Hindustan Times Punjab - December 14, 2024
Hindustan Times Punjab - December 14, 2024
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December 14, 2024
SC asks panel to engage with farmers, orders medical aid for Dallewal
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.
2 mins
Want good ties but Pak must end terror
NEW DELHI: India desires relations \"free of terrorism\" with Pakistan and hopes that its ties with Bangladesh will \"settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship\", external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday, as he also cautioned against \"point-scoring\" over the state of India's diplomatic relations.
1 min
Kumbh to propel goal of Viksit Bharat: Modi
The Maha Kumbh next year will play an important role in India's journey to becoming a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he described the mega religious event as a \"mahayagya of unity\" that will take the country's cultural and spiritual identity to new heights.
1 min
Govt, Oppn trade blows in Constitution debate
NEW DELHI: The government and the Opposition on Friday clashed in the Lok Sabha during the opening day of a historic debate to mark 75 years of the Constitution, with 26 speakers weighing in on themes ranging from reservation, politics, the administration's inclusive development agenda and the missteps by previous regimes.
1 min
Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal
Tikait meets Dallewal who has been on hunger strike since Nov 26 at Khanauri
3 mins
Clergy accepts Sukhbir's penance, grants pardon
AMRITSAR: Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Sukhbir Singh Badal's 10-day tankhah (religious punishment) and freed him from the tag of 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
3 mins
Ambala, Jind DCs seek medical assistance for Jagjit Dallewal
As the health of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a hunger strike at Khanauri, deteriorates, deputy commissioners of Jind and Ambala have written to their Sangrur counterpart, asking to provide immediate medical assistance to the veteran leader amid apprehension that any untoward incident may escalate protests.
1 min
Rinda-run module busted, 2 arrested
Punjab Police on Friday claimed to have disrupted Pakistan's ISI-backed terror module being operated by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Harvinder Rinda and Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia with the arrest of its two members, who allegedly confessed to have planted an improvised explosive device (IED) at a police station in Ajnala, said director general of police Gaurav Yadav.
1 min
No bar on gathering at Takht but maintain 'maryada': SGPC chief
As Sikh hardliners are gearing up to organise a gathering at Akal Takht on December 18 to express opposition to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)'s resolution to excommunicate Narain Singh Chaura, a former militant, who attacked Sukhbir Singh Badal on December 4, the gurdwara body president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the gathering will not be restricted and the organisers should maintain discipline and maryada.
1 min
BE CATALYST OF CHANGE, MANN TELLS TEACHERS AFTER FINLAND TRAINING
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday called upon the teachers, who recently returned from training in Finland, to be the harbingers of revolutionising the education system in the state.
1 min
Punjab should procure all crops at MSP: Saini
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday said that all crops of farmers in Haryana are being procured at minimum support price (MSP) and the Punjab government should also come forward and announce that the produce of farmers in the AAP-ruled state will be purchased at MSP.
2 mins
Haryana to buy more power from Rajasthan nuclear plant
With the 2,800 mega-watt (MW) nuclear power plant being set up in Haryana's Fatehabad not expected to start power generation before 2028, the Haryana Power Utilities, expecting an average energy deficit of about 1557 MW next summer, have set their eyes on buying nuclear power from outside the state to help tide over the gap.
2 mins
Sangrur shivers at 1.1° Celsius, biting cold grips Punjab, Hry
Sangrur in Punjab and Haryana's Hisar reeled under severe cold on Friday as biting chill continued to prevail at many places in the two states.
1 min
MEA to Canada: Probe three students' death
Indian high commission in Ottawa, consulates in Toronto, Vancouver are in touch with Canadian authorities, says ministry of external affairs
2 mins
RS BYPOLLS: BJP PICK REKHA SHARMA ELECTED UNOPPOSED
Former National Commission for Women chairperson and BJP leader Rekha Sharma was declared elected unopposed in the Rajya Sabha bypoll from Haryana after the deadline for withdrawal of nomination ended at 3 pm on Friday.
1 min
Kotkapura doctor, hospital told to pay ₹1L as compensation
The district consumer disputes redressal commission in Faridkot has directed a Kotkapura-based doctor to pay ₹1 lakh compensation to a resident for medical negligence that led to his mother's death.
