Hindustan Times Chandigarh - January 25, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh - January 25, 2025
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In this issue
January 25, 2025
At least eight dead in blast at Maha ordnance factory
Eight workers were killed and five injured as a blast ripped through an ordnance factory in Bhandara district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, officials said.
1 min
Delhi CAG reports: HC refuses to order session
What the court said
1 min
Neglecting daughters shows lack of humanity
The Supreme Court on Friday equated a man's neglect of his daughters with a lack of humanity, and said the failure to fulfill this duty towards them disqualifies him from seeking relief in a court that is guided by the principles of social justice.
1 min
Deportations Start From US as Trump Pushes His Agenda
Hundreds of migrants in the United States were arrested Thursday and others flown out of the country on military aircraft as the White House said President Donald Trump's promised deportation operation had started.
1 min
Batala Cops Freeze Hotel Being Used for Drug Trade
Batala police have frozen Hotel Alpine in Amritsar, valued at approximately ₹4.5 crore, for facilitating drug trade on its premises, Batala senior superintendent of police (SSP) Suhail Qasim Mir said on Friday.
1 min
Grain shortage: Wheat flour prices soar to ₹40-₹60 per kg
Wheat flour prices in Punjab have soared to ₹40 to ₹60/kg due to a shortage of grains in the flour mills.
2 mins
Amid standoff, admn notifies land consolidation
Ahead of a hearing of the contempt notice issued by the Punjab and Haryana high court on January 30, the state revenue department has issued a notification for land consolidation at Jeond village in Bathinda.
2 mins
SGPC Delegation Meets Pak Envoy, Seeks Visas for All Sikh Pilgrims
A Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) delegation met Pakistan high commission's charge d'affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich in New Delhi on Friday, demanding that visas be provided to the entire list of Sikh pilgrims sent by the gurdwara body.
1 min
Child Rights' Panel Directs Canine Census, Sterilisation
Taking note of the rising incidents of stray dog attacks on children, the Punjab state commission for protection of child rights (PSCPCR) has directed the local government and rural development departments to conduct a census of stray dogs in all cities and undertake immediate sterilisation.
1 min
Power outage halts surgery at Rajindra hospital
A LOCAL (INTERNAL) FAULT LED TO THE DISRUPTION IN THE POWER SUPPLY: HEALTH MINISTER
1 min
Red alert sounded ahead of R-Day
Police in all districts provided with additional force for security and vigil at district and state borders
2 mins
Amritsar Mayoral Elections on Jan 27
Elections for the posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor, and deputy mayor in the Amritsar municipal corporation will be held on January 27, as per a notification issued on Friday.
1 min
Punjab-Origin Man Among Five Held For Armed Robbery In US
Two Indian-origin persons are among five people charged in the US with carrying out a robbery at gunpoint at the home of a small business owner in front of his young children.
1 min
Baby Girl Found Dead In Karnal
A baby girl child, presumed to be five to six months old, was found dead near the new grain market along GT Road in Karnal on Friday.
1 min
Electric Buses To Start Ops In 5 More Haryana Districts From R-Day
Nearly a year after starting operations in four districts of Haryana, electric bus service will now be extended to five more districts starting this Republic Day.
1 min
Cops: Man held for illegal sand mining earned ₹1-2L profit daily
The Moga resident arrested by the Jalandhar rural police for illegal sand mining and threatening toll plaza employees at gunpoint, used to earn a profit of ₹1.5-2 lakh a day by selling sand in the open market, police interrogation has revealed.
1 min
Haryana's move of sub-classification of SCs challenged in HC
PLEA SEEKS QUASHING OF NOV 13 NOTIFICATION PERTAINING TO RESERVATION TO SCS IN GOVT JOBS
2 mins
HC Recommends Haryana to Grant Sanction to Prosecute Judicial Officer
Parmar was holding charge of special CBI and PMLA courts in Panchkula when he was booked by anti-corruption bureau on April 17, 2023
3 mins
Alok Nath, Shreyas among 13 booked in cheating case in Hry
Actors Alok Nath and Shreyas Talpade were among 13 people booked in a case of cheating, breach of trust and transfer of property through deception against a credit cooperative society at Murthal in Sonepat district, police said on Friday.
1 min
Ensure 100% Aadhaar Enrollment of Kids: Chief Secy
Punjab chief secretary KAP Sinha on Friday directed all departments, including banks and the department of post, to maximise the use of available resources for Aadhaar enrolment of all children in the 0-5 age group across the state.
