Hindustan Times Chandigarh - December 21, 2024
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December 21, 2024
Protest vs protest on last day as House session ends
A bitter winter session of Parliament, marked by acrimony between the government and Opposition, protests and counter protests over Union home minister Amit Shah's comment on BR Ambedkar, the first attempt in Independent India to remove the vice-president, a landmark debate on 75 years of the Constitution, and ugly scenes that led to a flurry of police complaints and privilege notices, closed on Friday.
1 min
Fasting has impacted liver, kidney functions: Med board
Makeshift hospital set up to monitor Dallewal's health
2 mins
Voting today, over 3k candidates in fray
With AAP, Congress, BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal vying to outdo each other, the municipal elections in Punjab are set to witness a multi-cornered contest, the polling for which will take place on Saturday.
4 mins
8 pending devp projects and a long list of unfulfilled promises
PATIALA CITY'S CANAL-BASED POTABLE WATER SUPPLY PROJECT HAS ALREADY MISSED ITS DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 12, 2023
1 min
TEACHERS' FAST BEGINS ON DEC 22
Teachers, under the banner of the computer teacher sangarsh committee will start fast-unto-death protest from December 22 to press the Punjab government to resolve their long-standing demands.
1 min
Biting cold prevails in Punjab, Haryana
Cold weather conditions continued in several areas of Punjab and Haryana on Friday, the MeT department said.
1 min
Land transfer: FIR against ex-minister Arora quashed
FIRs were registered against ex-minister in Ludhiana and Jalandhar by Punjab vigilance bureau on August 16 and Sept 22, 2022, respectively
2 mins
Land transfer: FIR against ex-minister Arora quashed
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Friday quashed an FIR pertaining to an alleged illegal transfer case of an industrial plot to a real estate company, involving former Congress industries minister Sunder Sham Arora and 11 others, said senior advocate APS Deol.
1 min
Retd ASI shot dead
A retired assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Om Prakash was shot dead by an unidentified person in Bathinda's busy Multania road locality on Saturday evening, on the eve of the Bathinda municipal corporation bypoll.
1 min
SC directs Centre to file fresh report on status of trials
Counsel for one of the petitioners submitted that there were instances wherein 500 cases were clubbed into one FIR
2 mins
NIA CONDUCTS RAIDS IN PUNJAB, HARYANA, 3 OTHER STATES
The National Investigation Agency on Friday searched multiple locations in five states in connection with a case relating to attempts at revival of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit, according to an official statement.
1 min
HC QUASHES CBI COURT ORDER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS TO RAM RAHIM
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday quashed a 2019 order of a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Panchkula directing the CBI to provide certain documents to Dera Sacha Sauda head, Gurmeet Ram Rahim in an alleged case of mass castration of followers at the dera.
1 min
MLA pulls out over '16 desecration case
The Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) MLA from the Mehrauli assembly constituency, Naresh Yadav, on Friday announced that he will not contest the 2025 Delhi assembly election unless he is acquitted in a 2016 desecration case in Punjab.
1 min
Gangster, aide shot dead while trying to flee from police custody
The Fatehabad police on Friday gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang, who along with two other accomplices opened fire at a police team near Badopal toll plaza.
1 min
PPSC CHAIRMAN AD CHALLENGED IN HIGH COURT
An advertisement put out by the state government to select new Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) chairman has been challenged before the high court.
1 min
PM Modi to inaugurate Jewar airport in April
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Noida International Airport in Jewar, and reiterated that the airport will be ready for operations by April 2025.
2 mins
Legal opinion to form basis of Akali Dal's reply to Takht
LEADERS ARE SAID TO HAVE RAISED FEAR THAT TAKING DIRECTIONS FROM RELIGIOUS BODY MAY INVITE ACTION FROM POLL PANEL
2 mins
PCS PRELIMS: CSAT SOLELY TO BE QUALIFYING PAPER
The civil services aptitude test (CSAT) will now be treated solely as a qualifying paper in the Punjab Civil Services (PCS) preliminary examination, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) has announced.
1 min
SFJ's threat to envoy Kwatra: India takes up matter with US
Canada has alleged India's involvement in killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, New Delhi has rubbished these charges as baseless
2 mins
SFJ's threat to envoy Kwatra: India takes up matter with US
India on Friday asked the US to take New Delhi's security concerns seriously after separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun issued threats to India's Ambassador to the United States Vinay Mohan Kwatra.
