Hindustan Times Ludhiana - December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
Top militant among five terrorists killed in J&K
Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists - including one of the outfit's oldest commanders - were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday, officers aware of the matter said, adding that two Indian soldiers also sustained injuries during the operation.
1 min
51 guilty, ex-husband gets 20 yrs in jail after shocking French mass rape trial
A court in Avignon, France, on Thursday found all 51 defendants guilty in a drug-ging-and-rape case that horrified the world and transformed the victim, Gisele Pelicot, into a stirring symbol of courage and resilience.
1 min
Dallewal critical, med tests conducted after SC order
Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 24th day on Thursday, fell down and fainted for 8-10 minutes with doctors describing his condition as critical.
1 min
Now, 'blast' outside Gurdaspur police post creates panic
Two days after an alleged 'explosion' rocked the Islamabad Police Station in Amritsar, another blast took place on Wednesday night outside the Bakshiwal police chowki in Gurdaspur district, police officials said on Thursday.
1 min
Class 9 girl dead, 6 hurt as bus hits school van
A class 9 girl died and six others sustained injuries after a school van collided with a private bus on the Amritsar-Bathinda national highway near Kaler village in Faridkot district on Thursday morning.
1 min
3 drones, heroin seized along Pak border: BSF
The Border Security Force (BSF) in the last 24 hours recovered three drones and a large packet of suspected heroin in separate incidents along the Pakistan border, a BSF said in a release on Thursday.
1 min
PUNJAB-ORIGIN MAN GETS LIFE TERM FOR KILLING MOTHER IN UK
A 48-year-old Punjab-origin man who attacked his 76-year-old mother in their family home in Leicester, eastern England, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
1 min
Don't be stubborn, talk to farmers: Mann to Centre
Veteran farm leader faints; panel of senior govt docs conduct ECG
2 mins
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib's head granthi to perform jathedar's duties, says SGPC
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib's head granthi to perform jathedar's duties, says SGPC
3 mins
DRUG SMUGGLING ACCUSED HELD
The kingpin of a drug smuggling racket was arrested during a raid here, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Police move plea to make Kler approver
The Punjab Police have moved an application in court to make Pardeep Kler, said to be a key conspirator in the Bargari sacrilege cases, an approver.
1 min
POLICE MAKE ANOTHER ARREST IN GURUGRAM NIGHTCLUB EXPLOSIONS
A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with the crude bomb blasts outside two nightclubs in Gurugram's Sector 29 on December 10, police said Thursday.
1 min
Punjab guv hails NEP at event on NAAC reforms
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Raj Bhavan hosted a one-day seminar on new National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) reforms on Wednesday.
1 min
HC seeks response from Hry govt, gurdwara panel
The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought response from Haryana government and the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) on a plea from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) against the party's disqualification to contest the gurdwara committee elections in the state.
1 min
'INTERESTS OF FARMERS TO BE PROTECTED'
Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday assured farmer union leaders that the state government will not allow their interests to be affected by the national policy framework on agricultural marketing.
1 min
Mercury dip will aid wheat growth: Experts
The prevailing cold-weather conditions in the northern belt and frost in some areas of the region is expected to aid the sowing of wheat crop during the ongoing Rabi (winter) season, agricultural experts believe.
2 mins
SC tells Haryana, UP to ban firecrackers
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the states of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to impose a complete ban on firecrackers until January 1, 2025, aligning with Delhi's stringent year-round prohibition aimed at curbing air pollution.
1 min
Targeted reforms can transform land acquisition process
Land acquisition, a cornerstone of economic development, remains a contentious and inadequately addressed issue in Punjab.
4 mins
ANTF FILES CHARGESHEET AGAINST FORMER MLA, NEPHEW
The anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) filed a chargesheet against former Ferozepur MLA Satkar Kaur Gehri and her nephew Jaskirat Singh in the Mohali court on Thursday.
1 min
Two get 14-year RI for raping minor girl
Accused made video of the 15-year-old and extorted money from the father
2 mins
HC asks magistrate to monitor inquiry
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday directed magistrate concerned to monitor probe by Punjab police into an FIR registered on December 7 against Sikh preacher Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale in a 2012 alleged case of rape and murder of a woman, reported in Patiala.
2 mins
SHAH SHOULD APOLOGISE FOR 'REMARKS ON AMBEDKAR', SAYS HARSIMRAT
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Thursday said Union home minister Amit Shah should tender an apology for referring to BR Ambedkar disparagingly in a debate on the constitution in Parliament.
