Live: JD(S) leader Revanna seeks CBI probe into conduct of RS polls

Voting will continue till 4 p.m.; counting to begin at 5 p..m., results will be known by around 7 p.m. Voting for 27 Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Haryana began on Saturday. While 30 of the total 57 seats in the current round of biennial elections had been decided without a contest, Saturday’s polls will decide the fate of the remaining 27 as the BJP and the...

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Haryana On Guard As Jats Begin Fresh Agitation Today

Anticipating a repeat of February's violent protests by Jats in Haryana, the police and administration have prepped strong. CHANDIGARH:  The Jat community in Haryana will begin a second round of agitation starting today to press on their demand of an increased quota in government jobs and educational institutes. Anticipating a repeat of February's violent protests which claimed at least 30 lives and injured hundreds, the...

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Jat quota stir: Haryana on high alert, paramilitary services deployed in sensitive areas

Chandigarh: With a section of Jat community leaders giving a call to re-start protests for reservation from Sunday, the Haryana government and the state police are bracing themselves to deal with the situation. Paramilitary forces and Haryana Police have been deployed in sensitive areas of Rohtak, Jhajjar, Sonipat, Jind, Panipat and Kaithal districts to ensure that the agitation does not get out of control and turns violent. In Sonipat...

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