Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - December 17, 2024
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
Grap 3 curbs imposed as AQI worsens
NEW DELHI: The Centre's air quality panel for Delhi-NCR Monday invoked restrictive measures under stage three of the air pollution control plan amid a sharp dip in air quality due to unfavourable meteorological conditions.
1 min
Official: Need plans to preserve indigenous breeds of cow, buffalo
Additional chief secretary Anand Bardhan on Monday directed officials concerned to adopt result-based initiatives to preserve the indigenous breeds of cow and buffalo in the state.
1 min
Law and order maintained in Uttarkashi, Govt tells HC
DEHRADUN: The state government on Monday reiterated in the Uttarakhand high court that law and order has been maintained in Uttarkashi even as the local administration continues to probe into the legality of the mosque, which has been termed illegal by the Hindu right-wing organisations.
1 min
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT FACTORY IN NARSAIN, DOUSED AFTER 15 HOURS
The fire personnel were able to douse the fire that broke out at a factory in Narsain on Sunday night after struggling for 15 hours, officials familiar with the matter said on Monday, adding that no casualties were reported as it was a weekend.
1 min
Protesters to mobilise support in rural areas for strict land law
Intensifying their agitation demanding stringent land laws, activists under the banner of \"Mool Niwas Bhoo Kanoon Samanvaya Sangarsh Samiti\" will hold a mahapanchayat in Kirti Nagar village, Tehri Garhwal, on December 30 as part of the plan to extend their movement to rural areas to mobilise support, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
3 mins
Govt to set up 2,500-MW solar plants by 2027: CM
DEHRADUN: The state government has set a target to establish solar plants with a capacity of 250 MW in the domestic category and a total capacity of 2500 MW by 2027, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Monday.
2 mins
909 corruption cases filed against police since April 2022: RTI reply
Among the list of departments against whom corruption complaints have been filed since the launch of the state's anti-corruption helpline in April 2022, the Uttarakhand police has ranked the highest, according to a response to an RTI query.
1 min
2 women among 5 held for 'shooting obscene videos' in Ganga canal
THE ACCUSED WERE DIVING INTO GANGA CANAL, INDULGING IN OBSCENE ACTS
1 min
3 KILLED IN TWO ROAD ACCIDENTS IN NAINITAL: COPS
Three people have died in two separate road accidents in Nainital district, police said on Monday.
1 min
Juvenile participation in crime on rise, say police
NEW DELHI: The appeal of establishing one's own \"following\", a way to make a quick buck and \"inspiration\" from reel and real-life gangsters have led to a splurge in the number of heinous crimes being committed by minors over the recent past, police officers aware of the matter said.
3 mins
Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise
NEW DELHI: India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $37.84 billion in November, driven primarily by surging gold imports and falling exports, a trend experts said threatens to add pressure on the rupee which is already strained by three months of portfolio outflows.
2 mins
Akhilesh joins Kejriwal at event on women's security
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday organised \"Mahila Adalat\" at Thyagaraj Stadium, Lodhi Colony, to mark 12 years since the tragic rape and death of a 22-year-old paramedical student in Delhi sent shockwaves across the country.
5 mins
Another cold wave gripping Delhi?
Isolated parts of Delhi continued to experience cold wave conditions for a second consecutive day, with the minimum temperature continuing to drop across the Capital over the past 24 hours.
2 mins
Grap-4 is back; schools set to go 'hybrid'
NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality index (AQI) tipped into the \"severe\" zone on Monday evening for the first time in 23 days, snapping a period of relatively reprieve and prompting central panel to reimpose a host of curbs in NCR as part of stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap).
2 mins
NDMC TO INSTALL MIST SPRAYERS ON STREET LIGHT POLES TO COMBAT BAD AIR
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is set to install mist sprayers on street light poles along the major avenues of Lutyens Delhi in an attempt to tackle air pollution, senior officials of the civic body said on Monday.
