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Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:04 AM IST

Anurag termed Congress “anti-farmer” and said, “I ask Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhupinder Singh Hooda that when they were in power in Haryana, why did they not implement the Swaminathan Committee report?

Former Union minister and Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur called Congress an “anti-farmer party”. Anurag reached Panchkula on the first day of Navratras and paid obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi. (ANI File)

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Harvest yet to pick pace, 39k tonnes of paddy arrives in mandis on Day 3

Punjab mandis received 39,000 tonnes of paddy amid a strike, with 10,000 tonnes procured. A bumper crop of 230 lakh tonnes is expected this season.

A labourer gather paddy grain, at a market in Jalandhar, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

After colleague’s murder, delivery executives hold protest, seek safety

Delivery executives protested in Chinhat after colleague Bharat Kumar Verma was murdered over payment disputes. They demand justice and better safety measures.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Hot seat: Close fight in Kalayat as parties vie for Jat vote pie

Former minister Kamlesh Dhanda is the BJP candidate pitted against Congress Hisar MP’s son and party candidate Vikas Saharan, AAP state senior vice-president Anurag Dhanda and INLD state president Ram Pal Majra.

The Kalayat assembly constituency is all set for a multi-cornered contest with prominent candidates from the BJP, Congress, AAP and INLD locking horns, all from the Jat community that dominates the seat. The entry of at least three party rebels contesting as Independents has also made the contest tough. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Kalayat (kaithal):

Bone marrow transplant unit in KGMU within six months

An amount of Rs. 2.75 crore in CSR (corporate social responsibility) funding has been allotted for the establishment of this unit, including capacity building training of nurses and sanitation workers who will be deployed in the unit.

An eight-bed bone marrow transplant unit would come up in King George’s Medical University within the next six to eight months (Pic for representation)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:54 AM IST

Pune civic body to appoint 200 staff for infectious disease control

The PMC insect control department has 814 approved posts, with 514 vacant. Of the 300 filled positions, 205 are working in the field

Dr Rajesh Dighe, PMC assistant health officer and head of vector-borne diseases programme, said that the proposal to hire 200 contractual staff for the insect control department was pending since last three years. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Ex-minister Langah re-inducted into Akali Dal fold

The decision was taken by SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar following a request from Langah, who had quit the SAD in 2017 over charges of raping a woman.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Victim’s widow deposes against Jagdish Tytler

The wife of a victim in north Delhi’s Pul Bangash Gurdwara case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Thursday deposed before a Delhi court against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India

DGCA team starts inspection at helicopter crash site in Pune’s Bavdhan area

Two pilots and an engineer on board a private helicopter died after it crashed and caught fire in the hills of Bavdhan region on Wednesday morning

The inspection will continue on Friday as well, said officials. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengurt

Haryana poll: Saini, Hooda go full throttle on last day

In Karnal, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda addressed a press conference just an hour ahead when the campaign ended with party nominees Sumita Singh (Karnal), Dharampal Gondar (Nilokheri) and Rakesh Kamboj (Indri).

On the last day of campaigning in Haryana, caretaker chief minister Nayab Saini prayed at Mata Bala Sundri temple on the first day of Navratras at Ladwa, from where he is the BJP candidate. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Uttar Pradesh bypoll date soon, process to be completed before December 7: CEO

Rinwa was in Ayodhya to oversee preparations for the voter list revision that will be done across Uttar Pradesh from October 29 and to review preparations for the bypolls for the Milkipur assembly seat.

Out of the 10 assembly seats, for which bypolls will be held, nine fell vacant after the election of the sitting MLAs as MPs in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. One seat, Sisamau in Kanpur Nagar, fell vacant after the conviction of the SP’s Haji Irfan Solanki in a criminal case. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

17 trains affected in Punjab as farmers squat on tracks for two hours

Movement of several trains was affected in Punjab on Thursday after farmers squatted on the tracks as part of their two-hour “rail roko” protest in support of various demands, including justice in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Pune sexual assault case: Police to probe if accused assaulted more victims

Investigation officer Swati Devdhar sought from the court police custody of the accused to interrogate him and find if he assaulted more minors

Police confirmed that two cases of sexual assault have been reported. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Final day of Haryana poll campaign: Yogi targets Congress: ‘Where’s the khata-khat promise now?’

