Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 17, 2024
Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
SL Prez: Won't allow anti-India activities
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka will not allow its soil to be used against Indian interests, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday as the two sides agreed on measures to bolster strategic and security cooperation.
2 mins
In Punjab, water stewardship is need of the hour
In Punjab, water is more than a natural resource—it is the lifeblood of its agriculture-driven economy, fueling industrial growth and sustaining millions.
4 mins
Capex up 40% but may still fall short of target
After falling way short of targets in the first two years, the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government's capital expenditure (capex) has shown signs of improvement during the April-November period of the financial year 2024-25.
2 mins
Newly elected sarpanch murdered in Barnala
A newly elected sarpanch was brutally murdered in Barnala on Sunday night by over two dozen unidentified assailants.
1 min
HC SUMMONS MD OF PUNJAB POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION
CHANDIGARH: The high court has summoned managing director, Punjab Police Housing Corporation, on December 18 in connection with a case of installation of security systems in state jails.
1 min
KHUDIAN TO CALL MEET FOR FARMERS' TAKE ON AGRI MARKETING POLICY DRAFT
Punjab agriculture and farmers' welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian held deliberations with senior officers of the department on the draft of \"National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing\" on Monday and decided to call a meeting with farmers and other stakeholders within this week.
1 min
Punjab chief secy green-lights promotion of two IAS officers
'Double standards' of IAS lobby exposed, allege IPS officers, Sinha says no bias
1 min
24X7 water, CCTVS for security in BJP's Jalandhar manifesto
ALSO VOW TO STREAMLINE ROAD NETWORK, ENSURE SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT OF GARBAGE, INSTALL STREETLIGHTS
1 min
Candidates prevented from filing nominations: Cong's plaint to EC
The Congress filed a complaint with the Punjab State Election Commission on Monday, alleging that its candidates were forcibly stopped from filing nominations in Patiala for the December 21 urban local bodies polls.
1 min
SGPC chief appears before women's panel, apologises for remarks
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday appeared before the Punjab state women commission and apologised for his remarks against former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur.
1 min
BAR BODY POLLS IN PUNJAB, HARY, UT ON FEB 28
CHANDIGARH: The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) on Monday decided to hold elections for the Bars associations, including high court Bar, in two states and Chandigarh on February 28.
1 min
12-yr-old girl charged with Punjab-origin man's murder in UK
FIVE CHILDREN, AGED 12-14 YEARS, WERE ARRESTED FOLLOWING KOHLI'S DEATH ON SEPTEMBER 2
1 min
Tractor rallies across Hry back Punjab farmers' stir
INLD general secretary Abhay Chautala and former CM Hooda urge Dallewal to end fast and lead the protest
3 mins
Bid on Sukhbir's life: Chaura sent to judicial custody
POLICE SEEK EXTENSION OF NARAIN SINGH CHAURA'S REMAND BY THREE DAYS, BUT COURT REFUSES
1 min
Dallewal slams home minister Shah on MSP claims
PATIALA: Veteran farmer leader Jagjeet Singh Dallewal on Monday criticised Union home minister Amit Shah for his claims that the Centre had hiked the minimum support price (MSP) on various crops.
2 mins
ACCEPT DEMANDS OF FARMERS: HARSIMRAT IN LOK SABHA
CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday appealed to the Union government to accept the farmers' demands, including legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), to save the life of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered the 21st day on Monday.
1 min
'Batoge toh lutoge': Tikait calls for unity, takes dig at Charuni
He (Charuni) must be free now from elections. Farmers must shun electoral politics, take up farming activism. RAKESH TIKAIT, leader of Samyukta Kisan Morcha
2 mins
VERDICT IN MURDER CASE AGAINST SAJJAN KUMAR ON JAN 8
A Delhi court is likely to deliver on January 8 next year its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
1 min
Centre failed to fulfil promises: Hayer in Parl
Aam Aadmi Party's Sangrur MP Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer said in Parliament on Monday that the central government owed an explanation to the country about the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to double farmers' income by 2022.
1 min
At 21°C, Shimla sees warmest December day in seven years
DHARAMSHALA: The state capital and \"Queen of hills\" Shimla on Monday recorded a high of 21°C, marking its maximum December day temperature in seven years.
2 mins
HP speaker calls all-party meet today
Opposition had skipped the party meet ahead of August assembly session
1 min
5.5-KG HEROIN SEIZED NEAR LOC IN RAJOURI, 2 HELD
JAMMU: Security forces nabbed two drug-peddlers along the Line of Control (LoC) and recovered 5.5 kgs of heroin from them in Rajouri district on Sunday, said officials on Monday.
1 min
SP chief 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.
1 min
Cong slams Omar after EVM remarks
Congress Srinagar district president Irfan Naqeeb on Monday blamed J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah for 'adopting appeasement policy and bowing down before the Union ministry of home affairs' and asked him to instead focus on poll promises made by the party during elections.
1 min
PROPERTIES OF PEDDLERS ATTACHED IN KUPWARA
SRINAGAR: Police on Monday attached properties of drug peddlers from the border Karnah in Kupwara.
1 min
PENSION WORK DELAYED, VIJ SUSPENDS OFFICIAL
Haryana's energy and transport minister Anil Vij on Monday ordered suspension of Avtar Singh, an investigator with the social justice and empowerment department during a public camp held at the PWD rest house in Ambala Cantonment.
1 min
SC raises alarm over rising drug abuse among youth
AS PER CENTRE'S 2019 REPORT, THERE ARE OVER 7 MILLION OPIOID USERS, MAINLY IN PUNJAB, UP, DELHI AND MAHARASHTRA
2 mins
CM gives nod to shift Karnal jaggery mandi
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved shifting of gur (jaggery) mandi from the old grain market to the new one in Karnal, officials said on Monday.
1 min
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
'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
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
SC questions woman lawyer seeking bar quota
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday raised eyebrows over a woman lawyer engaging a male advocate to argue her petition for a 33% reservation for women in Gujarat bar associations.
1 min
Report links custodial death to shock, injuries
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
KRISHNA CAN'T BE RECOGNISED AS RECIPIENT YET: SC
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
India unveils measures to help SL economy recover
NEW DELHI: India on Monday unveiled a slew of measures to boost development and physical and energy connectivity with Sri Lanka, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuring President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of continued support for Colombo's economic stabilisation efforts.
2 mins
Museum member's request for letters by Nehru triggers row
NEHRU'S LETTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE 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
TMC MP slams Cong's criticisms about EVMs
Those raising questions on EVMs should give a demonstration of the \"discrepancies\" to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday, in a veiled attack on INDIA bloc ally the Congress.
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
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
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
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
Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.
1 min
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.
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
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
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.
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
WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9%
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
Canada finance min quits overrift with PM on Trump tariffs
FREELAND QUIT HOURS BEFORE SHE WAS DUE TO PRESENT A FALL ECONOMIC UPDATE TO PARLIAMENT
1 min
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
TOP 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.
1 min
TOP 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.
1 min
Iyer, a T20 captain with the Midas touch
MUMBAI: Even in cricket where the captain is supreme, when you have high profile names in the coaching staff, he may not get enough credit for his team's success.
3 mins
Bumrah, anchor for transitioning Indian Test team
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
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