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After 24 yrs, ‘Bhalu aaya’ poem set for comeback in UP schools

Published on Mar 10, 2024 08:01 PM IST

It was only after some discussion with NIE, Prayagraj officials that NCERT cleared the popular poem for class 1 students. Also set for re-inclusion after two decades is poem ‘Tu Chal Main Aata Hoon’ for class 2 students.

Hindi poem ‘Lathi lekar bhalu aaya’ set to be reintroduced in class 1 syllabus of the state (For representation only)
By, Prayagraj

Not every spot detected on chest X-ray is TB: Expert

This was stated by Dr Surya Kant, chairman of the north zone TB task force and HoD respiratory medicine department at King George’s Medical University.

Not every spot detected on chest X-ray is TB: Expert (Pic for representation)
Published on Mar 10, 2024 07:57 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Parliamentary polls-2024: Voters to exercise their franchise on 2,241 polling stations in Prayagraj

It is worth mentioning that the Prayagraj district has two parliamentary seats – Allahabad and Phulpur. The Allahabad parliamentary constituency comprises five assembly areas, including Meja, Karachhana, Bara, Allahabad South, and Koraon

For representation (Sourced)
Published on Mar 10, 2024 07:30 PM IST

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Confidence in Modi-Yogi factor behind BJP retaining 47 MPs in Uttar Pradesh

The remaining 29 names in the BJP’s second list for Uttar Pradesh is likely to indicate the party plan on the allies, as well as party picks on key seats like Rae Bareli, Pilibhit, Sultanpur, Ghaziabad and Badaun

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lucknow. (DEEPAK GUPTA/HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Mar 03, 2024 08:45 PM IST

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Will INDIA bloc be able to stop Kaushal Kishore’s winning streak in Mohanlalganj?

Riding the Modi wave, Kaushal Kishore turned Mohanlalganj into an impregnable fortress for the Bharatiya Janata Party and scored two consecutive wins in the last two Lok Sabha polls.

Mohanlalganj MP Kaushal Kishore with Prime Minister Narendra Modi after being sworn in as a Union minister of state months ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly election. (FILE PHOTO)
Published on Mar 03, 2024 08:45 PM IST
By, Lucknow

In UP's Prayagraj, house set on fire after woman dies by suicide; 2 killed

An elderly couple died after their daughter-in-law's family set the house ablaze. Three, including the woman's husband, were injured.

Family members of victims after the incident.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:57 PM IST
PTI |

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s Jama MLA Sita Soren resigns

Sita lamented and said she was feeling neglected and reluctantly decided to tender her resignation from the primary membership of the party

The letter was addressed to the party’s supremo and her father-in-law, Shibu Soren. (Sita Soren | Official X account)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:38 PM IST

Bengaluru: Protests ensue after altercation over playing ‘bhajan’ during ‘azaan’

A protest ensued in Bengaluru over an altercation when a shopkeeper was thrashed by a group of men for playing the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ during ‘Azaan’ time.

Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya also joined the protest in Siddanna Layout, Bengaluru.(ANI)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:33 PM IST

Kathakar fest: Delhi's date with tales by Gulzar, Prem Chopra & Mohit Chauhan

Indulging in the magic of storytelling, these iconic Bollywood personalities regaled everyone at Kathakar Intn'l Storytellers Festival, at Bharat Mandapam.

Veterans Gulzar and Prem Chopra recounted many a stories from their journey in the cinema industry, at Kathakar International Storytellers Festival held recently in Delhi.(Photos: Manoj Verma/HT)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:16 PM IST
ByKriti Kambiri

BJP files code of conduct violation complaint against Congress in Himachal

BJP alleges that forms to get ₹1,500 per month are being filled in the offices of the block development office and panchayats to woo the voters under the Congress-led government in Himachal

BJP leader and former Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur accused the Congress government of violating the model code of conduct. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 01:08 PM IST
By, Shimla

Chargesheet filed against two narco-terror financiers in Jammu and Kashmir

SAI said the accused in connivance with terrorists of proscribed terrorist organisations, hatched a criminal conspiracy of raising funds by smuggling, trafficking narcotics and contraband from across the border to fund terror ecosystem

A chargesheet was filed against two narco-terror financiers including an LeT operative in Jammu and Kashmir. (HT File)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:06 PM IST
By, Srinagar

Now, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti push for Opposition unity at Rahul’s Mumbai rally

Local Congress leaders said party leader Rahul Gandhi is mediating between Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti-led parties in a bid to save the alliance

Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti attended Rahul Gandhi’s mega Mumbai rally. (HT File)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 01:01 PM IST
ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

UP woman found dead; kin kill her in-laws by setting their house on fire: Police

Alleging that the woman was murdered by her in-laws, her kin allegedly vandalised their house, locked it from outside and set it on fire

By the time police and the firefighting team reached the spot, fire had spread to a furniture godown on the ground floor of the building. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 01:07 PM IST

Hold one-day fast on March 24 to support sixth schedule demand for Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk

Sonam Wangchuk says the Centre broke people’ trust by declining to fulfil the promises of granting Ladakh statehood and sixth schedule

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk has been on a fast-unto-death for 13 days demanding Ladakh’s inclusion under the Constitution’s sixth schedule. (Source: X)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:46 PM IST

Kangra tea revival plans brewing, but challenges galore

Once popular in Europe, Central Asia and Australia, and even Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Karga tea has lost favour and production has plummeted in recent years

Annual production of Kangra tea hovers at around 9 to 10 lakh kg, much lower than the 17 to 18 lakh kg produced a few decades ago. (HT File)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:40 PM IST
By, Palampur

Explosives found near Bengaluru school, probe on: Report

Police officials have recovered explosives including gelatine sticks and detonators near the premises of a private school in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.

