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Teenager dies, Rajouri illness toll mounts to 16

Central government's inter-ministerial team reaches J&K; administration seals spring in Badhaal

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

AAP's 'Unbreakable' film screening cancelled again

The flashpoint over the screening of a documentary, \"Unbreakable,\" by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took another turn on Sunday, with the party accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Delhi Police of scuttling a second attempt by the party to screen the documentary at the Andhra Association auditorium on Sunday afternoon.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

For Tejashwi, Lalu legacy a mixed bag

On Saturday, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national executive committee entrusted Tejashwi Yadav with powers that elevate him to be on par with the party's national president, a post held by his father, Lalu Prasad.

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January 20, 2025
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57 of 59 Accused Held in Athlete Rape Case: Police

Police have so far arrested 57 of the total 59 accused in the alleged sexual abuse case of a Dalit athlete at Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, officers said on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

The world has always loved Indian beats

Jason Derulo is no stranger to India or Indian music. The American singer-songwriter and dancer has previously collaborated with rapper King on the party anthem Bumpa, with singer-songwriter Tesher on the hit single Jalebi Baby, and even took the stage to perform at the 2023 IPL.

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January 20, 2025
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UT Admn Firm on Bulldozing Furniture Market by Month End

Eviction orders were issued on Jan 9 to free 15 acres of prized government land in Sectors 53 and 54

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January 20, 2025
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AAP Vows Homes for Govt Staff in Tranches

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday promised to formulate a scheme to provide government employees, starting with sanitation workers, permanent houses on instalments \"where they can stay after they retire\", in a poll promise aimed at canvassing government workers to vote for the party in the assembly polls on February 5.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Chandigarh Schools Have Highest Transition Rate

The City Is The Only UT/State In The Country With 100% Transition Rate

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January 20, 2025
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PGI Unveils Auditory Brainstem Implant Surgery for Hearing Loss

The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) is poised to introduce auditory brainstem implant (ABI) surgery, a groundbreaking treatment option for patients of hearing loss.

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January 20, 2025
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Punjab MPs 'paid' Sisodia for elevation: MoS Bittu

Union minister of state Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of misleading the public with their education model and allegedly sending \"wealthy private education barons from Punjab to the Rajya Sabha\" in exchange for money.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Airway Mgmt Procedures for Trauma Patients in Focus at PGIMER

To address the need for providing oxygen to trauma victims on arrival at hospital, the department of anesthesia and intensive care at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) conducted a one-day workshop on the topic \"Airways in trauma emergency\" on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Securitymen, terrorists exchange fire in Sopore

Security forces were fired upon during a raid on a hideout, triggering an encounter with suspected militants in Sopore, Baramulla, on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Explosion at Kumbh guts several tents, no casualties

Over 100 tents were gutted in a major fire in Sector 19 of the sprawling 4000 ha tent city at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj on Sunday afternoon but no casualties were reported in the case, officials said.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Two Labourers Die Of Toxic Smoke From Traditional Wood Heater

Two men died of asphyxiation from smoke from a coal stove they had lit to keep warm at night in Mundka, west Delhi early Saturday morning, police said on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

One Held With 2kg Heroin In Jalalabad

Fazilka police on Sunday arrested Kewal Singh, a resident of Chak Bajida village, with 2.41kg of heroin in Jalalabad, a sub-division of Fazilka district, officials said.

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January 20, 2025
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Woman sustains over 50% burns in acid attack by ex-husband in Kota

A 45-year-old woman was critically injured after her former husband tied her up and threw acid on her in Kota district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday, adding that the accused was absconding.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Govt Doctors Defer Strike

A body of government doctors in Punjab on Sunday announced its decision to defer a call for suspension of services in hospitals till January 23 in the wake of a health department assurance to resolve its issues.

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January 20, 2025
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Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza, Israel

Palestinians burst into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday after a ceasefire deal halted fighting in Gaza, and three female hostages freed by Hamas were reunited with their mothers inside Israel.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

At 25.2°C, city enjoys month's warmest day

The city basked in the warmest day yet of this month as the maximum temperature shot up by nine notches on Sunday.

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January 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

NMC draft rules allow non-medical grads to teach med students

PROVISION LED TO MIXED REACTIONS WITHIN MEDICAL FRATERNITY. SOME ARGUED IT MAY DILUTE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

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January 20, 2025
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Minor Nabbed For Gunpoint Robbery

Three persons, including a minor, allegedly robbed an e-commerce delivery agent on gunpoint on the Ring Road near Hyatt Regency last week, police said.

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January 20, 2025
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Why is PGD important for couples with history of genetic conditions

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique used in assisted reproductive medicine to check embryos for genetic disorders before implantation during an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) process.

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January 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Katy Perry's weight loss stuns fans; source says it's not Ozempic

Singer-songwriter Katy Perry's dramatic weight loss has left many fans concerned, with her noticeably thinner frame drawing attention.

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January 19, 2025
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Annihilating caste in universities & colleges

Tweak the 2012 Promotion of Equity Regulation to expand its jurisdiction, and ensure better enforcement of its existing provisions

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January 19, 2025
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12 Docs Charged With Culpable Homicide

The 12 Doctors Were Suspended For Negligence After a Woman Died and Four Others Fell Ill After Childbirth at the Hospital

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January 19, 2025
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Saif Ali Khan Stabbing Case: Kareena Gives Police Statement, Ibrahim Resumes Shooting

Actor Saif Ali Khan is currently recuperating at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital after sustaining stab wounds, while the attacker remains on the run.

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January 19, 2025
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Dense fog blankets Punjab, Hry; no respite from biting cold

There was no respite from cold weather in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday with Narnaul being the coldest place with a low of 5.8 degrees Celsius.

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January 19, 2025
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Two Supreme Court Judges Killed in Tehran in Possible 'Foreign Plot'

Two senior judges in Iran's Supreme Court were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday in an attack that authorities blamed on the US and Israel.

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January 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Claims misleading: ACB on row over transfer of officials

The J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday termed \"misleading and factually incorrect\" the allegations that the recent transfer of some agency officials was a punitive action for exposing corruption.

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January 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh

Relatives bludgeon 21-year-old woman to death with brick

Victim was at home with her mother and brother when accused attacked her; the girl later succumbed to injuries

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January 19, 2025