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Delhiwale: A poet of Najafgarh

Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:55 AM IST

Esha Rajan is a poet and she lives in Najafgarh, so it is logical to call her a 'poet of Najafgarh.'

Esha Rajan.
By, New Delhi

Terror module busted in Jammua and Kashmir’s Kulgam

Police said their teams, along with the army (1st Rashtriya Rifles and 9 Rashtriya Rifles) and CRPF (18 battalion and 46 battalion), busted two terror modules by arresting five hybrid terrorists of proscribed LeT

A terror module busted in Jammua and Kashmir’s Kulgam. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:48 AM IST
By, Srinagar

Snow blanket envelopes Jammu and Kashmir’s higher reaches

Rains also lashed several parts of Kashmir bringing down the temperature; the meteorological department (MeT) has, however, predicted clearer weather in the coming days

 (HT)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:36 AM IST
By, Srinagar

PIL on unauthorised retention of government bungalows in J&K: Petitioner files list of 48 politicians before HC

A recent PIL in Jammu and Kashmir seeks eviction of ex-legislators from ministerial bungalows. The government has asked for time to obtain details from the 48 politicians.

The Petitioner files list of 48 politicians before HC in the PIL on unauthorised retention of government bungalows in J&K. (HT File)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:34 AM IST

Labourer killed as debris falls of him in Bilaspur tunnel

The two workers were seriously injured, pulled out from under the debris by other workers and rushed to AIIMS, Bilaspur for treatment

A labourer was killed as debris fells of him in Bilaspur tunnel. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:31 AM IST
By, Bilaspur

Himachal assembly passes Lokayukta Amendment Bill on closing day

Bill’s passage paves way for the appointment of any Himachal HC judge to the post as opposed to the earlier provision under which only the chief justice could be considered

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in the Himachal assembly. (HT File)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:28 AM IST
By, Shimla

1.17 crore arrears to be paid to Chandigarh Samagra Shiksha teachers

The arrears include ₹63.85 lakh for trained graduate teachers, ₹49.46 lakh for junior basic teachers, ₹3.47 lakh for resource teachers and ₹96,000 for headmasters and headmistresses

Chandigarh administration will play <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.17 crore arrears to Samagra Shiksha teachers. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:24 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Voter enrolment camps to be held in Panchkula till October 20

In this period, citizens who have attained the age of 18 or above on the qualifying date and are not on the voter list can get themselves added

Panchkula will host voter enrolment camps in Panchkula till October 20. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:22 AM IST
By, Panchkula

Two women among four held for extortion, wrongful confinement in Mohali

Mohali Police said that the victim, a male, was stripped and coerced into making compromising videos, which were later used as leverage to extort money.

Police arrested four persons for women among extortion, wrongful confinement in Mohali. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:20 AM IST
By, Mohali

Out of total debt raised, 27,000 crore went into debt servicing: Punjab FM Cheema

He appealed governor Banwarilal Purohit to help the state government in getting dues of ₹8,145 crore cleared from the Union Government

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:19 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Lawyer’s ‘custodial torture’, ‘unnatural offence’: Muktsar SP among 6 cops booked; HC lawyers to suspend work today

Police have named the Muktsar chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Raj Pal Raw as a complainant in the crime

The police action came on a day when the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) exhorted all the Bar associations in two states and Chandigarh to suspend work on Tuesday in protest against alleged torture of a lawyer.
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:18 AM IST

Free parking for Electric Vehicles in Panchkula: Mayor

Besides the free parking for Electric Vehicles, beautification of Ambedkar Chowk and Panchkula sectors 24, 25 and 26 was approved. in the latest meeting

Panchkula is planning to incentivise free parking for Electric Vehicles. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:18 AM IST
By, Panchkula

Northern Zonal Council meet: HP water cess, right over Chandigarh, flood relief on Punjab agenda

Shah will preside over the meeting of the NZC which comprises Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territories of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Chandigarh. Punjab is hosting the 31st NZC

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann at Amritsar international airport on Monday. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:16 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

18 Pak nationals among 32 booked for running cross-border drug smuggling syndicate

According to SSOC FIR, proceeds of the smuggled drugs are being sent to Pakistan and Afghanistan via Dubai to fuel anti-India operations; 9 of the booked are abroad residing in the US, Australia, UAE, France & Turkey

Representational image
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:14 AM IST
ByAnil Sharma, Amritsar

Five-year-old among three killed in Bathinda roof collapse

The incident came to notice in the afternoon after a worried relative of the deceased contacted villagers that no one in the family was responding to repeated phone calls

Bathinda senior superintendent of police Gulneet Khurana said the mishap happened due to rain. (HT photo)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:14 AM IST
By, Bathinda

Love triangle: Ambala man kills dairy owner due to enmity over affair, held

A daily wager, the accused has been booked for murder at Ambala’s Mahesh Nagar police station on complaint of the deceased’s wife

Police arrested an Ambala man for killing a dairy owner due to enmity over an affair. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:13 AM IST
By, Ambala

Radical body plans event; security up in Nijjar’s native village in Punjab

Following the announcement, the state police swung into action and put Jaskaran Singh Kahan Singh Wala under house arrest at his Faridkot residence as a preventive measure to maintain law and order. The other three activists were also detained so that they could not reach Nijjar’s village