1 min
House passes bill to amend land ceiling law
It allows religious, charitable, spiritual organisations to transfer up to 30 acres of land for same purposes
3 mins
SHIMLA-KALKA ROUTE: HOLIDAY SPL TRAINS START
Northern Railways on Friday commenced New Year and winter season special trains on the UNESCO world heritage Shimla-Kalka narrow gauge railway line, an official said.
1 min
BJP leaders flays Cong govt's move to hire guest lecturers
PARTY MLAS PUSH FOR WITHDRAWAL OF GUEST TEACHER POLICY, WHICH WAS PASSED ON DECEMBER 12
2 mins
Sikh groups, experts flay SGPC move
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's (SGPC) move to constitute a three-member panel to probe the charges levelled by a person against Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has not gone down well with the section of the Sikh community.
2 mins
150-SEAT CAP ON MED COLLEGES DONE AWAY WITH, CLAIMS MP ARORA
The summer capital Srinagar recorded its coldest night of the season so far, with the minimum temperature on Thursday night plummeting to -6.2°C, officials said on Friday.
3 mins
50% of 32 lakh people screened in Haryana found anaemic by NHM
During a special campaign to check anaemia in the Haryana population, the National Health Mission (NHM) found that half of the 32-lakh people screened, 50% of them (16 lakh), were found to be anaemic, 50,000 out of them being severely anaemic patients.
1 min
Bill denying key benefits to contract staff cleared
WHILE OPPN CRITICISED IT, CM SUKHU SAID THE BILL WILL PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF REGULAR GOVT EMPLOYEES
3 mins
Parl productivity dipped due to Oppn's stir: Rijiju
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday slammed the Opposition for \"disrupting\" the winter session of Parliament leading to a decline in productivity in both Houses, and urged them to avoid similar interruptions in the upcoming budget session.
2 mins
K'TAKA MLC GETS INTERIM BAIL OVER 'DEROGATORY' REMARKS IN HOUSE
The Karnataka high court on Friday granted interim bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC C.T. Ravi, who was arrested on charges of allegedly using an abusive word against minister for women and child development Laxmi Hebbalkar inside the legislative council.
1 min
Defence to figure in PM's Kuwait visit
We have strongly registered a protest on this issue and taken it up with Bangladesh RANDHIR JAISWAL, MEA spokesperson
4 mins
SC NOTICE TO TN ON INCLUSION OF BALAJI IN CABINET SOON AFTER BAIL
The Supreme Court said on Friday that the continuation of V Senthil Balaji as a cabinet minister in Tamil Nadu could influence a large number of victims in the cash-for-jobs case hearing pending against him, and sought the response of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on recalling the bail granted to him in September.
1 min
Govt, L&T ink â¹7.6k-cr deal for artillery guns
THE DEAL FOR THE K9 VAJRA-T GUNS HAS PUT THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ARMY'S ARTILLERY MODERNISATION
1 min
39-MEMBER JPC TO EXAMINE ONOP BILLS FORMED
The Lok Sabha on Friday approved a 39-member joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to examine The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the amendments to the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, the twin bills that aim to usher in simultaneous state and national elections.
1 min
HC rejects plea challenging Dharavi revamp bid process
The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by SecLink Technologies Corporation, challenging the state government's decision to award the Dharavi Redevelopment Project to Adani Properties Ltd.
2 mins
SC rejects 30% cap on credit card interest
The Supreme Court on Friday reversed a 2008 ruling by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) that barred banks from charging more than 30% annual interest on overdue credit card payments, allowing banks to determine their own rates within existing regulations.
1 min
Woman approaches NGO for aid, receives body with extortion note
THE WOMAN REQUESTED THE NGO FOR AID IN THE FORM OF APPLIANCES FOR A HOUSE SHE WAS BUILDING IN ANDHRA PRADESH
2 mins
Open median on busy road: How delayed works created risky cut
The stretch of Jaipur-Ajmer highway where 12 people lost their lives and several more were left with severe burns in Friday's LPG tanker explosion has long been a source of concern for local residents, who blame poor traffic management and ongoing construction work for creating hazardous conditions.
