Hindustan Times Haryana - December 20, 2024
Hindustan Times Haryana - December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
Samajwadi MP from Sambhal booked for power theft
The Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Ziaur Rehman Barq was booked by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday for alleged theft of electricity at his residence in the Deepa Sarai neighbourhood here, officials said.
1 min
CONG'S KHARGE MOVES NOTICE OF PRIVILEGE AGAINST SHAH
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday filed a notice of privilege against Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Dr BR Ambedkar during a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
1 min
Five terrorists killed in Kulgam encounter
Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, including a self-styled top commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said here.
1 min
Deplorable state of affairs: HC on pending ex gratia payments
Terming three years' delay in payment of ex gratia to the kin of government employees who died during panchayat poll duty in April 2021 \"deplorable state of affairs\", the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Wednesday again directed the additional chief secretary, Panchayat Raj, to give a pointwise detailed reply in a personal affidavit giving reason for delay in payment of compensation.
2 mins
Atal was an icon of good governance: CM
EVENTS HAVE BEGUN IN EVERY DISTRICT FROM TODAY AS PART OF THE \"GOOD GOVERNANCE
2 mins
Healthy flows the Ganga again as 'three Gangas' merged into one
If you've seen glimpses/clips of a sea of humanity descending into the waters at the Sangam at previous Magh Melas, Kumbhs and Mahakumbhs, this time you will have to think of another epithet to describe the multitudes that take a bath on the bathing days of Mahakumbh-2025.
2 mins
SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN PLEA AGAINST YATI'S 'DHARAM SANSAD' EVENT
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a contempt petition against the Uttar Pradesh administration and police for not taking steps against the 'Dharam Sansad' by Yati Narasinghanand.
1 min
Over 49,000 power consumers register under OTS
THE SCHEME HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN THE COLLECTION OF RS 30,77,000
1 min
Shine City fraud: 2,360 investors likely to get back capital amount in 3 months
THE DETAILS ● ED has attached Shine City group properties worth Rs 264 crore so far under provisions of PMLA, 2002. ● Operators of the companies allegedly vanished after collecting around Rs 1,000 crore from the public on the promise of providing plots and high returns to them.
1 min
UP MAN DIALS 112, THREATENS TO KILL CM YOGI; HELD
BAREILLY
1 min
Forgotten for 15 years, Delhi drain which led to waterlogging found
A mystery drain, the existence of which everyone had forgotten for 15 years, and which, as a result, had not been cleaned for that span of time, was responsible for the flooding seen in tony south Delhi neighbourhoods such as Hauz Khas, Vasant Kunj and Malviya Nagar after the Capital received 230 millimetres (mm) of rain in 24 hours till 8.30am on June 28.
3 mins
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
3 mins
SC order on elephants in temple fests turns focus on decades-old tussle in Kerala: Culture vs safety
The Supreme Court's order on Thursday, effectively staying restrictions imposed by the Kerala high court on the use of elephants in temple festivals may have, for now, resolved the latest battle between tradition, heritage, and culture on one side, and safety of both elephants and the public on the other -- but the larger war is likely to continue.
3 mins
Ask CAQM to show how its 85 directions were implemented
THE AMICUS CURIAE URGED CPCB TO ENSURE ACTION PLANS FOR NON-ATTAINMENT CITIES ARE REVISED IN ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL SOURCE-APPORTIONMENT STUDIES
1 min
Review all pleas for chopping 50+ trees in Delhi: SC to CEC
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) as the supervisory authority to review all applications for felling 50 or more trees in Delhi, emphasising the critical need to preserve the city's dwindling green cover and lamenting the failure of tree authorities to implement the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (DPTA) effectively.
2 mins
SC tells UP, Hry to ban firecrackers
The spell of noxious pollution in Delhi worsened on Thursday, as the air plunged even deeper into the \"severe\" category with an air quality index (AQI) of 451 — making it the most polluted December day in three years, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.
3 mins
Two years on, Signature View remains a daily hazard for its helpless residents
Standing beneath a 12-storey residential tower in north Delhi, one might mistake it for a structure built five or six decades ago. The electricity meter room in the stilt parking area is crumbling, with large chunks of paint and plaster flaking off regularly. Even more alarming is the visible gap between the wall and the roof, allowing a clear streak of daylight to shine through.
