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Ranji Trophy: Manan to lead Chandigarh men squad

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 09:08 AM IST

The UT Cricket Association (UTCA) has announced its team for the first match against Railways, beginning October 11 at its home ground — GMSS School, Sector 26

The city lads will lock their horns against Delhi from November 6 while the last league match is scheduled against Saurashtra from November 13. (HT Photo)

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Two vendors fined ₹15,200 for tobacco violations

During a raid in Sector 18, Chandigarh, a trader, Ramdas, was found in possession of loose cigarette stock without displaying the required signage that is mandatory under Section 6A of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act; another trader, Ankit Chaurasia, was found possessing a stock of imported cigarettes without purchase records and the necessary signage

The team seized 335 e-cigarettes (vapes), with an estimated retail value of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 lakh from Ankit Chaurasia’s shop. These items, banned under Sections 4 and 5 of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, were handed over to the Sector 19 police station in Chandigarh. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Changing loan agreement without customers’ consent costs bank dear

Complainants Bhagwan Jindal and Madhu Jindal, residents of Sector 42, Chandigarh, told the consumer forum that they had taken a housing loan of ₹1.2 crore from Punjab National Bank and it was sanctioned by the bank on August 20, 2020

HDFC Bank converted the housing loan to a DOD facility for the reason best known to them, the complainants alleged. (Getty image)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Removal of waste from Chandigarh’s Dadumajra landfill: December deadline at risk as daily dumping surges

Chandigarh MC officials attribute the increase in mixed waste dumping to the absence of a regular municipal commissioner, which has led to a lackadaisical approach among sanitation workers in segregating garbage at Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Sippy Sidhu murder: CBI court dismisses Kalyani’s plea seeking probe docs, data

The accused, Kalyani, had moved an application seeking court directions to the prosecution to provide a copy of data and documents, including the police diary, in the case

Kalyani had sought details of the hard disk, external drive, laptop and mobile SIM of slain Sippy Sidhu. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByAneesha Sareen Kumar, Chandigarh

Street vendor stabbed in brawl bleeds to death in Chandigarh’s Manimajra

According to police, a municipal corporation team had visited roadside vends near Government Model School in Manimajra around 2 pm; during the visit, the team questioned the street vendors who had not paid their fee, which led to a brawl between the accused and the victim

Forensic team at the crime scene in Manimajra, Chandigarh, on Wednesday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025: PU retains spot in 601-800 bracket

While Panjab University maintained its position within this bracket, it improved its overall score from 37-41.8 in the 2024 edition to 38.2-43.2 this year; in 2023, it was in the 29.8 to 33.9 bracket

Panjab University vice-chancellor Renu Vig added that they expect that the varsity’s scores will improve further in the next edition of the ranking. (HT)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Solar plant installation: Deadline relaxation only if application already in, says Chandigarh DC

Last month, the Chandigarh administration had served resumption notices on owners of over 4,000 houses, giving them two months to comply with solar plant’s installation

Applications for solar plants can be submitted via the “pmsuryaghar.gov.in” portal. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: At 102 ft, city’s tallest Ravana effigy to add spark to celebrations

In Panchkula, the 180-foot Ravana effigy, tallest in tricity, which collapsed and broke into three pieces during strong winds Saturday night, has been re-erected using JCB machines at the Dussehra Ground near Shalimar Mall. But its height has been reduced to 155 feet.

Artists busy making effigies for the Dussehra festival at a temple in Sector 31, Chandigarh. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 07:34 AM IST

ByRobert Abraham, Chandigarh

Mohali: Eye on petty crimes, DGP leads search op in Balongi

DGP Gaurav Yadav heard concerns of resident welfare associations in Phase 11. The operation was conducted simultaneously in all 28 police districts of Punjab.

DGP Gaurav Yadav (right), along with other officials, interacting with a resident in Balongi, Mohali, on Wednesday.

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Chandigarh: Mayor defers House meeting on financial crisis till Oct 21

It has been done as new MC commissioner is expected to take over in a week. The Union government had on October 5 appointed Amit Kumar, a 2008 batch IAS officer, as the new municipal commissioner for Chandigarh over a month after Anindita Mitra was relieved from the charge.

