Chaudhary Devi Lal was an Indian statesman who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991 in the governments of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. Also popularly known as Tau (uncle), Lal emerged as farmer leader from the state of Haryana, and served as the Chief Minister of Haryana first in 1977-79 and then in 1987-89.
Sirsa district is the largest district of Haryana state. Sirsa is the district headquarters. It is located on National Highway 9 and 250 kilometres (160 mi) from the capital Delhi.
Malwa is a geographical region in the south of Punjab state in India. It is located between Haryana, Rajasthan, Sutlej and Ghaggar rivers.
Ellenabad, previously known as Kharial, is a developing city with a municipal committee, near Sirsa City in the Sirsa district of the state of Haryana, India. It is located to the south of the Ghaggar-Hakra River and serves as a port of entry into the state of Haryana from the Rajasthan side. The Ellenabad city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As of 2011, the city had a population of 36623 in city limits and had a metro population of 44452. Ellenabad Municipal Committee has total administration over 6,810 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Kalanwali is a city and a municipal committee in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. Being very near the Punjab border, most of the people in this area have Punjabi as their mother tongue.
Mandi Dabwali is a municipal committee town, near Sirsa City in Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the border of Haryana and Punjab. It is at a distance of 60 km from district headquarter Sirsa and 40 km from Bathinda, Punjab. Pin code of Mandi Dabwali is 125104 and STD code is 01668.
Selja Kumari is an Indian politician and former parliamentarian. A member of the Indian National Congress, she has been the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and Tourism in the Government of India during Manmohan Singh's premiership.
Atma Singh is a British Asian political figure.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in Delhi. It also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, near Parliament House. Currently, the president of DSGMC is Harmeet Singh Kalka.
Dera Sacha Sauda is an Indian non-governmental organization described as a "religious cult" and "non-profit social welfare dera" that was established on 29 April 1948 by Mastana Balochistani, an ascetic follower of Baba Sawan Singh, as a centre for religious learning. After Baba Sawan Singh, the movement split into four groups, one of them led by Mastana Balochistani. After the death of Mastana Balochistani, his movement was split into three groups, with Satnam Singh leading the Sirsa group, who selected Gurmeet Ram Rahim to be his successor. Dera Sacha Sauda's main centre is situated in the city of Sirsa in Haryana state, northern India. The organisation has 46 ashrams (divisions) across India and other countries.
Rania is a city and a municipal committee Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. Rania Town is the biggest grain market in Sirsa district.
Ashok Tanwar is an Indian politician, former President of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Member of Parliament from Sirsa and Secretary, All India Congress Committee. He was also a former president of Indian Youth Congress and NSUI. He was the youngest person to become the president of Indian Youth Congress.
Madhosinghana is a village in Sirsa tehsil of the Sirsa district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of the Ellenabad constituency.
Mastana Balochistani (honorifically known as Shah Mastana Balochistani Ji, was an Indian saint and the founder of Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa. He was originally from Balochistan, and later moved to Sirsa.
Gopal Kumar Goyal, commonly known as Gopal Goyal Kanda, is a businessman and member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly in India.
Abhay Singh Chautala is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly from Ellenabad assembly constituency.
Sirsa Air Force Station or Sirsa AFS is an Indian Air Force base under Western Air Command, located at Sirsa in the state of Haryana, India.
Chaudhary Dalbir Singh (1926-1987) was an Indian politician and cabinet minister.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sirsa was a former member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly and represented the Rajouri Garden.
On 25 August 2017, widespread rioting in northern India broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the religious leader of Dera Sacha Sauda, was convicted of rape. The riots began in Panchkula and later spread to other parts of the northern Indian states of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and the capital, New Delhi. At least 41 people were killed, the majority of them in Panchkula, where 32 people were allegedly killed by police gunfire. More than 300 others were injured.
