Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 13, 2024
Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 13, 2024
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December 13, 2024
HC deprecates 'trend of harassment via FIRs' in matrimonial disputes
SAYS SUCH ACTIONS ARE UNETHICAL AND CLOG THE JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH VEXATIOUS CASES, BURDENING ALREADY OVERWORKED COURTS
1 min
Policymakers must directly engage to support farmers'
Former IAS officer Suresh Kumar emphasised the need for financial security and risk mitigation to enable agricultural diversification during a national workshop organised by Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development here on health benefits of barley as a staple food and role of nano fertiliser in sustainability.
1 min
MC POLLS: HIGH COURT ORDERS VIDEOGRAPHY OF NOMINATIONS
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to ensure videography of the entire nomination process for the upcoming municipal elections continuing until the withdrawal of nominations, which is scheduled for December 14.
1 min
Dallewal needs immediate hospitalisation: Doctors
CHANDIGARH: Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 17th day on Thursday, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that ensuring minimum support price (MSP) to every farmer is like the fundamental right to live.
2 mins
Punjab home dept gives nod to prosecute SP, DSP
THREE-MEMBER SIT LED BY FEROZEPUR RANGE DIG RANJIT SINGH PROBED THE ALLEGATIONS AND FOUND THAT POLICE OFFICERS TOOK BRIBES
2 mins
SMUGGLERS' ASSETS WORTH ₹91L FROZEN: FARIDKOT POLICE
FARIDKOT: Assets worth ₹91.67 lakh of nine drug convicts have been frozen in association with revenue officials, the Faridkot police said on Thursday.
1 min
CM Mann hits out at Centre over ‘one nation, one poll’ bill
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday stated that before implementing ‘one nation, one election’, the Centre must ensure ‘one nation, one education and one healthcare’.
1 min
Trial court proceedings against ex-DGP Saini stayed till Jan 21
SAINI ALLEGED THE CASE WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED FOR PERSONAL VENGEANCE
1 min
THREE HELD FOR CHOKING FLATMATE TO DEATH IN GGM
GURUGRAM: Police have arrested three men for allegedly strangling their flatmate to death with an electric wire following an argument here, officials said on Thursday.
1 min
SC junks plea to reclaim gifted land, calls unpaid service rider 'slavery'
Dispute revolved around an oral gift deed executed by a Punjab landlord in 1953 with an unusual condition: lifelong, unpaid service
2 mins
Dalal moves top court, seeks EVM Verification
NEW DELHI: Former Haryana minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal has approached the Supreme Court seeking a policy for the verification of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
1 min
Member of Bishnoi's network takes responsibility for blast
GURUGRAM: In a post on social media, gangster Rohit Godara, an active member of Lawrence Bishnoi's gang, claimed responsibility for the crude bomb blast outside a Sector 29 nightclub in Gurugram early on Tuesday morning, police officials aware of the matter said.
1 min
FIR ordered into ₹1.8-crore 'fraud' by panchayat samiti
FEROZEPUR: Almost six months after ₹1.80 crore were reportedly misappropriated by the Ferozepur panchayat samiti, the police have been asked to register an FIR and carry out a thorough investigation.
1 min
REPLACEMENT OF AD-HOC PANEL SOUGHT FOR HRY GURDWARA BODY ELECTIONS
KARNAL: Days after the elections for the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) was notified to be held on January 19, 2025, members of the Karnal-based Haryana Sikh Ekta Dal demanded replacement of the current ad-hoc panel with a retired Sikh judge or a Sikh officer.
1 min
Trapped in borewell for 3 days, 5-year-old dies
Five-year-old Aryan Meena, who fell into a 160-feet borewell and was trapped inside for three days, died shortly after being retrieved late on Wednesday night in Dausa district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.
1 min
SELJA SEEKS BETTER RAIL CONNECTIVITY
Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Thursday wrote a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav requesting the introduction of a new intercity train from New Delhi to Sirsa via Meham, Rohtak, Hansi, and Hisar.
1 min
13-yr-old girl killed in celebratory firing
Mother of the victim, another woman, sustain injuries, admitted to Dadri civil hospital
1 min
₹20L medical cover for Hry players: CM
SAINI FELICITATES PLAYERS AT KURUKSHETRA WRESTLING EVENT
2 mins
Engineer Rashid's interim bail petition hearing deferred again
The Baramulla Lok Sabha MP Er Rashid's interim bail hearing in terror funding case was deferred a second time and the case has been now listed for hearing on Friday.
1 min
GOVT EXTENDS SPECIAL RELIEF PACKAGE TO DISASTER-HIT AREAS IN STATE
Preference will be given to bona fide Himachalis, NOC requirements waived
2 mins
WD effect: Himachal, U'khand hill stations record rare early snowfall
Shimla, on December 9, received season's first snowfall - the last time HP capital recorded snow in early Dec was in 2012
2 mins
Two siblings among three more die of suspected food poisoning in Rajouri
Three children, including a brother-sister duo, died of suspected food poisoning in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Thursday, prompting the government to set up a four-member team of doctors to investigate the \"unusual deaths,\" officials said.
