Articles by HT Correspondent
Kolkata Police issues notice to senior ED official in alleged PIL-for-extortion scam
A senior official of the Kolkata Police said that a notice was sent to Subodh Kumar, joint director of the federal agency based in Bhubaneshwar. Kumar was posted in Ranchi between 2016 and 2022. He was transferred to Odisha a few months back
Published on Aug 08, 2022 07:09 PM IST
JEE Main results 2022: Meet 2 UP boys who are among 24 national toppers
- JEE Main results 2022: Two students from Uttar Pradesh—Saumitra Garg of Meerut and Kanishk Sharma of Orai—have jointly topped the state and are among the total 24 candidates who have scored 100 percentile in JEE Main July 2022 session examination in BE/B Tech across the country.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 07:02 PM IST
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut remanded in judicial custody, sent to Arthur Road jail
ED has alleged that Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut made huge cash payments to purchase 10 plots in Kihim village in Alibag, bought jointly in the names of his wife Varsha and Swapna Patkar, wife of his close associate Sujit
Published on Aug 08, 2022 05:55 PM IST
GST authority arrests four over tax fraud
The arrests were made in separate cases of tax evasion worth ₹52 crore and ₹78 crore as part of the GST authority’s drive against fake invoices
Published on Aug 08, 2022 05:04 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
No information that Shrikant Tyagi is in Haridwar, Rishikesh: Uttarakhand DGP
The Uttarakhand Police said a team from Noida initially planned to travel to Rishikesh in connection with the case against Shrikant Tyagi but later conveyed a change in plan
Published on Aug 08, 2022 04:36 PM IST
Gujarat ‘crocodile attack’: Forest dept recovers body of man from Vadodara river
Last month, a 15-year-old girl near Dev Dam in Vadodara’s Waghodia was mauled to death by a crocodile when she went to the river to wash clothes
Published on Aug 08, 2022 04:30 PM IST
Cloudburst in HP’s Chamba leaves one dead, three houses damaged
Flash flood caused crop loss at Dhand Kihyar village, 10 vehicles were also damaged around Sunday midnight
Published on Aug 08, 2022 04:21 PM IST
In Sena vs Sena, ex-minister Abdul Sattar is Uddhav Thackeray camp’s new target
The Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) disqualified 7,880 candidates after evidence emerged that the marks of these candidates were tampered with
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:57 PM IST
Gujarat: Tata Motors EV subsidiary acquires Ford’s Sanand plant for ₹725 crore
The US carmaker’s Sanand facility provides direct employment to 3,043 and an estimated 20,000 indirectly
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:49 PM IST
Light rain or drizzle expected in Delhi today
The minimum temperature was likely to be 26 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature 33 degrees Celsius
Published on Aug 08, 2022 08:16 AM IST
Delhi: Govt agencies start turning in applications to sell liquor across Capital
- The four Delhi government agencies running the liquor stores are Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, Delhi Consumer’s Cooperative Wholesale Store, and Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 04:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Delhi: LG, state govt spar as row over excise losses rumbles on
- According to the LG office, the government in 2015 rejected an excise department proposal to reduce the number of dry days from 23 to three days in a year in line with nearby states which observed only three dry days in a year.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 04:20 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Rain pushes Delhi's mercury below 30°C; showers may ease today, says Met
- Safdarjung, Delhi’s base station for weather, had a high of 29.2°C – five below normal and Delhi’s lowest maximum temperature for August since 29°C on August 21, 2020.
Updated on Aug 08, 2022 03:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
NITI Aayog meet: Haryana encouraging farmers to switch to natural farming, says Khattar
Urging Union government to promote natural farming, CM Manohar Lal Khattar informed the NITI Aayog that the Haryana government has been taking steps to encourage farmers to switch to natural farming
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Delhi: One arrested for forging visas, passports; other aides on the run
- Police launched a hunt and arrested Mushtaq from Mumbai on Wednesday. An investigation is underway to arrest other men involved, said DCP, Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi), Tanu Sharma.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:27 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Only corrupt afraid of ED probe: Union minister Sonowal
Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said the Modi government has focused on the importance of waterways by starting various projects.
