Hindustan Times Lucknow - December 27, 2024
Hindustan Times Lucknow - December 27, 2024
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December 27, 2024
ASI team surveys stepwell, Firozshah fort in Sambhal
After the Sambhal district administration decided to protect all historical monuments in that ancient town, a team from Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Meerut circle, which started a survey of the 'Rani ki Bawdi' stepwell in Chandausi tehsil in a bid to conserve the structure, continued the exercise on Thursday too.
1 min
Over 71K Children Selected for Free Edu in Pvt Schools
The Uttar Pradesh government has started the lottery process for admission in the 2025-26 session under the Right to Education Act (RTE).
1 min
U.P. GOVT STAFF TOLD TO DECLARE ASSETS BY JANUARY 1 OR FORGO PROMOTION
The Uttar Pradesh government has directed its employees to declare their movable and immovable assets on the Manav Sampada Portal by January 1.
1 min
Soon, Lko to see 4K new residential plots
The state capital will soon get around 4,000 new housing plots with the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and the UP Housing and Development Board (Awas Vikas Parishad) introducing fresh schemes after years.
2 mins
Police Nab Arson, Robbery Suspects in Twin Encounters
Lucknow Police injured three accused in two separate encounters during the early hours of Thursday.
1 min
Speeding Dumper Claims Life of Class 7 Student
A 14-year-old student, Kartikeya Maurya, was fatally hit by a speeding dumper on Thursday morning in the Bijnor police station area.
1 min
Meeting Focused on Evaluating Progress in Addressing Air Pollution Issues
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) held a review meeting on Thursday to expedite the resolution of air pollution complaints and discuss strategies for improving the state capital's air quality.
1 min
Desire for quick buck drove painter to hatch bank heist conspiracy
The key conspirator of the multi-crore heist at Indian Overseas Bank's Chinhat branch in Lucknow was arrested from Zamania area of east UP's Ghazipur district adjoining the Bihar border on Wednesday, said police on Thursday.
1 min
U.P. minister meets Amit Shah over traders' issues
Uttar Pradesh's vocational education, skill development and entrepreneurship minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal on Thursday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed the problems of traders and entrepreneurs with him.
1 min
FIR filed years after 18 seized vehicles disappeared
THE DEVELOPMENT COMES SIX YEARS AFTER AN 2018 INVENTORY CHECK REVEALED 18 VEHICLES IN A DAMAGED CONDITION
1 min
13 BHU students arrested for attempt to burn Manusmriti: Cops
Thirteen students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested for allegedly entering into a scuffle with the Proctorial Board, hampering government work and spreading religious frenzy by attempting to burn a copy of Manusmriti, police said.
1 min
18-Yr-Old Girl's Body Found in Bag; Ayodhya Police Launch Probe
The body of an 18-year-old girl, stuffed in a plastic bag, was found in bushes behind Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) on Khajurahat-Milkipur road in Ayodhya's Inayat Nagar police station limits here on Thursday morning, said senior police officials.
1 min
Ken-Betwa Project to Irrigate 2.51L Ha Across 4 Dists
The Ken-Betwa link project (KBLP) is poised to bring significant benefits to the Bundelkhand region by irrigating 2.51 lakh hectares of agricultural land across the districts of Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, and Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh.
1 min
Beautify Lko gurudwaras with legacy: Yogi
Observing that the Sikh community has a glorious history, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said, \"Yet we hear that only a handful of Sikh families remain in Kabul.\"
1 min
India Can't Move Forward Without Empowering Women: Governor
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Thursday said India can't move forward without empowering women comprising 50% of the population.
1 min
Step Up Trillion-Dollar Economy Efforts, Seek Expert Help: CM
He Said Govt Step Would Enable The \"New Uttar Pradesh\" To Play A Pivotal Role In Fostering Economic Growth While Creating Job Opportunities
1 min
Hosteller, not school owners, killed Hathras boy: Police
The Hathras police stood by their claim that a 15-year-old boy allegedly killed a Class 2 student and fellow hosteller at DL Public School in September, so that the school declares a holiday, after doubts were raised by the fathers of the deceased and the accused on the investigations into the case.
2 mins
CM, Deputy CM to Hand Over Property Cards Today
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday will hand over ownership cards (property cards/ title deeds) under the Pradhan Mantri Svamitva scheme of the Union government in the state capital and deputy CM Brajesh Pathak in Sitapur district.
1 min
Deploy sufficient police force to protect Shahi Hammam: HC
THE ORDERS WERE PASSED ON A PIL FILED BY ONE CHANDRAPAL SINGH RANA AGAINST THE ASI AND FIVE OTHERS.
