Manohar Lal Khattar: News
Manohar Lal Khattar is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politician and two-time Chief Minister of Haryana state. He did his graduation from the University of Delhi while supporting himself by running a shop. He joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1977 and, in 1980 became a full-time Pracharak. After serving 17 years in the RSS, Khattar was moved to the BJP in 1994 and made Sangathan Mahamantri in Haryana. In 2000, he became the General Secretary of Haryana BJP, serving in this capacity till 2014. He gained a reputation as an efficient electoral strategist and planned campaigns for the BJP in several state and national elections. Khattar was appointed the Chairman of BJP’s Haryana Election Campaign Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, in which he led BJP to win seven out of 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state. He successfully contested in the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections from Karnal constituency, leading BJP to victory and becoming the Chief Minister. In the 2019 assembly elections, BJP formed a post-poll alliance with JJP and retained power. Khattar became Chief Minister for the second time, with JJP’s Dushyant Chautala becoming the Deputy CM.
03 Sep 2022
HaryanaSonali Phogat's aide Sangwan was after her property, claims police
Sudhir Sangwan — the aide of BJP leader and TikTok star Sonali Phogat — who was arrested along with four others accused of conspiring and murdering her, is said to have been eying her property.
25 Aug 2022
HaryanaSonali Phogat death: Post-mortem reveals injuries; Two arrested for murder
Goa Police on Thursday arrested two accomplices of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Haryana Sonali Phogat in connection with her death.
21 Feb 2022
HaryanaHaryana board exams for classes 5, 8 canceled
The government of Haryana has said there will be no board exams for classes five and eight this year.
11 Feb 2022
IndiaGurugram: One dead, 2 trapped after apartment building's roof collapses
One person died and at least two were feared trapped after the roof of a residential building in Gurugram's Sector 109 collapsed on Thursday evening.
04 Feb 2022
HaryanaHaryana approaches Supreme Court over stay on private job quota
The government of Haryana has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court of India, challenging the stay on a law providing job reservations to local residents.
01 Jan 2022
Haryana2 dead after landslide at mining site in Haryana
At least two people died and several others are feared trapped after a landslide at a mining site in Bhiwani district, Haryana, on Saturday.
29 Oct 2021
Haryana500 cops to guard namaz spots in Gurugram after threats
Nearly 500 police personnel will be deployed at five spots in Gurugram where Muslims offer namaz (prayers) on Friday.
16 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestWho was Lakhbir Singh, the man brutally killed at Singhu?
A chilling murder at a farmers' protest site at the Singhu border near national capital Delhi on Friday made headlines and rattled people across the country.
04 Oct 2021
Haryana'Tit-for-tat' against protesting farmers; Haryana CM calls for armed groups
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is at the heart of a controversy after his remarks on the farmers' protest have gone viral.
02 Oct 2021
HaryanaFarmers protest at Haryana CM Khattar's house; water cannons used
More than 1,000 Farmers protesting against the central government's three controversial farm laws gathered outside Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's house in Karnal on Saturday morning.
22 Sep 2021
HaryanaHaryana government to give subsidy on purchase of e-vehicles: CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the state government has decided to give a subsidy on the purchase of e-vehicles to encourage their use.
11 Sep 2021
HaryanaHaryana standoff ends as government orders probe into Karnal incident
A week-long standoff between Farmers and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Haryana ended today after the fourth round of discussions.
06 Sep 2021
HaryanaSection 144 imposed in Karnal ahead of farmers' protest
Prohibitory orders banning the gathering of people were imposed in Haryana's Karnal district on Monday, a day ahead of a farmers' planned gherao of the mini-secretariat in Karnal over August 28 lathi-charge episode, officials said.
30 Aug 2021
Karnal'Incorrect choice of words': Haryana CM on "smash heads" remark
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that an IAS officer's remarks to "crack the heads" of the protesting farmers were not right.
30 Aug 2021
HaryanaLathi-charge on farmers akin to second Jallianwala Bagh: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday termed the lathi-charge on Farmers by the police in Haryana as the "second Jallianwala Bagh" and said the Khattar government has no right to remain in power anymore.
29 Aug 2021
HaryanaKarnal SDM orders cops to 'break heads' of protesting farmers
A video of Karnal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha is doing the rounds on social media, where he can be heard ordering cops to "break the heads of protesting Farmers."
14 Jul 2021
HaryanaMaruti plant not shifting out of Haryana: CM Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday asserted that car maker Maruti's plant was not shifting out of Haryana and will remain in the state, and said opposition Congress' claims in this regard holds no merit.
21 Jun 2021
HaryanaHaryana: Extra marks for students nurturing plant saplings, says CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced a new policy wherein extra marks will be given to those students from classes VIII to XII who will cater and nurture plant saplings.
