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Bypolls in six states: BJP wins in 4 of 7 Assembly seats; loses to TRS

RJD, Shiv Sena (Uddhav) win one each

Haryana by-polls 2022: BJP's Bhavya Bishnoi wins Adampur constituency seat

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Bhavya Bishnoi has won the Adampur seat in Haryana on Sunday.Bishnoi is the son of BJP leader Kuldeep Bishnoi who had vacated the seat after resigning from Congress to join the BJP in August."It is a victory of the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of the working of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, of the trust of Adampur in Chaudhary Bhajan Lal family," father of Bhavya Bishnoi said.He further expressed gratitude to the Adampur people for trusting them."I thank the people of Adampur as they trusted us once again," he added.Meanwhile, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has thanked the people for the "grand victory" of the BJP in Adampur."I express my gratitude to the people for providing a 'grand' victory by blooming lotus in Adampur," CM Manohar Lal Khattar tweeted in Hindi.https://twitter.com/mlkhattar/status/1589168933739061253Haryana's Adampur seat--which is considered a stronghold of Bishnoi-- had witnessed the contest between ...

12 Punjab, Haryana districts see over 84% reduction in stubble burning

Twelve districts of Punjab and Haryana, covering three lakh acres of farmland of 50,000 farmers in 300 villages, has resulted in over 84 per cent reduction in stubble burning

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates road projects worth Rs 141 crore

The Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) from Faridabad to the Delhi-Jaipur Highway is being strengthened and eight flyovers will be constructed, he said, adding that this project will cost about Rs 846 cr

Haryana govt will promote research for agricultural development: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that with the changing nature of traditional farming, peasants can earn more income by adopting new technologies in the agriculture sector. With this objective, the government is taking concrete steps for promoting research in the agriculture sector, which will prove beneficial in the economic upliftment of the farmers, Khattar said. He was interacting with the farmers and agricultural experts after inaugurating Dhanuka Agritech Research and Technology Center at village Sihol in Palwal district, an official statement said here. The chief minister said that today two big projects are dedicated to Palwal district, of which one project is for water conservation and the other project will motivate the farmers towards farming with new technology. The company Dhanuka is working in the interest of the farmers, which will definitely increase the income of the farmers, he added. Peasants were not aware of new technologies earlier. B

Haryana's Adampur assembly in Hisar clocks 76.45% poll turnout: EC

A total turnout of 76.45 per cent was recorded in Haryana's Adampur Assembly segment in Hisar district where bypolls were held on Thursday. Till last reports came on Thursday, the poll percentage was 75.25 and officials had said the final figure may slightly increase once the entire data is compiled. On Friday, the Election Commission of India data showed that Adampur recorded a poll percentage of 76.45 percent. The outcome of the bypoll will decide if the Bhajan Lal family retains the family bastion of five decades. Bhavya Bishnoi, grandson of former chief minister Bhajan Lal, had entered the fray as a BJP candidate. Counting of votes will be taken up on November 6. The main parties which contested the polls were the BJP, Congress, Indian National Lok Dal, and Aam Aadmi Party. The bypoll was necessitated after former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal's younger son Kuldeep Bishnoi resigned as MLA and switched from the Congress to the BJP in August. Bhavya is Kuldeep's son. Forme

Over 80% polling recorded in first phase of Haryana panchayat elections

A high turnout of more than 80 per cent was recorded in the election for panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first of the three-phase voting on Wednesday. "Barring a stray incident, polling remained peaceful," Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh told PTI. According to the figures of the Haryana State Election Commission available at 10 pm, 81.4 per cent voting was recorded in the nine districts. The polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm in the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar. Counting of votes was taken up immediately after the end of polling. Haryana Director General of Police P K Agrawal said polling has been conducted in a peaceful manner. According to the DGP, there was no poll-related violence reported from anywhere till the completion of the polling process. "However, a few incidents of clashes outside polling booths in Jhajjar and Kaithal districts as well as the breakin

