Hindustan Times Uttarakhand - December 18, 2024
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December 18, 2024
Head of Russia's nuclear, chemical forces killed in Moscow explosion
Moscow: An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces, Igor Kirillov, early Tuesday, Russia's Investigative Committee said.
1 min
Bill against basic structure of Constitution: Opposition MP
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday argued that the \"One Nation, One Election\" bill goes against the basic structure of the Constitution.
1 min
INDIA MERELY AN ALLY IN 1971 WAR: B'DESH ON PM'S VIJAY DIWAS POST
DHAKA: Bangladesh interim government's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post on X commemorating Victory Day saying, \"India was merely an ally in this victory, nothing more.\"
1 min
Drug peddler held after gunfight in US Nagar
A 35-year-old was arrested for allegedly selling drugs after an encounter in US Nagar district, police said on Tuesday, adding that they recovered 250g of heroin and an illegal weapon from him.
1 min
Located along Yamuna, Barkot fights for water
\"It is unfortunate that our town is located on the banks of Yamuna but its residents are desperate for water,\" said Sunil Thapliyal, who filed a petition in the Uttarakhand high court over water crisis in Barkot town of Uttarkashi district.
2 mins
TWO ARRESTED FOR FERRYING ILLICIT LIQUOR IN HARIDWAR
HARIDWAR: Two people, ferrying liquor caskets illegally to stock it up for the upcoming civic elections, were nabbed by police in Bahadrabad area of Haridwar, during a checking drive on Monday night, police officials in the know-how of the matter said.
1 min
U'khand govt seeking suggestions for strict land laws in state: Dhami
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said that the state government is committed to enacting strict land laws for which suggestions are being sought at the government and administration level at present.
1 min
Local residents wary amid rise in elephant sightings in district
HARIDWAR: Elephant movement in residential areas and attacks on crops have spiralled in the past few months, leading to fear among residents in Haridwar district.
2 mins
Woman, relative held for husband's murder
DEHRADUN: Police on Tuesday arrested a woman and her brother-in-law for allegedly killing her husband in Dehradun, an official said.
1 min
I-T raids house of close aide of ex-CM Rawat in land case
DEHRADUN: The Income Tax (IT) department on Tuesday raided the house of Congress leader and property dealer Rajeev Jain in connection with a land-related case, people aware of the matter said.
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HC ASKS POLICE TO PROVIDE SECURITY TO INTERFAITH COUPLE IN BAZPUR
Uttarakhand high court has directed police to provide security to an interfaith couple after they approached the court citing threat to their lives, people aware of the matter said.
1 min
No end to problems at night shelters in Delhi
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.
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CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN IN DELHI FELL BY 8.6% IN 2024: 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.
1 min
Climate crisis, loss of biodiversity affecting human life in tandem
Declining biodiversity and climate change are interlinked and they create compounding impacts that threaten human health and well-being, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
1 min
Kejriwal slams BJP over 'Rohingya issue'
NEW DELHI: AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday slammed the BJP, alleging that its president JP Nadda was referring to Poorvanchalis as \"Rohingya migrants\".
1 min
4 Delhi schools receive bomb threats, later declared a hoax
A combination of rising pollution levels, persistent hoax bomb threats, and looming winter vacations have meant that schools across Delhi are constantly switching between online, offline, and hybrid modes - a turbulence that has led to constant disruption to the lives of students, teachers, and parents.
3 mins
Air plunges to worst in a month
NEW DELHI: Calm winds and cooler temperatures continued the sudden descent of Delhi's air into the \"severe\" category, as the air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday plunged to 433—the worst in nearly a month—blanketing the city in toxic haze again.
2 mins
Why those early morning walks are a hazard for you
More harm than good CPCB data shows pollution levels are at their worst during morning hours
2 mins
BHARADWAJ INSPECTS NIGHT SHELTERS, SPEAKS TO RESIDENTS
Urban development minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of night shelters set up by the government near the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), during which he identified lapses in maintaining cleanliness, and issued directions to fix the shortcomings.
1 min
Atishi reiterates ₹2k allowance promise
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Atishi on Tuesday reiterated the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) promise to provide a monthly allowance of ₹2,100 for eligible women beneficiaries if the party is voted back to power in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.
2 mins
Boy's body found in trolley bag
The Ghaziabad police on Tuesday recovered the body of a boy, aged about six or seven years, stuffed inside a trolley bag from the banks of Upper Ganga Canal near Niwari.