1 min
NGT NOTICE TO CENTRE ON TREE-FELLING IN NORTH DELHI
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Union environment ministry, seeking accurate details of the number of trees felled in Jindpur, north Delhi, by a private builder.
1 min
No end to problems at night shelters
NEW DELHI: Gulshan trembles as she wraps a wafer-thin blanket around herself and her children—aged 4 and 6. The woman, in her 20s, and her young children have sought refuge from Delhi's relentless winter at a night shelter in Meena Bazaar near Jama Masjid.
4 mins
Hoax bomb threat at 20 schools; DPS RK Puram targeted 4th time
DPS RK PURAM'S ADMINISTRATION CONFIRMED TO HT THAT IT WOULD HOLD ONLINE CLASSES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
1 min
2 BOUNCERS HELD FOR ASSAULTING STUDENT AT FRESHERS' PARTY
A freshers' party at a private college in Greater Noida turned violent on Saturday after a minor altercation between students and bouncers escalated into a full-blown brawl, police said on Monday.
1 min
Crimes against women fell by 8.6% in 2024, shows data
NEW DELHI: The national capital has recorded a significant decline of nearly 8.6% in cases of crimes against women this year compared to 2023, according to data shared by the Delhi Police.
2 mins
IGI Airport first in India with flights to 150 locations
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi has earned the distinction of being the first and only airport in India that is connected to 150 airports—80 domestic and 70 international—the airport's operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Monday.
1 min
Man who sent illegal migrants to US held
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who attempted to illegally send a Haryana resident to the US in lieu of ₹42 lakh, officers said on Monday.
1 min
CHADHA MOVES HC OVER CITY COURT'S RULING ON TYPE 7 GOVT BUNGALOW
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha has approached the Delhi HC against a city court's order that paved the way for the Rajya Sabha secretariat to dispossess the MP from his official residence in the Capital.
1 min
NOW, E-LIBRARIES ALSO FOR NCWEB STUDENTS IN DU
The Delhi university (DU) has planned to extend the e-library facility worth ₹50 crore to all Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) students, an NCWEB official said.
1 min
After Grap curbs, cold and polls to hold up road repair
NEW DELHI: After restrictions on construction work due to the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), cold weather has now become the latest hindrance that is delaying repairs on critical arterial roads across Delhi, according to Public Works Department (PWD) officials.
2 mins
BANSURI SWARAJ GETS NOTICE ON DEFAMATION SUIT
A Delhi court on Monday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj in a defamation suit filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, who has accused the parliamentarian of making false allegations against him.
1 min
REPORT LINKS DEATH OF MAN IN CUSTODY TO SHOCK, INJURIES
MUMBAI: Shock due to multiple injuries may have caused the death of a 35-year-old man arrested in connection with the violence triggered by vandalism of a replica of the Constitution last week in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a provisional post-mortem report suggested on Monday.
1 min
India unveils measures to help SL economy recover
Strengthening defence, trade ties
2 mins
NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
1 min
Krishna can't be recognised as recipient yet
Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the award constituted in the name of legendary classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, the Supreme Court said on Monday, in an interim order on a plea filed by the late singer's grandson who alleged Krishna made scandalous remarks against her.
1 min
PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.
3 mins
Museum member's request for letters by Nehru triggers row
NEHRU'S LETTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE NEHRU MUSEUM IN 2008 AT THE REQUEST OF SONIA GANDHI
1 min
Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM
NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.
4 mins
NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
SHIV SENA MP MILIND DEORA MADE A VEILED ATTEMPT AT THE CONGRESS, SAYING THE OPPOSITION PARTY LACKED INTERNAL DEMOCRACY
1 min
Ambiance of division, mistrust and fear in BJP-led India: Singhvi
NEW DELHI: The Constitution is under siege and the custodians of democracy have become its conspirators, Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha as he cited various instances to show how the constitutional values of equality, secularism, and fraternity were allegedly being eroded.
