http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 11:02:25 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 11:02:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Delhi/IITJEE_results_out_Faridabad_boy_tops_128282 New Delhi: The results of the Joint Entrance Examination for the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-JEE) 2012 were declared Friday.The results of the exam, which was held April 8, were announced on the official JEE website Friday ... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:02:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Teenager_kills_burns_parents_in_Haryana_128172 Sonipat (Haryana),  A teenaged boy in Haryana's Sonipat district Sunday killed his parents while they were asleep at home and burnt their bodies, police said.After murdering his parents with a sharp-edged weapon, the boy sprinkled kerose... Mon, 14 May 2012 06:20:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Nearly_90_percent_babies_immunised_in_Haryana_distric_127760 Rohtak: Nearly 90 percent babies below one year of age in Haryana's Rohtak district have been immunised, much more than the national average, despite illiteracy and people's ignorance hindering government efforts, an official said.The official ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:58:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Haryana_man_strangles_daughters_after_tiff_with_wife_127391 Jhajjar (Haryana),  A drunk man strangled his three minor daughters, killing one of them, in Haryana's Jhajjar district following a fight with his wife, police Tuesday said.Out of the three daughters, Jiya, 4, died while Payal, 7, was admitt... Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:20:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Haryana_releases_Jat_leaders_stir_yet_to_end_125688 Hisar (Haryana), March 11 (IANS) Over 100 leaders of the agitating Jat community were released by the authorities in Haryana Sunday evening but the community was yet to take its decision on ending the agitation that began over 10 days back.Sourc... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:43:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chandigarh/Life_affected_as_Jats_continue_blockades_in_Haryana__125678 Chandigarh: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Haryana's Hisar district and adjoining areas of Bhiwani, Jind and Rohtak districts as the agitating Jat community continued their blockade of roads and railway tracks Saturday.Jats, who are seek... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:06:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Life_affected_as_Jats_continue_blockades_in_Haryana__125665 Chandigarh: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Haryana's Hisar district and adjoining areas of Bhiwani, Jind and Rohtak districts as the agitating Jat community continued their blockade of roads and railway tracks Saturday.Jats, who are seek... Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:27:30 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Life_affected_as_Jats_continue_blockades_in_Haryana__125664 Chandigarh: Normal life was thrown out of gear in Haryana's Hisar district and adjoining areas of Bhiwani, Jind and Rohtak districts as the agitating Jat community continued their blockade of roads and railway tracks Saturday.Jats, who are seek... Sat, 10 Mar 2012 12:58:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Jats_likely_to_intensify_stir_in_Haryana_125635 Chandigarh: Jats, who are seeking quotas in government jobs, are likely to intensify their agitation after the Haryana government refused to release nearly 100 leaders of the community who were arrested for violent protests.The agitating Jat co... Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:17:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Chaos_rules_as_Jats_block_Haryana_roads_rail_tracks__125595 Hisar (Haryana), March 7 (IANS) Several areas of Haryana's Hisar, Jind and Bhiwani districts were cordoned off by the police and other security agencies Wednesday as thousands of Jat agitators took to the roads and railway tracks.Tension ran ... Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:57:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Entertainment/_Diana_Hayden_to_launch_fitness_book_125314 New Delhi: Model-turned-actress Diana Hayden is set to launch her own book "A Beautiful Truth", which will offer tips for perfect grooming.  "The 250-page book is all about grooming from head to foot. It focuses on every as... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:37:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Power_bill_waiver_Rs3900_crore_arrears_for_Haryana_125231 Chandigarh: A populist scheme in 2005 by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda to waive off electricity bills worth nearly Rs.1,600 crore has left Haryana in the red. Fresh figures suggest defaulters have piled up arrears of another nearly Rs.3,9... Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:37:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Haryana_High_court_sets_6_week_deadline_to_fill_vacancies_of_medical_officers_and_pharmacists_in_the_state_jails_125081 (IANS) Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:00:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Weather/___Fog_covers_parts_of_Punjab_Haryana_124930 Chandigarh: Despite fog in some parts of Punjab and Haryana, the weather was mostly dry, a Met official said Thursday.  In Punjab, Amritsar was the coldest at 4.8 degrees Thursday morning, two degrees below normal. The maximum temperature... Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:33:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Jats_remain_defiant_trains_affected_in_parts_of_Haryana_124871 Hisar (Haryana), Feb 21 (IANS) Leaders of the Jat community in Haryana and their supporters remained defiant Tuesday, saying they would intensify their agitation for job quotas in Haryana from Wednesday and also extend it to other states.Train s... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:24:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Big_Bs_health_improves_feels_hunger_pangs_124839 Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan, who is recuperating in the SevenHills hospital here, is suffering hunger pangs which is seen as a positive sign by doctors attending upon the megastar."Hunger pangs swell for the first time... docs say its good s... Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:42:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Europe_freeze_extends_India_sojourn_of_migratory_birds_124699 Sultanpur (Haryana), Feb 16 (IANS) Migratory birds from Europe and Siberia landed at the Sultanpur National Park in September as usual, but are expected to stay around for longer this year. The reason -- unusual snowfall in their homelands. Over 250... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00:40 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Fog_crash_kills_eight_students_driver__123756 Ambala (Haryana), Eight students were killed along with the driver when their school bus collided with a truck in dense fog in Haryana Monday, police said.Nearly 20 students were injured in the accident on the Saha-Shahbad road, 25 km from Ambala... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:51:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__Congress_loses_deposit_in_Hisar_122639 Hisar (Haryana), Oct 17 (IANS) Congress candidate Jai Parkash Monday lost his security deposit as he finished third in the Lok Sabha by-election polling 149,785 votes, an official said.  Smita Misra, the chief election officer of Haryana, ... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:39:28 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Hisar_bypoll_Bishnoi_in_lead_Congress_third__122611 Hisar (Haryana), Oct 17 (IANS) Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi of the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) got an early lead of about 32,000 votes while the Congress' Jai Prakash was trailing in third position as counting was under way Monday for the parliamentary b... Mon, 17 Oct 2011 06:13:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Good_turnout_in_Hisar_byelection_Second__122560 Hisar (Haryana), Oct 13 (IANS) Polling proceeded peacefully and briskly in the crucial Hisar Lok Sabha by-election with more than half of the 1.3 million electorate voting till 3 p.m., officials said Thursday.Till 3 p.m., 55.55 percent of the e... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:31:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Brisk_polling_in_Hisar_byelection__122554 Hisar (Haryana), Oct 13 (IANS) Polling proceeded peacefully and at a brisk pace in the crucial Hisar Lok Sabha by-election in Haryana Thursday where Team Anna has asked people not to vote for the Congress.Around 34 percent of the over 1.3 millio... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:06:19 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Explosives_laden_car_was_meant_for_Delhi_122552 New Delhi/Ambala: The explosives found in a car in the parking lot of the Ambala Cantonment railway station were procured by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and given to Babbar Khalsa International to carry out a terror attack in the national capital,... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:00:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Explosives_laden_car_found_in_Ambala_NSG_team_reaches__122545 Ambala/New Delhi: A National Security Guard (NSG) team arrived from Delhi and Haryana Police conducted raids around the Ambala Cantt railway station Thursday after an explosives laden car was found in the parking lot the evening before.The home... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:40:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Polling_begins_in_Hisar_byelection_122544 Hisar (Haryana),Polling for the by-election to the Hisar Lok Sabha seat in Haryana started Thursday morning amid tight security.Polling will continue till 5 p.m. Counting of votes is scheduled Oct 17.The three main hopefuls for the seat are Kuldeep... Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:37:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Were_treating_Hisar_as_a_referendum_Kejriwal_122479 Hisar (Haryana),  Team Anna is treating the Hisar Lok Sabha by-election as a referendum on the Jan Lokpal bill, its senior leader Arvind Kejriwal said here Sunday."We are treating the Hisar by-election as a referendum on the Jan Lokpal ... Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:52:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Anna_to_resume_Lokpal_bill_agitation_from_Hisar_122399 Ahmednagar: , Social crusader Anna Hazare Tuesday said he would resume his agitation for an effective Lokpal (ombudsman) bill with the Oct 13 Hisar Lok Sabha by-election in Haryana."Depending on my schedules, I shall go to Hisar and hold a ... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:40:17 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Haryana_farmers_oppose_land_acquisition_for_nuke_plant_121780 Fatehabad (Haryana),  Citing Fukushima, farmers here in Haryana are vehemently opposing a proposal to set up a nuclear power plant in their midst.   Fukushima was ravaged by a nuclear disaster after earthquake and tsunami devaste... Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:29:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/___Tiger_skins_seized_in_Haryana_5_held_120553 Panipat: Five tiger skins, worth Rs.1.5.crore, were seized from five wildlfe smugglers arrested in this Haryana town, an official said Wednesday.  Working on a tip-off, police laid a trap near the Panipat bus-stand late Tuesday and arrest... Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:44:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/__Aseemanand_insists_he_is_innocent_in_Samjhauta_blasts_120480 Panchkula (Haryana),  Hindu activist Swami Assemanand, arrested by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) for his involvement in the Samjhauta Express blasts case, Monday reiterated that he was innocent and the NIA has no proof against him.&nb... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:41:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Health/_Haryana_to_review_midday_meal_scheme_as_kids_fall_sick_120475 Chandigarh: The Haryana government has ordered a review of the mid-day meal scheme in government-run  schools after 100 students in Kurukshetra district last week ended up in hospitals after consuming the school meal, a minister said Monday.&n... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:28:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/__Honour_killing_Man_held_for_daughters_murder_120449 Jhajjar (Haryana),  A man was arrested here Saturday for the murder of his 18-year-old daughter for the sake of family honour as he was suspicious that she was going around with her cousin, police said.  Deepika, a Class 12 student, w... Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:30:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Dalit_youth_found_dead_family_cries_foul_119931 Jind (Haryana),) A day after a 20-year-old Dalit youth was found dead, there was drama outside a hospital in this Haryana district Sunday as his relatives refused to take away his body and forced officials to order a second autopsy, police said.... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:04:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Maruti_Suzuki_strike_called_off_as_agreement_reached__119770 Manesar (Haryana), The workers at auto major Maruti Suzuki's plant in this Haryana town called off their 13-day long strike, after an agreement was reached between them and the company management on the issue of a second union."The strike h... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:53:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Two_Chandigarh_constables_suspended_119704 Chandigarh: Two police constables in Chandigarh have been suspended for taking a Rs.2,000 bribe from a Haryana-based merchant.  Naresh Kumar and Karam Chand demanded the bribe from Rajesh, saying it was illegal to load garments in a car -... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 07:31:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Former_Haryana_chief_minister_Bhajan_Lal_dies_119528 Hisar (Haryana), June 3 (IANS) Former Haryana chief minister Bhajan Lal died in this town following a heart attack Friday. He was 80.Family sources said Bhajan Lal had been ailing for the last few months.He is survived by two sons - former Haryana... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:34:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Haryana_doctor_gets_fire_insurance_claim_after_10_years__119521 Chandigarh: After almost 10 years of legal battle to get insurance claim for medical instruments destroyed in a fire in his hospital, Haryana-based doctor M.M. Krishan will finally be getting his dues -- thanks to the intervention of the Nationa... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:41:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/22_foreigners_hurt_in_Haryana_accident_119389 Madhuban (Haryana), ) Around 35 people, including 22 foreigners, were injured Tuesday morning in Haryana after their tourist bus collided with a truck, said the police. The accident occurred at around 5.30 a.m. on the national highway. The tourist... Tue, 31 May 2011 05:12:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Chandigarh/Rain_forecast_in_Punjab_Haryana_Chandigarh_119256 Chandigarh: Overcast conditions prevailed in various parts of Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital city Chandigarh Thursday and the weatherman forecast light to moderate rainfall during the next 24 hours in the region.  Met officials h... Thu, 26 May 2011 12:46:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Air_crash_Bodies_handed_over_to_families_119237 Faridabad: The bodies of all 10 people killed after an air ambulance crashed in a residential colony here were handed over to their families after autopsy, officials said Thursday.  The bodies had been taken to the Badshah Khan Hospital h... Thu, 26 May 2011 07:29:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Air_ambulance_crash_all_10_bodies_recovered_119225 Faridabad: The bodies of all 10 people killed after an air ambulance crashed in a residential colony here have been recovered, police said Thursday.According to Haryana police, 10 people, including three on the ground, were killed in the crash ... Thu, 26 May 2011 06:27:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Nine_lives_lost_as_air_ambulance_sent_to_save_one_119222 Faridabad: A last ditch attempt to save the life of 20-year-old Rahul Raj by transporting him from Patna to a New Delhi hospital in a chartered air ambulance turned fateful for nine others. The single engine aircraft crashed on a house here Wed... Thu, 26 May 2011 06:23:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/Faridabad_site_cordoned_off_DGCA_team_inspecting_crash_119214 Faridabad: With a broken part of the air ambulance still precariously perched on the roof of the house into which it crashed late night and aircraft fuel lying spilt in the vicinity, police Thursday cordoned off the area in a residential colony ... Thu, 26 May 2011 06:01:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/_Two_killed_in_Haryana_hospital_firing_118916 Rohtak (Haryana),  Two people were killed in a hospital ward here when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them early Thursday, police said.  Tejveer Singh, 31, and Parveen Kumar, 35, were killed in the incident at the Post-Graduate In... Thu, 19 May 2011 05:02:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/_Punjab_Haryana_make_it_a_wheat_bumper_crop_season_118743 Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana, major food grain states of the country, have made this a wheat bumper crop season procuring more than 175 lakh tonnes of wheat so far, officials said here Tuesday.  Despite slow and delayed arrivals for mos... Tue, 17 May 2011 13:18:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/_Couple_shot_dead_in_Haryana_city_attacker_arrested__118336 Ambala (Haryana),) A dispute over property Friday claimed the life of a couple when their neighbour opened fire on them in this Haryana city, police said. The man has been arrested.  Inderjeet Singh (50) and his wife Neena Devi (45) were f... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:10:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/_12_killed_as_college_bus_collides_with_truck_118311 Yamunanagar (Haryana), April 28 (IANS) At least 12 people, including six management students, were killed and nearly 30 injured when a college bus collided head-on with a truck near this town, police said Thursday.  Of the 30 injured, 15 a... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:19:54 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/_Man_kills_12yearold_sister_for_family_honour_118231 Rohtak: In yet another case of honour killing, a youth killed his 12-year-old sister at Roorki village in this Haryana district for the sake of his family's honour, police said Saturday.  According to the police, the accused, Charan Singh... Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:31:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/_Cops_to_rely_on_boy_of_8_in_Haryana_widows_lynching_case_118172 Bhiwani: As no witness is coming forth though a large crowd watched two widows being beaten to death at Ranila village earlier this week, Haryana Police said they will now rely on one of the widow's eight-year-old son to conduct the case. &nbs... Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:39:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Haryana/__Haryana_to_fill_vacant_posts_for_disabled_118129 Chandigarh: The Haryana government has decided to launch a special recruitment campaign to fill up 1,392 vacant posts reserved for the disabled in its various departments, it was announced Thursday.  Social Justice and Empowerment Ministe... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:58:16 GMT