Jat quota

Haryana govt expected solution to Jat issue through talks: Rajnath Singh

The Haryana government expected a solution to the Jat quota issue to emerge out of the talks with community leaders but the protests took a violent turn, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, defending the Centre and the Haryana government on the handling of the agitation.

Mar 09, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

Haryana to introduce bill for Jat quota in coming Assembly session

The Haryana government will introduce a bill in the state assembly in the forthcoming session to grant reservation to five communities, including the Jats, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday.

Mar 05, 2016, 19:21 PM IST

Despite violence, Haryana goes ahead with investors' summit

Putting behind the mindless violence unleashed during the Jat protests for job quotas, Haryana is going ahead with the `Happening Haryana Global Investors` summit to attract investment for the state.

Mar 05, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

What happened in Murthal on that fateful night? Read a victim's story

The Jat agitation that took place in Haryana claimed the lives of at least 16 people and is estimated to have caused property losses of Rs 20,000 crore.

Mar 02, 2016, 09:11 AM IST

Jat quota agitation: Bhupinder Singh Hooda demands probe by a sitting SC judge

Seeking early restoration of peace in Haryana, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on demanded a probe by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court to investigate the violence during the Jat quota agitation.

Feb 27, 2016, 21:31 PM IST

#BJPShamesHaryana: Manohar Lal Khattar govt faces ire post Jat agitation in Haryana

The Opposition as well as social media users are slamming the BJP for failing to handle Jat agitation in Haryana well.

Feb 27, 2016, 08:56 AM IST

Haryana denies rapes by rioters; HC takes cognizance

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday took cognizance of media reports that some women, who were commuting on the Delhi-Ambala highway (NH-1), had been allegedly stripped and raped by rioters during the violent Jat agitation.

Feb 24, 2016, 23:47 PM IST

Case registered against Hooda aide in Haryana

The Haryana Police on Wednesday registered a case against Varinder Singh, a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, for trying to incite violence during the recent Jat agitation, police sources said here.

Feb 24, 2016, 16:02 PM IST

Jat agitation: Congress pulls up Centre, Haryana govt

Expressing disappointment over Haryana being divided on the basis of caste, the Congress Party on Wednesday asked the Centre and the state government to compensate for the losses in the wake of the protests by members of the Jat community.

Feb 24, 2016, 12:39 PM IST

Jats lift blockade on Delhi-Hissar rail route

Jat protestors on Tuesday lifted their blockade from the railway track at Mayyar in the district, clearing the Delhi-Hissar rail route.

Feb 23, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Jat quota stir: Hooda's aide in soup over audio clip, govt to probe

Amid the ongoing Jat agitation, a 90-second audio clip of a purported conversation between a close aide of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and a Khap leader, allegedly to incite violence, has gone viral on the Internet, prompting the BJP government to say it will order an inquiry.

Feb 22, 2016, 21:56 PM IST