1 min
Dalai Lama's Book Puts Light on Dealings With China
Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, who turns 90 this July, will be releasing a new book in March that offers insights into his decades-long dealings with China.
1 min
Punjab Last in Fiscal Health Index, Odisha Tops Chart
Odisha emerged as the healthiest state in five broad fiscal health parameters — quality of expenditure, revenue mobilisation, fiscal prudence, debt index, and debt sustainability — in financial year 2022-23, followed by Chhattisgarh and Goa, according to Niti Aayog's Fiscal Health Index (FHI) 2025 report released on Friday.
2 mins
Circular on participation in Tiranga rally wrong, says J&K deputy CM
Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary on Friday said the circular mandating participation in a Tiranga rally organised by RSS-affiliated ABVP was wrong.
1 min
Another girl taken ill, 350 quarantined in Rajouri
While another 16-year-old girl was taken ill and shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC), Rajouri, on Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir government has so far quarantined 350 villagers of Badhaal village in three government facilities of the district.
2 mins
Cancel accused's bail, vigilance urges court
Citing non-cooperation in investigation, Himachal Pradesh Vigilance officials have sought from a court cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to the main accused in connection with ₹20-crore loan scam involving Kangra Cooperative Bank (KCC Bank).
1 min
No question of targeting anyone through UCC
Days before Uttarakhand rolls out its Uniform Civil Code, becoming the first state in the country to do so, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the idea is not to target any person or community.
4 mins
Former Punjab AG HS Mattewal Dies At 74
Former Punjab advocate general Hardev Singh Mattewal passed away in Chandigarh on Thursday night.
1 min
HP Okays Pilot Study on Cannabis Cultivation
The state cabinet, in its meeting on Friday, approved a pilot study on cannabis cultivation to evaluate and recommend the future roadmap for the product's industrial and medicinal use.
2 mins
Parties continue slugfests in poll rallies across Delhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) continued their high-octane political duel in the Capital as senior leaders from both parties launched a barrage of scathing attacks during a slew of public rallies and meetings across the city.
1 min
AAP Writes to ECI on Kejriwal Security; It's a Conspiracy: BJP
The tussle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over removal of the Punjab Police protection for AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal continued for a second day, with Delhi and Punjab chief ministers writing to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking its restoration and alleging a \"conspiracy\" by the BJP to \"hurt\" Kejriwal, and the BJP terming them \"pre-poll conspiracies\".
1 min
AAP MLA's son fined ₹20K for 'bike stunts'
The Delhi Police on Friday said it has issued a fine of around ₹20,000 against the son of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Okhla MLA, Amanatullah Khan, for alleged misbehaviour with police officers and traffic violations.
1 min
Son being framed, says B'desh accused's father
The father of the Bangladeshi man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan will soon approach that country's foreign ministry and the Indian High Commission for his son's release, claiming he was being framed for reasons unknown to him.
1 min
Infant killed, 43 hurt as bus collides with truck
A six-month-old baby was killed, and 43 others were injured when their bus rammed into a stationary truck in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh in the wee hours of Friday, police said.
1 min
Energy, defence in focus during Indonesian Prez Subianto's visit
Energy, food security and defence and security ties will be the centrepiece of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's visit to India to participate as the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday.
1 min
Man Acquitted in Hathras Case Files Defamation Suit Against Rahul
A man acquitted in the 2020 Hathras gang rape and murder case filed a ₹50 lakh defamation suit against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday for allegedly making derogatory statements about him.
1 min
RG KAR CASE: CBI MOVES HC SEEKING DEATH PENALTY FOR SANJAY ROY
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta high court, seeking the death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy.
1 min
FIITJEE chief among 10 booked, 2 FIRs lodged
Police in Uttar Pradesh filed two first information reports (FIRs) against FIITJEE over the abrupt closure of the coaching institute's centres in Noida and Ghaziabad that has left hundreds of students in the lurch ahead of board and college entrance examinations.
3 mins
Keen to forge 'bolder and more ambitious' ties with US: India
India on Friday signaled its willingness to work with the Donald Trump administration in the US to address all matters related to trade and illegal immigration, saying that both sides are keen to forge a \"bolder, bigger and more ambitious\" relationship.
