Hisar Violence

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...

As violence spread to more areas in Haryana over the Jat quota agitation, curfew was clamped in Jind, Hisar and Hansi districts.

After a face off between the Haryana government and supporters of Rampal, BJP mouthpiece decries ashrams run by 'godmen' as 'centers of terror'.

The police today launched an offensive to force self-styled godman Rampal out of his ashram in Hisar in Haryana, where thousands of his supporters have formed a human shield to prevent his arrest.

Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests.

The agitating Jats, demanding job quota for them, on Thursday, served an ultimatum asking Haryana government to unconditionally release by tomorrow all those who had been taken into custody during the movement.

Rail services remained paralysed while buses were off the roads. District administration had yesterday ordered closure of all educational institutions for three days.

There has been violence in Hansi in Haryana after a man died in police custody last night. The man was in jail on charges of drinking and disturbing public peace.The police claim he committed suicide while the family alleges that he was killed in custody. Angry relatives and locals today threw stones at the police station and set a police vehicle o...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the dalit family whose two members, including a physically challenged girl, were burnt alive during caste violence in Hisar and assured them of stringent action against the guilty.

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...

As violence spread to more areas in Haryana over the Jat quota agitation, curfew was clamped in Jind, Hisar and Hansi districts.

After a face off between the Haryana government and supporters of Rampal, BJP mouthpiece decries ashrams run by 'godmen' as 'centers of terror'.

The police today launched an offensive to force self-styled godman Rampal out of his ashram in Hisar in Haryana, where thousands of his supporters have formed a human shield to prevent his arrest.

Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests.

The agitating Jats, demanding job quota for them, on Thursday, served an ultimatum asking Haryana government to unconditionally release by tomorrow all those who had been taken into custody during the movement.

Rail services remained paralysed while buses were off the roads. District administration had yesterday ordered closure of all educational institutions for three days.

There has been violence in Hansi in Haryana after a man died in police custody last night. The man was in jail on charges of drinking and disturbing public peace.The police claim he committed suicide while the family alleges that he was killed in custody. Angry relatives and locals today threw stones at the police station and set a police vehicle o...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the dalit family whose two members, including a physically challenged girl, were burnt alive during caste violence in Hisar and assured them of stringent action against the guilty.