Articles by HT Correspondent
Lucknow Municipal Corporation again tasks Ecogreen with home garbage collection
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has again decided to trust Ecogreen, a waste-to-energy company, for door-to-door solid waste collection work in the state capital
Published on Mar 24, 2023 07:59 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
2 held for demanding extortion money from Lucknow jeweller
The extortion demand was made in the name of jailed Punjab gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose named had surfaced in the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moose Wala in 2022.
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 07:54 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Rahul Gandhi will come out stronger against ‘dictatorship’: Gehlot
Gehlot said during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi raised the issue of price rise, unemployment, corruption and violence. Instead of paying attention to those issues, the BJP-led government is taking repressive steps against him
Published on Mar 24, 2023 07:09 PM IST
Peon in Indore collectorate arrested for misapproriating ₹5.6 crore: Police
Raoji Nagar police station in-charge Preetam Singh Thakur, who is investigating the case, said the peon, Milap Chauhan, was arrested following a complaint filed by the administration.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 06:27 PM IST
Protest in Idukki after operation to capture rogue elephant stayed by Kerala HC
The high court of Kerala stayed “Operation Arikomban” after the People for Animals and Walking Eye Foundation for Animal Advocacy approached the court saying the move to capture the elephant and make it Kumki through rigorous training was “unscientific and cruel.”
Published on Mar 24, 2023 05:48 PM IST
India working to eradicate TB by 2025 against global target of 2030: PM Modi
PM Modi was speaking at the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre in Varanasi after launching various initiatives, including the TB-Mukt Panchayat
Published on Mar 24, 2023 05:26 PM IST
Alert sounded in Uttarakhand amid hunt for Amritpal Singh
A woman arrested for allegedly harbouring Amritpal Singh and his associate in Haryana reportedly told police that he made some calls indicating they planned to go to Uttarakhand
Published on Mar 24, 2023 04:31 PM IST
Punjab Congress leader Bajwa says Rahul punished by BJP for raising Adani issue
Punjab Congress Legislature Party leader terms disqualification of party leader Rahul Gandhi from Parliament a ‘new low in Indian politics’
Published on Mar 24, 2023 03:52 PM IST
Opposition rallies behind Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his disqualification
Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi was on Friday disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha, Parliament’s Lower House, a day after a court in Gujarat’s Surat held him guilty of criminal defamation
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 04:02 PM IST
10-yr-old boy on way to Purnagiri shrine dies in accident
The accident comes a day after five pilgrims including three women were killed when a driver trying to park a private bus at Thuligarh lost control and rolled down a slope
Published on Mar 24, 2023 03:39 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi disqualified after court holds him guilty of criminal defamation
A court in Gujarat’s Surat held him guilty of criminal defamation for a remark he made ahead of the 2019 national polls about the Modi surname
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 02:55 PM IST
Delhi Police file FIR over London protest that targeted Indian high commission
Delhi Police have registered a case under multiple penal provisions, including India’s anti-terror law, against Indian nationals allegedly involved in a violent protest outside the Indian mission in London on March 19, when pro-Khalistan activists pulled down the national flag
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 02:58 PM IST
India making numerous efforts to eliminate Tuberculosis: PM Narendra Modi
PM will also launch TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative, the official pan-India rollout of a shorter preventive treatment and family-centric care model for TB and release of India’s Annual TB Report 2023
Published on Mar 24, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Decision on Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification likely to be announced today
A court in Gujarat’s Surat held him guilty of criminal defamation for a remark he made ahead of the 2019 national polls about the Modi surname
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 11:04 AM IST
Joint team formed by Delhi Police to check cybercrimes from Mewat and Bharatpur
Team 1 (Joint cybercrime coordination team) has been constituted for the Mewat region comprising states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
Published on Mar 24, 2023 10:55 AM IST
Ajay Banga, US’ World Bank candidate, tests Covid-19 positive upon arrival in India
Banga arrived in New Delhi for what was to be a two-day visit as the last leg of a three-week global tour to drum up support for his candidature
Published on Mar 24, 2023 10:10 AM IST
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Fresh thunderstorm, hailstorm expected, likely to impact harvesting: IMD
India Meteorological Department asked farmers to defer harvesting crops in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Arunachal Pradesh
Published on Mar 24, 2023 09:31 AM IST
Para shuttler motivates KGMU students at Y20 summit
The Y20 India Summit -- a part of the G20 summit-- was organised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:55 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Prominent Lucknow jeweller receives extortion call
Prominent city businessman and owner of Khun Khun Ji Jewellers has received an extortion call made to him in the name of jailed Punjab gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, whose named had surfaced in the murder of Punjabi singer Siddhu Moose Wala in 2022
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Three aides of Amritpal booked for snatching
The district rural police booked unidentified accomplices of Amritpal Singh, chief of Waris Punjab De, for rash driving and snatching motorcycle from a commuter near Sadiqpura village of Jalandhar district.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:25 AM IST
Haryana ACB arrests former DSP in graft case
A vigilance inquiry was registered against Phool Singh on the allegations of gross irregularities and criminal misconduct during the investigation of a vigilance case.
Updated on Mar 24, 2023 01:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Haryana gave ₹41-Cr cash awards to over 4k ineligible athletes, says CAG report
In September 2019, the state government notified a cash award scheme, applicable from April 2017, for the grant of cash awards to junior and sub-junior categories, inclusive of youth and cadet category tournaments for international and national competitions which were not a part of earlier sports policies of the state government, the audit said
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Deportation notices to 700 students: Take up matter with Canadian govt, Seechewal urges MEA
Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seechewal on Thursday sought intervention of the Union government to stop the deportation of 700 students from Punjab by the Canadian government.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Kapurthala
Poor utilization of funds: HC summons principal secretary, director education of Haryana
The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned the principal secretary and director higher education, Haryana, over the poor utilization of funds meant for schools in the state.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:16 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
128 Chandigarh Housing Board properties up for grabs
Of the total Chandigarh Housing Board properties on offer, 38 are residential units on freehold basis, while 90 are commercial on leasehold basis
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Mohali: Man who snatched ₹12,000 jailed for five years, fined ₹10,000
Pronouncing the sentence, the court of session judge Harpal Singh also ordered that the accused will have to serve another six months in prison if the fine is not paid
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Jalandhar bypoll: Partap Bajwa visits Dera Ballan, terms AAP leaders’ Mar 25 tour “opportunism”
Two days before Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s scheduled visit to Dera Sachkhand Ballan, leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa along with Congress candidate for Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary on Thursday paid obeisance at Dera premises on the outskirts of Jalandhar city.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jalandhar
Duo found hanging in Kajheri bought 7-metre rope hours before: Chandigarh Police
Hailing from Chandrapur in Maharashtra, the duo had arrived in Chandigarh from Dehradun on Wednesday; police had found bus tickets in their pockets
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:13 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
End “wave of repression” against innocents, says Badal Senior
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday expressed grave concern over the sequence of recent events in Punjab and called for an end to the ongoing “wave of repression” against innocents and maximum vigil to preserve the hard earned atmosphere of peace and communal harmony in the state.
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Faridkot
GMCH-32 to recruit Group B, C staff on direct contractual basis
Pharmacy officer, laboratory attendant, junior radiographic technician/ X-ray technician, operation theatre assistant, junior dietician, female health worker, optometrist/refractions and junior radiotherapy technician will be recruited through this process
Published on Mar 24, 2023 01:09 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