Earlier, city mayor Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor was planning to hold a special house meeting on October 14 or 15.

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Zirakpur: Two robbed of ₹27,000, mobile phone at knifepoint

A food delivery man was robbed of his mobile and ₹5,000 by three persons and a truck driver of ₹22,000 by two persons in Zirakpur.

The Zirakpur police registered FIRs in connection with the two cases.

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Mohali: Ex-HPCL official gets 3-yr jail in disproportionate assets case

Convict Abhinav Sethi, 42, of Chandigarh has also been fined ₹1 lakh fine. He reportedly amassed assets worth ₹28.11 lakh from June 14, 2008 till May 31, 2012, while being employed at an LPG retail outlet of the HPCL.

Convict prayed for leniency in the court, claiming that he was aged 39 and had an eight-year-old son studying in Oman. He also mentioned that since HPCL terminated his services, he and his wife had been working in Oman, and he had no previous conviction.

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

‘3 Dropsy deaths’: Patiala health officials launch probe

The probe was launched after a 52-year-old woman, a relative of the deceased, was admitted to PGIMER, Chandigarh. The medical history review of the patient suggested that she was suffering from dropsy.

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Patiala

Guest Column | Foreign universities in India to transform higher education

Besides the students who choose study abroad as a path to immigration, the rest can take advantage of offshore campuses of FHEIs within India to sharpen their skills and raise their employability status.

The presence of reputed FHEIs offshore campuses within the national territory will motivate Indian students to possess valuable certificates/diplomas/degrees at home. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:38 AM IST

ByGupreet Randhawa

Congress’ Shamsher Singh Gogi blames infighting, ‘polarisation’ of votes for party’s loss in Haryana

Gogi also mentioned how the BJP was able to polarise votes in its favour by playing out the narrative of his party workers who were confident of formation of “Hooda Sarkar” and while demanding a change in leadership, he claimed that the party lost SC votes in the state.

Former Congress MLA Shamsher Singh Gogi, close aid of Selja and a vocal leader, is a former MLA from Assandh seat of Karnal. He had unsuccessfully contested from Assandh this time. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:26 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Haryana assembly elections: Inability to consolidate non-Jats, failure to pacify rebels did Congress in

The Congress, which led in 42 assembly segments when it won five out 10 Lok Sabha seats during the 2024 general elections, failed to touch the 40-seat mark in the Haryana assembly elections.

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda speaks to the media after meeting election commissioners at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByHitender Rao, Chandigarh

BJP’s gamble on fresh faces paid off in Haryana assembly elections

BJP insiders say that at the core of this stunning victory in the Haryana assembly elections was the meticulously planned social engineering, and harsh decisions such as dropping 14 sitting MLAs, to beat anti-incumbency. The party had fielded 27 legislators and 15 of them have won.

Union minister of housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar meets Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini following Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in state assembly elections, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Nayab Saini-X)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByPawan Sharma, Chandigarh

Haryana assembly results: Rebels spoiled Congress chances in over 10 seats

Congress rebel from Bahadurgarh assembly seat in Jhajjar, Rajesh Joon secured victory with a big margin of 41,999 votes while Congress’ sitting MLA Rajinder Joon managed to get just 28,955 votes and finished third.

Congress rebel from Bahadurgarh, Rajesh Joon (above) won with a big margin of 41,999 votes while Congress’ sitting MLA finished third. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:10 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

Pehowa rejects Gurnam Singh Charuni as farmer leader loses deposit

Gurnam Singh Charuni, who had floated Sanyukt Sangharsh Party in 2021, contested from Sikh-dominated Pehowa seat of Kurukshetra and polled just 1,170 votes, finishing fifth and losing his security deposit.

