Rohtak Jat Reservation Protest

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.

"There can be no repeat of last time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar as the Jat community warned a new round of aggressive demonstrations demanding a quota of government jobs and places in state-run colleges.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was heckled by angry residents today when he visited Rohtak, the district worst affected by the 10-day Jat agitation. Angry traders also hurled shoes at Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda when he reached Rohtak to meet them. The chief minister is in Delhi now to meet union minister Venkaih Naidu.

The government committee headed by Union minister Venkaiah Naidu met today as violence by Jat protesters broke out afresh in Haryana. The committee - formed to devise how Jats can be given reservation on the lines of Other Backward Castes - today discussed ways to calm tempers. The Supreme Court has asked the protesters "to maintain peace and not d...

Jat protesters lifted blockade from parts of Haryana this evening after the state government said it would give them reservation in the coming budget session of the Assembly. The decision was taken after a meeting of Jat leaders with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Twelve people died and 150 have been injured over the eight days of protests and ...

As violence spread to more areas in Haryana over the Jat quota row, the district administration today clamped curfew in Sonipat city and Gohana town of the district.

Haryana DGP YP Singhal addressed a press conference over protests by Jat community in Rohtak district.

Violence continued in different parts of Haryana, particularly Rohtak and Jind, as protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Jat community set fire to police vehicles, buses, hotels and a mall. Despite a curfew and Army presence, protesters continued violence in Rohtak setting a petrol pump on fire.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Manohar Parrikar, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley reviewed the violence in Haryana on Friday as Jat protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education set fire to a minister's home and a mall, damaged property and burnt police vehicles. They even looted guns from an armoury. Mobs blocked highways and rail tracks. Big ...

In view of tension in Haryana's Rohtak due to ongoing protest by the Jat community demanding reservation, the administration has blocked mobile internet services in the town since Thursday night. The protest by Jat community has entered sixth day today.

The Jat protesters blocked rail and road traffic in Rohtak-Jhajjar region today demanding reservation in government jobs under Other Backward Classes or OBC category.

Seeking reservation in government jobs for the community, members of Jat organisations on Sunday started another round of agitation in Haryana as authorities in the state sounded a high alert to prevent the outbreak of violence.

As Haryana braces for a fresh round of quota agitation by Jats, the district administration has imposed restrictions under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code or CrPC in parts of Rohtak district as a precautionary measure. The assembly of five or more people in about 500 metres from national and state highways, along with railway stations i...

The Delhi Police has declared Section 144, banning large gatherings in border districts this evening as the Jats carried on protests for quota in jobs and education in neighbouring Haryana.

"There can be no repeat of last time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar as the Jat community warned a new round of aggressive demonstrations demanding a quota of government jobs and places in state-run colleges.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was heckled by angry residents today when he visited Rohtak, the district worst affected by the 10-day Jat agitation. Angry traders also hurled shoes at Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda when he reached Rohtak to meet them. The chief minister is in Delhi now to meet union minister Venkaih Naidu.

The government committee headed by Union minister Venkaiah Naidu met today as violence by Jat protesters broke out afresh in Haryana. The committee - formed to devise how Jats can be given reservation on the lines of Other Backward Castes - today discussed ways to calm tempers. The Supreme Court has asked the protesters "to maintain peace and not d...

Jat protesters lifted blockade from parts of Haryana this evening after the state government said it would give them reservation in the coming budget session of the Assembly. The decision was taken after a meeting of Jat leaders with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Twelve people died and 150 have been injured over the eight days of protests and ...

As violence spread to more areas in Haryana over the Jat quota row, the district administration today clamped curfew in Sonipat city and Gohana town of the district.

Haryana DGP YP Singhal addressed a press conference over protests by Jat community in Rohtak district.

Violence continued in different parts of Haryana, particularly Rohtak and Jind, as protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Jat community set fire to police vehicles, buses, hotels and a mall. Despite a curfew and Army presence, protesters continued violence in Rohtak setting a petrol pump on fire.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Manohar Parrikar, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley reviewed the violence in Haryana on Friday as Jat protesters demanding reservation in jobs and education set fire to a minister's home and a mall, damaged property and burnt police vehicles. They even looted guns from an armoury. Mobs blocked highways and rail tracks. Big ...

In view of tension in Haryana's Rohtak due to ongoing protest by the Jat community demanding reservation, the administration has blocked mobile internet services in the town since Thursday night. The protest by Jat community has entered sixth day today.

The Jat protesters blocked rail and road traffic in Rohtak-Jhajjar region today demanding reservation in government jobs under Other Backward Classes or OBC category.