3 mins
'Broke window
Several of the dead were in two sleeper buses that caught fire after the fireball erupted from the gas leak; many people still unaccounted for
3 mins
Zubair gets court relief in Narsinghanand case
The Allahabad high court on Friday stayed the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in connection with an FIR filed against him for allegedly promoting enmity among religious groups following a complaint by an associate of Yati Narsinghanand, a controversial figure known for making communally sensitive remarks.
1 min
35-year-old dragged by govt car for 30km, dies
A 35-year-old man died after being dragged for nearly 30km by a government vehicle after an accident in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday evening, prompting the district authorities to recommend the suspension of the naib tehsildar who was in the car, officials said on Friday.
1 min
MAN HACKED TO DEATH NEAR COURT IN T.N., FOUR HELD
A 25-year-old man allegedly involved in a murder case was hacked to death by a four-member gang near the gate of the Tirunelveli district court campus, police said on Friday.
1 min
POLICE LOOK AT DIFFICULT PROBE AS BOTH DRIVERS DIE IN ACCIDENT
With the drivers of the truck and the tanker involved in an accident on the Ajmer-Jaipur highway early on Friday morning dead, and the vehicles charred down to their shells, the police have an uphill task in investigating the cause of the accident.
1 min
India-Kuwait: Modernising the agenda for ancient ties
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's visit to Kuwait from December 21-22, coming 43 years after the last such visit by an Indian PM, marks a major milestone for ties and is set to reinvigorate the deep-rooted friendship between our two countries.
3 mins
Not in the name of Ambedkar
The raucous winter session was a disservice to his legacy, the illustrious track record of the Constitution and Parliament
2 mins
Opposition must tell its story better, or tell a new one
This winter session of Parliament offered an opportunity to the Opposition to put the government on the mat in relation to bread-and-butter issues or national security questions. Instead, the Congress is trading charges with the BJP on individuals
3 mins
Breaking the gender glass ceiling across disciplines
Hope lives in the town where the daughter of an autorickshaw driver grows up playing in the paddy fields of Wayanad, Kerala.
2 mins
Navy staff struggled to rein in runaway boat
The Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) investigation into Wednesday's ferry accident near Gateway of India revealed that while a naval vessel collided with the passenger ferry Nilkamal due to engine malfunction, the ferry was also overloaded at the time of the incident.
1 min
ASI surveys temple, 5 Hindu sites
A four-member team of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Friday carried out a survey at a temple and five other Hindu pilgrimage sites in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town, which was rocked by violent protests last month during a court-ordered survey of a mosque that Hindu groups claim was built after demolishing a temple.
1 min
IIM-B director, 7 others booked for caste bias
The Bengaluru police on Friday registered a first information report (FIR) against Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore director Rishikesha T Krishnan, dean (faculty) Dinesh Kumar and six other faculty members over allegations of caste discrimination against a Dalit associate professor at the same institution.
1 min
CENTRE APPOINTS SANDIP MISHRA AS NTA DIRECTOR
The Union government has appointed Sandip Kumar Mishra as the director of National Testing Agency (NTA).
1 min
KTR GETS HC RELIEF FROM ARREST IN FORMULA E CASE
The Telangana High Court on Friday directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) not to arrest BRS leader KT Rama Rao till December 30 while allowing the investigation in the Formula-E race case to proceed.
1 min
CABINET APPROVES MSP AT â¹12,100 PER QUINTAL FOR COPRA
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a minimum support price (MSP) for copra, or dried coconut kernel, of â¹12,100 per quintal (100 kg), applicable for 2025.
1 min
Key ally to PM Trudeau vows to bring him down
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Friday, looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election.
1 min
Zakir Hussain laid to rest in San Francisco
Zakir Hussain was laid to rest, on Thursday, at the Fernwood cemetery, in San Francisco, as renowned percussionist A Sivamani and other artistes performed on their drums a little distance away in a tribute to the tabla maestro.
1 min
Mkts snap 4-week rally as Fed rate outlook hurts
Indian shares plunged on Friday, with the benchmarks logging their first weekly decline in five weeks, as sentiment soured after the Federal Reserve projected fewer rate cuts next year, spurring an exodus of foreign funds.
1 min
Int'l students urged to return to campuses before Trump's inauguration
Chuck Schumer is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson to return to a stopgap funding agreement he had negotiated with Democrats
3 mins
Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for MH370 in new possible crash site
Malaysia's government has agreed in principle to accept a second \"no find, no fee\" proposal from a US company to renew the hunt for flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed in the southern Indian Ocean more than 10 years ago, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Friday.
