Hindustan Times Punjab - December 23, 2024
Hindustan Times Punjab - December 23, 2024
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In this issue
December 23, 2024
The power of small steps: People's walk against drugs
The power of the first step should never be underestimated, for I witnessed it firsthand. On December 11, I completed the second year of the \"People's Walk Against Drugs\".
3 mins
Candlelight march in support of fasting Dallewal on Dec 24
Farm unions on Sunday said that they will hold candlelight marches on December 24 across the country in support of veteran farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 27th day.
2 mins
2 smugglers held with 10kg heroin in Amritsar
Initial investigations reveal that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pak-based smugglers, say police
2 mins
Punjab seeks ₹1k cr package to boost police infra in border dists
PUNJAB FINANCE MINISTER ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED TO RELEASE PENDING FUNDS UNDER THE NHM, AMOUNTING TO ₹1,119 CRORE
2 mins
SGPC CANCELS TODAY'S EXECUTIVE PANEL MEETING
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Sunday cancelled its December 23 executive committee's emergency meeting.
1 min
COMPUTER TEACHERS INTENSITY STIR
Jonny Singla, 40, spokesperson for the Computer Adhyapak Sangarsh Committee, began a hunger strike to press the state government to accept their demands.
1 min
Properties of four drug smugglers worth ₹84L frozen
The Jalandhar rural police have frozen properties worth ₹84.52 lakh linked to four offenders involved in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases.
1 min
Speech & hearing disabilities fail to deter these fuel station attendants
THE 4 ATTENDANTS AT A PETROL PUMP IN BATHINDA COMMUNICATE WITH VISITORS THROUGH A NOTEBOOK
2 mins
Woman, two others get life term in court worker's murder case
The wife of a court employee who was murdered in 2019 was given life imprisonment along with two others in the case on Saturday in Kashipur area of US Nagar. They were slapped with a fine of ₹50,000 each.
1 min
FARMERS TO BENEFIT AS HARYANA NOTIFIES PROCUREMENT OF 24 CROPS AT MSP
The Haryana government has notified the procurement of 24 crops at a minimum support price (MSP), extending the list of 14 farm produces that were earlier eligible for guaranteed rates under public procurement system.
1 min
Hindu, Sikh temples unite against extremism in Canada
Nearly 60 representatives from the participating places of worship attended a meeting in this regard in Vancouver on Saturday
2 mins
Six short of majority, race for mayor's post heats up in Cong
CONGRESS EYES SUPPORT FROM EIGHT INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS TO CROSS THE MAJORITY MARK
2 mins
AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR, DEHRADUN POLICE STEP UP SECURITY
Ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Dehradun police launched a campaign against traffic violators, police officials said.
1 min
Kejriwal cries foul over R-Day tableau rejection
For the last four years, the tableau of Delhi has not been allowed to participate in the parade. ARVIND KEJRIWAL, AAP chief
1 min
HC: Legitimate dissent can't be equated with sedition
It was alleged that Timma disseminated content on social media sympathetic to jailed MP Amritpal Singh
2 mins
AAP links scheme with voter deletion, BJP calls it 'theatre'
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party volunteers will undertake registration for the \"Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana\"-which aims to provide monthly financial aid of ₹1,000 to women-urging potential beneficiaries to check their voter registration status and ensure they are not deleted as only registered voters will be able to avail of the benefits.
1 min
NIA chargesheets two linked with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday chargesheeted two persons in an arms and explosives seizure case in Jammu and Kashmir linked with the banned terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
1 min
Income tax dept serves notice to PDP leader, seek books of accounts
The income tax department has served a notice to senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Jammu & Kashmir MLA Waheed Para to submit his books of accounts, officials said on Sunday.
1 min
NC leader calls for protest outside CM residence against job reservation policy
Amid consistent demands by open merit candidates and Opposition leaders to review the job reservation policy, senior National Conference (NC) leader Ruhullah Mehdi called for a protest at Gupkar Road outside the chief minister's residential office.
2 mins
Omar cancels programmes in Jammu amid severe cold wave in Kashmir
After Monday, the temperature will fall again by 2-3 degree Celsius till December 26, says weatherman
4 mins
SECURITY FORCES RECOVER ARMS, AMMUNITION IN BANDIPORA
Security forces have arrested a person with arms and ammunition at a checkpoint in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, army said on Sunday.
1 min
TRAINEE COP DIES OF BULLET WOUND AT TRAINING CENTRE IN GANDERBAL
A trainee cop was killed at a police training institute in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district after being hit by a bullet allegedly fired by a sentry, officials said on Sunday.
1 min
Suspected terrorist of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen arrested in West Bengal
THE ARREST WAS MADE DURING A JOINT OPERATION BY JAMMU AND KASHMIR POLICE AND STF OF WEST BENGAL
2 mins
At 100, Rafi's golden voice remains young
Born on Christmas Eve in 1924, Mohammed Rafi would have turned 100 this year.
2 mins
Over 5k devotees have visited winter abodes
WINTER CHAR DHAM YATRA STARTED ON NOVEMBER 24 AND WAS FORMALLY INAUGURATED ON DECEMBER 8 BY CM PUSHKAR DHAMI
2 mins
Tiger kills elephant in Corbett range
The carcass of an elephant was found in the Bijrani range of Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) on Saturday, the Uttarakhand forest officials aware of the matter said on Sunday, adding that the tusker was being chased by a tiger for three days, following which it died of exhaustion as well as injuries.