Charuni, the national president of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) (Charuni) and a firebrand farmer leader in the state, emerged as one of the leading faces of the farmers’ protests in 2020-21 following which he launched his party in December 2021. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Karnal

Fair being held on Ludhiana Improvement Trust land sans approvals

According to Ludhiana Improvement Trust officials, the organisers, Ram Dussehra Committee, applied for the permissions but did not pay the requisite fee for using the land

The Dussehra fair at BRS Nagar in Ludhiana’s Block J on Wednesday. (Manish/HT )

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:16 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

One car, 4 officers, 6 zones: Health staff struggle to ensure food safety in Ludhiana

The officials from Ludhiana said food adulteration is prevalent in the festive season, and they have top conduct more raids to ensure that norms are being adhered to.

Officials from Ludhiana say adulteration of food items is prevalent in the festive season (HT File)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByRakshit Sharma, Ludhiana

Private security firm staffer held as weapon goes of ‘accidentally’ in Ludhiana court complex

Ludhiana police nabbed the accused, Monu Sood, 48, of Dhandra Road, after the incident and registered a case

After the incident, lawyers gathered on the spot and brought the matter to the notice of senior Ludhiana police officials, expressing concern over security (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 3 years on, ‘ragi’ held for sexually assaulting minor boy

Ludhiana police said the accused, who was a gurdwara employee, lured the minor on pretext of giving him ‘prasad’ and sodomised him

The matter came to fore three years after the assault as videos of the incident surfaced online (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

‘Drunk’ neighbour raped, killed 6-year-old, held: Ludhiana police

Officials of Ludhiana police said the accused, Jatinder Kumar Shah, 32, was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident

The arrest comes a day after the minor was found dead and her body wrapped in a blanket at labour quarters in Fauji Colony in Ludhiana. (HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

KAP Sinha appointed new Punjab chief secy

Sinha, a 1992-batch IAS officer, was serving as special chief secretary, revenue, rehabilitation, disaster management and was also holding the charge of special chief secretary, agriculture and farmer’s welfare, horticulture and soil and water conservation.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab on Wednesday appointed senior IAS officer KAP Sinha as the new chief secretary, replacing Anurag Verma. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByRavinder Vasudeva, Chandigarh

{Farm fires} At 33, Punjab records season’s highest single-day count

A senior official from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) warned that the number of stubble-burning incidents is expected to rise further in the coming days, likely causing a decline in the state’s air quality.

A farmer burns straw stubble in a field after the paddy crop harvest near Jaitu Mandi in Faridkot District, Punjab,Wednesday. (Sanjeev Kumar / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Patiala

Cabinet nod to 2,280km roads in border areas of Punjab, Raj

A press release stated that the project reflects a change in mindset, placing special emphasis on the development of border areas with facilities comparable to other parts of the country.

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during a press briefing after the cabinet meeting, said that PM Modi has prioritised infrastructure development in border regions. (HT File)

Updated on Oct 10, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByAsian News International

Unidentified assailants kill Faridkot man

As per information, two unidentified men intercepted Gurpreet when he was going to his village on his bike and opened fire on him.

The deceased has been identified as Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau of Hari Nau village in Faridkot district. (HT File)

Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Minister discusses Punjab agriculture policy with farmers’ unions

The measures proposed in the policy include promoting crop diversification, providing a legal guarantee for the minimum support price (MSP), offering one-time debt settlements for farmers, introducing a pension plan for small farmers and farm workers, implementing special debt waivers for small and marginal farmers, among other initiatives.

Punjab agriculture and farmers welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian also informed them that the state government has already cancelled 25 FIRs filed against farmers in Punjab. (HT File)

Published on Oct 09, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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The UT Cricket Association (UTCA) has announced its team for the first match against Railways, beginning October 11 at its home ground — GMSS School, Sector 26

Complainants Bhagwan Jindal and Madhu Jindal, residents of Sector 42, Chandigarh, told the consumer forum that they had taken a housing loan of ₹1.2 crore from Punjab National Bank and it was sanctioned by the bank on August 20, 2020

Chandigarh MC officials attribute the increase in mixed waste dumping to the absence of a regular municipal commissioner, which has led to a lackadaisical approach among sanitation workers in segregating garbage at Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs)

The accused, Kalyani, had moved an application seeking court directions to the prosecution to provide a copy of data and documents, including the police diary, in the case