Police personnel outside radical leader Jaskaran Skngh Kahan Singh Wala house in Faridkot (HT Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST
By, Jalandhar

Congress block chief’s murder: Week on, kin refuse to cremate body until mastermind, shooters arrested

The district police have arrested four persons, including three belonging to the same village, terming the killing a part of “personal enmity”. However, the Moga police have failed to identify and trace the shooters involved in the killing so far

Congress leaders during a candle march in Moga on Monday. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST

Panjab University affiliation to Haryana colleges to be taken up with Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the the 31st meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Amritsar set to take up Panjab University affiliation to Haryana colleges

Panjab University affiliation to colleges in the neighbouring districts of Haryana will be taken up on September 26. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:11 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Bar council calls for suspension of work over lawyer’s ‘custodial torture’

The Bar council has urged the Punjab government that the probe be given to an agency outside the state. Other demands include cancellation of the FIR registered against the lawyer, registration of FIR against the accused police officials and suspension of the SSP, Muktsar, said BCPH secretary Raj Kumar Chauhan.

The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH) on Monday exhorted all the Bar associations in two states and Chandigarh to suspend work on Tuesday in protest against alleged torture of a lawyer in Muktsar. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:11 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Two drones recovered in Punjab’s Amritsar

Both the recovered drones are made in China (DJI Mavic 3 Classic). The first drone was recovered at 9.14 am near Mahawa village, while the second one was recovered around 6 pm near Dhanoe Khurd village in Amritsar

Two drones, which sneaked into the Indian territory from the Pakistan side, were recovered during separate search operations in Amritsar on Monday
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:10 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Beant Singh assassination: Court adjourns hearing till Oct 25

Over three months ago, the court had granted him interim bail. Recently, a notice was issued to him to surrender. The notice was issued following the UT administrator’s order informing the court that his premature release petition has been cancelled

Ex-CM Beant Singh was killed in an explosion outside the civil secretariat in Chandigarh on August 31, 1995.
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:10 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

PGI nurses to protest over suspension of qualification pay

PGI Nurses Welfare Association members said that they will protest for two hours, 2 pm to 4 pm, every day

PGI nurses have announced a protest over the suspension of qualification pay. (HT FIle)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:09 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Haryana CM Khattar announces ban on serving hookah to customers in commercial establishments

Haryana CM Khattar made this announcement while addressing a gathering at the closing ceremony of the state-level Cyclothon as part of the drug de-addiction campaign in Karnal. He expressed gratitude to the police personnel who pedalled for 25 days during the Cyclothon and announced that all 250 participating personnel would receive a Class-1 commendation certificate from the DGP Haryana.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced to impose a ban on serving ‘hookah’ to customers in hotels, restaurants, bars, and commercial establishments across the state. However, this prohibition will not apply to traditional hookahs used in rural areas. (HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:08 AM IST
By, Karnal

Construction of Ferozepur PGI satellite centre to begin in December: Jakhar

The much-hyped PGI satellite centre was approved in 2013 by the UPA government to boost healthcare facilities in the border region

BJP leader Sunil Jakhar
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:08 AM IST
ByGaurav Sagar Bhaskar, Ferozepur

Haryana CM Khattar lays stone of 1,200-crore medical college in Yamunanagar

Haryana CM Khattar along with school education minister Kanwar Pal, additional chief secretary Dr Sumita Misra, DC Manoj Kumar and other officials inspected the layout project and performed “bhoomi pujan”.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday laid the foundation stone of an upcoming medical college with 100 seats and 500 beds named after Guru Teg Bahadur in Yamunanagar’s Punjupur village. (HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:07 AM IST
By, Ambala

Two held for impersonation in Chandigarh junior technician exam

Chandigarh Police said the accused charged ₹2 lakh each for Delhi police constable exam and SSC MTS exam and took ₹50,000 in advance for the junior technician exam

Police have arrested two people for impersonation in Chandigarh junior technician exam. (HT File)
Updated on Sep 26, 2023 01:07 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Two years on, no approval for hike in Chandigarh senior citizens’ pension

At present, Chandigarh is providing widow and old-age pension of ₹1,000 per month to those with annual family income less that ₹1.5 lakh

It has been more over two years since the Chandigarh administration started pursuing increasing the pension for senior citizens. (HT File)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:06 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Four years on, bridge on Kartarpur zero line nears completion in Pakistan

After recent suspension of pilgrimage due to floods, work picked up pace in Pakistan; though Pakistan spent billions of rupees on the Kartarpur corridor project, it delayed the work on the bridge for a long time

The corridor crosses the flood plains of the Ravi and is prone to flooding. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:05 AM IST
By, Dera Baba Nanak (gurdaspur)

JJP holds show of strength in Rajasthan’s Sikar

The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), the breakaway faction of the INLD and junior coalition partner of the BJP in Haryana, on Monday held a massive show of strength in Sikar of poll-bound Rajasthan.

In his address, JJP chief Ajay Chautala reminded the crowd that he started his political career from Data Ramgarh constituency and became MLA twice in Rajasthan. The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), the breakaway faction of the INLD and junior coalition partner of the BJP in Haryana, on Monday held a massive show of strength in Sikar of poll-bound Rajasthan. (HT File Photo)
Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:04 AM IST
By, Chandigarh
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