72.4% votes cast by early evening in first phase of Haryana panchayat polls

The first of the three-phase polling to elect panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts saw 72.4 per cent people casting their votes by early evening and the number is expected to go up, officials said. The polling is held in Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar. There are 49 lakh voters altogether in these districts, they said. Stray incidents were reported from Nuh and Jhajjar districts. In Nuh, stone pelting was reported between rival groups in two villages, though police said these incidents did not occur at the polling booth and that the poll process remained unaffected. There were reports of some injuries. "There is no untoward incident at the polling booth. However, there were some cases of fight and stone pelting in two villages," Nuh Superintendent of Police Varun Singla told PTI over phone. In Jhajjar, agents of two candidates got into a brawl at a polling booth in Jahidpur village early in the morning during which

Voting underway for 1st phase polls to elect panches, sarpanches in Haryana

Polling began on Wednesday to elect panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first phase of the three-phase voting. The polling is going on in the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar, officials said. The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. A number of voters had queued up since morning and 7.5 poll percentage was recorded in the first two hours of polling. According to an official statement, Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh had on Tuesday said that polling would be held on November 2 for electing 2,607 sarpanches and 25,968 panches in these nine districts. The first phase polls for zila parishads and panchayat samitis in these districts was held on October 30. Arrangements related to drinking water, electricity and wheelchairs for physically challenged voters have been taken care of at all polling booths, he said. According to Singh, there are over 49 lakh voters in the

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Time to teach lesson to those who 'betrayed' Bhajan Lal: CM Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on his predecessor Bhupinder Singh Hooda, asking the people of Adampur, which goes to bypolls on November 3, to "teach a lesson" to those who "betrayed" former chief minister Bhajan Lal. Khattar while addressing a rally in Adampur in Hisar on the last day of the campaigning, said "this is not just a by-election, but an opportunity" to end the long gap of 26 years for the Bhajan Lal family for being out of government. Before his address, Khattar gently held the hand of Bhajan Lal's widow and former MLA Jasma Devi, who was also present at the rally, referring to her as his elder sister. She made a brief appeal to voters from the stage telling them to make her grandson Bhavya, a BJP candidate, victorious. On the last day of poll campaigning, the BJP fielded senior ministers in the Khattar government including Anil Vij, party MLAs and MPs from the state. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, a ..

Stubble burning cases in Haryana not even 10% of Punjab's: CM Khattar

CM Manohar Lal Khattar has claimed that the cases of stubble burning in Haryana are not even 10% of that in Punjab

Countdown to Khattar govt's defeat will begin from Adampur: Bhupinder Hooda

The BJP government in Haryana has failed on all fronts and the countdown to its defeat will start from the Adampur assembly by-election with the victory of the Congress, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Sunday. "Not only in Adampur but people across Haryana are looking at the Congress with hope," Hooda said. The Manohar Lal Khattar-led government has failed on all fronts and today unemployment and inflation are at their peak and crime, corruption and drug menace have increased, he alleged. "People are eager to bring the Congress back to power in the next assembly polls and the countdown to the defeat of this non-performing government will start from Adampur," Hooda, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the state, told PTI. The November 3 bypoll in Adampur in Hisar district was necessitated after Kuldeep Bishnoi, the younger son of former chief minister Bhajan Lal, resigned as MLA from the seat and switched sides from the Congress to the BJP in August. The Cong

Over 10 million MT paddy procured in Punjab, 5.2 mn MT from Haryana

More than 105 lakh metric tonnes (MT) paddy arrived in marketing yards in Punjab, out of which 104 lakh MT paddy was procured till Saturday

133 sarpanches, 17,158 panches elected ahead of Haryana panchayat polls

Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh on Friday said 133 sarpanches and 17,158 panches have been unanimously elected in nine districts of the state ahead of the November 2 panchayat elections. On October 30, polling will take place to elect members of zila parishad and panchayat samitis of the nine districts, while polls for sarpanches and panches of gram panchayats of these nine districts will be held on November 2. The nine districts to go to polls first in the three-phase elections are Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendergarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar. The second phase of the panchayat polls in nine more districts will be held on November 9 and 12 while the final phase will be held on November 22 and 25. Singh said in Panchkula that in the list of unanimously elected panches, 8,708 are men and 8,450 women. He said 39,619 nominations were filed for 25,968 posts of panches and now 16,832 candidates are in the fray, of which 9,593 are men and 7,239