Updated on Aug 08, 2022 03:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Medical store owner held with 5,482 banned tablets in Yamunanagar
The anti-narcotics cell has arrested a medical store owner in the Saraswati Nagar area allegedly with 5,482 banned intoxicant capsules and tablets, a spokesperson of the Yamunanagar Police said on Sunday.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ambala
8 bogies of goods train derail on Delhi-Rohtak railway line
Eight bogies of a goods train derailed on Delhi-Rohtak railway line near Kharawar station here on Sunday. The train was laden with coal blocks and was heading towards Suratgarh from Delhi via Rohtak
Published on Aug 08, 2022 03:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Kharar man succumbs to injuries a day after accident
Following the collision, the Kharar biker was thrown up in the air before crashing on the road. The Alto car driver stopped and took an unconscious Rajesh to PGIMER where he remained under treatment for a day before succumbing on Saturday.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 02:58 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Kurukshetra man gets 12-year jail for raping Panchkula teen
Police said that they had received a complaint on June 12, 2018, at Sector 16 police station that a girl had gone missing. She was rescued from Kurukshetra a week later. The convict was identified as Sandeep Kumar, 20, from Kurukshetra.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 02:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
2 tricity women fall prey to chain snatchers in 24 hours
The entire episode was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed at the society’s gate. Kaur said she could not note down the registration number of the two-wheeler but could recognise the snatcher if brought in front of her.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 02:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali/chandigarh
246 new Covid cases detected in Chandigarh tricity area
The cases continued to remain over 100 in Chandigarh where 126 people were found infected. Panchkula reported 73 fresh infections while Mohali had 47; there was no Covid-related death in the tricity for the fourth consecutive day.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 02:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh/panchkula/mohali
Now, sanitary waste generated in Chandigarh to be scientifically incinerated
Chandigarh MC chief Anindita Mitra said that the city generates approximately 500kg sanitary bio-medical waste every day; the sanitary waste collected from households will be taken to three designated collection points, Material Recovery Facilities, from where the authorised processor of biomedical waste will collect it for scientific incineration.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 02:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Ludhiana woman gangraped in moving car twice in two years, case registered
The first gangrape took place in a moving car in 2022, while the victim was again gangraped by the same accused in July this year; Ludhiana police have booked the accused
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
MP man beaten up, stripped on suspicion of theft, say police
- A case has been registered against four people under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and a police sub-inspector was suspended for dereliction of duty, said an official.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bhopal
Rural police arrest 11, recover 5 gm heroin, 200 pills in surprise check in Ludhiana
Looking to bring down the growing problems of drugs, Ludhiana rural police carried out a special search operation in various areas of Jagraon, Raikot and Dakha
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Irrigation scam: Former Punjab minister Dhillon breaks silence, claims political vendetta
Dhillon, who was a minister during the SAD-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government, held a press conference and demanded a closure of the case
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Illegal infra in Corbett: Vigilance department gets nod to book officer, others
- The department has got the government’s approval to register a first information report against Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer Kishan Chand and others on Saturday and may receive the formal approval letter by Monday, following which a case will be registered, vigilance director Amit Sinha said.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Dehradun
Woman, 1-year-old son crushed to death by speeding truck in Ludhiana
A 23-year-old woman and her one-year-old son lost their lives in a road accident after an speeding truck hit the e-rickshaw that they were travelling on near Transport Nagar on Sunday afternoon
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:37 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Open Source Chandigarh community inaugurated at Chitkara University
Open Source is a community where original source code designed by various authors is made freely available to others who would like to view that code, copy it, learn from it, alter it, or share it
Published on Aug 08, 2022 01:36 AM IST
