Nayab Singh Saini was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party in Haryana at a meeting held at Panchkula on Wednesday, attended by central BJP observers Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister.

The BJP’s 48 legislators elected Other Backward Class (OBC) leader Saini, 54, as their leader to head the BJP’s record third consecutive government in Haryana.

Saini will take the oath for the second time on Thursday amidst the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Shah, ministers and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested by the Gurugram Police for allegedly killing his wife to "get rid of her" due to frequent altercations between the couple, an official said on Monday.

The accused was identified as Gautam, a native of Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, they received information that on the intervening nights of October 13 and 14, a woman living in a rented accommodation in village Narsinghpur was lying lifeless in her room.

In a tragic accident on Dussehra, eight members of a family died when their car in which they were travelling, plunged into Mundri Canal, here on Saturday morning, police said.

The bodies of 7 of them have already been recovered, while the search operation for a missing girl is on.

The family, including three children and four women, was on their way to the Guru Ravidas temple in Guhna village to offer prayers when the accident occurred. They left home at around 8.30 on Saturday morning.

Their car, an Alto, reportedly went out of control near Mundri and fell into the canal.

Date for Swearing-in of new government in Haryana has changed again. Swearing-in ceremony of New Ministry will now be held on October 17 instead of October 15. It will be held at Parade ground Sector 5, Panchkula.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Ministers of BJP ruled states are expected to participate in the ceremony. A gathering of 50 thousand is expected on the occasion.

New Chief Minister of Haryana will take oath on October 15 at Panchkula. Haryana Governor has formed a 10 member Committee to oversee preparation for oath taking ceremony. Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner informing that oath taking ceremony will be held at Panchkula on October 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend ceremony.

To streamline, ensure and strengthen the law and order system, security and smooth functioning of traffic, the Gurugram Police is planning to implement an AI-powered vehicle number plate recognition system.

The City Police has partnered with Staqu Technologies to implement this state-of-the-art technology. Equipped with artificial intelligence, patented technology and unique capabilities, existing CCTV cameras scan and verify number plates with the registration numbers of vehicles issued by the Regional Transport Authority (RTO).

Police said this platform instantly identifies discrepancies and also sends alerts to the concerned authorities in real time. This initiative marks significant progress in strengthening law and order and the security system.

This system will instantly cross-verify the number plates with the government records and is capable of identifying anomalies like fake number plates, stolen vehicles and blacklisted vehicles etc. This technology also helps in finding vehicles with their features like colour models etc.

Gurugram District Magistrate has banned the sale and use of firecrackers in the district. However, the order will not be applicable to the eco-friendly crackers.

Gurugram Deputy Commissioner said the orders would remain effective from October 22, 2024, to January 31, 2025.

He said there would be a complete ban on the manufacture, sale and use of all types of firecrackers except the green ones.

After an excellent show in the Haryana Assembly polls, state Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in the national capital.

The development assumes significance as Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the BJP has announced Nayab Singh Saini as the Chief Minister, though the party's parliamentary board will make a final decision.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated CM Saini on the poll victory.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Haryana after the BJP emerged victorious for the third consecutive time, saying they had voted for the party for development and good governance.

The Gurugram Police have arrested three accused for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man in Khedla village over a feud.

According to the police, the accused have been identified as Devender alias David (21), Sagar alias Saurabh (19) and Ankit (20), all residents of village Khedla in Gurugram. The victim has been identified as Atul, who too belonged to the same village.

The victim's father told the police that on October 6, David and Sagar took his son Atul on their bike and he was missing since then, following which a case was filed at Sohna Sadar police station.

Voting in the Gurugram district for the Haryana assembly general elections 2024, on Saturday was peaceful where the BJP is looking for a third term.

Polling, which began at 7 am, continued till 6 pm. The counting of votes will be conducted on October 8 along with J&K and the results will be declared on the same day.

The BJP, which won 40 seats in Haryana in the last Assembly polls, has this time set a target to get a full majority in the state.

According to the data released by the District Election Office, 57.2 per cent of polling was recorded in the district till 6.00 pm. The district recorded 5 per cent more votes in comparison to the 2019 polls.