1 min
2nd eyewitness identifies shooters in Mansa court
Police produce vehicles of the singer and shooters in court, along with AK-47 used in crime
2 mins
Ggm nightclubs blasts: 3 more held
The Gurugram police on Friday arrested three more suspects in connection with the bomb blast outside two nightclubs in Sector-29, taking the total number of arrests to four, police officials said.
1 min
Kejriwal: Will contest from New Delhi seat
NEW DELHI: Amid rumours of him shifting to another constituency, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced he will contest from his New Delhi seat in the upcoming assembly polls.
1 min
Pak Sikh TV anchor among dozens booked
ALLEGEDLY MADE CLAIMS IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATHS OF SUPPORTERS OF JAILED FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN
2 mins
SC COLLEGIUM PROPOSES ELEVATION OF 7 JUDGES
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended names of seven judges as permanent judges in three high courts.
1 min
{ RED FORT'S POSSESSION } PLEA OF BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR'S GREATGRANDSON'S WIDOW JUNKED BY DELHI HIGH COURT
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court's division bench on Friday upheld a single judge's order dismissing a woman's petition seeking possession of the Red Fort.
1 min
Video of animal sacrifice goes viral in Rohru, FIR registered
An FIR was registered in Rohru after a video of a goat being publicly sacrificed on a bridge in broad daylight went viral on social media platforms.
1 min
NC TO DISCUSS BILL ON SIMULTANEOUS POLLS: OMAR
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the National Conference would hold discussion on the 'one nation, one election' bill and issue necessary directions to MPs before the bill is put to vote in Parliament.
1 min
Early snowfall triggers tourist influx in valley
We expect a further increase in tourists as PM is expected to inaugurate a train connecting Srinagar with rest of the nation on January 26 AKIB CHAYA, president, Hoteliers Club Gulmarg
1 min
BSF: Anti-drone system has thwarted Pak designs
Technological surveillance almost on the entire Jammu border, being extended along other frontiers, says Jammu frontier IG
2 mins
Una officials told to curb illegal mining
Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Friday instructed officials to make Una district free from illegal mining, drug trafficking and smuggling of large trees such as Peepal and Banyan.
1 min
Chargesheets filed in ₹1.55-cr fraud case
THREE SEPARATE CASES INVOLVE EIGHT ACCUSED WHO BELONG TO JAMMU, SAYS THE CRIME BRANCH
1 min
Focus on giving rural economy a boost: CM
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said rules under Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh-Samman Nidhi Yojana would be modified to ensure women of Kupvi area in Shimla district receive a monthly allowance of ₹1,500.
1 min
6th threat this year; When will mischief, Ordeal end: Parents
My daughter had her class 12th pre-boards today which got cancelled and she had to return home at 8.30am. VIKAS SHARMA, parent
1 min
22 IAS OFFICERS DEPLOYED AS POLL OBSERVERS IN PUNJAB
The Punjab State Election Commission on Friday deputed 22 IAS officers as election observers to oversee the arrangements for the conduct of polls to the municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats in the state.
1 min
6th threat this year; when will mischief, ordeal end: Parents
My daughter had her class 12th pre-boards today which got cancelled and she had to return home at 8.30am. VIKAS SHARMA, parent
1 min
Dehradun: Two arrested for murder of ex-ONGC official
Police have arrested two people in connection with the murder of a retired ONGC officer, police said on Friday.
3 mins
30 Capital schools sent bomb threats again
Second such incident this week, over 44 Delhi schools had received similar threats on Monday
2 mins
HC sets aside order against award to Krishna
The Supreme Court on Friday refused an urgent hearing on a plea against a Madras high court decision allowing the Music Academy in Chennai to present an award instituted in the name of late Carnatic icon MS Subbulakshmi to singer TM Krishna, hours after the HC set aside an interim injunction barring the academy from conferring the award.
1 min
HC grants bail to Darshan, aides
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case.
1 min
Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail
HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2: The Rule at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.
2 mins
Nicobar report not public due to strategic info
NGT FORMED THE PANEL LAST YEAR TO REVISIT THE CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THE GREAT NICOBAR INFRA PROJECT
2 mins
KEY WITNESS IN 2017 KERALA ACTOR ABDUCTION AND ASSAULT CASE DIES
KOCHI: Malayalam film director P Balachandra Kumar, a key witness in the 2017 actress abduction and sexual assault case involving actor Dileep, died at a private hospital in Chengannur in Kerala early on Friday.
1 min
HC GRANTS BAIL TO KEY ACCUSED IN PROF'S HAND CHOPPING CASE
KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.