1 min
4 fake cops arrested for raiding ‘fake call centre’
NEW DELHI: Four men posing as Delhi Police officers accused a group of college students of running a fake call centre, then conducted a fake raid at their house, confiscated ₹1.55 lakh in cash, and forced them to sit in the \"murga\" position, police said on Tuesday, uncovering a bizarre case of \"crimes\" and \"punishments\" that unfolded last week.
1 min
Shanti Devi of Hauz Khas Village
A departed citizen's place in the city
2 mins
Denying admission on technicality a violation of fundamental rights
The denial of admission solely on a technical ground to a candidate belonging to SC category would be tantamount to a violation of his fundamental rights DELHI HIGH COURT
2 mins
DU LAW STUDENTS DEMANDING EXAM POSTPONEMENT CLASH WITH COPS
A clash erupted between Delhi University law students and the Delhi Police outside the university's Law Faculty in the early hours of Tuesday, as students protested to demand the postponement of exams and allegedly \"gheraoed\" the dean.
1 min
Priority is to ensure rebels give up arms: Shah to anti-Maoist op chiefs
Union home minister Amit Shah held a meeting with top officials of all security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh on Monday, during which he reviewed ongoing operations and plans for the following year, officials privy to the details of the meeting said.
1 min
JMM THREATENS COAL BLOCKADE AS CENTRE REJECTS CLAIMS OF DUES
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Tuesday threatened the blockade of coal supply from the state after the union finance ministry denied the state's claims that the central coal mining firms owe ₹1.36 lakh crores to it.
1 min
NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning — the agency has been roiled by controversies, mostly around paper leaks — and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024.
2 mins
PM launches Raj projects to mark 1 year of BJP rule
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of obstructing farmer welfare while inaugurating development projects worth ₹46,300 crore in Rajasthan.
3 mins
B'desh official criticises PM for Vijay Diwas post
B'DESH GOVT LAW ADVISER SLAMMED PM MODI'S POST, SAYING INDIA WAS 'MERELY AN ALLY' TO BANGLADESH IN THE 1971 WAR
1 min
Opposition calls move an assault on basic structure, federal spirit
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.
2 mins
Govt push for ONOP will test its ability to garner numbers
NEW DELHI: The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls with the One Nation, One Election could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-third majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.
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K'TAKA MATERNAL DEATHS: OPPN ACCUSES GOVT OF NEGLIGENCE
Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday accused the Congress-led government of negligence over the recent maternal deaths in Ballari district of Karnataka.
1 min
Govt Seeks larger bench for Nicobar infra project
NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry has asked that a larger bench of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone comprising six or more members hear the application related to Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project.
3 mins
HC orders security for interfaith couple facing threat from families
The Uttarakhand high court has directed state police to provide security to an interfaith couple fearing a threat to their lives.
1 min
Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.
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Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.
1 min
SAMBHAL MOSQUE COMMITTEE FLAGS CONCERN OVER 'SURVEY' OF WELL
MEERUT: The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal has raised concerns with the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged plans by the local administration to alter the status of a well beneath the mosque's eastern wall.
1 min
Hear minor survivors before bail proceedings in rape cases, says SC
A SURVIVOR HAD APPROACHED THE COURT AGAINST AN ORDER OF THE HC THAT GRANTED BAIL TO A RAPIST
1 min
Govt proposes GST-like panel to revive thorny farm reforms idea
IN JUNE, THE CENTRE HAD FORMED A PANEL TO PREPARE A DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
2 mins
Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS
NEW DELHI: Union health minister and leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha, JP Nadda, on Tuesday targeted the Congress, citing Article 370 as an illustration of its attempts to alter the Constitution of India, and said the \"good lot\"—referring to the NDA government—abrogated the article to allow the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the country.
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92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data
A TOTAL OF 57,758 SSWS HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, OF WHICH 54,574 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED ACROSS 33 STATES AND UTS, CENTRE SAID IN LOK SABHA
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SC orders status quo in church dispute
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the status quo be maintained in the long-standing dispute between the Malankara Orthodox and Jacobite factions over the administration of churches in Kerala.
1 min
ED RESTITUTES ASSETS WORTH ₹22K-CR ATTACHED IN PMLA CASES
Around ₹22,280 crore worth of properties in at least 11 cases that were attached in different cases filed by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) have been restored to the victims or legitimate claimants, officials aware of the matter said.
