Hisar Clash

A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.

Farmers, who, for the past more than six months, have been protesting against the Centre's new laws, today clashed with authorities while demonstrating against Haryana's BJP leaders and ministers in two districts: Hisar and Yamunanagar.

Thousands of farmers reached Hisar on Monday responding to their leaders' calls to protest against the registration of a criminal case against several of them during their clash with the police last week after the inauguration of a Covid hospital.

So-called "Godman" Rampal, whose arrest for murder caused a tense two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago, will be in a court in Haryana's Hisar today for a decision on whether he is guilty. Six died in clashes that preceded his arrest. Yesterday, another spiritual leader, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Sing...

Haryana will witness the verdict on another self-styled godman, Rampal, whose arrest in a murder case caused a terse two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago. The siege and clashes that preceded his arrest cost six lives. The 67-year-old is accused of conspiracy in a 11-year-old case, in which his supporters had opened...

Four women and an 18-month-old baby have died at controversial guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana's Hisar, where thousands of his followers clashed with the police on Tuesday and used acid, bombs and gunfire to try and stop his arrest in connection with a murder case.

The police appeared to be closing in on controversial guru Rampal on Wednesday as they arrested his close aide Purushottam Das from his ashram in Haryana's Hisar, a day after thousands of followers used bombs, stones and gunfire to try and stop their leader's arrest in connection with a murder case. The police said five bodies including that of an...

63-year-old Rampal Maharaj has repeatedly defied court orders to appear to answer charges of conspiracy to murder, inciting mobs and contempt of court.

Villagers protesting against the acquisition on land meant for cattle grazing clashed with the police in Haryana's Hisar district toady and allegedly set two police buses on fire.

When a dalit family had an argument with members of the jat community in Hisar, 18-year-old Suman and her father Tarachand became the victims. The sprawl began when the some jat men threw stones at Tarachand's dog  and later allegedly torched nearly 25 dalit houses. Suman, who was wheelchair-bound and her father died in the blaze.When around 2...

A police officer was injured Friday in a pitched battle between protesting farmers - trying to march to join others on the Punjab-Haryana border - and cops in Khedi Chwpata in Hisar district.

Farmers, who, for the past more than six months, have been protesting against the Centre's new laws, today clashed with authorities while demonstrating against Haryana's BJP leaders and ministers in two districts: Hisar and Yamunanagar.

Thousands of farmers reached Hisar on Monday responding to their leaders' calls to protest against the registration of a criminal case against several of them during their clash with the police last week after the inauguration of a Covid hospital.

So-called "Godman" Rampal, whose arrest for murder caused a tense two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago, will be in a court in Haryana's Hisar today for a decision on whether he is guilty. Six died in clashes that preceded his arrest. Yesterday, another spiritual leader, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Sing...

Haryana will witness the verdict on another self-styled godman, Rampal, whose arrest in a murder case caused a terse two-week standoff between his followers and the police three years ago. The siege and clashes that preceded his arrest cost six lives. The 67-year-old is accused of conspiracy in a 11-year-old case, in which his supporters had opened...

Four women and an 18-month-old baby have died at controversial guru Rampal's ashram in Haryana's Hisar, where thousands of his followers clashed with the police on Tuesday and used acid, bombs and gunfire to try and stop his arrest in connection with a murder case.

The police appeared to be closing in on controversial guru Rampal on Wednesday as they arrested his close aide Purushottam Das from his ashram in Haryana's Hisar, a day after thousands of followers used bombs, stones and gunfire to try and stop their leader's arrest in connection with a murder case. The police said five bodies including that of an...

63-year-old Rampal Maharaj has repeatedly defied court orders to appear to answer charges of conspiracy to murder, inciting mobs and contempt of court.

Villagers protesting against the acquisition on land meant for cattle grazing clashed with the police in Haryana's Hisar district toady and allegedly set two police buses on fire.

When a dalit family had an argument with members of the jat community in Hisar, 18-year-old Suman and her father Tarachand became the victims. The sprawl began when the some jat men threw stones at Tarachand's dog  and later allegedly torched nearly 25 dalit houses. Suman, who was wheelchair-bound and her father died in the blaze.When around 2...