Jat stir

Jat quota agitation ends today as All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti calls off protest

The 14-day Jat quota agitation ends on Sunday with the All India Jat Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti ( AIJSS) calling off the protest

Jun 19, 2016, 09:02 AM IST

Gurugram authorities deploy 22 magistrates, slap ban orders ahead of Jat stir

Besides 22 duty magistrates, three sub-divisional magistrates have been put in overall charge of their respective areas.

Jun 03, 2016, 19:55 PM IST

Jat stir: Departmental action recommended against 15 cops

Departmental action has been recommended against 15 police personnel of Rohtak district, including 8 SHOs, on the basis of a report by Parkash Singh Committee which probed the role of police and civil administration officials during the Jat reservation stir.

May 21, 2016, 23:46 PM IST

BJP pats Haryana govt for 'controlling' Jat stir within three days

Notwithstanding the opposition's criticism, BJP General Secretary Anil Jain on Tuesday praised the Manohar Lal Khattar government for the "big achievement" of bringing under control widespread violence during the Jat quota stir within three days.

May 10, 2016, 21:20 PM IST

Section 144 imposed in Jind as Jat leaders start 'jail bharo' movement

The district administration in Jind, Haryana, has clamped prohibitory orders for two days with the Jat leaders threatening to hold 'jail bharo' movement beginning today demanding the release of those arrested during the quota stir.

May 01, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

Jat stir: Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu questions Sonia, Rahul Gandhi for silence on violence

Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu on Thursday questioned the "silence" of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on the violence during the Jat agitation in the state in February.

Apr 21, 2016, 23:17 PM IST

Jat stir: Main accused a RSS activist, alleges Cong leader

The Congress leader demanded the investigation of riots to be done by the sitting judge of Supreme Court.

Apr 15, 2016, 02:24 AM IST

Jat stir: Haryana receives over 2,000 compensation claims

Out of the total 2,085 claims received, 1,847 were from urban areas and 238 from rural areas.

Apr 03, 2016, 20:38 PM IST

Violence during Jat stir to be thoroughly probed: Haryana CM ML Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said the incidents of violence and arson that had occurred during the Jat reservation agitation in the state would be thoroughly investigated and those found guilty would not be spared.

Mar 31, 2016, 21:48 PM IST

Can't bring undertrials to Delhi due to Jat stir: Haryana cops

Haryana police has informed a Delhi court that undertrials from the state would not be produced there till the Jat agitation ends, as the cops were busy maintaining law and order.

Mar 31, 2016, 19:09 PM IST

Fresh Jat stir warning: Prohibitory orders imposed in Gurgaon

In view of a call given by Jat groups to resume their agitation demanding quota, the authorities here on Thursday imposed prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people.

Mar 17, 2016, 22:50 PM IST

Haryana faces fresh Jat reservation stir as govt delays quota bill

Security has been tightened across several sensitive towns in Haryana as a 72-hour deadline issued by Jats for the state government for accepting their demand for quotas ends on Thursday.

Mar 17, 2016, 09:08 AM IST

Haryana seeks paramilitary forces from Centre as Jats threaten to resume agitation

With Jat leaders threatening to resume agitation in case the BJP led Haryana government does not meet their demands by Thursday, Haryana government has sought paramilitary forces from the Centre to be deployed in sensitive areas.

Mar 16, 2016, 23:13 PM IST

Jat stir: Events aimed to derail Haryana from development track, says Governor

 Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Monday referred to the "violence" during the recent Jat quota agitation during his address to the state Assembly, saying these events were aimed to "derail" the state from the fast track of development.

Mar 15, 2016, 01:00 AM IST

Media reports on gang-rapes in Murthal 'false', want action: MP

A demand for stern action against some newspapers and TV channels for publishing "false" reports of rapes at Murthal during the recent Jat agitation in Haryana was made in the Lok Sabha today.

Mar 09, 2016, 16:33 PM IST

Jat quota agitation disturbing, says Maruti MD Kenichi Ayukawa

Expressing concern over the recent violent Jat quota agitation, country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Monday said the incident was disturbing even as it pledged support to make the state its engineering hub besides being a manufacturing destination.

Mar 07, 2016, 21:55 PM IST

Jat stir: With Rs 10 lakh relief, I cannot even get my place cleaned, says Rohtak mall owner

"I have got RTGS of Rs 10 lakh in my account. With this amount I cannot even get my mall cleaned, leave alone rebuilding the entire thing. All my hard work of so many years has been reduced to rubble," Suresh Sharma, the owner of Rohtak's burnt down RN Mall, rued.

Mar 06, 2016, 15:23 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

Jat stir: Haryana govt releases Rs 12.42 cr compensation

Haryana government on Wednesday cleared an interim assistance of Rs 12.42 crore to 809 people affected by violence during the Jat quota agitation.

Mar 02, 2016, 21:31 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