JJP to go door to door to expose BJP, Congress: Dushyant Chautala

Ambala: Former Deputy CM and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala today said the party workers would go door to door to strengthen the party and also expose the BJP and Congress over the next three months. “The JJP will make people aware of the reality of both these parties,” he added. TNS

CET group D results out

Chandigarh: Following the High Court’s judgment dated May 31, the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC) has declared the revised result of CET group D phase-1. The merit list has been prepared solely based on the candidate’s CET scores, without giving the benefit of socio-economic criteria marks. The exam was conducted on October 21 and 22, 2023, wherein 8.6 lakh candidates had appeared and 4.3 lakh qualified. TNS

5 IPS officers promoted

Chandigarh: The state government has promoted five IPS officers of the 2006 batch from Deputy Inspector General of Police rank to Inspector General of Police with immediate effect. As per a notification issued by the Home Department dated July 4, the officers are Shashank Anand, Ashwin Shenvi, Arun Singh, Ashok Kumar and Om Prakash. TNS

Ex-MLA leaves INLD, joins BJP

Chandigarh: Former MLA from the Radaur Assembly constituency and Indian National Lok Dal leader Shyam Singh Rana joined the BJP in the presence of CM Nayab Saini on Friday. The CM expressed confidence that Rana’s entry into the BJP would strengthen the party. We will work together to make the lotus bloom in the state for the third consecutive term, he said. He said with the Assembly elections approaching, it was crucial for workers to unite to ensure BJP formed the government in the state. TNS

Two dupe 25 on promise of jobs

Kurukshetra: The Kurukshetra police have booked two persons for allegedly duping 25 persons of Rs 1.25 crore on the pretext of providing government jobs. A case has been registered against Gurcharan Singh and Rajesh Kumar of Kurukshetra. In his complaint to the police, Jaipal of Karnal said he had paid the amount for employment of his sons Vicky, Sunny and Mukesh, 22 relatives and neighbours. The accused had charged Rs 5 lakh for each person. “The accused also gave us fake joining letters. When the letters were found to be fake, he refused to return the money,” said the complainant. tns

Man held with 1,320 capsules

Yamunanagar: A team of the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau has nabbed a man with 1,320 capsules of banned drugs. The accused has been identified as Sukhwinder Kumar of Gadhaula village of Yamunnagar district.