1 min
HC for speedy transfer of land to NHAI
OFFICIALS ASKED TO RESOLVE ISSUES RELATED TO LAND DISPUTES AND ALSO REVIEW PROJECT WORKS
1 min
UK tightens measures to address soaring migration figures
A strengthened committee will play a central role in fixing the broken immigration system of country. SEEMA MALHOTRA, UK minister of migration, citizenship
1 min
RTI activist arrested for creating ‘ruckus’
Nainital police arrested an RTI activist Bhuvan Pokharia after he allegedly created a ruckus and abused police officials at a police station in Haldwani on Wednesday.
1 min
CHAPTER ON SUFI SAINT WON'T BE DELETED FROM CLASS 9 BOOK, ASSURES OMAR
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted that the chapter on famous Sufi saint Sheikh-ul-Alam from the Class 9 textbook will not be deleted and said matter has been taken up with the education minister.
1 min
SUPPLEMENTARY CHALLAN FILED AGAINST FORMER BAR BODY PREZ
Kashmir state investigation agency (SIA) on Thursday filed a 340-page supplementary chargesheet against Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of Kashmir high court bar association (HCBA) in the Babar Qadri killing case before the third additional sessions judge (special judge U/S 22 NIA Act) Jammu.
1 min
United in diversity: When Himachal met Punjab
All it a quirk of fate of my ‘state’ for I’m neither a full-fledged Punjabi nor a pahadi (from the hills) with my father belonging to Himachal Pradesh and my mother tracing her roots to Punjab.
2 mins
Cong, BJP spar over illegal mining, HPTDC hotel losses
The second day of the Himachal assembly's winter session began with the continued discussion on the \"corruption\" during Congress's two-year tenure under Rule 67, with the legislators of both the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP levelling allegations on each other.
3 mins
OMAR MEETS SHAH, DISCUSSES STATEHOOD RESTORATION, OTHER ISSUES
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday met with Union home minister Amit Shah and discussed various key issues, including an early restoration of statehood and involving the elected government in the fight against terrorism.
1 min
Shah holds special meeting to review J&K security situation
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed security agencies to \"continue working in a coordinated manner to eliminate terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir\" as he reviewed the security situation in the Union Territory during a high-level meeting.
1 min
BJP Legislators Stage Walkout
The legislators from the Opposition BJP staged a walkout from the session when chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was responding to the allegations of corruption against the state government made by the opposition.
1 min
Very few life jackets and boat was overcrowded: Survivors recall horror
Ashraf Pathaan shudders as he recounts the harrowing sequence of events from Wednesday, right from when the ferry boat he and his family members were travelling on was hit by a Navy craft, to when help finally arrived and rescued him and two of his family members. He, however, lost his wife and a seven-year-old in the tragedy off the Mumbai coast.
2 mins
Human error caused '21 CDS chopper crash, says Parl panel report
The Mi-17V5 crash in which India's first chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was killed along with 13 others three years ago took place because of human error, according to data published in the latest report of the Parliamentary standing committee on defence.
1 min
Reject 26/11 accused's writ plea against extradition: US
The United States government has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by 2008 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to avoid his extradition to India.
1 min
Navy chief set to review vessel safety norms in Mumbai today
Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi will be in Mumbai on Friday for a firsthand assessment of the collision between a naval speedboat and a passenger ferry in Mumbai harbour - the accident on Wednesday left 14 people dead - for a visit aimed at re-emphasising issues related to safety, security and standard operating procedures, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.
4 mins
SP's Sambhal MP booked for power theft; supply cut
Samajwadi Party lawmaker from Sambhal Ziaur Rahman Barq was booked on Thursday for alleged electricity theft at his residence in the Deepa Sarai locality in Sambhal, police said, mounting troubles for the parliamentarian who is also booked in connection with the November 24 violence in the city during a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque.
1 min
No-confidence motion against RS Chair junked
Rajya Sabha deputy chairman Harivansh on Thursday dismissed the Opposition's notice for a motion of no-confidence against Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, arguing that it was drawn in haste to malign the vice-president and garner publicity, had technical flaws and misspelt his name, among other reasons.