2 mins
Maha sweats over recovering Ladki Bahin, PM Kisan funds from 'ineligible' recipients
Disbursement under scanner
3 mins
Tackled intruder to save son, let go after repeated stabbing: Saif to cops
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his statement to the Mumbai police has said that he sustained injuries on his hand and back when he pounced on the intruder to protect his youngest son Jehangir at his Bandra apartment last week, a senior officer said on Friday.
2 mins
MP prohibits liquor sale in 17 religious places from April 1
The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday announced a ban on the sale of liquor in 17 religious places, including Ujjain, Orchha, Chitrakoot and Maheshwar, from April 1 to \"ensure that the state move towards liquor ban gradually\".
1 min
Teacher arrested for sexually assaulting 5 students in MP
A 25-year-old social science teacher at a private school was arrested on Friday for allegedly sodomising at least five minor students in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior police officer said.
1 min
Resetting ties with Beijing
New Delhi needs to balance its relations with China and the growing partnership with the US so that Indian interests are best served
2 mins
The Right Way To Tell Obesity Is Key To Our Well-Being
BMI provided a shaky foundation for understanding obesity and related health risks. A shift to more accurate anthropometric measures must now be accompanied by a composite and committed policy response
4 mins
Two death-eligible cases, and two flawed sentences
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SENTENCING ORDERS IN GREESHMA AND RG KAR CASES MAKES IT EVIDENT THAT THEY HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN WE THINK DESPITE THE DIVERGENT PUNISHMENTS. BOTH ORDERS SIDESTEP DUE PROCESS
4 mins
A unique act of love and solidarity
When poetry is translated, some, like Scottish novelist and historian James Buchan, wonder, \"Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice\".
3 mins
The Multiverses of Axom
Encyclopaedic in scope and epic in range, The Assamese: A Portrait of a Community by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty is full of details about Axom's origins and the pluralities of its history, society, art, culture
3 mins
Art is a place to turn to in times of trouble
On experimenting in her latest novel with how far she could go in crafting a story that depends on stillness and yet shimmers with energetic force
2 mins
Hamas Names Four Israeli Soldiers Set to Be Released in Hostage Deal
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday announced the names of four Israeli women soldiers to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
1 min
New blazes erupt in southern California
Firefighters made headway against a massive wildfire near Los Angeles on Thursday, allowing evacuation orders for tens of thousands to be lifted.
1 min
Complaint Pile-Up Tests Sebi's Redressal System
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has resolved about 145,000 complaints since October 2021 when the data is available, but the number of unresolved complaints has been creeping up, indicating potential structural flaws in the system.
1 min
Birth Citizenship: Trump to Appeal Against Stay Order
Even as a US federal judge in Seattle issued a two-week restraining order on US President Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order and termed it as \"blatantly unconstitutional,\" Trump said that he was not surprised and would appeal against the judgment.
3 mins
Taliban Rejects Arrest Warrant for Persecuting Women, Calls Move 'Baseless'
The Taliban on Friday rejected a court move to arrest two of their top officials for persecuting women, accusing the court of baseless accusations and misbehavior.
1 min
Union Budget Likely to Set Modi 3.0 Reforms Blueprint
FM Expected to Outline Measures for Ministries, States to Ease Biz Environment
2 mins
Trump's deportation op begins, hundreds arrested: White House
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that the 'massive deportation operation in history' is well underway
2 mins
Physical battle: Injury ends Djokovic's campaign in Oz
Novak Djokovic's Australian Open campaign ended prematurely due to a muscle tear in his left leg, forcing his retirement from the semi-final match against Alexander Zverev.
3 mins
Rohit disappoints again but Shardul shines with century
A 173-run unbroken stand between Thakur and Kotian has given Mumbai a chance against J&K
3 mins
No-confidence motion likely against Chaubey
Over 20 state associations are planning a no-confidence motion against All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey next month.
2 mins
Sinner crushes Shelton to set up final against Zverev
A winning semi-finalist at a Grand Slam being asked about thoughts on the other upcoming semi-final in the on-court interview often elicits vanilla responses.
1 min
Now a mother, Ritu set for MMA comeback vs Miura
The 30-year-old will be up against Japan's Ayaka Miura in Lusail on February 20
3 mins
Gukesh Up Against Abdusattorov After First Rest Day as Pragg Faces Wei Yi Next
World champion D Gukesh will look to join the leaders when he takes on Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan after a rest day on Friday while R Praggnanandhaa will hope to cement his place at the top when he faces defending champion Wei Yi of China in the sixth round of the Tata Steel Chess tournament here.
