Rohtak: News

29 Oct 2024

Delhi

 Haryana: Passenger's firecrackers explode, moving train catches fire

A moving train near Rohtak, Haryana, caught fire on Monday evening after a passenger burst firecrackers onboard.

After Haryana loss, Rahul to review Congress's Maharashtra poll preparedness

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting to review the party's preparedness for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election.

Hooda, Selja, Surjewala—who'll be CM if exit polls are correct

Exit poll results from the Haryana Assembly elections indicate a clear advantage for the Congress, triggering a flurry of activity ahead of the final results on Tuesday.

Congress MLA's son, arrested for fraud, seen roaming outside hospital

Sikandar Singh, the son of Haryana Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhokar, was recently spotted outside a hospital in Rohtak despite being in judicial custody, India Today reported.

Ahead of Haryana polls, Ram Rahim granted 15th parole

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of Dera Sacha Sauda and a convicted rapist, is all set to walk out of Sunaria jail in Rohtak on parole.

IIM Rohtak director's ₹3.2 crore variable payout raises eyebrows 

Dheeraj Sharma, the director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM)Rohtak, has come under scrutiny for allegedly receiving around 200% of his total emoluments.

30 May 2024

Delhi Fire Services

Video: Fire at Noida residential society after AC blast 

A massive fire broke out in a flat at the Lotus Boulevard society, located in Noida's Sector 100, due to an explosion in an air conditioner.

28 May 2024

Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Ram Rahim, 4 others acquitted in 2002 murder case 

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and four others in the 2002 murder case of Dera manager Ranjit Singh.

20 Nov 2023

Gurmeet Ram Rahim

Murder-rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim granted 21-day furlough from jail

Imprisoned Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was on Monday granted permission to leave jail on a 21-day furlough.

24 May 2023

Haryana

Haryana: Family allegedly kills woman, cremates her before police arrive

In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her family, who later cremated her body before the police reached the spot in Rithal Narwal village of Haryana's Rohtak on Tuesday, reported India TV.

24 May 2022

Delhi

Mutilated body of 'missing' Haryanvi singer found, two arrested

The Haryana Police found the body of a singer in Rohtak on Sunday evening.

22 Feb 2022

Haryana

Haryana government accords Z-Plus security to rape convict Ram Rahim

The government of Haryana has granted Z-Plus category security cover to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh—the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect.

07 Apr 2021

Suicide

Rohtak teacher dies by suicide in support of protesting farmers

A teacher died by suicide in Rohtak, Haryana by consuming poison on Tuesday in support of the farmers protesting against the farm laws, police said.

COVID-19 symptoms but tested negative twice, 26-year-old doctor dies

A 26-year-old junior doctor, working in Delhi, passed away on Thursday at his hometown Rohtak, hours after telling his elder brother that he was confident he was infected with coronavirus. Surprisingly, he tested negative twice.

29 May 2020

Earthquake

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude rocks Delhi-NCR: Details here

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 jolted Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region late on Friday night.

08 Sep 2019

Haryana

PM Modi kicks-off BJP's Haryana poll campaign at Rohtak rally

Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a rally in Rohtak.

18 Apr 2019

YouTube

This man makes free videos for helping students crack competitive-exams

38-year-old Dinesh Miglani from Rohtak, Haryana, has over 4 lakh subscribers on his YouTube channel.

28 Dec 2018

Haryana

Headless bodies of toddler, girl found in Haryana's Bhiwani

The headless bodies of a woman, a girl, and a toddler were found inside a drum lying on road in Haryana's Bhiwani district today.

24 Dec 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Seven killed as 50 vehicles pile up in fog

In a tragic incident, at least seven people were killed and many more were left injured after over 50 vehicles crashed into each other and piled up on a busy flyover in Haryana on Monday morning.

15 Sep 2018

Indian Air Force

Fraudsters hack Indian Air Force online exam in Rohtak, arrested

Two people were arrested for allegedly hacking into the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s online exam that was conducted to recruit non-commissioned officers in Rohtak, police said.

27 Aug 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Gurukul students allege sodomy by seniors and staff-members

In a traumatic incident, at least six students of a Gurukul in Haryana's Rohtak have alleged their seniors and staff members sodomized and threatened them for months.

30 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana: 21-year-old student commits suicide over exam result

A 21-year-old student today allegedly committed suicide by shooting herself as she was reportedly upset over her exam result, police said.

13 Jun 2018

Haryana

National wrestling champion arrested for murder in Rohtak

A former national-level wrestler, who turned into a wanted criminal, was nabbed today in Rohtak in a one-year-old murder case.

12 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana raises age-limit to 42-years for entry into govt services

The Haryana government has raised the upper age limit of entry into government service from 40 to 42 years, an official spokesperson said.

29 Aug 2017

Haryana

After Ram Rahim, 'godman' Rampal Dass acquitted in two cases

A day after Ram Rahim Singh's sentencing, a Hisar court has acquitted self-styled godman Rampal Dass in two cases.

Former Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma's father attacked

Former Indian cricketer Joginder Sharma's father, Om Prakash Sharma, was attacked on Saturday night by 2 boys inside his shop in Rohtak.

15 Jun 2017

India

Non-bailable warrant against Ramdev for "beheading" remark

A Rohtak court has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Baba Ramdev for his infamous "beheading" remark.