1 min
Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said that a comment made by him in 2022 on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 being no bar to ascertain religious \"character\" was only an observation and cannot be regarded as a verdict by the court.
2 mins
'Misogyny': HC on order denying a woman kids' custody for her lifestyle
THE KERALA HIGH COURT GRANTED CUSTODY OF THE CHILDREN TO THE MOTHER, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR WISHES TO STAY WITH HER
1 min
8 held for raping girl in Guwahati temple: Cops
Eight people were arrested on Friday for allegedly gang-raping a girl at a temple in Guwahati, recording the crime and sharing the video on social media, police said, adding that they are trying to nab one more accused.
1 min
It's Samvidhan, not Sangh ka Vidhan, says Priyanka
India's Constitution is not a set of rules dictated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Wayanad parliamentarian Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in her first address in the Lok Sabha on Friday
3 mins
TMC MP's comment draws BJP anger
A comment by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra referring to late judge BH Loya in her speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday led to an uproar and prompted two short adjournments, a sharp response from Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, and support from senior opposition members.
1 min
NDA allies slam Oppn 'hypocrisy'
NEW DELHI: Tearing into the Congress during a debate on the Constitution of India, Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that people who \"preyed on the Constitution cannot be its protectors\", accusing the grand old party of \"misusing\" the national document countless times.
1 min
Oppn submits notice in RS to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: More than 55 Opposition lawmakers from the Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted a notice to the secretary general of the Upper House for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over his controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.
2 mins
MINORITIES ARE TARGETED IN U.P.: IQRA IN LOK SABHA
Samajwadi Party lawmaker Iqra Choudhary on Friday expressed concern over the \"rising attacks on minorities\" in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the BJP-led government in the most-populous state over the land and order situation.
1 min
RS adjourned again as Dhankhar, Kharge spar
NEW DELHI: Acrimonious exchanges involving the Opposition and the government, and between Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge forced the Upper House to adjourn for the day on Friday without transacting business.
3 mins
Rajnath leads govt charge on Day l Of debate
Defence minister kicks off Constitution debate in Lower House with a sharp attack on Cong, even as Oppn leaders blame BJP for stoking unrest and attempting to dent India's 'armour'
4 mins
A coming of age for Indian chess
D Gukesh's rise as the youngest world champion is a tale with two pieces - one of individual and family sacrifice, and the other of legend Viswanathan Anand's payback to Indian sport
2 mins
Behind Iran's restraint in West Asia conflict
On November 27, a 60-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel, brokered by the United States (US) and supported by France, came into effect.
2 mins
Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires
The cascading effects of forest fires and stubble burning on human health and environment are severe
4 mins
Uniquely Indian traits that produce civic indifference
I often wish Richard Sennett, that great and inspiring writer on cities and civic life in the western world, had a chance to live in Bengaluru for a couple of months.
3 mins
FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan 6 attack
A US Justice Department watchdog report released on Thursday debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely alleged that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.
1 min
2nd impeachment vote for Prez Yoon on edge
SEOUL: South Korea's opposition leader on Friday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the \"people\" and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that appears on a knife edge.
1 min
Stock market surges as foreign investors bet big
About-turn
2 mins
Israeli strike kills 66 Palestinians in Gaza
CAIRO: An Israeli strike killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll on Thursday in the enclave to 66.
1 min
US UNVEILS NEW $500MN MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE
The United States on Thursday announced a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
1 min
Algo trading to open up for retail investors soon
Algorithmic trading, which has remained the preserve of large institutions, could soon be open to India's retail investors as well, with the market regulator proposing a framework with critical roles for brokers and stock exchanges.
1 min
France's Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as PM
PARIS: Veteran centrist figure, Francois Bayrou, became France's fourth prime minister in a year, on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron named his longtime ally as the new head of government.
2 mins
Winning ploy: Play long, tire Ding out
BENGALURU: Grzegorz Gajewski was on his way to dinner on Thursday night, running through lines for Friday's possible tiebreaks when Ding Liren blundered and lost in what was seemingly a drawn game.
2 mins
At the nets, Gill, Pant show they mean business
BRISBANE: There was a time when the eve of a match would mean that the venue would be a beehive of activity.
2 mins
Series reaching a tipping point
As cricket moves to Gabba, this is where one team might gain a psychological advantage over other
4 mins
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