Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - December 12, 2024
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
₹lk for each student enrolling in class 6 of Almora inter college
ALUMNI OF ATAL UTKRISHT ADARSH INTER COLLEGE MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENT ENROLMENT
1 min
54-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED IN 2021 FRAUD CASE: COPS
A 54-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in a 2021 fraud case of ₹3.20 crore, has been arrested in Delhi, Haridwar police said on Wednesday, adding that the accused had ₹25,000 bounty on his head.
1 min
Police begin search for two suspects in former ONGC official murder case
Days after the murder of 76-year-old ONGC official in Dehradun, two suspects who were allegedly in the proximity of the victim's house, have been spotted, police said on Wednesday, adding that a search has been initiated for the suspects.
1 min
Over 100 shops issued encroachment notice
A joint team of Nainital district administration and municipality has issued notices to over 100 shops that have encroached upon the road from the railway station to the mini stadium in Haldwani, an official familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that this is part of the road widening and beautification project ahead of the national games scheduled to be held in the state between January 28 to February 14.
1 min
Cabinet approves 50% subsidy in power tariff
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal of providing 50% subsidy in electricity tariff to domestic consumers in the state, with some conditions, said officials aware of the matter.
2 mins
Survey begins for ₹100-crore rafting hub in Rishikesh
A survey has begun for the construction of a state-of-the-art rafting base station in Rishikesh, which will be built at an estimated cost of ₹100 crore, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
4 mins
Safety measures installed to curb road accidents in Dehradun: DM
Under the directives of Dehradun district magistrate Savin Bansal, the administration has undertaken a series of measures to enhance road safety to curb the rising number of road accidents by fast-tracking road improvement projects, installing speed breakers, zebra crossings, and dividers, administration officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
1 min
SDRF RECOVERS BODIES OF TWO NEPALESE PEOPLE FROM RIVER BANK
The state disaster response force (SDRF) on Wednesday recovered the bodies of two people of Nepal origin from the river bank near Gadi bridge in Jyotirmath area in Chamoli district, officials said.
1 min
A death every two days: Capital's tryst with HTVs
NEW DELHI: Heavy transport vehicles (HTVs) such as trucks, trailers and containers have been involved in almost one fatal road accident every other day till November this year, according to Delhi Traffic Police data.
1 min
Baku's biggest legacy will be a reform of COP
INTERVIEW | MARK WATTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF C40 CITIES
4 mins
Warming, wildfires: Arctic now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, says NOAA
After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a US agency said Tuesday.
2 mins
Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing
NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.
4 mins
Demand no more voter deletions: AAP chief writes to CEC
WHILE BJP SAID ALLEGATIONS BY AAP ARE A SIGN OF DESPERATION, IT SAID BJP WORKERS ARE RAISING OBJECTIONS AND AWARENESS ABOUT FAKE VOTERS
1 min
LG tells officials to give better security, infra
Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Wednesday reviewed security and civic infrastructure in Narela sub-city, issuing directives to officials to curb crime, prevent illegal encroachments, and enhance amenities to create a safer environment for both residents and industries in the area.
1 min
Delhi Police suffers sixth 'hacking' attack in 15 months, X handle taken over for an hour
POLICE SAY ALL CASES ARE BEING LOOKED INTO BY THE SPECIAL CELL, DRDO AND CERT-IN, ATTACK WAS CARRIED OUT BY 'PROFESSIONALS' BASED ABROAD
2 mins
AIIMS doctors remove 10kg tumour in rare op
NEW DELHI: Doctors at AIIMS, Delhi successfully removed a 9.8kg tumour from the colon of a 49-year-old woman in a challenging 10-hour surgery, hospital officials said.
1 min
DELHI HC TO HEAR ED'S PLEA AGAINST BAIL TO KEJRIWAL ON JANUARY 17
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday posted for January 17 next year the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea against the bail granted to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case in connection with the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy 2021-2022.
1 min
POLICE CHECK IDENTITY DOCS TO IDENTIFY ILLEGAL SETTLERS
NEW DELHI: Teams of the Delhi Police on Wednesday checked identity documents of residents of slum clusters in Kalindi Kunj and Madanpur Khadar, a day after Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena directed police to take action against Bangladeshi immigrants residing illegally in the Capital.
