Events in the year 2002 in the Republic of India.
Jhajjar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Carved out of Rohtak district on 15 July 1997 and with its headquarters in Jhajjar, it lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) from Delhi and had developed into an important industrial center. Other towns in the district are Bahadurgarh and Badli and Beri. Bahadurgarh is the major city of the district and state. Bahadurgarh is known as 'The City of Destiny'. Beri used to be a village fifty years ago.
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located 55 km (34 mi) west of Delhi.
Farrukhnagar is a small town and municipality in Farrukhnagar tehsil of Gurugram district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Gurgaon and shares its border with Jhajjar district. It is part of the Ahirwal region.
Parzania is a 2007 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Rahul Dholakia; David N. Donihue is the other co-writer. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah and Sarika in the lead roles, while Corin Nemec and Raj Zutshi played supporting roles. Made on a budget of US$700,000, the film was shot in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
Ehsan Jafri was an Indian politician and former member of the 6th Lok Sabha for the Congress Party, who was killed in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
Chhuchhakwas is a village in Jhajjar district of Haryana state, India, having pincode 124106, located 13 km from district headquarters on NH334B. Majority in the village are Ahirs which popularly known as Rao Sahab.
The Gulbarg Society massacre took place on 28 February 2002, during the 2002 Gujarat riots, when a crowd started stone pelting the Gulbarg Society, a Muslim neighbourhood in the eastern part of Chamanpura, Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat. Most of the houses were burnt, and at least 35 victims, including a former Congress Member of Parliament, Ehsan Jafri, were burnt alive, while 31 others went missing after the incident, later presumed dead, bringing the total deaths to 69.
Jasaur Kheri is a large village located, near Jhajjar city in Jhajjar District of Indian state of Haryana. It is located on Jhajjar-Bahadurgarh-Sonipat road; it is about 15 kilometres (9 mi) from nearest city Bahadurgarh and about 36 km from Jhajjar city, the district headquarter.↵The village is famous for its ancient Mata Chandraghanta Devi temple. Every year villagers organise a big 'Jagrata' on the eve of Ashtami in Navaratras, followed by Bhandara in morning. On side of temple there is Harshringi lake, Whose water is considered very holy and used for bathing gods and goddesses in temple. Harshringi devi mandir is named after Harshringi('Har' means Shri Krishan and 'Shringi' is the name of a famous saint). There is a hospital and water treatment plant established by Government of Haryana to cater health needs of people. Village also has its own stadium and akhara, where boys work on their physique and improve wrestling skills. In past, village used to be known as village of wrestlers. Most of the people living here, work in government departments located in Delhi. It is 40 km (25 mi) from National Capital New Delhi and can be reached by both train or road. Village is developing on good pace. It might possible it become the well known place of Haryana in future.
The Truth: Gujarat 2002 was an investigative report on the 2002 Gujarat riots published by India's Tehelka news magazine in its 7 November 2007 issue. The video footage was screened by the news channel Aaj Tak. The report, based on a six-month-long investigation and involving video sting operations, stated that the violence was made possible by the support of the state police and the then Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi for the perpetrators. The report and the reactions to it were widely covered in Indian and international media. The recordings were authenticated by India's Central Bureau of Investigation on 10 May 2009.
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Ramsar site is located in Jhajjar district, which is about 15 km from Jhajjar in Haryana. On 3 June 2009, it is also declared as bird sanctuary by the Indian Government.
Khudan is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Sarola is a village located in Salhawas Block of Jhajjar district in Haryana. Sarpanch of Sarola is Bhupendra. Chandigarh is the state capital for Sarola village. It is located around 255.0 kilometers away from Sarola. The surrounding nearby villages and its distance from Sarola are Khudan 1.8 km, Chhapar 2.1 km, Subana 2.8 km, Ahari 3.7 km, Babepur 4.2 km, Dhakla 4.2 km, Kasni 4.7 km.
Dhakla is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It has distance of 15.5 km from Kosli Railway Station and approximately 21 km from Jhajjar Railway Station.
Subana is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Girdharpur is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Neola is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Kasni is a large village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Babepur is a village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
Samaspur Majra is a large village located in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.