1 min
Russian missile targets Kyiv
Russian missiles targeted Kyiv at sunrise on Friday, killing at least one person and damaging six diplomatic missions and a university in the centre of the Ukrainian capital.
1 min
VW, UNION AGREE TO KEEP GERMAN PLANTS OPEN
Volkswagen AG and labour leaders reached an agreement to cut capacity at its namesake brand while avoiding factory closures, capping three months of tense negotiations and preventing further union walkouts.
1 min
Following Manu, Suruchi claims hat-trick of gold
Manu Bhaker's achievements at the Paris Olympics are serving as an inspiration for young shooters.
2 mins
'Idea was to prepare Gukesh so that there would be no surprises'
Paddy Upton described a scenario he played \"over a hundred times\" in his head as he flew from South Africa to Singapore.
4 mins
BFI sticks to evaluation system to select teams
Indian teams will continue to be selected through the evaluation process at the national camp, with selection trials being held only in 'certain circumstances' at the discretion of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), as per the draft selection policy announced for the new season.
2 mins
We had to hide him, he's his own enemy: MCA on Shaw snub
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has brushed aside Prithvi Shaw's emotional outburst after his exclusion from the Vijay Hazare Trophy squad, asserting that the temperamental batter has flouted disciplinary norms regularly and is \"his own enemy\".
2 mins
Australia make their move, Will India also follow suit?
Three Tests down, two to go. And that is the score that the team management from both sides will be key to tracking. The workload has already claimed Josh Hazlewood, and the lack of it has led to Ravichandran Ashwin's shock retirement.
2 mins
2024 has been all about acclaim for Sanya Malhotra
Sanya Malhotra surprised her fans with her intense avatar in the music video of the track Aankh, which has been sung by musician Sunidhi Chauhan.
1 min
'SUCCESS SE DIMAAG KHARAB NAHIN HONA CHAHIYE'
Pankaj Tripathi explains why franchise films did well this year; says though Stree 2's box-office numbers made him feel great, he didn't let the success make him go OTT
1 min
Emily Watson calls Tabu a 'true treasure'
Actor Tabu has forayed into international waters and she will be seen in the Dune universe through the web series, Dune: Prophecy.
1 min
Brace for traffic snarls as city welcomes V-P Dhankhar, Punjabi singer AP Dhillon
It's all set to be a tough day for commuters and the UT police as two high-profile events - the Panjab University Global Alumni meet where Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the chief guest and Punjabi singer AP Dhillon's concert which is expected to draw a crowd of over 20,000 people - are lined up for Saturday, and that too in close vicinity.
2 mins
Punjab IGP Cheema, 5 Others get 8-month jail for conspiracy
CASE PERTAINS TO ABDUCTION OF A PROCLAIMED OFFENDER, WHO WAS ALLEGEDLY TAKEN FROM PHASE 1 POLICE STATION TO A HOSPITAL
2 mins
Cash, jewellery worth â¹3L stolen from PGI doc's home
VICTIM'S SON FOUND THE HOUSE RANSACKED TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT
1 min
Warring meets V-P Dhankhar, pushes for PU senate elections
Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee and Ludhiana MP, on Friday met Vice President of India and Panjab University (PU) Chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar to discuss the delay in university's senate elections.
1 min
2 HELD FOR USING BANK ACCOUNTS FOR CYBERCRIME
Cyber Crime Police Station has apprehended two individuals for duping residents on the pretext of opening their bank accounts.
1 min
PGI to ease patient rush with online registration
Officials: Patients who register online will be examined in a special room at outpatient dept
2 mins
Builder told to refund upkeep funds to RWA
CONSUMER COURT TOLD CITY-BASED REAL ESTATE FIRM TO PAY â¹1.9 CRORE TO RESIDENTS WELFARE BODY
2 mins
Chances of shallow fog over weekend: Met
With a fresh Western Disturbance (WD) affecting the region, chances for shallow fog will continue over the weekend, while clear skies are likely from Monday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
1 min
MAN ARRESTED FOR FLEEING WITH GOVT VEHICLE
A man was arrested for allegedly stealing a government vehicle near Sector 42/43/52/53 Chowk in Chandigarh on Thursday morning.
1 min
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