Yogi Adityanath accused Congress of misinformation ahead of the 2024 elections, urging voters to support BJP and highlighting issues like safety and development.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the public meeting ahead of Haryana Assembly elections, at Safidon, in Jind on Thursday. (Yogi Adityanath X)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Ludhiana: Teachers seek option to submit PSEB forms offline

For over a month, the educators have been urging the board officials to allow offline submissions, as was the case until last year.

The teachers have also claimed that there are certain legal issues involved in this matter. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Panchayat polls: Man held for brandishing pistol outside govt office in Jalandhar

The police seized a 32 bore pistol and four live cartridges from the accused. The accused, identified as Gurjit Singh of Lohgarh village in Goraya, was apprehended hours after the incident.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Panchayat polls: Punjab CM urges villagers to elect sarpanches unanimously

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday exhorted people to reject those using money and muscle power while campaigning for the upcoming panchayat elections and appealed to them to elect sarpanches unanimously

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:28 AM IST

Kotkapura police firing: Ex-SSP moves HC seeking transfer of case to Chandigarh

The high court has issued a notice to the state government on the issue and listed the matter for October 23.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:26 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Sexual assault of two girls in school van in Pune; driver held

The police confirmed that no woman attendant was present in the private school van. In Maharashtra, school buses or vans must have a woman attendant

According to the complaint filed by the mother of one of the minors, the accused was sexually abusing her daughter in the moving bus since last three-four days, besides issuing threats if she revealed the incident to anyone. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:22 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

SC ‘revives’ Khalsa University, strikes down 2017 repeal Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the revival of the Khalsa University, Amritsar, bringing into force the Khalsa University Act, 2016, and declaring the Khalsa University (Repeal) Act, 2017, which was enacted during Congress regime, as ‘unconstitutional’

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:24 AM IST

BySurjit Singh

Man arrested for selling 26 rented vehicles

Mumbai police arrested Akash Singh, 26, for cheating several vehicle owners by renting and selling their vehicles. 26 stolen vehicles recovered.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByMegha Sood

BJP’s Haji Arafat Shaikh may quit party

BJP leader Haji Arafat Shaikh plans to quit the party over its anti-Muslim stance, possibly joining Congress or Shiv Sena, amid rising tensions.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:14 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

Ludhiana: Agro-processing fair kicks off in city, to end on october 5

The Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology on Thursday inaugurated CIPHET-IIFA 2024 industry interface fair on agro-processing and a kisan mela as part of its 36th foundation day celebrations.

Over 100 stalls showcased various post-harvest technologies. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Soldier’s mortal remains come home after 56 years

Malkhan Singh’s mortal remains were brought to the village in a military vehicle with full respect and kept in his home for ‘ darshan’. The villagers raised slogans of” Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Shaheed Malkhan Singh Amar Rahe”. They also showered flowers on his mortal

Mortal remains of Sepoy Malkhan Singh who lost his life in the 1968 Indian Air Force aircraft AN-12 crash were recovered and brought to his native village in Saharanpur, on Wednesday (ANI)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:10 AM IST

Court rejects Vijay Palande’s plea, allows reinstatement of special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam in murder case

A court rejected Vijay Palande's plea against Ujjwal Nikam's reinstatement as prosecutor in his murder case, citing potential bias and political motives.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:06 AM IST

ByRevu Suresh

Geeta Gawli may contest assembly polls on Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket

Geeta Gawli may run for Byculla assembly elections on a Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket, seeking support to leverage her past candidacies and local base.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 08:04 AM IST

Festa de Goa brings a slice of the sunny state to Mumbai through art, music

The Festa de Goa celebrates Goa's rich cultural history in Mumbai, featuring music, literature, and art, including fado singer Sonia Shirsat

Stuti Choral and String Ensemble (they are 88 choristers, 21 string players and three pianists) conducted by Parvesh Java will perform for Festa de Goa.

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:42 AM IST

ByVivek Menezes

Man arrested for raping minor daughter in Warje-Malwadi

The accused originally hails from Bihar, relocated in Pune and works as a labourer. He has five daughters, and the victim is the eldest one

As per the complaint filed by the school administration, we have arrested the accused, and he was produced in the court. The court has granted him police custody for four days, said a police official. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByShrinivas Deshpande

Marathi, 4 other languages granted classical status

The Cabinet also updated the eligibility criteria for classical languages under the Centre’s Language Expert Committee

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByVrinda Tulsian

Worli hit-and-run: Police file charge sheet against Mihir Shah, his father, driver

The police have added section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which penalises drunk driving, in the case against Mihir Shah