1 min
RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR
The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow a 22-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, observing that the fully developed foetus has an independent right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
1 min
Oppn slams BJP for not raising Manipur crisis in House debate
OPPN ALLEGED THAT THE NDA GOVERNMENT HAS MADE 'COMMUNAL DIVISION' PART OF ITS STATE POLICY
1 min
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS NEED PROTECTION: SC
Victims of immoral trafficking need to be protected, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while reserving judgment on a petition seeking to strengthen the prevailing legal mechanism to investigate such crimes with cross-border linkages and to provide a mechanism to protect rescued victims.
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SIX ARRESTED IN GUJ FOR PM-JAY CARD FRAUD
Gujarat police on Tuesday arrested six people in Ahmedabad for allegedly issuing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) cards to ineligible candidates, officials familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Pragmatism undergirds New Delhi's China policy
The outcome of two recent meetings, one between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and the other between defence minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese defence minister Dong Jun, indicate that the reset of India-China relations is proceeding apace.
3 mins
Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti
Dissension within the Mahayuti is out in the open after chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis expanded his team of ministers on Sunday.
1 min
The disenchantment with the secular ideal
The secular ethos envisaged in the Constitution should be the foundation for governing India
3 mins
When Colombo comes calling
President Dissanayake's visit should allay fears of a Sri Lankan pivot towards China
2 mins
Simultaneous polls are an imperative for India
Following the Union Cabinet's approval, the introduction in Parliament of amendment bills to usher in simultaneous elections is a significant moment for India's storied parliamentary democracy.
3 mins
For Ukraine, slain Russian general was chemical weapons ‘villain’
KYIV: Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian army's chemical, biological and radiological weapons division who regularly accused the West of developing banned weapons in Ukraine, was killed on Tuesday in a brazen assassination in Moscow that has heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
2 mins
Police search for killer's motive in Wisconsin school shooting
Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.
1 min
'Preposterous': China rejects spying claims linked to Prince Andrew
BEIJING: China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain's Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were \"preposterous\", after the UK government voiced mounting concerns over the allegations.
1 min
CHINA EXECUTES OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN BIGGEST CASE OF GRAFT WORTH $421 MILLION
China, on Tuesday, executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling over $421 million.
1 min
GAZA CEASEFIRE TALKS SWIRL AS OFFICIALS PUSH FOR DEAL
Uncertainty surrounded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's whereabouts on Tuesday after sources briefed on talks about a Gaza ceasefire said he was travelling to Cairo but his office said he was on the northern border with Syria.
1 min
Rebellion hits ruling party as MPs demand Trudeau resignation
TORONTO: Hours after the shock resignation of his second-in-command, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was barely clinging on to power even as over a third of the ruling Liberal Party's MPs called for a change in leadership.
2 mins
RBI's new leadership to retain anti-crypto stance, officials say
NEW DELHI: The change of guard at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to change the central bank's position on private cryptocurrencies, two officials said.
2 mins
Market in oversold zone on FPI selling
Fall risk Apart from cash selling, Flls increased bearish bets on index futures by a whopping 16,060 contracts on Tuesday.
2 mins
TVS Electronics to expand electronics manufacturing
NEW DELHI: TVS Electronics plans to expand its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) division to bring it on par with its product and solutions division, senior executives from the Tumakuru, Karnataka-based company said.
2 mins
Pidilite, two others vie for Dulux maker
MUMBAI: The race for Akzo Nobel India Ltd has narrowed to Pidilite Industries Ltd, JSW Paints Pvt. Ltd and Indigo Paints Ltd, two people close to the development said, with a deal likely to value the maker of Dulux paints at $2.1-2.5 billion.
3 mins
PRITHVI SHAW NOW AXED FROM MUMBAI VIJAY HAZARE SQUAD
MUMBAI: In a forgettable season, Prithvi Shaw received another jolt when the Mumbai selectors ignored his superb record in List A cricket by dropping him from the squad for the upcoming 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.
1 min
DDCA head Jaitley calls it mandate for hard work
Newly elected president of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Rohan Jaitley on Tuesday promised to build a new cricket stadium in the capital and address the selection controversies surrounding the senior and age-group teams.
2 mins
Hayley shines, WI level series with big victory
The visiting skipper hit a 47-ball 85* after taking 2 wickets to help the Caribbean women level the 3-match T20 series
2 mins
How the challenge of batting in Oz changed
KOOKABURRA RELEASED A REDESIGNED BALL FOR TESTS IN 2021 THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE GAME MORE EXCITING, BUT IT HAS ONLY MADE BATTING MORE DIFFICULT
3 mins
Grit in the tail frustrates the hosts, India avoid follow-on
Like in 2021, there was defiance in the damp air of Gabba as Deep and Bumrah steer India towards a likely draw on Day 4
3 mins
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