04 Jun 2021
HaryanaKhattar directs officials to ramp-up health facilities for third wave
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed Deputy Commissioners across the state to ramp up health arrangements at community health centers (CHCs) and to be prepared for a potential COVID-19 third wave.
20 May 2021
HaryanaVillagers in Jind defy lockdown norms, Hisar locals join in
A number of locals in a village in Haryana's Jind district on Wednesday allegedly defied COVID-19 lockdown norms with some of them marching through the streets and giving various reasons for their actions.
10 Mar 2021
HaryanaNo-confidence motion against Haryana government defeated in Assembly
The no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janata Party (BJP-JJP) government in Haryana was defeated on Wednesday.
10 Mar 2021
HaryanaBJP government in Haryana faces no-trust motion; CM Khattar confident
On Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, faced a no-confidence motion, at a time when farmers' protests have taken over the state.
08 Mar 2021
KurukshetraBhagavad Gita holds the key to all the problems: Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday talked about how Bhagavad Gita holds the key to remove all problems of the world. He was inaugurating a part of the Gita Museum built at the Gita Gyan Sansthanam Centre in Kurukshetra.
13 Jan 2021
HaryanaAs fault lines visible, Chautala, Khattar claim BJP-JJP alliance safe
The heat emanating from the farmers' protest is clearly affecting the ruling alliance in Haryana though both constituents — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) — have asserted the government will complete its five-year tenure.
17 Dec 2020
HaryanaAmarinder, Khattar condole death of Sikh preacher near Singhu border
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday termed the death of Sikh preacher Baba Ram Singh, who was supporting the farmers' protest and allegedly died by suicide near the Singhu Border, "an irreparable loss".
28 Nov 2020
HaryanaPunjab CM slams Haryana counterpart over crackdown on protesting farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday slammed his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar for the crackdown on farmers protesting against the Centre's three contentious agricultural laws.
01 Nov 2020
HaryanaHaryana CM says Centre looking to check 'love jihad' cases
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that the Centre is looking into ways to check 'love jihad' cases.
06 Oct 2020
IndiaHaryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala tests positive for COVID-19
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
02 Sep 2020
GoaGoa CM Pramod Sawant tests coronavirus positive, in home isolation
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant informed via a tweet on Wednesday that he has tested positive for coronavirus and will remain in home isolation as he is asymptomatic.
25 Aug 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 31.6 lakh; over 58,000 dead
On Monday, India reported a little under 60,000 new coronavirus infections. The nationwide total has now reached 31.64 lakh. Over 800 fresh fatalities also pushed the death toll to 58,565.
24 Aug 2020
KarnatakaHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tests positive for coronavirus
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The 66-year-old asked his close contacts to go into strict quarantine immediately.
10 Apr 2020
HaryanaHaryana doubles salaries of healthcare workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
As healthcare workers around the world are leading the fight against coronavirus from the front, they are exposed to its threat more than anyone else.
27 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceDelhi violence: Haryana minister says riots are 'part of life'
At a time when politicians should stay away from passing remarks that might amplify violence in New Delhi, a minister in Manohar Lal Khattar's government has shown that's perhaps too much to ask.
27 Oct 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra government formation in limbo as Sena, BJP's showdown continues
When Assembly results were declared for Maharashtra and Haryana on Thursday, it seemed BJP would easily form a government in the former state.
27 Oct 2019
HaryanaHere are some lesser-known facts about Manohar Lal Khattar
On Sunday, Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana for a second term.
27 Oct 2019
HaryanaHaryana: Khattar takes oath as CM, Dushyant becomes his deputy
On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manohar Lal Khattar took oath as Haryana's Chief Minister for a second straight time, along with JJP's Dushyant Singh Chautala, who was sworn-in as his deputy.
25 Oct 2019
HaryanaHaryana: Gopal Kanda supports BJP, Uma Bharti talks about "values"
Gifted with a fractured verdict in Haryana, BJP reached out to independents to ensure it forms the next government.
25 Oct 2019
HaryanaHaryana: BJP wooing rape-accused leader. RIP Modi's "Beti Bachao" rhetoric
In Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar's nationalism-dripped campaign and PM Modi's rallies failed. BJP managed to win just 40 of 90 seats.
24 Oct 2019
HaryanaHaryana election results 2019: Dushyant Chautala's JJP may support BJP
With the counting of votes reaching conclusion and Haryana set to witness a hung Assembly, fresh reports suggest that the man of the moment Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) may extend its support to incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
24 Oct 2019
HaryanaAssembly elections 2019: How did star-candidates perform in Haryana, Maharashtra?
With each passing hour, the picture of Haryana and Maharashtra assemblies are becoming clearer.
