Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 18, 2024
Hindustan Times Amritsar - December 18, 2024
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December 18, 2024
MOVE AGAINST FEDERALISM, WILL ALTER BASIC STRUCTURE: OPPN
NEW DELHI:
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'One election' bill tabled in House, may be sent to JPC
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha two bills aimed at ushering in simultaneous state and national elections amid loud protests by the Opposition taking the first step towards implementing sweeping changes in the way polls are conducted in the world's largest democracy.
3 mins
BILL TO TEST GOVT'S ABILITY TO MUSTER UP TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY
The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-thirds majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.
1 min
10 victims from Punjab
Of the 11 Indian nationals who died of \"carbon monoxide poisoning\" in an Indian restaurant in a mountain resort in Georgia, 10 hailed from Punjab.
1 min
10 victims from Punjab
Of the 11 Indian nationals who died of \"carbon monoxide poisoning\" in an Indian restaurant in a mountain resort in Georgia, 10 hailed from Punjab.
1 min
BJP govts to soon bring UCC in every state: Shah
NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implemented by Uttarakhand is a model law that will be debated widely and then the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments will bring a common civil code in all states, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday as he accused the Congress of undermining the Constitution and promoting appeasement politics.
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BILL TO TEST GOVT'S ABILITY TO MUSTER UP TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha two bills aimed at ushering in simultaneous state and national elections amid loud protests by the Opposition
4 mins
SULKING AAP MLA JAGROOP GILL SKIPS ARORA'S RALLY
BATHINDA: Ahead of the Bathinda municipal corporation's byelection for Ward 48, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appeared divided as its legislator Jagroop Singh Gill skipped a political rally chaired by party president Aman Arora on Tuesday.
1 min
2 drive away with state roadways bus, 1 held
Two miscreants stole a Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) parked outside a local dhaba here on Tuesday.
1 min
Dreams shattered: Georgia deaths wreck homes in state
All of deceased were employees of a restaurant, Haveli, at a ski resort in Gudauri
5 mins
DGP orders probe after 'blast' at police station
AMRITSAR: Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav ordered a probe after a 'blast' at Islamabad Police Station here during the wee hours on Tuesday.
2 mins
Pink stem borer infests wheat crop on 10,000 acres in Malwa
Agri department experts claim insecticide use has controlled the infestation and there will be no major impact on the crop
2 mins
Centre plans GST-like panel to push lapsed reforms in farm sector
NEW DELHI: A draft national agricultural policy prepared by the Centre and released for public comments has recommended several reforms, most of which were part of the three contentious farm laws the government had to repeal in 2021 due to protests by farmers.
1 min
Amritsar contractor arrested in corruption case: Vigilance Bureau
BOUGHT A PLOT IN CONNIVANCE WITH THE THEN AIT CHAIRMAN AT PRICE BELOW MARKET RATE
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.
2 mins
Gharaunda to get barrier-free electronic toll collection system
NEW DELHI: A request for proposal (RfP) for setting up a barrier-free electronic toll collection system at Gharaunda Fee Plaza on the Delhi-Chandigarh stretch of NH-44 was floated by Indian Highways Management Company Limited, a public sector unit under the union ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) on Tuesday.
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REGULARISED EMPLOYEES ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION: HARYANA GOVT
Haryana government employees regularised under the regularisation policy of 2014 will be eligible for promotion or first assured career progression (ACP) scale benefits from June 13, 2024, or thereafter, provided they fulfil the eligibility conditions.
1 min
Court directs woman to pay maintenance to mother-in-law
In an important judgment, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed a woman, who got a compassionate job in her husband's place, to pay maintenance of ₹10,000 to her mother-in-law.
2 mins
Punjab farmers to stop trains at 52 places for 3 hours today
Officials say over 20 trains under Ambala Division to be impacted
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SKM meet to take call on backing ongoing stir today
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), comprising 32 farm bodies, will meet on Wednesday in Chandigarh to chalk out modalities for giving support to Jagjit Singh Dallewal-led Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) and Kisan Mazdoor Sangarsh Committee (KMSC) led by Sarwan Singh Pandher.
2 mins
Omission of chapter on Sufi saint in J&K textbook sparks row
The apparent omission of a chapter about Kashmir's revered Sufi saint in the Class 9 textbook by the J&K school education department has triggered a row with the former mayor and deputy mayor of Srinagar, targeting the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government for its claims of protecting the region's identity.
1 min
'Govt ignoring Hindi, Sanskrit': ABVP activists block highway
JAMMU: Alleging discrimination by the Jammu and Kashmir government against Hindi and Sanskrit in recruitment, hundreds of students led by the ABVP on Tuesday held a protest march and sat on a dharna, blocking the main Tawi bridge on the highway here.
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Oppn skips all-party meeting, stormy session expected
DHARAMSHALA: The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) skipped the all-party meeting called by assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania, a day before the four-day winter session of the Himachal Legislative Assembly is set to commence in Dharamshala on Tuesday.
3 mins
Omar set to meet Shah again, press for statehood restoration
After taking oath as J&K chief minister two months ago, Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Union home minister Amit Shah for a second time and press for restoration of J&K's statehood.
1 min
Omar set to meet Shah again, press for statehood restoration
After taking oath as J&K chief minister two months ago, Omar Abdullah is likely to meet Union home minister Amit Shah for a second time and press for restoration of J&K's statehood.
1 min
Wah Ustad boliye for tabla legend transcended barriers
The mere mention of Hindustani classical music conjures up renditions of rather hard-to-comprehend 'raag', 'alaap', 'aaroh', and other such terms.
1 min
PM launches Raj projects to mark 1 year of BJP rule
JAIPUR: 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
Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions, says SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely.
1 min
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
2 mins
RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR
JODHPUR: 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
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
Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS
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.
2 mins
SC ORDERS STATUS QUO IN KERALA 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
OPPN SLAMS BJP FOR NOT RAISING MANIPUR CRISIS IN HOUSE DEBATE
Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the Centre's silence over the situation in Manipur, which has been in the throes of ethnic strife since May last year, and alleged that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has made \"communal division\" a part of its state policy.
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.
2 mins
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.
2 mins
Legal experts divided over plans to conduct simultaneous elections
NEW DELHI: Former judges and constitutional experts are divided over the proposal to hold concurrent elections to state assemblies and Parliament, with one section saying it aligns with constitutional principles while the other warn of potential threats to democracy.
1 min
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
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 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.
4 mins
After cabinet snub, Bhujbal questions NCP leadership
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday criticised party chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other party leaders for \"sidelining\" senior members and taking decisions without consultation following his exclusion from the state cabinet.
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
The disenchantment with the secular ideal
The secular ethos envisaged in the Constitution should be the foundation for governing India
3 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
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
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
When Colombo comes calling
President Dissanayake's visit should allay fears of a Sri Lankan pivot towards China
2 mins
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
SMARTPHONE SALES FALL BELOW COVID-ERA HIGHS
India's $40-billion-plus smartphone economy is likely to continue below the demand in the pandemic era, raising concerns around how the market can revive itself.
1 min
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
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
China executes official involved in graft case 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
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
KIWIS CRUSH ENG BY 423 RUNS TO SEND RETIRING SOUTHEE OUT ON A HIGH
New Zealand tore through England's batting on Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note.
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Hayley shines, WI level series with 9-wicket win against India
NEW DELHI: West Indies captain Hayley Matthews led from the front as the visitors levelled the three-match T20I series with a dominant 9-wicket victory over India in the second game at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.
1 min
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
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