Cops received intel that rocks were being blasted at a construction site. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 01:36 PM IST

Two poachers arrested for opening fire at Odisha sanctuary staff: Police

Two members of Sabuja Vahini (volunteers of Kuldiha sanctuary in Odisha’s Balasore district) were injured during patrolling

The two poachers have been arrested. (Representative file photo)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:13 PM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

JDS leaders express unhappiness at LS poll seat-sharing with BJP in Karnataka

Party officials alleged they were not taken into confidence when they were announced and BJP leaders are trying to not to give the Kolar constituency to JDS.

JDS Supremo Deve Gowda.(PTI)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 12:04 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Haryana cabinet expansion today; CM Saini sure of perfect 10 for BJP

After paying obeisance at Nada Sahib gurdwara in Panchkula, chief minister Saini takes out roadshow in Ambala, Kurukshetra en route to BJP chief JP Nadda’s rally in Karnal

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini (centre) flanked by Speaker Gian Chand Gupta and Ambala BJP Lok Sabha candidate Banto Kataria after paying obeisance at Nada Sahib Gurdwara in Panchkula on Tuesday. (Sant Arora/HT)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 12:20 PM IST

4 suspected Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Gadchiroli: Police

The encounter which lasted for around two hours, took place in the Kolamarka mountains, bordering Telangana, some 400 kms from Gadchiroli district

The suspected Maoists killed had a collective bounty of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>36 lakh. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 11:21 AM IST

Coaching student abducted in Kota, father sent pictures of girl tied to rope

The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of ₹30 lakh to let her go.

The student is from Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri (Representational Image)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 10:53 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Chhattisgarh: 17 villages of Hasdeo Aranya get Community Forest Management rights

These titles have been recognised in areas that were marked for nine coal blocks in Korba district including Paturia, Gidhmudi, Madanpur South, and coal bearing areas

In 2021, the residents of these villages participated in the 300-km padyatra to Raipur to meet the governor and the chief minister with a demand to protect the forests. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 10:36 AM IST

Husband among two arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for killing wife in Assam

According to the police, the prime accused – identified as Sanjay Urang – killed his wife at his residence in Khetri area of Kamrup Metro district in Assam on March 15

Representational image.
Published on Mar 19, 2024 10:35 AM IST
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

IT dept raids Meghana Foods eateries in Bengaluru: Report

The IT department on Tuesday raided popular Biriyani restaurant Meghana Foods' outlets in Bengaluru.

Meghana Foods is one of the city's top restaurants to get Biriyani.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 10:50 AM IST

Odisha tops the list of states with highest malaria cases across India

Odisha contributed around 18.7% of the country’s malaria tally, followed by Chhattisgarh (31,713), Jharkhand (31,140), West Bengal (26,493), Tripura (22,412), Maharashtra (16,164) and Uttar Pradesh (13,585)

For representational purposes only. (AP Photo)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 10:03 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

BJP's Eshwarappa skips PM's rally in embarrassment to party ahead of LS polls

The 75-year-old former Deputy Chief Minister, who has turned down the invitation to attend the event, was seen visiting maths of various communities.

KS Eshwarappa. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 09:58 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Debate on CAA at Gauhati University campus turns violent, six students injured

Police said that the injuries were minor, and the students were released from the hospital after initial treatment

The ABVP, which organised the debated, alleged that a group of students initially attempted to create obstacles in the debate and later they attacked the organisers. (Representative Image)
Updated on Mar 19, 2024 09:56 AM IST
ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Bihar govt to acquire 50 acres in Sitamarhi for Sita temple

Sitamarhi in north Bihar is considered to be the birthplace of Goddess Sita.

Sitamarhi temple (Image: Live Hindustan)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:18 AM IST
By, New Delhi

‘PM Modi is afraid of Mallikarjun Kharge’: Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

DK Shivakumar said PM Modi was afraid of the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as he started his election campaign from Kharge's home district Kalaburagi.

DK Shivakumar.(PTI)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 09:01 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

AAP's Satyendar Jain returns to Tihar Jail, party calls him a ‘hero’

On Monday, Jain returned to Tihar, having been out on interim bail since May 2023. He was arrested by the ED in May 2022 for alleged money laundering.

Satyendar Jain leaves his house for Tihar Jail on Monday. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 06:19 AM IST
By, New Delhi
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