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]Leopard with cubs spotted around Bengaluru's Banashankari area
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 10:50 PM IST
Bengaluru forest officials are investigating sightings, urging residents to stay calm and not interfere with the wildlife.
Kullu fire: Himachal to give ₹5000 per month for six months to affected families
CM visited Tandi village, where about 100 people from more than 15 families were rendered homeless in the fire. CM assessed the ongoing relief operations and instructed officers to expedite the work on a war footing
Published on Jan 13, 2025 10:47 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Delhiwale: Life’s feast with Jane Austen
2025 marks Jane Austen's 250th birthday, inspiring a Delhi Jane Austen Society to discuss her works and local social issues over chai and biskuts.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 10:38 PM IST
MP’s Brahmin welfare board chief announces ₹1 lakh for couples with 4 children
An official said the announcement runs counter to the MP’s policy that disqualifies people with more than two children from joining government service
Published on Jan 13, 2025 10:08 PM IST
UP CM Yogi promotes Yoga and Ayurveda for holistic health
Delivering the keynote address, CM Yogi made a strong connection between these practices, quoting the ancient saying, “Sharir Madhyam Khalu Dharma Sadhanam” (the body is the medium for practising religion), to stress the importance of physical health in fulfilling moral, spiritual, and societal duties.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 09:12 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
LDA launches drive to reclaim 2.59 lakh sq ft Nazul Land
LDA launched an anti-encroachment drive in Lucknow to reclaim 2,59,000 sq ft of land, demolishing illegal structures despite encroachers' pleas for time.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 09:05 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Revamped UP Cong team in place in next 100 days: Avinash Pandey
AICC's Avinash Pandey announced a revamped five-tier Congress organization within 100 days for upcoming elections, focusing on community support and women's participation.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 09:00 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Rehmankheda: It’s tech-armed 100 men vs 300-kg tiger in the wilderness
Till now, the foresters’ calculations have been accurate and the tiger has come to eat the bait several times. Success is not far, they say
Published on Jan 13, 2025 08:56 PM IST
Gaurav Saigal, Lucknow
Centre betrays Karnataka by meagre allocation of funds: CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP-led Centre for allocating only ₹6,310 crore to the state from a total of ₹1,73,030 crore.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:46 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Odisha to give ₹20,000 monthly pension for those jailed during Emergency
The Odisha government has also announced free healthcare for those jailed during Emergency in 1975-77
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 07:59 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Paragliding site closed days after tourist’s death in Manali
Himachal Pradesh closed Naga Bagh paragliding site after a tourist's death due to operator negligence; illegal launch site used. Operator's license revoked.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 07:59 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Manali
Agra lawyers back ‘one campus, one bar’ proposal in poll
Vinod Shukla, secretary of the Agra Bar Association, confirmed that the voting process began on schedule, followed by a counting session. The proposal to merge the various bar associations at the civil court into a single unified entity saw strong backing, with Shukla highlighting its importance for the future of the legal community.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 07:42 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Agra
It is morally wrong not to open safer drug consumption room, says councillor
Allan Casey said ‘all eyes are on Glasgow’ as the UK’s first safer drug consumption room opens its doors.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 07:38 PM IST
PA_Media |
SP MLA apprises Akhilesh of BJP worker’s threat, seeks strict action
The viral audio allegedly captured Chadha not only issuing threats to Solanki but also making derogatory comments about SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. Police confirmed that Chadha had threatened to assault Solanki with shoes during the call.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 07:06 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Delay in 34-yr-old criminal case: Allahabad HC seeks UP govt’s litigation policy
Justice Saurabh Lavania issued the directive on January 10 while hearing a petition by Madhukar Sharma, an accused in a 34-year-old criminal case. The court has stayed all criminal proceedings in the case, which involves charges of rioting and vandalism during a 1991 protest near the Vidhan Sabha.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 07:01 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
BPSC protest: Guv meets student delegation in bid to break impasse
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan met with BPSC aspirants, promising to relay their grievances as students await Patna HC's decision on exam retest.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 07:00 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Bengaluru: 12-year-old ran over by a truck on his birthday, died on spot
The truck driver fled the scene, abandoning the vehicle. Police seized the truck and identified that the driver was returning home after delivering cement bags.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:43 PM IST
Mahakumbh Paush Purnima Snan: Transgender high priest leads members of trans community to take holy dip
Swami Kaushaliyanand Giri aka Tina Ma, Maha Mandaleshwar (Uttar Pradesh) of Kinnar Akhada and member of Uttar Pradesh Kinnar Welfare Board, led a large group of her disciples and members of the trans community in a holy dip.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:38 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Mahakumbh Nagar (prayagraj)
Aunt arrested for electrocution of 9-year-old nephew in Agra
The accused woman, in her late thirties, has been presented before the court and sent to judicial custody
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:38 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Agra
Wedding at 200-year-old Indore temple inconveniences devotees; temple manager sacked
Wedding at 200-year-old Indore temple inconveniences devotees; temple manager sacked
Published on Jan 13, 2025 06:18 PM IST
PTI |
Water level in flooded Assam coal mine rises again despite dewatering efforts
While around 25 of the workers managed to escape the nearly 300-feet deep well-shaped mine, at least 9 got trapped.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:55 PM IST
Bengaluru doctor missing for 7 months allegedly murdered: Report
Police have arrested three suspects in the murder of 44-year-old Ayurveda doctor Anand, following a property dispute.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 06:09 PM IST
First person convicted of breaching new domestic abuse order in London
Connor Cude, 25, admitted three counts of breaching the order and is due to be sentenced on February 24.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 06:07 PM IST
PA_Media |
Ecostani: BJP hopes Congress will cut into AAP’s core support groups in Delhi
Since he resigned as CM in September, Arvind Kejriwal has tried to reboot AAP and has visited almost all 70 assembly constituencies, as he did in 2015.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 04:59 PM IST
West Bengal: 5 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants arrested from outskirts of Kolkata
The men came from Kustia and Barisal districts of Bangladesh and were helped by an agent to find a house in West Bengal.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 04:42 PM IST
Habitat loss, food scarcity key factors in decline of Long-billed Vulture: Study
The research, conducted in Barmer district, Rajasthan, highlights the vulnerability of the species, which is crucial to ecological balance
Published on Jan 13, 2025 04:34 PM IST
Dinesh Bothra
Madhya Pradesh: Brahmin board chief urges couples to have ‘at least 4 kids’
Pandit Vishnu Rajoria heads the Parshuram Kalyan Board and holds a rank equivalent to a cabinet minister of the state.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 04:07 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
3 killed in SUV-bus collision due to dense fog in Rajasthan: Police
Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar on Monday morning reported 5 degrees Celsius minimum temperature, which is 4.2 degrees Celsius below the normal temperature, with dense fog and almost zero visibility in some places
Published on Jan 13, 2025 04:02 PM IST
‘CM chair is not vacant in Karnataka’: Siddaramaiah clarifies
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dispels rumors of leadership change, asserting his position is secure and there are no internal conflicts in Congress party.
Published on Jan 13, 2025 03:51 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
On road to development, J&K becoming hub of tunnels, bridges: PM Modi
After inaugurating Sonamarg Tunnel, Prime Minister says long-pending promise to ease life of people of J&K and Ladakh fulfilled.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 03:45 PM IST
Asian News International