New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to consider, within a week, former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala's plea seeking parole.

Justice A.K. Chawla asked the government to communicate its decision to him immediately thereafter.

The court was hearing Chautala's plea seeking parole for a period of three months as his wife is critically ill and admitted in a hospital.

New Delhi, In providing better employment opportunities, agricultural loans and higher price realisation for farm produce, top priorities for voters in Haryana, the state government's performance has been below average, according to an ADR survey.

The top three priorities were better employment opportunities (44.61 per cent), agricultural loan availability (40.36 per cent) and higher price realisation for farm produce (33.80 per cent).

Chandigarh, Dynasties and political lineage have been a dominant aspect of Haryana's electoral scene through decades and the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are no different.

Like the past, family members and kin of various political veterans are in the fray in Haryana where elections will be held at all the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies on May 12.

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Chandigarh, With the last date for filing of nominations being April 23, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Wednesday announced its candidates for six Lok Sabha seats in Haryana.

The announcement was made by INLD leader Abhay Chautala here.

Chautala said candidates for the remaining seats would be announced after consultation with party President Om Prakash Chautala.

Chandigarh, The nomination process for election to the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will commence on Tuesday, April 16, a senior election department officer said on Monday.

Haryana's Joint Chief Electoral Officer Inder Jeet said here that as per the schedule issued by the Election Commission (EC) for the general elections to 17th Lok Sabha, polling in Haryana will be held on May 12.

New Delhi, The Delhi government on Friday opposed in the high court former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala's plea for parole for a period of three months as his wife is critically ill and admitted in a hospital.

The government's standing counsel Rahul Mehra told the court that Chautala is seeking parole for political purposes and he should not be granted relief considering the general elections.

Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar never spares an opportunity to draw comparisons between his four and a half-year-old government in the state and the nearly one decade long rule of the Congress.

"The Congress was running a 'BBC ki Sarkar' in Haryana. This was 'badliyan' (transfers), 'bhartiyan' (recruitment) and 'CLU' (change of land use licences). We have given a completely transparent government since October 2014," Khattar tells people who have to vote for the Lok Sabha elections on May 12 and later for the state's Assembly elections in October.

Chandigarh, Several people, including police personnel, were injured on Friday in a violent clash between students and the Haryana Police in Karnal town of Haryana, nearly 130 km from here.

Agitated students of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) pelted the police with stones and bricks after a student was run over by a Haryana Roadways bus and killed.

Chandigarh, For the first time in nearly four decades, the family of towering Jat leader and former Deputy Prime Minister (1989-91) Devi Lal is staring at an uncertain political future as two generations fight it out to claim his legacy in the dusty politics of Haryana.