Nearly 50% of complaints filed with rights body in Haryana in last six years against police: HHRC data
2 years ago

Nearly 50% of complaints filed with rights body in Haryana in last six years against police: HHRC data

Hindustan Times  

: Out of the total number of complaints received by the rights watchdog in Haryana in the last six years, nearly 50% are against the police, according to an official data released on Monday. Nearly 50% plaints filed with rights body against police The data of the Haryana Human Rights Commission revealed that at least 45% cases of the total 18,659 received between January 1, 2016 and November 30, 2022 were against the police. With over 40% complaints pertaining to police, the HHRC registered over 200 cases a month in 2021 and 2022, according to the data HHRC chairperson justice SK Mittal released on Monday to mark the 10th year of the inception of the rights body. Rise in custodial deaths, says HHRC chief The number of custodial deaths either in prison or in police stations is on the rise in Haryana, justice Mittal said.

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24X7 Helpline, Decide Representation In 3 Days: Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Guidelines To State, Police For Runaway Couples Seeking Protection
2 days, 23 hours ago

24X7 Helpline, Decide Representation In 3 Days: Punjab & Haryana HC Issues Guidelines To State, Police For Runaway Couples Seeking Protection

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued a slew of guidelines to be followed by the State and Police when it is approached by an individual or a run away couple, alleging threat to their life and liberty. The guidelines framed by the Court are as follows: The State Government shall appoint one Nodal Officer at each District Head …

Haryana sees 278 less road fatalities in first 10 months
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haryana sees 278 less road fatalities in first 10 months

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana Police on Friday said that from January to October this year, the state recorded a dip in road accidents and fatalities in comparison to the corresponding period last year. Attributing the decline in road crashes and deaths to awareness campaigns, the police said that there has been a decrease of 662 road accidents and 278 deaths in road …

30% posts of all ranks vacant in Haryana Police
5 months, 2 weeks ago

30% posts of all ranks vacant in Haryana Police

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana Police have informed the Nayab Singh Saini government that at least 30% sanctioned posts---from constables to inspectors---have been lying vacant and that for “conducting fair and peaceful” assembly elections the government should approach Centre to deploy 225 companies of Central Armed Police Forces, according to official documents. As 30% posts of constables are alone vacant, the Haryana Staff …

Haryana Police HSSC Constable Recruitment 2024: Last date to apply today for 6000 posts at hssc.gov.in
6 months ago

Haryana Police HSSC Constable Recruitment 2024: Last date to apply today for 6000 posts at hssc.gov.in

Hindustan Times  

Haryana Staff Selection Commission, HSSC will close the registration process for Constable posts on July 8, 2024. Haryana Police HSSC Constable Recruitment 2024: Last date to apply today This recruitment drive will fill up 6000 posts in the organisation out of which 5000 posts of male candidates and 1000 posts of female constable. IAF Agniveervayu Recruitment 2024: Registration begins today …

Runaway Couples: Punjab & Haryana Govts To Consider Feasibility Of Appellate Body To Redress Grievance Against Police Order On Protection Plea
11 months, 1 week ago

Runaway Couples: Punjab & Haryana Govts To Consider Feasibility Of Appellate Body To Redress Grievance Against Police Order On Protection Plea

Live Law  

While contemplating a mechanism to avoid flooding of courts with protection pleas by runaway couples, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was informed that the concerned State governments will consider the feasibility of appointing an Appellate Authority to adjudicate on any grievance after a representation seeking protection is dealt with by the Police. "Punjab, Haryana and U.T., Chandigarh promised to …

Road fatalities rose by 4.4% in Haryana in 2022, shows transport ministry data
1 year, 2 months ago

Road fatalities rose by 4.4% in Haryana in 2022, shows transport ministry data

Hindustan Times  

Haryana witnessed 4,915 fatalities from road accidents in 2022, which is 4.4% more than that reported in 2021, revealed a nationwide report on accidents released by a Union ministry of road transport and highways. The number of road accidents in the state also rose from 9,933 in 2021 to 10,429 in 2022, which is 5% rise year on year, showed …

Nuh violence: State Rights body to probe ‘police negligence’ in death of activist
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh violence: State Rights body to probe ‘police negligence’ in death of activist

The Hindu  

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has initiated a probe into allegations of police negligence in the death of a Bajrang Dal activist, Pradeep Sharma, and others during the recent communal violence in the State’s Nuh district. The HHRC said it had taken up the case based on a complaint from a Jharkhand-based advocate, who alleged that several deaths in the …

Making a riot: The Hindu Editorial on the communal clashes in Haryana
1 year, 5 months ago

Making a riot: The Hindu Editorial on the communal clashes in Haryana

The Hindu  

At a time when the tremors of ethnic clashes in Manipur have not yet settled, communal clashes in Haryana, in regions abutting the national capital, claimed six lives this week. Tension had been building up for days, beginning with a Bajrang Dal member and self-styled cow vigilante uploading videos on social media platforms, announcing that he and his team would …

Haryana violence: 'If you can't protect everyone,' AAP targets Khattar. 10 points
1 year, 5 months ago

Haryana violence: 'If you can't protect everyone,' AAP targets Khattar. 10 points

