Cities

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:20 AM IST

According to the information shared by the association, the agitation aims to address several serious concerns which have been ignored despite multiple representations to the oil companies and authorities

. The safety of petroleum transportation is being taken for granted, putting the public at risk as companies disregard essential safety protocols, says official. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Vaccination, sterilisation drive launched for dogs in Mela area

In addition to strays, the PNN will also monitor pet dogs, advising owners not to bring them near ghats or places where pilgrims may stay.

Other Cities

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Baba Kalyani’s sister Sugandha Hiremath alleges deprivation of family assets

The application states an amendment in her original 2012 suit, asserting her rights as a co-parcener and requesting partition of the family HUFs. She also submitted an affidavit in a related partition suit filed by Sheetal Kalyani in 2014

Since Baba Kalyani took over as the guardian of the family from their father, Neelkanth Kalyani, in 2011, she had relied on his assurances that she would receive her rightful share. However, she alleges that Baba withheld all documents regarding family wealth and failed to disclose the true extent of the assets. (HT FILE)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:14 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Punjab: Jalandhar NGT forms panel to ascertain facts

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to verify the allegations of illegal tree felling on the premises of the civil surgeon’s office in Jalandhar, besides ascertaining the mechanism existing in the state for felling of trees in non-forest areas.

The NGT was hearing a plea, according to which 20 heritage trees, around 100-150 years old, were axed by the Punjab public works department (PWD) last month. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Act promptly against crimes affecting citizen security: Punjab DGP

“Police personnel must immediately register FIRs in petty crimes, including snatching, rather than sweeping them under the carpet,” the DGP said

Illegally acquired property by the drug suppliers will be seized. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh/sangrur

How Ratan Tata turned Pimpri-Chinchwad into an industrial town

As Tata Motors developed under the leadership of Ratan Tata, so did the economy of the twin city of Pimpri-Chinchwad which is today known as India’s auto hub

The Tata Motors campus in Pimpri-Chinchwad. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 01:17 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

When Ratan Tata visited an ailing ex-employee at Pune’s Friends’ Colony

This gesture, made sans any media fanfare or security entourage, sums up just how extraordinary Tata was, both as a business leader and a human being

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Hathras incident: Godman appears before panel in Lko, records statement

Narayan Sakar Hari talks conspiracy behind the stampede; Janpath Market remained closed till Baba left the commission

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

UP electricity officials suspended following suicide linked to billing issues

Shubham, son of Mahadev, a resident of Kushalpur, Bethar in Unnao district, allegedly committed suicide due to issues related to his electricity bill

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

NASA & Astro Sat capture dramatic eruptions from stellar wreckage around massive black hole

The discovery has provided astronomers with valuable insights, linking two mysteries where there were only hints of a connection previously

The research involves a ‘star’ repeatedly crashing through the debris disk of another destroyed star about once every 48 hours as it orbits around a bigger black hole. The collision causes quasi-periodic bursts of X-rays to be released from the source called AT2019qiz. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Education a path to rationality and hope: Swara Bhasker

“Students encounter shootings in the U.S., children are struggling for their lives during genocides in Gaza, and refugee children in Sudan and Congo have no access to steady education.”

Swara Bhasker at La Martiniere Girls College (HT)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Eye in the sky: Nine advanced drones worth ₹4.62 cr to aid UPP operations

The order regarding the approval to purchase nine such tethered drones worth ₹51.33 lakh per unit ( ₹4.62 crore), was issued by the home department of the state government on October 7

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Focus on sustainability in Delhi University’s future development plan

Both the strategic plan and IDP got heavy opposition from some of the elected AC members and a dissent note was submitted

The vision document was approved at the meeting, while the vice chancellor (VC) has been authorised to further decide on the course for the IDP, which talks about how the vision is to be implemented. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByAheli Das

Delhi cabinet hikes MLA-LAD funds by 50%, BJP calls it ‘deception’

Delhi's cabinet approved a 50% increase in MLA-LAD funds, raising the annual allocation from ₹10 crore to ₹15 crore, the highest in India.

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 03:00 AM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra, New Delhi

Less than 20% bulk waste generators in Delhi complying with norms: Report

According to a report of MCD’s sanitation department dated September 2, the civic body has so far identified 4,000 such bulk waste generators

Garbage in Chandni Chowk on Monday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByParas Singh

Delhiwale: Khan Market’s truly moveable feast

In the 1970s, Banda Hasan, known as Khan Chacha, popularized street food in Khan Market, now a pricey area with hidden affordable eats.