1 min
Procedure adopted in violation of principles of natural justice: HC
The Allahabad high court has quashed the order by which a private company was blacklisted and the contract, granted to it for the supply of 250 KVA and 400 KVA transformers to Kanpur Electricity Supply Company Limited (KESCO), terminated.
1 min
Local helpers of Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit on NIA, ATS radar
Pro-Khalistan sympathisers, who provided shelter to three alleged Khalistani terrorists gunned down in an encounter in Pilibhit on Monday, are on the radar of the UP ATS and the National Investigation Agency, said officials on Thursday.
1 min
Three-tier security for entry to mela area ahead of New Year
In the wake of designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's alleged ‘threat’ to disrupt upcoming Mahakumbh, the entire security apparatus in mega fair area and also across Prayagraj district has been upgraded.
1 min
Facing blowback over Allu row, CM Revanth speaks to film bigwigs
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy attempted to lower the temperature in a face-off with popular actor Allu Arjun at a meeting with members of the Telugu film fraternity, but stressed that there will be no compromise on the matters of law and order as regulations apply equally to all, according to people aware of the matter.
3 mins
AAP-Cong Delhi face-off ahead of polls puts INDIA bloc on edge
The Aam Aadmi Party threatened to push members of the INDIA bloc of opposition parties to expel the Congress from the grouping, if the party did not act against its senior leader Ajay Maken who criticised the Capital's ruling party.
3 mins
How 1991 economic reforms changed India
Singh took over as the finance minister when the economy was close to sovereign default, and completely altered its course
3 mins
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
7 mins
2 Killed as Fire Guts Trucks in Gujarat
Two people were killed and two were injured in a massive fire that destroyed three trucks following an accident in Ahmedabad district in Gujarat in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
1 min
Awami League protests interim govt's request to extradite Hasina
The former ruling party of Bangladesh, the Awami League, denounced on Thursday the request made by Bangladesh's interim government to India for extraditing former premier Sheikh Hasina and alleged that it was part of a conspiracy to \"kill\" the party chief \"in a farcical trial\".
1 min
Karnataka, Rajasthan and MP Have Been Given Fortnight to Furnish Their Responses
The joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf Amendment Bill expressed dissatisfaction on Thursday over the responses given by Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh about the status of Waqf properties in their states.
1 min
Coast Guard Rescues Nine After Boat Sinks in Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued nine crew members of an Indian vessel, Taj Dhare Haram, that sank in the northern Arabian Sea, with Pakistan maritime agencies also assisting the mission.
1 min
China Clears $137 Billion Dam Over Brahmaputra River
The Dam Will Give Beijing Control Over Water Flow to Large Indian Territories, Which Could Pose a Major Security Threat
2 mins
Lac Situation 'Stable But Sensitive': Ministry
The defence ministry has said the \"overall situation\" along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China is \"stable but sensitive\", with the latest assessment coming in a year-end review published on Thursday, weeks after the Indian Army resumed its patrolling activity in Demchok and Depsang in eastern Ladakh after a gap of almost four-and-a-half years.
1 min
'Ishwar Allah' bhajan at Vajpayee event stirs row
An event in Patna to commemorate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary on Wednesday was marred by protests when a folk singer sang the lines \"Ishwar Allah tero naam (Ishwar and Allah are your names)\" during her rendition of the iconic bhajan \"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram\".
1 min
Number of voters logs a surge, but turnout slips
An increase in the number of voters despite a marginal dip in turnout compared to the previous election; an increase in women candidates but a fall in women MPs; and a near-perfect match between the top five parties by parliamentary constituencies and those by the underlying assembly constituencies.
3 mins
PM Pays Tributes to Sahibzades at Veer Baal Diwas
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 17 children, recognising their exceptional courage and outstanding achievements across diverse fields, including art, culture, sports and innovation.
2 mins
Cong to devote coming year for organisational revamp
Reeling under election losses, the Congress party will devote 2025 for a major organisational revamp that will see more young leaders in key posts, examination of \"capabilities of leaders\" and fulfilment of the key tasks set at the party's Udaipur Chintan Shivir in 2022.
1 min
Bapsi captured human foibles, spirit
I lost my mother, Vimla, a week ago to the day, and the news of Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa's death has come as an added devastation.
3 mins
Bapsi Sidhwa, Noted Author of Partition Literature Dies
Celebrated Pakistan-born novelist and South Asian literature pioneer Bapsi Sidhwa, best known for her novel Ice Candy Man, passed away on Wednesday in Houston, United States, said her family.
