Haryana Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Sumita Misra on Tuesday said the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, along with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), will conduct the full-scale mock drill ‘Exercise Suraksha Chakra’ on August 1.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said all preparations have been completed to organise a major event in the state regarding the three new criminal laws. The Chief Minister told the media after paying a courtesy call on Union Home Amit Shah here.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, while making a series of announcements for the Badhra Assembly constituency, on Thursday, said high-tension electricity wires passing over residential areas will be removed.

For this job, Rs 3 crore will be provided to the Electricity Department, and the government will bear the entire cost. In addition, the Chief Minister announced that a new grain market will be established in Badhra once suitable land is made available.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Arvind Walia and Sandeep Yadav, Directors and majority shareholders of M/s Ramprastha Promoters & Developers Pvt Ltd (RPDPL), in connection with a massive real estate scam involving the cheating of over 2,000 homebuyers.

The arrest was made on July 21 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, a statement from the probe agency said on Wednesday.

The accused were produced before the Additional Sessions Judge in Gurugram, who granted ED custody till July 25.

The ED also carried out search operations at three locations in Delhi and Gurugram. These actions follow multiple FIRs filed by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police and Haryana Police, alleging that the promoters of RPDPL failed to deliver flats and plots for over 14 years despite collecting nearly Rs 1,100 crore from homebuyers.

Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, who is facing trial in a stalking case, has been appointed as Assistant Advocate-General in Haryana at the advocate-general’s Delhi office. He’s currently on bail.

Vikas Barala and his friend Ashish have been facing trial for stalking and chasing in a bid to kidnap Varnika Kundu, the daughter of a Haryana IAS officer.

The case has been listed for hearing in a Chandigarh court on August 2.

The stalking case had brought national attention to issues of women’s safety and the political influence in legal proceedings. The police in 2017 filed a charge sheet against Vikas Barala, son of then Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala, and his friend by citing 48 witnesses.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday directed all Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police to promptly share information regarding all sensitive examination centres with the Home Department in view of the CET examination scheduled on July 26 and 27.

This will enable timely suspension of internet services in sensitive areas, if required, and help ensure that the examination is conducted in a completely peaceful and fair manner.

Approximately 13.48 lakh candidates will appear in the CET examination at 834 centres.

Taking serious note of a disturbing complaint, the Haryana Human Rights Commission, on Monday, issued a strong directive in favour of an 82-year-old Arjan Dev Aggarwal and his 72-year-old wife Vijay Aggarwal, both residents of Sector-9 in Panchkula, who have accused their son and daughter-in-law of sustained mental harassment, neglect and coercion to transfer property.

According to the complaint, despite being elderly and suffering from severe health conditions requiring multiple surgeries, the couple has been subjected to isolation, verbal abuse, and psychological trauma while living under the same roof with their son and daughter-in-law.

The complainants allege they were threatened to move into an old-age home and were even falsely implicated in a domestic violence case.

They had also filed an application for eviction under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, before the Senior Citizen Tribunal in Panchkula on January 18 but have received no relief till now.

On her birthday on Saturday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited her native village Nandgarh in Jind district, marking her first visit home after assuming the top post.

In an emotionally charged address, CM Gupta shared stories from her early life, recounting the hurdles she faced during her political journey, especially resistance from her own family.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini was also present at the event, along with members of the Gupta family and local residents. A large crowd gathered to welcome CM Gupta on her birthday, celebrating the rise of one of their own to the chief ministerial post.

Speaking to the gathering, Gupta recalled, "When I contested my first college election, my mother was extremely upset. She would say – 'you’ll ruin your future, who will marry you.'” However, she added, her father and uncle always supported her decision to enter public life.

The NHRC has sought a report within two weeks from the Railway Ministry and Haryana Police over a woman's allegedly gang raped in an empty compartment of a stationary train in Panipat last month, an official said on Thursday.

Taking suo motu cognisance of a media report on the June 24 incident, the Commission said that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights.

Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting and reviewed the progress of projects exceeding Rs 100 crore with the respective Administrative Secretaries here.

The Administrative Secretaries presented detailed updates on 25 high-value projects, collectively of over Rs 28,000 crore, spanning sectors like urban development, transport, home, health and industrial growth.