3 mins
Half of the listed water bodies in city non-existent
ONLY 674 WATER BODIES EXIST OUT OF THE 1,367 ON RECORD; ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN FOR THEIR REJUVENATION, AUTHORITIES SAY
2 mins
Wires, coils, nails: Prison inmates' clandestine efforts to make heaters in Delhi's harsh winter
PRISON OFFICIALS SAY INMATES ARE USING THESE ITEMS TO MAKE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT TO HEAT WATER, FOOD OR LIGHT FIRES
2 mins
DDA TO COVERT COMMUNITY HALLS INTO LIBRARIES
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will convert many of its underutilised community centres or halls into libraries and reading rooms, officials from LG VK Saxena's office said on Thursday.
1 min
Govt laxity in treating waste 'shameful': SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday described as \"shameful\" and \"shocking\" the fact that nearly 3,000 tonne of waste generated daily in the national capital remains untreated, criticising the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for their laxity in the matter.
2 mins
DELHI GOVT BEGINS NEW LOAN SCHEME FOR SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES, SHOPS
The Delhi government on Thursday announced the launch of the \"Mukhyamantri Swavlamban Rozgar Yojna\", aimed at supporting small-scale industries and shopkeepers by offering loans up to ₹10 lakh.
1 min
Woman, 70, among 3 held for selling dead couple's flat
An empty apartment of a deceased elderly couple was sold off to an individual earlier this year.
1 min
Ruckus again during MCD house meet
THE CIVIC BODY MANAGED TO PASS A FEW PROPOSALS, INCLUDING ONE DEALING WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF WASTE IN THE CENTRAL ZONE
1 min
Cong hits streets against Shah, BJP holds its counter protests
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday intensified its attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the recent controversial remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on BR Ambedkar.
3 mins
Three more die from dengue, toll in city at 8
Delhi has reported three more dengue-related deaths, raising this year's official toll to eight, municipal officials said Thursday.
1 min
BJP AND AAP TRADE CHARGES OVER '₹250 CRORE SCAM' IN DUSIB
The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday accused the Delhi government of corruption in the management of its shelter homes and demanded an investigation by the anti-corruption branch (ACB).
1 min
MAN, 25, HELD FOR RAPING COLLEAGUE IN BAWANA: COPS
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his co-worker, police said on Thursday.
1 min
HC TRANSFERS BALYAN'S MCOCA CASE TO ROUSE AVENUE COURT
The Delhi high court on Thursday transferred a case under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act involving Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan from the Dwarka court to the Rouse Avenue court.
1 min
Work on e-way to hit traffic at Kalindi Kunj
Traffic at the Kalindi Kunj intersection – a key link between Noida, Delhi and Faridabad – will be disrupted for two months due to the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway construction, including a new bridge near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, the Delhi Traffic Police announced Thursday.
1 min
CENTRE ASKED X TO REMOVE VIDEO OF SHAH, SAYS CONG
The Congress on Thursday alleged that social media platform \"X\" has told them that the ministry of home affairs and the IT ministry have asked them to remove a video of Union home minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar saying that it violated Indian laws.
1 min
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
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
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
House acrimony goes from face-off to dust-up
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
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
'NEARLY 40% OF PLANNED ROUTES REMAIN INACTIVE'
The Udey Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme, the government's pet project, has 367 routes operational out of the total 615 routes, minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol said in the parliament on Thursday.
1 min
Human error caused 2021 CDS chopper crash: 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
KTR booked for ₹55-cr graft in Hyd Formula E race event
The Telangana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a case against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and legislator KT Rama Rao over alleged financial irregularities to the tune of around ₹55 crore for conducting Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, officers said.
1 min
Doctor's parents move HC for 'in-depth' probe
The parents of the 31-year-old resident doctor who was raped and murdered at the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital moved the Calcutta high court on Thursday seeking a more in-depth investigation into the crime which had triggered nationwide uproar.
1 min
SC: Can't seek alimony as means to equalise wealth
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
SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN PLEA AGAINST U.P. ADMIN OVER 'DHARAM SANSAD'
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a contempt petition filed against the Uttar Pradesh administration and police for allegedly failing to prevent the \"Dharam Sansad\", organised in Ghaziabad by Yati Narsinghanand, a controversial figure known for making communally sensitive remarks, even as it directed the state authorities to take all necessary precautions to ensure that hate speeches are not made during the event.
