Ex gratia for martyr’s kin hiked to ₹1 crore in a major announcement for family members of those in armed forces from Haryana. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has proposed to increase the ex gratia relief for soldiers killed in action from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1 crore. Haryana now on par with Punjab and Delhi.
The Aam AAP accuses BJP of misusing the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to arrest Arvind Kejriwal in a fake case of Delhi excise policy. The BJP aims to intimidate AAP to leave the INDIA bloc.
In a major breakthrough, the special branch and criminal intelligence wing of Mohali police arrested an aide of gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria and seized foreign-made pistols dropped by a drone at Pakistan border.
BKU (Charuni) held a symbolic protest for two hours by blocking several roads in various districts of Haryana to protest against the death of young farmer Shubhkaran Singh at Khanauri border and government’s use of excessive force against protesting farmers.