Manohar Lal Khattar: News
Manohar Lal Khattar is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and two-time Chief Minister of Haryana state. He did his graduation from the University of Delhi while supporting himself by running a shop. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1977 and, in 1980 became a full-time Pracharak. After serving 17 years in the RSS, Khattar was moved to the BJP in 1994 and made Sangathan Mahamantri in Haryana. In 2000, he became the General Secretary of Haryana BJP, serving in this capacity till 2014. He gained a reputation as an efficient electoral strategist and planned campaigns for the BJP in several state and national elections. Khattar was appointed the Chairman of BJP’s Haryana Election Campaign Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, in which he led BJP to win seven out of 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state. He successfully contested in the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections from Karnal constituency, leading BJP to victory and becoming the Chief Minister. In the 2019 assembly elections, BJP formed a post-poll alliance with JJP and retained power. Khattar became Chief Minister for the second time, with JJP’s Dushyant Chautala becoming the Deputy CM.
11 Oct 2024
AmbalaHaryana government likely to be sworn in on October 15
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) third consecutive government in Haryana will be sworn in on October 15, Panchkula's Deputy Commissioner Dr. Yash Garg said.
08 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Haryana election results: Nayab Saini wins Ladwa; may remain CM
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has won the Ladwa assembly seat by a margin of 16,054 votes, defeating Congress rival and sitting MLA Mewa Singh.
08 Oct 2024
Amit ShahFactors that helped BJP defy anti-incumbency in Haryana
After briefly trailing in the morning, trends reversed to place the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on top in the Haryana elections.
21 Sep 2024
HaryanaHaryana polls: Khattar invites Congress MP Selja to join BJP
Former Haryana Chief Minister and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has extended an invitation to Congress leader Kumari Selja to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
06 Sep 2024
Bajrang PuniaWrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia join Congress
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Indian National Congress on Friday, ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections.
29 Aug 2024
Amit ShahBJP plans to drop 40% ministers for Haryana elections: Report
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning a significant strategy shift for the upcoming Haryana state elections.
11 Jun 2024
Narendra ModiModi Cabinet 3.0: No change in Big 4; key takeaways
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assigned portfolios to the Cabinet colleagues of his new National Democratic Alliance government, maintaining continuity in the big four ministries.
10 Jun 2024
Amit ShahWhich minister got which portfolio in Modi's new Cabinet?
The portfolios of 71 MPs who took oaths as ministers on Sunday have been announced.
10 Jun 2024
Jawaharlal NehruModi 3.0: Full list of 72 ministers who took oath
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's Prime Minister for an unprecedented third term on Sunday.
09 Jun 2024
Central Government6 former chief ministers sworn into PM Modi's new Cabinet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly formed cabinet includes six former chief ministers.
10 May 2024
Dushyant Singh ChautalaAmid Haryana political crisis, JJP MLA questions Dushyant Chautala's authority
Former Haryana Minister and Jannayak Janta Party MLA Devender Singh Babli, on Friday, questioned the capacity in which Dushyant Singh Chautala wrote to governor Bandaru Dattatreya demanding a floor test.
09 May 2024
Dushyant Singh ChautalaEx-BJP ally Chautala writes to Haryana governor, seeks floor test
Haryana's former Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Singh Chautala, on Thursday, wrote to Governor Bandaru Dattatreya seeking a floor test.
08 May 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Several MLAs in touch with BJP: Khattar amid Haryana crisis
A day after three Independent legislators withdrew their support to the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Haryana and extended "outside" support to the Congress, former state Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said "several MLAs" were in touch with the ruling party as well.
13 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiLok Sabha elections: BJP releases 2nd list with 72 candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday unveiled its second list of 72 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
13 Mar 2024
HaryanaHaryana's new CM Nayab Saini wins floor test
New Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini-led government won the floor test in the state assembly with the support of 48 MLAs on Wednesday.
13 Mar 2024
HaryanaNew Haryana CM Saini to prove majority in assembly today
Nayab Singh Saini, who took oath as Haryana's chief minister on Tuesday, will prove his majority in the assembly on Wednesday.
12 Mar 2024
HaryanaNayab Singh Saini takes oath as new Haryana CM
State Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as the new chief minister of Haryana in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening.
12 Mar 2024
HaryanaHaryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar resigns amid BJP-JJP alliance crisis
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tendered his resignation on Tuesday morning after a meeting with Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
04 Mar 2024
Indian National Lok DalINLD Haryana chief murder: 2 'shooters' arrested from Goa
Two shooters, who allegedly shot Indian National Lok Dal Haryana chief Nafe Singh Rathee dead last month, were nabbed late on Sunday from a resort in Goa.
25 Feb 2024
HaryanaHaryana INLD chief, former MLA Nafe Singh Rathee shot dead
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Haryana chief and former MLA, Nafe Singh Rathee, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday evening in Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar district, Haryana.
23 Feb 2024
Farmers Protest'Delhi Chalo' protest: Farmer groups observe 'Black Friday' today
The protesting farmers are observing a "Black Friday" today in response to the death of 22-year-old Shubhkaran Singh during the agitation in Haryana on Wednesday.
