Hisar: Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST) has been named the top-ranked govt varsity in Haryana in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026. The institution secured the 74th spot in India and placed within the 501–600 band across Asia.The varsity saw its overall performance score rise to the 30.9–33.6 range,…
Hisar: A political row within Haryana BJP escalated on Saturday after Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma accused former chief minister Bhajan Lal and his son of “electoral misconduct”, alleging they had won polls through “badmashi”.Responding sharply, BJP leader Bhavya Bishnoi termed the remarks “unfortunate” and said, “Those who have reached the Rajya Sabha through others’…
Bathinda: A private hospital in Rampura Phool town in Bathinda district has cured a premature low-birth-weight baby under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, with the parents needing nothing to spend on critical care treatment.As per a press release on Sunday, the newborn baby of Resham Singh and Gurmail Kaur was only 1.926 kg at birth, below…
Bathinda: The AAP on Sunday continued to protest the defection of seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs to BJP, holding demonstrations outside the premises of a unit of Trident Group, owned by Rajinder Gupta, at Dhaula village on Barnala-Mansa Road, and in Kotkapura town of Faridkot district.Addressing party workers in Kotkapura, Punjab assembly speaker Kultar…
Chandigarh: A special one-day session of the Haryana assembly will be held on Monday for the introduction and passing of a bill related to the promotion of Group D employees.Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan on Sunday reviewed the preparations for the day-long session. He held a meeting of high-level officers, including heads of police force,…
Abohar: Five days after sustaining severe burn injuries in an explosion in the Patel Park locality of Abohar, Pooja breathed her last on Sunday at AIIMS, Bhatinda, where she was undergoing treatment. The blast occurred at a sugarcane juice stall operating on residential premises on April 21. Stall owner Deepak Chug, his sister Pooja, mother…
Chandigarh: To attract wholesale traders from Punjab, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday announced that the Sonipat terminal would be opened for dry fruit traders from Amritsar. The announcement was made during a meeting with a delegation of traders from Majitha Mandi in Amritsar, who met the chief minister at his residence, Sant…
Bhiwani: A 41-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Haryana’s Bhiwani district, a day after he objected to the harassment of women during a wedding procession.Videos of the incident have surfaced, purportedly showing a group of men armed with sticks while the victim lies face down, as bystanders attempt to intervene amid cries in…
Chandigarh: A day after the Haryana govt sacked Naresh Bhuwani, superintendent, panchayat development department, and Randhir Singh, chief accounts officer, Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, the state finance department is set to take action against the senior accounts officer and former executive of the Panchkula municipal corporation, Vikas Kaushik, for his role in siphoning off…
Hisar: The Hisar police have arrested two youths from Uttar Pradesh with 754 grams of opium , officials said on Saturday. A case has been registered against the arrested under the NDPS Act, and further investigation is underway. According to a police spokesperson, the Barwala CIA team, led by in-charge Pradeep Kumar, had received a…