1 min
'Very few life jackets and boat was overcrowded': Survivors recall horror
'Very few life jackets and boat was overcrowded': Survivors recall horror
4 mins
INDIA, U.S. MUST WORK TOGETHER TO DECREASE TARIFFS: GARCETTI
India remains the world's \"highest tariff major economy\" and New Delhi and Washington should work together to reduce tariffs and make trade more fair, US ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Thursday.
1 min
SC stays Kerala HC curbs on elephants in temple festivals
The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively stayed a series of restrictions imposed by the Kerala high court on the use of elephants in temple festivals, describing them as \"impractical\" and exceeding judicial authority.
2 mins
Shah holds meet to review J&K security
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
US, India strengthen space collaboration
US, INDIA AGREED TO PROMOTE DEFENCE SPACE COOPERATION THROUGH THE DOMAINS DEFENCE DIALOGUE
1 min
SII to manufacture French firm's vaccine for chikungunya
THE DEVELOPMENT HOLDS PROMISE AS CHIKUNGUNYA IS ENDEMIC ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH 12,587 CASES RECORDED THIS YEAR SO FAR
1 min
Flesh, bones were of B'desh MP: DNA report
DNA reports have confirmed that the human flesh and bones recovered from separate locations in West Bengal were that of slain Bangladeshi lawmaker Md Anwarul Azim Anar, a senior official of the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on Thursday.
1 min
B'DESH INTERIM GOVT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING MINORITIES: MIN
India on Thursday expressed concern at incidents of violence targeting Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh and said the interim government in Dhaka has the primary responsibility of protecting their life and liberty.
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
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
Commonwealth, climate action key in PM-King Charles III talks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a conversation with King Charles III and said that the two had discussions on topics of mutual interest, including the Commonwealth, climate action, and sustainability while extending his best wishes for the King's health and well-being.
1 min
Sidda slams Shah over remarks on Ambedkar
Stepping up the attack against Union minister Amit Shah for his comments on BR Ambedkar in the Parliament, senior Congress leader and Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday claimed that Shah would have been a \"Gujari\" (scrap dealer) if there wasn't Ambedkar's Constitution.
1 min
EC SUMMONS EPS AND OPS IN 'TWO LEAVES' SYMBOL ALLOTMENT CASE
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has called AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) and expelled party leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) to appear for a personal hearing on December 23 in New Delhi.
1 min
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
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.
3 mins
Power shifts in China's defence establishment
There are signs that the Chinese military is facing significant internal strife.
3 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
US prez pledges to cut GHG emissions by more than 60%
I'm proud that my administration is carrying out the boldest climate agenda in American history. JOE BIDEN, US President
1 min
Ukraine peace deal: Putin says he's open for talks with Trump
Gisele Pelicot hailed after mass rape trial
4 mins
BHARTI AIRTEL PAYS ₹3,626 CR TO CLEAR 2016 SPECTRUM DUES
Indian telecom carrier Bharti Airtel has made an early payment of ₹3,626 crore to the Indian government, the company said on Thursday, settling all its liabilities for the spectrum acquired in 2016.
1 min
Govt to make online grocers sell pulses under Bharat Dal
Virtual shelves of online grocers, such as Amazon, Flipkart, and Swiggy, may soon see the debut of an unlikely item: Subsidised dal from the Government of India.
2 mins
Micromax, Phison form JV for storage chips
Indian mobile phone company Micromax Informatics has tied up with Taiwanese NAND storage chip maker Phison Electronics to develop high-end storage products for enterprise, automotive and artificial intelligence (AI) models.
3 mins
Air India orders 34 trainer jets for FTO
Air India has ordered 34 trainer aircraft to support the training of cadet pilots at the Flight Training Organisation (FTO), which is set to commence operations in Amravati by the second half of 2025, pending regulatory approvals, the airline said on Thursday.
1 min
Fed sneezes, Indian markets catch cold
Disappointment on US Fed interest rate trajectory hits stocks worldwide
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
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
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's call and why retirement can be a 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
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
Under pressure, Rohit needs to let his bat do the talking
Languid and easy. Two words that have often been used to describe Rohit Sharma can so easily, depending on form, come to mean fatigued and lazy. Many would be leaning towards the latter interpretation now.
6 mins
The Pole Star of India's chess camp, from Anand to Gukesh
Wojtaszek compared his experience of working with Vishy and Gukesh, finding ideas and keeping an eye on Carlsen
3 mins
LIVERPOOL IN LEAGUE CUP SEMIS, ARSENAL ADVANCE TOO
Liverpool moved into the League Cup semi-finals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
1 min
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