1 min
Fuel price cuts at pvt outlets worry State-run retailers
STATE-RUN FIRMS HAVE NOT CUT PETROL AND DIESEL RATES SINCE MARCH 15, DESPITE BENCHMARK BRENT CRUDE PRICE FALLING TO $73.39/BARREL
2 mins
Can't seek alimony as means to equalise wealth, says SC
A Hindu marriage is a sacrament and not a commercial venture, the Supreme Court held on Thursday, highlighting concerns over the misuse of penal laws in matrimonial disputes and clarifying that alimony cannot be sought as a means to equalise wealth between spouses, even if the husband has achieved financial success post-separation.
2 mins
LS SPEAKER BANS PROTESTS AT PARL GATES: OFFICIALS
In an unparalleled deterioration of decorum, the BJP and the Congress on Thursday engaged in bitter clashes, levelled allegations of assault, and filed contrasting police complaints
6 mins
LS SPEAKER BANS PROTESTS AT PARL GATES: OFFICIALS
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday banned demonstrations by MPs and political parties at any of the gates of Parliament, officials aware of the matter said.
1 min
Cops book LoP, Cong files counter complaint
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been booked for allegedly assaulting BJP MPs during a scuffle in Parliament Complex, police officials said late on Thursday, adding that the charges filed against the Rae Bareli MP include assault and criminal intimidation.
1 min
BJP leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of 'act of vandalism', call for strict action
Parliament has become a \"space for wrestlers and goons\", Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday as he accused Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of assaulting two Bharatiya Janata Party MPs in the Parliament complex even as his party colleagues sought \"statutory action\" against the Congress leader for his act of \"vandalism\".
2 mins
Shah's views exposed, BJP trying to distract: Rahul
...the thinking of BJP-RSS is anti-constitutional, anti-Ambedkar RAHUL GANDHI, Congress MP
3 mins
Kharge moves privilege notice against Shah in RS
Congress chief and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday submitted a privilege notice against Union home minister Amit Shah over the latter's remarks on BR Ambedkar in the House earlier this week.
2 mins
Dealing with the Dragon
India-China ties show progress, but Delhi must not lose sight of Beijing's border ambitions
2 mins
Five principles integral to better schooling systems
WHILE THERE IS A CASE FOR A COMMON CURRICULUM, IT MUST HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS THAT RESPECT LOCAL CONTEXTS.
4 mins
Trump tariffs and the making of a trade war
Before targeting the US's two neighbours and rival China, Donald Trump should bear in mind that there will be no winners in this war
4 mins
Oscars are no yardstick to judge Indian cinema
The failure of Laapataa Ladies to make it to the Best International Feature shortlist at the Oscars means that this prize will continue to elude Indian cinema.
1 min
Power shifts in China's defence establishment
There are signs that the Chinese military is facing significant internal strife.
3 mins
Ukraine peace deal: Putin says he's open for talks with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready for talks at \"any time\" with US President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted his ability to strike a Ukraine peace deal within hours of coming to office.
2 mins
US Fed Reserve sneezes, Indian markets catch cold
Desperation swept over global markets on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve indicated a slower easing of interest rates, sending Indian stocks lower for the fourth day in a row.
2 mins
FMCG firms may hike prices by 5% amid rising costs
Your next pack of cookies could be lighter than the one you got for the same price last time.
2 mins
ICC agrees on hybrid model, India to play CT games at a neutral venue
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday approved the hybrid model for next year's Champions Trophy, ending a month-long deadlock over the venue for the competition.
2 mins
Ashwin's call and why retirement can be fresh start
Ashwin's sudden turn—midway through a Test series—has shocked everyone. It seems he ended his glorious spell angry/frustrated/disappointed; he wasn't central to the Indian team's plans anymore.
3 mins
KOHLI CONFRONTS MEDIA OVER FAMILY PRIVACY IN MELBOURNE
India batter Virat Kohli was involved in a verbal exchange with a media person at the Melbourne Airport, upon arriving in Victoria ahead of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
1 min
Ashwin back home, says zero regrets on retirement
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned home to Chennai on Thursday morning one day after his retirement from international cricket midway through India's ongoing Test series against Australia.
2 mins
Milind Soman: Even if I get $100 million, I won't do a paan masala ad
As someone who is big on fitness and believes in following a healthy lifestyle, actor-model Milind Soman (59) is working on \"creating a platform for indigenous sports\".
1 min
JACKKY CAN MAKE ME LAUGH
Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani look back on the year that changed their relationship status
1 min
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