1 min
Cong to devote coming year for organisational revamp
Reeling under election losses, the Congress party will devote 2025 for a major organisational revamp that will see more young leaders in key posts, examination of \"capabilities of leaders\" and fulfilment of the key tasks set at the party's Udaipur Chintan Shivir in 2022.
2 mins
MT Was a Master of the Word and Screen
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (MT) was a remarkable cultural figure who left his imprint on the worlds of word and cinema.
1 min
Taliban lesson for Islamabad
Fundamentalism bites back: That's the message, if Pakistan is willing to listen
2 mins
2025 promises to be exciting for aviation
The revival of SpiceJet was a big surprise for the sector in 2024. Many had grounded the airline since the pandemic took a severe toll on the airline's functioning.
4 mins
Educating India's young population
The Vidyalaxmi scheme seeks to democratise higher education by allowing young Indians to choose a quality college of their choice
4 mins
Nestlé judgment jolts Swiss MFN provision
Switzerland recently rescinded the unilateral application of the most favoured nation (MFN) provision in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India.
3 mins
May 9 Riots: 60 Civilians Get 2-10 Years in Pakistan Military Courts
Pakistan military courts have sentenced 60 more civilians for taking part in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said on Thursday, after international outcry over earlier announced convictions.
1 min
Mourners honour 38 killed in Kazakh crash
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters, on Thursday.
3 mins
S Korea Opposition Files Motion to Impeach Acting President
South Korea's opposition party filed a motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo after he resisted pressure to appoint court judges who might increase the likelihood of removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from power.
1 min
Japan Airlines Hit by Cyberattack, Delays Year-End Flights
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but the carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later.
1 min
Israel Strikes Houthis in Yemen, WHO Chief Says in Line of Strikes
A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen, on Thursday, targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports.
2 mins
Finland Takes Over Russian Ship After Undersea Cables Cut
Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure.
1 min
B'desh to investigate 2009 mutiny massacre
Bangladesh, on Thursday, ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 army mutiny and subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged \"foreign\" backers, the inquiry chief said.
2 mins
Govt Mulls Personal Income Tax Cut To Lift Consumption
India is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to ₹15 lakh ($17,590) a year in February's budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters.
1 min
RBI flags unsecured loan caps, private credit links
Report signals changes on small biz loans, aggregators, notes high attrition
2 mins
Signs of growth rebound ahead: Economic review
India's GDP is expected to grow at 6.5% in 2024-25 despite a slowdown in investment growth due to reduced public expenditure, private sector caution, global uncertainties, and concerns over excess capacity and dumping, the Union finance ministry said in its November economic review released on Thursday.
1 min
AI, advanced robotics to transform highway building
India plans to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and automated machines powered by advanced robotics to build next-generation highways and complete projects faster in a sector marred by frequent delays.
1 min
JSW Gets a Copper Lining to Metals Biz
The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group has added copper to its metals business, marking its entry into the non-ferrous metals industry and opening up doors to a vast range of consumer applications, including electronics, telecommunications and healthcare.
1 min
Investors Chase New Fancy in Unlisted Avenue
MONTHLY TRADING VOLUMES OF UNLISTED SECURITIES IN 2024 ROSE TO $300 MN FROM $50-60 MN LAST YEAR
1 min
Bank cyberattacks surge as security deadline nears
OF ALL CYBER INCIDENTS REPORTED BY REGULATED ENTITIES DURING JAN 2019-MAR 2024, 69% WERE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS
3 mins
Europe on Ahlawat's sights after domestic dominance
Work on his body and swing did wonders for Veer Ahlawat who had a sensational PGTI season this year
3 mins
World Rapid & Blitz: Arjun's Narrow Path to Candidates
While India's newly crowned world champion soaks in the celebrations, it's now hustle time for his peers to attempt to fight him for the title two years from now.
2 mins
Fulham stun Chelsea with 2-1 comeback win; City held again
Fulham came from behind to beat neighbours Chelsea 2-1 after a 95th-minute goal from substitute Rodrigo Muniz gave the visitors all three points in the Premier League on Thursday.
1 min
Konstas shows an outrageous way to tackle Bumrah
You knew something was going to happen from the moment Sam Konstas, all of 19, sprinted out of the blocks and onto the field of play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
3 mins
Shubman Gill dropped for a second spinner
It was clear something was afoot early in the day when, during the warm-up session, Shubman Gill was on the field for only a short period.
2 mins
ICC Fines Kohli for On-Field Altercation with Konstas
Virat Kohli has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for his rather avoidable mid-pitch altercation with Aussie debutant Sam Konstas.
2 mins
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