1 min
Fernandes Seals United Win, Son Shines for Spurs
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a last-gasp winner to secure a 2-1 victory over Rangers in the Europa League group stage on Thursday and Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min struck twice in his team's 3-2 win at Hoffenheim.
1 min
Finders, Keepers
In cricket, football, music and film, getting discovered is half the battle won. Meet the talent scouts who can spot jewels in the dust, and why the job is so addictive
2 mins
Something changes when you hold the Tricolour
Holding the flag leaves you with a feeling that it matters, this country matters. There is an emotional aspect that is attached to it.
2 mins
Saif Records Statement, Friend Says No Delay In Reaching Hospital
Afsar Zaidi; (right) the hospital admission form showing him as the one who rushed Saif Ali Khan to the hospital
1 min
A dream come true: Suresh Mukund on choreographing 50 Cent's concert
Dancer-choreographer Suresh Mukund and his dance crew, The Kings, have represented India on many stages. He recently became the first Indian artiste to choreograph a concert in the US — he designed the acts for American rapper 50 Cent’s shows in Los Angeles (LA), USA.
1 min
Akshay Kumar's Stellar Act Makes This War Film a Real Tearjerker
Jingoistic, country bashing, emotional melodrama—there are quite a few terms attached to films about our Armed Forces, or 'spies' who are 'zinda' after multiple death-defying missions.
2 mins
Bollywood diva Neha Sharma inaugurates luxurious NITZ Beauty Lab & Co in Mohali
Mohali witnessed a glamorous evening as renowned Bollywood actress Neha Sharma, known for her stunning roles in Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, Solo, and Tanhaji, inaugurated NITZ Beauty Lab & Co.
1 min
R-Patz Was 'Almost Turned Off' of Films After Covid-19, Hollywood Strikes
Actor Robert Pattinson, who last appeared as Bruce Wayne/Batman in the 2022 superhero film The Batman, recently shared his thoughts on the future of cinema in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and labour strikes in Hollywood.
1 min
'Punj-Aab De Shah Aswaar': A powerful ode to sporting legacy of both Punjabs
Chronicling the sporting heroes of both 'Charhda' as well as 'Lehnda' Punjab, the Olympic field hockey doyens of Pakistan recently unveiled a literary masterpiece, 'Punj-Aab De Shah Aswaar', penned by Navdeep Singh Gill, an eminent sports writer at the University of Management and Technology in Lahore.
1 min
'OTT let me show a real medical drama; couldn't show death even in 1,000 episodes on TV'
Having worked for two decades across genres, director-producer Siddharth P Malhotra has become a sort of expert on medical dramas.
1 min
R Madhavan's charm is the saving grace in this drama with no hisaab of entertainment
Plenty of films have been made about corruption in the system – Nayak, Special 26, Raid. Hisaab Barabar is an addition to the list, but nowhere near the thrill of the others.
1 min
Cameron, Jamie try to salvage this predictable, unfunny actioner
The film industry has always had a soft spot for reunions; Back in Action is no exception.
1 min
Last Date To File Nomination Today
Chandigarh
1 min
Denied Cigarettes, 6 Youths Beat Up Departmental Store Owner in Mohali
A group of six youths assaulted a departmental store owner and his family members in Phase 10 after they were refused cigarettes at the shop.
1 min
3 Shooters Found Guilty of Killing Vicky Middukhera
Over three years after Youth Akali Dal leader Vikramjit Singh Middukhera, alias Vicky, was shot dead in Sector 71 on August 7, 2021, a local court on Friday convicted three sharpshooters of the gruesome broad daylight murder.
2 mins
Father-son duo attacked with axes by neighbours in Mohali
Mohali police on Friday booked four men for allegedly attacking a father-son duo with sharp-edged weapons in Jagatpura village.
1 min
SC says will ensure fair polls, seeks names for independent Observer
Asks UT admn, chief secy, MC chief to file response by Jan 27; clarifies poll process will continue on Jan 30 despite the notice
4 mins
Bishnoi aide Gagan arrested after opening fire at police
Confesses to youth's murder in Sector 23
2 mins
Tricity painted in colours of Republic Day
Full dress rehearsals for the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday were held across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula on Friday.
1 min
Man Booked For Procuring Loan Using Forged Documents
The Mohali police have booked a man for fraudulently securing a loan using fabricated documents in his relative's name.
1 min
Police Uncover Bike Theft Ring in Kharar
Seven stolen motorcycles and one tractor recovered with the arrest of three gang members
1 min
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