1 min
Replace Urdu, Persian terms with Hindi ones in police parlance: Raj
JAIPUR: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Rajasthan government has directed the state police to replace traditional Urdu and Persian words used in the police proceedings with Hindi ones, said officials.
2 mins
Shah meets families of LWE victims, soldiers
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday reiterated the Centre's commitment of eliminating the Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, and applauded the Chhattisgarh government on their action against Maoists.
1 min
'Jai Shri Ram' slogan in mosque a crime? SC to decide
SC WONDERED IF A SHOUTING OF RELIGIOUS SLOGAN COULD INVOKE CHARGES OF OUTRAGING THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS
3 mins
MAN DRAGGED BY CAR IN WAYANAD AFTER ARGUMENT
A 49-year-old man was dragged for nearly half a kilometre along a road in Wayanad district of Kerala by an unidentified gang, after his thumb got caught in the car door, police said on Monday.
1 min
STRIKING FARMER LEADER CALLS FOR MSP GUARANTEE
CHANDIGARH: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border point for past three weeks, on Monday made a brief address, reiterating the farmers' demand of giving a guarantee of MSP on crops.
1 min
Will remove DSP-rank officer over Bishnoi interview: Punjab in HC
The Punjab government on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has decided to dismiss a deputy superintendent of police from service in connection with an interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while in police custody.
1 min
209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since '47, claims Yogi in House
LUCKNOW: A court-ordered survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town last month was peaceful until speeches given during Friday prayers, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday in a controversial speech that also alleged that 209 Hindus were killed in the area since Independence but opposition parties never spoke in favour of the victims.
4 mins
IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready
The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science.
3 mins
The gains of going it alone
Why the AAP may have decided against an alliance with the Congress in Delhi polls
2 mins
The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth
The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it
3 mins
With Zakir Hussain, tabla Started on its solo journey
baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son. As per the family's tradition, the boy should have carried the surname Qureshi, but the baba said the boy must be named after Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, as the boy might become a fakir (wandering ascetic) in future.
3 mins
Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.
1 min
'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.
1 min
Chinese prez calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end graft
BEIJING: China's Communist Party must \"turn the knife inward\" to eliminate problems of discipline, including corruption, President Xi Jinping said, a new call to hunt down corrupt officials and those who corrupt them.
1 min
Chinese spying row roils British politics
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he was \"concerned about the challenge that China poses\" following revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.
1 min
'30 N KOREAN SOLDIERS KILLED, WOUNDED IN KURSK REGION'
Ukraine said on Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.
1 min
Canada finance min quits over rift with PM on Trump tariffs
OTTAWA: Canada's finance minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government.
2 mins
Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'
DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.
2 mins
WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9% in Nov
NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.
1 min
Highway capex shifts to slow lane in FY25
NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.
2 mins
Japanese cos back to investing in India
Top Japanese conglomerates and investment firms are ploughing money into India, putting unsavoury episodes of the past behind them.
3 mins
SC to send CCI's e-comm cases to Karnataka HC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it was keen to send all petitions challenging the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) antitrust probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart before the Karnataka High Court (HC) even as it stayed the proceedings before that bench till a decision in this regard is taken on January 6.
2 mins
DELHI HIGH COURT SUMMONS CEO, COO OF SPICEJET
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer (CEO) of budget carrier SpiceJet to appear before it in a plea seeking compliance of over $603,870 in payment to the aircraft engines lessors.
1 min
HC rejects plea against Adani's power contract
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the contract awarded by the state to the Adani Group for supply of thermal and renewable power electricity, noting that the plea was unsubstantiated and reckless.
1 min
Bumrah, anchor for transitioning Indian Test team
BRISBANE: It's not something that needs to be said. Jasprit Bumrah is world class.
3 mins
New Zealand eye big win after Williamson century
HAMILTON: England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand's advantage.
1 min
Rohan Jaitley poised to be re-elected as DDCA chief
NEW DELHI: Rohan Jaitley is poised to secure another term as president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) after taking a commanding lead in Monday's counting of votes.
2 mins
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