1 min
2 men stab cab driver to death for injuring mother, grazing scooter
THE ACCUSED'S MOTHER WAS INJURED WHEN THE VICTIM'S CAR GRAZED AGAINST THEIR SCOOTER, WHICH TOPPLED OVER AND HIT HER
1 min
Institutions can't be retirement homes
The \"fourth branch\" institutions such as the Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and public service commissions \"cannot be retirement homes for civil servants and judges\", Supreme Court judge justice PS Narasimha said on Sunday as he underlined the critical role of these institutions in upholding democratic governance.
2 mins
INDIA COMMITTED TO PROSPERITY OF MAURITIUS: MISRI DURING VISIT TO ISLAND NATION
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed to Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam India's continued commitment to progress and prosperity of Mauritius.
1 min
Retd IAS officer among 3 identified as highway fire victims
OFFICIALS SAID THAT 27 PEOPLE WERE RECEIVING TREATMENT, INCLUDING 3 ON VENTILATOR SUPPORT
1 min
Shah attacks Left parties, Cong for 'ignoring' Tripura's problems
The rehabilitation of Bru migrants in Tripura was made possible due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's government in the state, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, as he hit out at the previous Left and Congress governments in the state for ignoring the problems of the community.
2 mins
4-year-old dies after SUV runs him over, teen driver arrested
A four-year-old boy was mowed down by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) driven by a 19-year-old in Wadala area of Mumbai, police said, adding that the teenager has been arrested.
1 min
Kuwait confers highest national honour on PM
Kuwait on Sunday honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of Mubarak the Great, the country's highest national award, for his role in bolstering relations between the two countries.
1 min
150-yr-old stepwell found in Sambhal
A stepwell, approximately 150 years old and covering an area of 400 square metres, has been discovered during an excavation exercise in Chandausi tehsil of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town, an official aware of the matter said on Sunday.
2 mins
Journey more important than reaching CJI milestone
It is not the milestone but the journey to it that matters most, Justice BV Nagarathna, set to make history as the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) in 2027, underlined on Sunday as she highlighted the importance of how she is perceived as a judge and the work she undertakes in the years leading up to the position.
2 mins
Kerala begins clearing biomedical waste in TN
The process of clearing hazardous biomedical waste from Kerala which was dumped in various parts of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu has commenced on Sunday under the supervision of officials from both the states.
1 min
Congress calls 3 GST slabs for popcorn 'absurd', slams govt
GST COUNCIL ON SATURDAY AGREED TO ISSUE A CLARIFICATION ON TAXATION OF POPCORN
2 mins
DMK MEET SLAMS SHAH'S AMBEDKAR REMARKS IN HOUSE
DMK's executive committee meeting, chaired by party president and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, condemned Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday, for \"defaming\" BR Ambedkar.
1 min
416 Arrested Across Assam in Child Marriage Cases: Sarma
Assam police have arrested 416 people and registered 345 cases in the third phase of a campaign against child marriages, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.
1 min
Disrupting the House, betraying voters' trust
Washout of the winter session is a reflection of the decline in standards in Parliament
3 mins
Path to a simple and rational GST
Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential
2 mins
Need to make India's roads accident-free
The tragic incident in Bengaluru, where a container truck lost balance and fell atop a car (a brand that is arguably the safest in the world), crushing it and killing its occupants, highlight three reasons why India has among the most unsafe roads in the world.
1 min
What the Pelicot rape case says about society
There is something about a woman unafraid. A woman uninterrupted. A woman unperturbed by what she can lose. Mostly, it's a woman who has nothing left to lose. Or so she thinks.
2 mins
Foreign policy experts must listen to the street
In his address at the launch of India's World—a magazine focused on India's foreign policy—on December 15, external affairs minister S Jaishankar made an unconventional argument.
4 mins
Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
The head of the far-left BSW party, Sahra Wagenknecht, demanded that Interior Minister Nancy Faeser explain why so many tips and warnings were ignored beforehand
2 mins
Dozen auto firms set to be excluded from PLI scheme
THESE AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START INVESTING AS PLANNED
2 mins
US warship shoots down its own navy jet over Red Sea
A US Navy jet was shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent \"friendly fire\" incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.
1 min
Trudeau under fire; liberals eye Freeland
Pressure continues to mount on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit, even as a movement is afoot within the ruling Liberal Party caucus for him to be replaced by Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy PM and Finance Minister till her bombshell resignation, on Monday.
2 mins
Nigeria: 32 die in stampedes
Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.
1 min
Lenders auction more gold as Reserve Bank steps up scrutiny
Companies lending against gold are auctioning the collateral in higher quantities to recover stressed loans, at a time of rising regulatory scrutiny over the sector.
1 min
All about Pari didi and Vicky bhaiya's love at Karan Aujla's Mumbai show
Besides being high on music, Karan Aujla's India tour has also been high on glam.
1 min
UNBLOCK ME ON INSTA
As AP Dhillon accuses Diljit Dosanjh of blocking him on Insta, the latter denies, saying his issue could be with governments, but not artistes
1 min
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