The short walk-friendly stretch between the Khan Market metro station and the Market. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:32 AM IST

ByMayank Austen Soofi

Soon, Punjab to notify guidelines to monitor addicts undergoing rehab

The need to provide immunity from prosecution was felt because in the past few years as large number of persons caught with small quantities, have been lodged in prisons under the NDPS Act

To date, 300 accused, caught with small quantities, have been freed under provisions of section 64 (A) of the NDPS Act . (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByRavinder Vasudeva, Chandigarh

Delhi Police seize 208kg of cocaine in ‘Chatpata Mixture’ packets

Combined with the Oct 1 raid, police have so far recovered a staggering 770kg of cocaine, and officers said that the two drug hauls were likely linked to the same cartel, allegedly headed by a Delhi-based businessman currently hiding in Dubai

Packets of namkeen filled with cocaine recovered from the Ramesh Nagar godown on Thursday/ (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:00 AM IST

BySanjeev K Jha, Jignasa Sinha

HC tells Delhi govt: Use better judgement in choosing what cases to prosecute

Frivolous cases not only clog courts with unnecessary litigation but also delay the hearing of genuine cases, the court said

The court order on October 8 was released on Wednesday. (HT Archive)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 03:00 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Delhi: Assailants stab woman repeatedly in Sagarpur

The woman’s family told police she was being forced by her relative’s family to take back a rape case and they suspect their involvement in the crime

The DCP said the woman told police that two unknown men injured her with a sharp object and asked her to withdraw the rape case against her relative. (Representational image)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:24 AM IST

ByHemani Bhandari

Probing if NBCC or pvt firm ran site where 2 died in sewer: Delhi Cops

Police said they still need documents and evidence to ascertain whether NBCC was in charge of the site where the deaths occurred

Police said they will also check whether the victims were hired to clean the sewers or were construction labourers forced to do cleaning work. (Representational image)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:22 AM IST

Punjab: 4 injured as bike-borne men open fire in Phagwara village

The victims were sitting in an open area at the village on Wednesday night when the six assailants came on two motorcycles and opened fire on them, the SP said.

The police have found 12 empty shells from the spot. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:18 AM IST

Punjab: Extortion racket busted, six held

The accused had been operating across several districts, targeting people with well-orchestrated scams, police said.

The operation was initiated following a complaint by 65-year-old shopkeeper. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Punjab: BSF seizes 13kg heroin in Tarn Taran

BSF seized over 13kg of heroin near the Pakistan border in Tarn Taran, aided by intelligence, from a hume pipe in a field.

The BSF found six plastic bottles containing 13.160kg heroin from a field near Kalash village in the district. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

Punjab: Police nab jail warden and two others for smuggling narcotics

Gaurav Yadav, director general of police (DGP), Punjab, said on Thursday that 4.50kg heroin and ₹4.32 lakh in cash were recovered from Akashdeep Singh and Satwinderpal Singh alias Satti, both residents of Guru Hargobindpura in Chheharta, Amritsar. The duo, who are brothers, were supplying drugs to jail warden Gurmej Singh

The jail warden Gurmej Singh was supplying drugs to prisoners lodged in central jail in Amritsar, Gaurav Yadav, director general of police (DGP), Punjab, said. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chandigarh

Power discom commissions new substation in Greater Noida West

To further bolster the power supply, the discom is scheduled to commission two more 33/11kV substations -- one in Sector 4 and another in the Ecotech 10 Industrial Area -- before Diwali.

Noida

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

Punjab: College director, vice-principal booked for nursing student’s suicide

The parents of the deceased and student union leaders had alleged that the first-year student had ended his life due to college administration’s harassment

The teenager hailed from Nuh in Haryana. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:06 AM IST

Punjab: Over 25 lakh defaulters owe PSPCL nearly ₹6k crore

As per the PSPCL report, in the domestic power connections category, 2,837 cases are pending in court with a total of ₹57 crore due to the PSPCL

A large portion of these dues, amounting to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,647 crore is owed by industrial connections. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:02 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

U.P. bypolls: Will SP’s regional satrap card work against BJP’s might?

Earlier in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the SP president had taken recourse to “Pichde, Dalit and Alpasankhyak (PDA) formula that paid rich dividends to the party

It remains to be seen whether it will work against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s might or not. (HT file)

Updated on Oct 11, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByQazi Faraz Ahmad, Lucknow

Police to look into Gidderbaha panchayat poll aspirants’ complaints of bias

Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta asked SP (headquarters) Kamalpreet Singh Chahal to look into the complaints after 60 panchayat poll aspirants from Gidderbaha, led by Punjab Congress chief Raja Warring, met him on Thursday.

Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta on Thursday asked SP (headquarters) Kamalpreet Singh Chahal to look into complaints of bias in the rejection of nomination papers of panchayat election aspirants from 29 villages of Gidderbaha assembly constituency. (Photo: X)