Hindustan Times  

As Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for peace following two days of violence, he said the police can't protect everyone -- a statement that came under scrutiny, with Delhi's AAP government questioning whether in BJP-ruled states the public has to take care of their own security. Motorcycle-borne assailants hurled Molotov cocktails at two mosques in Tauru in Haryana's …

Nuh violence: Slain home guards' families to receive Rs 57 lakh compensation each, announces Haryana Police
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuh violence: Slain home guards' families to receive Rs 57 lakh compensation each, announces Haryana Police

India TV News  

The Haryana Police on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 57 lakh each to the families of the two home guards killed in the violence that broke out in Haryana's Nuh a day earlier. While no amount can compensate for the loss of a loved one, the bereaved families will be provided with Rs 57 lakh each and all support …

600 charged for blocking Nuh-Alwar highway in Haryana's Nuh
1 year, 10 months ago

600 charged for blocking Nuh-Alwar highway in Haryana's Nuh

India Today  

The police in Haryana’s Nuh charged more than 500 people for blocking the Nuh-Alwar highway during a protest to demand the arrest of those behind the kidnapping and murder of two Muslim men from Rajasthan whose bodies were found in Bhiwani. The protest caused massive traffic congestion on the highway for around an hour, but the police soon brought the …

Case lodged against police constable, 3 others for raping Dalit woman in Haryana
3 years, 5 months ago

Case lodged against police constable, 3 others for raping Dalit woman in Haryana

India Today  

The Haryana Police has lodged a case against four men, including a police constable, for allegedly holding a woman captive for nine days and raping her, news agency PTI reported. The police have registered a case under various provisions of the IPC, including rape, kidnapping, and relevant sections of the SC/ST Act. Meanwhile, a man from the woman's village claimed …

Haryana under 7-day complete lockdown from tomorrow to arrest COVID-19 spread
3 years, 8 months ago

Haryana under 7-day complete lockdown from tomorrow to arrest COVID-19 spread

India TV News  

The Haryana government has decided to impose a complete lockdown in the state to arrest the spread of Covid-19. "Complete lockdown to be imposed in Haryana for 7 days from May 3," Vij, state's Health Minister, said. Haryana on Saturday registered its biggest single-day jump of 125 deaths due to COVID-19, raising the toll to 4,341, while 13,588 fresh cases …

Haryana’s efforts at saving girl child firmly on track
4 years, 1 month ago

Haryana’s efforts at saving girl child firmly on track

Hindustan Times  

Haryana’s flagship “save the girl child” programme appears to be firmly on track despite a temporary setback when the sex ratio at birth dipped to 914 in July, raising worry that touts offering gender detection services had become active again. As per the latest data of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beto Padhao’ programme, which chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar himself monitors, …

Covid-19: Haryana records highest single-day jump in new cases, deaths
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19: Haryana records highest single-day jump in new cases, deaths

Live Mint  

Chandigarh: Haryana on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 deaths with 19 new fatalities, while the total number of infections also rose by a record 1,881, officials said. The rise on Thursday pushed the cumulative figures to 740 deaths and 70,099 cases, according to the state health department's daily bulletin. Three fatalities each were reported from Karnal and …

12 fresh COVID-19 cases in Haryana, tally rises to 287
4 years, 8 months ago

12 fresh COVID-19 cases in Haryana, tally rises to 287

India TV News  

Twelve more people tested positive for coronavirus in Haryana on Saturday, taking the number of cases in the state to 287, according to official data. Sonipat reported the maximum number of fresh infections at six, followed by four in Gurgaon and one each in Ambala and Panipat, the state health department said in its daily bulletin. Among the total 287 …

How Haryana is holding hands of its poor during lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

How Haryana is holding hands of its poor during lockdown

Hindustan Times  

When lockdown was imposed across Haryana on March 23, there were just 14 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. Also, the government has released ₹70-crore financial assistance for two weeks to Haryana Board of Construction Workers. Government officials said all BPL families not registered under MMPSY or as construction workers will also receive ₹4,500 per month. “More than six lakh …

Covid19 cases rise to 62 in Haryana
4 years, 9 months ago

Covid19 cases rise to 62 in Haryana

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The number of COVID-19 cases climbed by 18 to 62 in Haryana on Saturday, with Palwal district reporting the highest jump, the state health department said. According to officials, Tablighi Jamaat members from other parts of the country, who entered the state before the lockdown, accounted for majority of the 18 fresh cases reported. The health department bulletin said …

Gurgaon sees highest number of rape, murder cases in Haryana; 663 rape, 470 murder cases registered in past five years
5 years, 5 months ago

Gurgaon sees highest number of rape, murder cases in Haryana; 663 rape, 470 murder cases registered in past five years

Firstpost  

Gurgaon saw maximum number of rape and murder cases being registered among all Haryana districts in nearly past five years. Faridabad and Gurgaon also saw highest number of child rape cases registered under the POCSO Act. Chandigarh: Gurgaon saw maximum number of rape and murder cases being registered among all Haryana districts in nearly past five years, the state Assembly …

SC Issues Notice On PIL For Establishing Human Rights Courts In Every District [Read Petition]
5 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On PIL For Establishing Human Rights Courts In Every District [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Monday issued notice to the Centre and states on a plea to specify and set up Human Rights Courts for each district across the country, as required under sections 30 and 31 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The petition by law student Bhavika Phore The Supreme …

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