17 Nov 2023
HaryanaHaryana's 75% job reservation for locals scrapped by court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has struck down the controversial Haryana law mandating 75% reservation for residents of the state in private sector jobs, calling it unconstitutional.
07 Nov 2023
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Aligarh likely to get this new name soon
The Aligarh Municipal Corporation has unanimously cleared a proposal to rename the city to Harigarh, per NDTV.
28 Aug 2023
HaryanaVHP's Nuh Shobha Yatra today, Haryana on its toes
Haryana's Nuh district is on high alert as the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has planned to take out another "Shobha Yatra" on Monday despite being denied permission.
27 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana: Security beefed up ahead of VHP rally on Monday
Security has been tightened in Haryana's Nuh district and other surrounding areas ahead of a Shobha Yatra, a religious rally, scheduled to be carried out by right-wing Hindutva outfits on Monday, PTI reported.
06 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana: Nuh hotel from where violence began demolished
The Haryana government continued its anti-encroachment drive for the fourth day on Sunday and razed the allegedly "illegal" three-storied Sahara Hotel in Nuh, Haryana.
05 Aug 2023
HaryanaNuh violence: Now, official links bulldozer action to riot culprits
The district administration in Haryana's Nuh demolished several houses and shops of local residents for the third day on Saturday.
05 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana: Medical stores among 45 shops demolished in violence-hit Nuh
The Haryana government on Saturday bulldozed over two dozen medical stores for allegedly encroaching on government land in the violence-hit Nuh district of Haryana, reported NDTV.
04 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana: 250 shanties of 'illegal immigrants' razed in violence-hit Nuh
The Haryana government bulldozed around 250 shanties of "illegal" Bangladeshi immigrants encroaching on government land in violence-hit Nuh district's Tauru on Thursday evening, NDTV reported.
03 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana violence: 165 people arrested, 83 cases in 4 districts
The police has so far arrested 165 people in connection with the communal violence that engulfed Haryana's Nuh and neighboring areas on Monday.
03 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana riots: Internet ban partially lifted for CET candidates
The Home Department of Haryana partially relaxed the ban on mobile internet, SMS, and all dongle services on Thursday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm in Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, and three subdivisions of Gurugram: Sohna, Manesar, and Pataudi.
03 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana violence: CM seeks more central forces; internet ban extended
Amid the tense situation in Haryana following communal violence in Nuh, authorities have extended the ban on mobile internet and SMS services in parts of the state until Saturday.
02 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana violence: Why CM, Deputy CM are contradicting each other
After two days of communal riots in Haryana following a rally by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, the administration and government are reportedly acting against the perpetrators of the violence while appealing to citizens to maintain peace.
01 Aug 2023
GurugramHaryana violence: Mob vandalizes shops, food stalls in Gurugram
A mob on Tuesday set a restaurant and a shop ablaze in Gurugram's Badshahpur, a day after violent clashes broke out between two communities in Haryana's Nuh, reported Hindustan Times.
01 Aug 2023
HaryanaHaryana violence: Internet suspended, schools shut as 5 dead
The death toll in the communal clashes in Haryana rose to five on Tuesday.
13 Jul 2023
FloodHaryana: Woman slaps JJP MLA visiting flood-affected areas
Furious over floods and the breach of a small dam in Haryana's Kaithal district, a woman slapped Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) MLA Ishwar Singh on Wednesday when he arrived to meet those affected by the flood.
12 Jun 2023
HaryanaHaryana: Farmers block Jammu-Delhi National Highway over MSP demand
Farmers in Haryana's Kurukshetra blocked the Jammu-Delhi National Highway after a mahapanchayat on Monday to escalate their protest against the state government after it refused to buy sunflower seeds at the minimum support price (MSP).
06 Jun 2023
HaryanaHaryana farmers demanding MSP on sunflower seeds block Delhi-Amritsar highway
Hundreds of farmers in Haryana's Kurukshetra on Tuesday blocked the Delhi-Amritsar highway to protest after the Haryana government refused to buy sunflower seeds at the minimum support price (MSP).
18 May 2023
AmbalaHaryana: BJP MP Rattan Lal Kataria passes away at 72
Rattan Lal Kataria, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Haryana's Ambala, died on Thursday at the age of 72.
24 Jan 2023
Gurmeet Ram RahimGurmeet Ram Rahim celebrates parole by cutting cake with sword
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for raping two disciples, was granted 40-day parole from Haryana's Sunaria Jail in Rohtak district on Saturday.
03 Nov 2022
HaryanaHaryana: MBBS students initially don't have to pay bond fee
The Haryana government has relaxed Rs. 10 lakh bond amount for MBBS students studying in government colleges across the state.
14 Oct 2022
Gurmeet Ram RahimRam Rahim gets 40-day parole ahead of Haryana panchayat polls
Dera Sacha Sauda chief and self-proclaimed godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh 'Insan', who is jailed on twin rape and murder charges, was granted 40 days of parole and is set to be released as Haryana panchayat polls will be held within weeks from now.
30 Sep 2022
GurugramGurugram to get the world's largest safari park
Looks like The Millennium city of India is all set to become a little more "wild."
12 Sep 2022
HaryanaMHA recommends CBI probe into Sonali Phogat death: Sources
The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of BJP leader and Tik-Tok star Sonali Phogat.