1 min
₹25 CR SPENT ON CELEBRATIONS EVEN AS HP GOVT HAS NO FEAT TO LIST: JAI RAM
Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, launching an attack on the state government for spending ₹25 crores on celebrating the two-year tenure, said the government has not even a single achievement to tell.
1 min
GOVT EXTENDS SPECIAL RELIEF PACKAGE TO DISASTER-HIT AREAS IN STATE
Providing relief, the state cabinet has decided to extend the special relief package to disaster-affected areas, including Samej and Rampur in Shimla district, Jaun-Bagipul and Nirmand in Kullu district and Tikkam Thalu-Kot in Mandi district.
1 min
Cut that cacophony and embrace silence
Though a lot is being said and done about the air and water pollution, we are yet to take note of the rising levels of noise pollution in the country.
2 mins
DISASTER MGMT FUNDS MUST BE ALLOCATED FAIRLY: HAYER IN PARL
CHANDIGARH: Highlighting the need for a fair and transparent approach, AAP's Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, during the Lok Sabha session on Thursday, called for Punjab's representation in disaster management fund allocation.
1 min
Six held for firing
JAMMU: Six people were arrested for allegedly open firing at a man with the intent of killing him here, police said on Thursday.
2 mins
WANTED IN 14 CASES, MAN HELD AFTER ENCOUNTER
Dehradun Police arrested a history sheeter facing over two dozen cases after shooting him in the leg during an encounter in the Selaqui area in Dehradun on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, a police official said.
1 min
DRDO: New light tank test-fired successfully with accurate results
NEW DELHI: India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a \"major milestone\" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
1 min
₹1K/month for women cleared, will be ₹2.1K if we win: Kejriwal
TRANSFER OF MONEY FOR BENEFICIARIES WILL ONLY BEGIN AFTER ELECTIONS, SAYS AAP SUPREMO
2 mins
RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent
NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leaderships' alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.
2 mins
Cabinet nod to 'one nation, one poll' plan
BILLS ARE LIKELY TO BE TABLED IN THE ONGOING WINTER SESSION, WILL LIKELY BE EXAMINED BY A JOINT HOUSE COMMITTEE
2 mins
4 SCHOOLGIRLS WALKING BACK HOME CRUSHED TO DEATH BY TRUCK IN KERALA
Four Class 8 students of a government school died on Thursday after a truck ran them over while they were returning home after taking an examination, at Kalladikode in Kerala, police said.
1 min
Oppn MPs may submit notice in RS today to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Lawmakers from the INDIA bloc are likely to submit a notice on Friday to move a motion for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event earlier this week sparked a controversy.
1 min
Stage set for govt, Oppn face-off on Constitution in House today
NEW DELHI: Lawmakers will begin on Friday a rare and landmark debate on the Constitution to mark the 75th year of its adoption against the backdrop of a bitter political face-off between the government and the Opposition that has jammed Parliament and embroiled even the vice-president with the INDIA bloc demanding his removal.
3 mins
GOVT, HAL SIGN ₹13.5K-CRORE DEAL FOR 12 SU-30 JETS
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday inked a ₹13,500-crore contract with Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 12 Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft along with associated equipment for the Indian Air Force, in a push for the country's self-reliance drive, the ministry said.
1 min
AROUND 60% ROAD ACCIDENT VICTIMS IN 18-34 AGE GROUP: MIN
Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he hides his face over the number of road accidents in India during international conferences.
1 min
Order evokes mixed response from petitioners
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a nationwide directive restraining all courts from entertaining fresh suits or passing orders to survey mosques to determine whether temple structures lie beneath them.
4 mins
EX-COAL SECY AMONG SIX ACQUITTED IN 2012 CASE
A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.
1 min
Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist
HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Nov retail inflation in line with expectations at 5.48%
Relief after October spike
1 min
AMARAVATI TO BE SINGLE CAPITAL, ANDHRA INFORMS SC IN AFFIDAVIT
Amaravati is being developed as the lone capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the state government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, ending the discussion over the three-capital plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime.
1 min
A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea
The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.
3 mins
The US deep state and its discontents
The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles
4 mins
Nudging government to conserve wetlands
The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.
1 min
Supreme Court draws the line
Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely
2 mins
Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation
As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation—the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January—a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.
3 mins
Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA
Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays
1 min
Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved
NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.
2 mins
Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in
MUMBAI: The options frenzy among India's retail investors may be beginning to cool as regulatory measures to prevent widespread losses begin to take effect.
2 mins
India to regain growth momentum in Q3, says minister Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
1 min
Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years
As an 8-year-old in 2013, Gukesh says, he wanted to be the one to bring the World Chess Championship crown back to India
6 mins
Impact of this win on our chess will be massive
EVER SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH HIM, HE'S EXCEEDED EVEN MY OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS VERY, VERY FAST. IN 2022, HE HAD A GREAT GROWTH SPURT. 2024 AS WELL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR HIM.
2 mins
Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years
A few months back, when Gukesh won the Candidates and qualified to play the World Championship match against defending champion Ding Liren, it was quite a surprise.
2 mins
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