BJP govt in Haryana not undertaken any projects in Adampur: Former CM Hooda

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday alleged that the BJP-led government in the state had not undertaken a single development work in Adampur, where Assembly bypolls are scheduled for November 3. The veteran Congress leader also alleged that the state's BJP government was working on a five-point agenda "to increase inflation, unemployment, corruption, crime and drugs". "That is why the people want to get rid of this government, which will start from Adampur," he said. Hooda, the Leader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly, told reporters here, "The people of Adampur say that the BJP government has not undertaken a single development work in Adampur in eight years. People want a Congress government to be formed in Haryana so that the wheel of development can spin again. "That is why the Congress is getting the love and support of all sections of society. The victory of the party's candidate in these bypolls is certain. Leaders and workers from different parties

Scientific approach should be adopted to check crime, says Haryana CM

Scientific approach should be adopted to check crime and as a security measure, now along with face and biometric recognition, work should be done on voice recognition as well, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. Khattar was speaking at the first of the two-day 'Chintan Shivir' organised here with the objective to prepare an action plan for the implementation of 'Vision 2047' and 'Panch Pran' announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day speech. The shivir, a brainstorming session, focuses on internal security issues such as development of an ecosystem for cybercrime management, modernisation of police forces, increase in usage of information technology in the criminal justice system, land border management and coastal security. With increasing use of technology, criminals have started adopting new ways to carry out their activities, Khattar said at the 'shivir' being attended by state home ministers and senior police officials. "To

Haryana Police identifies 28,000 numbers being misused for cybercrimes

About 28,000 mobile phone numbers being misused for committing cybercrimes have been identified and they will be blocked soon, a senior Haryana Police officer said on Thursday. The 27,824 phone numbers were identified through cybercrime helpline number 1930 and complaint portal cybercrime.gov.in, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) O P Singh said. The details of these numbers have been sent to the field units for getting them uploaded on the CyberSafe portal operated by the India Cyber Crime Coordination Centre under the Union home ministry in order to block them, the senior police officer said. Accoring to Singh, Gurugram (7,142), Faridabad (3,896), Panchkula (1,420), Sonipat (1,408), Rohtak (1,045), Hisar (1,228) and Ambala (1,101) were among the districts with the maximum number of mobile numbers used for committing cybercrimes. In a communication to all district nodal officers for cybercrimes, Singh urged them to upload mobile numbers being misused for committing ...

2-day 'Chintan Shivir' of state home ministers in Haryana from Thursday

Home ministers of all states are confabulating for two days here to discuss a host of internal security issues, including checking cybercrimes, ensuring women's security and coastal security, officials said on Thursday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the conference named 'Chintan Shivir' on both Thursday and Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the state home ministers and top police officials on Friday through video conference. In most states, the chief ministers are holding charge of the home department. The objective of the 'Chintan Shivir' is to prepare an action plan for the implementation of 'Vision 2047' and 'Panch Pran' announced in the prime minister's Independence Day speech, an official said. Development of an ecosystem for cybercrime management, modernisation of police forces, increase in usage of information technology in the criminal justice system, land border management and coastal security and other internal security issues will be discussed

Haryana govt considering announcing MSP on stubble to check its burning

As a measure to check air pollution, the Haryana government is considering announcing a minimum support price (MSP) on stubble so that farmers sell their crop residue instead of burning it, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday. He said the number of stubble burning cases has come down substantially in Haryana. The state government gives Rs 1,000 per acre to farmers for not burning the crop residue, Khattar said, adding that it also helps them sell the crop residue to refineries and other industries. Asserting that his government is "very serious" about the issue of stubble burning, Khattar said, "We have succeeded in putting a check on stubble burning with cooperation from farmers by providing financial help to them and making them aware of its harmful effects." "To take it further, we are considering announcing an MSP on stubble and exploring the possibility of buying it from farmers and giving it to industries for their use," the chief minister told a press ...