1 min
No possibility of alliance with Cong for Delhi polls: Kejriwal
WHILE BJP SAID ALLEGATIONS BY AAP ARE A SIGN OF DESPERATION, IT SAID BJP WORKERS ARE RAISING OBJECTIONS AND AWARENESS ABOUT FAKE VOTERS
4 mins
SUPREME COURT RELAXES SISODIA'S BAIL CONDITIONS IN EXCISE CASE
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday relaxed bail conditions laid down for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia which required him to report to the investigating officer twice a week in connection to the two excise policy cases lodged against him by the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation.
1 min
Take action against illegal constructions in Meena Bazaar: HC
There is a need to promptly address encroachments of public land and unlawful constructions by land grabbers DELHI HIGH COURT
1 min
CRACK DOWN ON TOBACCO, DRUG USE IN COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, SAYS LG
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena has directed the education department to curb the sale and use of tobacco products around schools and colleges.
1 min
Writer Suryabala's novel selected for Vyas Samman
Noted Hindi writer Suryabala's novel \"Kaun Des Ko Vasi: Venu Ki Diary\" has been selected for the 34th Vyas Samman, 2024, the KK Birla Foundation said in an official statement on Wednesday.
1 min
FOUR HELD FOR STEALING 140M OF CABLE FROM DELHI METRO'S BLUE LINE
NEW DELHI: Days after 140 metres of cable wire were stolen from the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro, halting operations on the night of December 4, four people were arrested in connection with the incident, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
Strong winds improve Delhi air despite 'cold wave' effect
NEW DELHI: Strong winds over the past two days improved Delhi's air quality, from a \"poor\" air quality index (AQI) of 234 on Tuesday to a \"moderate\" AQI of 199 on Wednesday, according to the 24-hour average data shared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its daily bulletin at 4pm.
1 min
Clarity sought on facelift for Buddha Jayanti Park
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) has rejected a redevelopment proposal by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for Buddha Jayanti Park along Vande Mataram Marg in Delhi's central Ridge, citing insufficient details.
2 mins
The other minar
A lesser-known stone tower
2 mins
2 ON MOTORBIKE ROB MAN OF ₹19L AT GUNPOINT IN JANGPURA
Two bike-borne assailants robbed a 52-year-old private company employee of ₹19 lakh in south Delhi's Jangpura on Tuesday afternoon, police said, adding that a case has been lodged, but no arrests have been made.
1 min
OVER 500 TOUTS ARRESTED AT DELHI AIRPORT THIS YEAR
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police arrested 540 touts outside Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport this year, marking a 48% increase from 2022, when 264 arrests were made, officials said.
1 min
Bus runs over hawker in Mumbai, driver held
MUMBAI: A 55-year-old man was mowed down by a CNG-powered Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, two days after seven people were killed and 42 were injured after an electric vehicle from the same state-owned agency barrelled through vehicles and pedestrians at high speed in a crowded market in Kurla area of Mumbai.
1 min
Vandalism of Constitution replica triggers violence
MUMBAI: Over 40 people were detained as violent protests rocked Parbhani in central Maharashtra for a second day on Wednesday over the vandalism of a replica of the Constitution of India near a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in the city, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory orders, officers said.
1 min
Mere harassment is not enough to prove abetment to suicide: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.
2 mins
Breakthrough in LS as Rahul calls on Speaker
NEW DELHI: A fragile peace between the Treasury and Opposition benches returned to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, but the impasse continued in the Rajya Sabha ahead of a marathon discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution in both Houses.
2 mins
Efforts are on to divide country, insult its institutions: RS Chair
There is an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said in Jaipur on Wednesday, in his first public comments after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman.
4 mins
LS clears railways bill; Vaishnaw says won't lead to privatisation
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024, a legislation that Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured would not lead to privatisation of the network.
2 mins
INDIA bloc MPs sign motion to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation and calls for censure.
3 mins
Notice against VP to safeguard democracy, Constitution: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hurled a volley of charges against vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the Upper House chairman of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion\" and arguing that the INDIA bloc brought a notice for his removal to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.
2 mins
Foreign secy briefs Parl panel on B'desh
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighbouring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.
