Goods train derailed in Haryana townOctober 30th, 2009 KALANAUR - A goods train derailed in Yamunanagar district of Haryana Friday, disrupting rail traffic on Ambala-Saharanpur route for some time, an official said. According to a Government Railway Police (GRP) official, three wagons of the goods train carrying coal derailed in Kalanaur town, around 100 km from state capital Chandigarh.
Haryana CM to prove his majority in assembly todayOctober 27th, 2009 HARYANA - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly today. Protem Speaker Captain Ajay Singh Yadav will administer the oath of office to newly elected MLAs.
Haryana Janhit Congress keen to participate in new state governmentOctober 24th, 2009 GURGAON - Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) supremo Kuldeep Bishnoi has confirmed that his party will participate in the formation of the new government of Haryana. Talking to reporters here on Friday, Bishnoi said: "In the first meeting of the Haryana Janhit Congress that was held, all the legislators decided that we will extend support and will not sit in the opposition because people had a hope that we will work for them if we come to power.
2 killed, 11 injured after water pipeline falls on moving train in Mumbai(Lead)October 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - At least two persons including the local train driver were killed and eleven others injured when a water pipeline along with part of a bridge fell on a moving train between Mulund and Thane station disrupting train services on the Central Line in Mumbai. According to reports, the motorman is said to be still stuck.
Mamata to seek CBI enquiry into Mathura train accidentOctober 22nd, 2009 MATHURA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to direct a CBI inquiry into Mathura train accident mishap. "Realising the gravity of the accident, I have decided that it is better to go for a CBI probe," Bannerjee said last night during a visit to the site.
Political leaders cast their vote in Haryana, MaharashtraOctober 13th, 2009 Rohtak (Haryana)/PUNE - Prominent leaders came out to cast their votes for the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana on Tuesday. In Rohtak, Bhajan Lal, former Haryana Chief Minister and chief of the Haryana Janhit Congress came out and cast his vote.
Train engine derails in Haryana, no injury reportedOctober 2nd, 2009 KURUKSHETRA - A passenger train derailed in this Haryana district Friday, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Ambala-Delhi route, officials said. No one was injured in the incident.
Two groups clash during Mayawati's rally in HaryanaSeptember 20th, 2009 JIND - Two groups clashed during a election rally, being addressed by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in Haryana's Jind district on Sunday. Mayawati was campaigning ahead of the upcoming Haryana assembly elections.
Three persons detained for stone-pelting on Rahul Gandhi's trainSeptember 17th, 2009 KARNAL - Three persons were detained by the Haryana Police on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the train in which Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi was traveling on Tuesday. The Haryana police had, earlier, launched a massive manhunt for a group of young men who had allegedly pelted stones at the Swarn Shatabdi Express near Gharaunda town in Haryana, which was seen as a major security breach by the intelligence agencies.
No arrests in Rahul train attack, police says youth did itSeptember 16th, 2009 GHARAUNDA - Police in Haryana Wednesday hunted for four or five young men who allegedly stoned the Swarn Shatabdi Express in which Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was travelling the previous evening from Ludhiana to New Delhi. The police and Railway Protection Force (RPF) probing the stone attack Tuesday evening near this Haryana town, 120 km from New Delhi, said that the guard at a railway gate had seen four or five youths, aged 16 to 18 years near the spot.
Rahul Gandhi's train stoned in Haryana (Second Lead)September 15th, 2009 PANIPAT - The Swarn Shatabdi Express by which Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is travelling from Ludhiana to New Delhi was stoned by miscreants Tuesday evening near Gharaunda town, near here. No one was injured, but window panes of three coaches of the train were damaged.
Seven injured in Ghaziabad train mishapJuly 4th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - At least seven persons, including a driver and a guard, were injured when a Delhi-bound passenger train hit a goods train loaded with petrol near the Ghaziabad railway station on Saturday. A railway official the 310 Ambala Saharanpur Nizammuddin passenger train was on its way to the Nizammuddin railway station in Delhi when the accident took place at around 11.50 p.m.
Huge cache of arms seized in PanchkulaJune 7th, 2009 PANCHKULA - Haryana police on Saturday seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition and arrested three persons in Panchkula. Most of the weapons were stolen from a gun depot in Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
Distinguished Haryanavi? Come own a plot!February 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Being a domicile of Haryana and having achieved distinction in certain areas of public life could help you own a plot - an initiative by the government to motivate people to contribute and enrich the state's social life. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's government has floated a policy to offer preferential allotment of residential plots to domiciles of Haryana, who have distinguished themselves in the fields of art, culture, social service, science and technology, judiciary, defence and sports, officials said here Tuesday.
Woman alleges Haryana cop molested her; holds protest sit-inJanuary 12th, 2009 PANCHKULA - The police headquarters in Panchkula district here witnessed big drama Monday night after a 35-year-old woman refused to budge from the place demanding action against a senior Haryana police officer who she claimed had molested her and insisted on a meeting with the Director General of Police (DGP). The woman had come alone from Yamunanagar in Haryana, around 120 km from here.