest near Delhi last week have been found along with the bloodstained clothes - all belonging to two members of the Nihang sect who have been arrested

Residents from Cheema Khurd, the village in Punjab of the man killed at the farmers' protest site near the Delhi border on Friday morning, allegedly for desecrating the Sikh holy book, say he was an addict and was lured and taken away at the site of

Two days after Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of Devi Lal at the Chaudhary Devi Lal University, his cousin brother Karan Chautala on Wednesday washed it with holy Ganga water for "purification"

The Haryana government on Wednesday banned public celebrations of upcoming Holi festival in the wake of the rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the recent weeks.

Haryana has joined the list of states which have banned Holi festival celebrations in the public like gatherings and processions, amid a continuing rise in COVID-19 cases across the country.

A minority family that faced brutal assault on the day of Holi in Gurugram, on Monday threatened to commit mass suicide, alleging that both district police and civil administration are favouring the attackers under political pressure.

Two more people were arrested today in connection with the assault on a family in Gurgaon on Holi, raising the total number of arrest to three.

Police in Haryana's Gurgaon arrested on Friday a Sarpanch and his son after a deadly attack on a father-son duo on Holi, police said.

Holi, the festival of colours, was today celebrated across Punjab and Haryana with traditional fanfare and gaiety.

He claims to have 50 million followers and runs a spiritual empire that promotes vegetarianism and campaigns against drug addiction. But Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the self-styled God-man from Haryana has another passion: Bollywood.

Texts from the holy books of various religions will be incorporated in the curriculum of government schools in Haryana from this month, a minister said today.

Students in Haryana will be taught about Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee and freedom fighter Veer Savarkar under moral education, apart from texts from Gita and holy books of various religions, according to state education minister Rambilas Sharma.

Thousands of devotees across Himachal Pradesh took a dip in rivers early on Tuesday to mark Makar Sankranti, considered a holy day.

On a nation-wide cycle tour to spread the message of peace and unity, Hira Lal Yadav on Monday reached the holy city saying he would highlight the problem of female foeticide in Punjab.