1 min
TMC's Banerjee apologises for remarks on minister Scindia
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Speaker Om Birla expunging the comments and the senior Opposition leader issuing an apology to Scindia.
2 mins
Ajit to attend Sharad's birthday dinner
NEW DELHI: When Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar, now of the NCP-SP, turns 84 on Thursday, he will have a special guest at the birthday party.
2 mins
Govt removing roadblocks faced by young innovators, says Modi
NEW DELHI: The future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge and India's young population is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during a virtual interaction with over 1,300 students participating in the finale of the seventh edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH).
2 mins
Rape accused on bail kills victim, throws body parts across Odisha
A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl last year, has killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha last week, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
CM: Darbar Move Will be restored to retain Jammu's uniqueness
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu's uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move.
1 min
AIRPORTS SHOULD BE LIKE A SECOND HOME, SAYS NAIDU
HYDERABAD: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday said that his focus lies on ease of travel for civilians flying by air.
1 min
ASI dies, 6 injured as car collides with Raj CM's escort vehicles
JAIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector died and six others were injured when a car collided with an escort vehicle of Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy in Jagatpura area of the state's capital city Jaipur on Wednesday, police said.
1 min
SARISKA DEVOTEES' SENTIMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED: SC
Religious sentiments of devotees visiting the Hanuman temple inside Sariska Tiger Reserve should also be given \"due consideration\" while protecting the big-cat habitat in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, and constituted a panel to look into concerns of pilgrims and consider a ban on private vehicles in the reserve in a phased manner.
1 min
HC SHIELDS ACTIVIST FROM ARREST OVER REMARKS
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday closed the proceedings on a plea filed by human rights activist Nadeem Khan seeking to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly promoting enmity.
1 min
What ails the health insurance industry
Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger
4 mins
A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership
The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.
3 mins
A timely push for the digital rupee
Moving to the digital rupee—India's central bank digital currency (CBDC)—for subsidy payments, a course the Centre is considering, could deliver multiple benefits.
1 min
Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?
e-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.
4 mins
Targeting the RS chairperson
The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches
2 mins
B'DESH: PETITION TO ADVANCE HEARING OF HINDU MONK'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2.
1 min
Police blocked from raiding prez's office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk-yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.
1 min
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.
1 min
Solving Ukraine crisis my top priority: Trump
PARIS/BUDAPEST: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".
1 min
La Nina conditions in the coming months will be short-lived: WMO
IN INDIA, AN EL NINO IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARSHER SUMMER, WEAKER MONSOON. LA NINA, MEANWHILE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG MONSOON AND COLDER WINTERS
2 mins
'We must rebuild': New Syria PM urges citizens abroad to return
ROME/DAMASCUS: Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad.
2 mins
UNGA TO VOTE ON 'IMMEDIATE' GAZA CEASEFIRE
CAIRO: Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.
1 min
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".
2 mins
FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends, and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.
1 min
Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles
NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.
1 min
Adani taps lenders to refinance $1.1 bn
MUMBAI: The Adani Group has initiated talks with a clutch of investors and banks to refinance $1.1 billion worth of loans of Adani Green Energy Ltd, two persons aware of the discussions said on condition of anonymity.
1 min
₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D
Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition
2 mins
Jubilant to acquire 40% in Coca-Cola bottling arm
NEW DELHI: The Jubilant Bhartia Group, which operates India's largest food services business, will acquire a 40% stake in the country's largest Coca-Cola bottler, in a transaction said to be valued between ₹12,000 crore and ₹12,500 crore.
3 mins
'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top
BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.
2 mins
SMAT: RAHANE POWERS MUMBAI, DELHI OUST UP TO ENTER SEMI-FINALS
ALUR: Out-of-favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane's explosive fifty capped Mumbai's stunning six-wicket victory over Vidarbha and their entry into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Wednesday.
1 min
How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia
Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander
4 mins
Ding staves off Gukesh's final thrust with White in Game 13
The Indian teen battles it out for 69 moves before draw is agreed with one classical game left in the world title contest
3 mins
Age, tenure clauses can be eased in new sports bill
NEW DELHI: The age and tenure restrictions in the proposed National Sports Governance Bill the government intends to bring will be relaxed for sports officials who hold posts in international federations.
1 min
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