According to police, a municipal corporation team had visited roadside vends near Government Model School in Manimajra around 2 pm; during the visit, the team questioned the street vendors who had not paid their fee, which led to a brawl between the accused and the victim

While Panjab University maintained its position within this bracket, it improved its overall score from 37-41.8 in the 2024 edition to 38.2-43.2 this year; in 2023, it was in the 29.8 to 33.9 bracket

Last month, the Chandigarh administration had served resumption notices on owners of over 4,000 houses, giving them two months to comply with solar plant’s installation

In Panchkula, the 180-foot Ravana effigy, tallest in tricity, which collapsed and broke into three pieces during strong winds Saturday night, has been re-erected using JCB machines at the Dussehra Ground near Shalimar Mall. But its height has been reduced to 155 feet.

DGP Gaurav Yadav heard concerns of resident welfare associations in Phase 11. The operation was conducted simultaneously in all 28 police districts of Punjab.

It has been done as new MC commissioner is expected to take over in a week. The Union government had on October 5 appointed Amit Kumar, a 2008 batch IAS officer, as the new municipal commissioner for Chandigarh over a month after Anindita Mitra was relieved from the charge.

A food delivery man was robbed of his mobile and ₹5,000 by three persons and a truck driver of ₹22,000 by two persons in Zirakpur.

Convict Abhinav Sethi, 42, of Chandigarh has also been fined ₹1 lakh fine. He reportedly amassed assets worth ₹28.11 lakh from June 14, 2008 till May 31, 2012, while being employed at an LPG retail outlet of the HPCL.

The probe was launched after a 52-year-old woman, a relative of the deceased, was admitted to PGIMER, Chandigarh. The medical history review of the patient suggested that she was suffering from dropsy.

Besides the students who choose study abroad as a path to immigration, the rest can take advantage of offshore campuses of FHEIs within India to sharpen their skills and raise their employability status.

Gogi also mentioned how the BJP was able to polarise votes in its favour by playing out the narrative of his party workers who were confident of formation of “Hooda Sarkar” and while demanding a change in leadership, he claimed that the party lost SC votes in the state.

The Congress, which led in 42 assembly segments when it won five out 10 Lok Sabha seats during the 2024 general elections, failed to touch the 40-seat mark in the Haryana assembly elections.

BJP insiders say that at the core of this stunning victory in the Haryana assembly elections was the meticulously planned social engineering, and harsh decisions such as dropping 14 sitting MLAs, to beat anti-incumbency. The party had fielded 27 legislators and 15 of them have won.

Congress rebel from Bahadurgarh assembly seat in Jhajjar, Rajesh Joon secured victory with a big margin of 41,999 votes while Congress’ sitting MLA Rajinder Joon managed to get just 28,955 votes and finished third.

Gurnam Singh Charuni, who had floated Sanyukt Sangharsh Party in 2021, contested from Sikh-dominated Pehowa seat of Kurukshetra and polled just 1,170 votes, finishing fifth and losing his security deposit.

According to Ludhiana Improvement Trust officials, the organisers, Ram Dussehra Committee, applied for the permissions but did not pay the requisite fee for using the land

The officials from Ludhiana said food adulteration is prevalent in the festive season, and they have top conduct more raids to ensure that norms are being adhered to.

Ludhiana police nabbed the accused, Monu Sood, 48, of Dhandra Road, after the incident and registered a case

Ludhiana police said the accused, who was a gurdwara employee, lured the minor on pretext of giving him ‘prasad’ and sodomised him

Officials of Ludhiana police said the accused, Jatinder Kumar Shah, 32, was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident

Sinha, a 1992-batch IAS officer, was serving as special chief secretary, revenue, rehabilitation, disaster management and was also holding the charge of special chief secretary, agriculture and farmer’s welfare, horticulture and soil and water conservation.

A senior official from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) warned that the number of stubble-burning incidents is expected to rise further in the coming days, likely causing a decline in the state’s air quality.

A press release stated that the project reflects a change in mindset, placing special emphasis on the development of border areas with facilities comparable to other parts of the country.

As per information, two unidentified men intercepted Gurpreet when he was going to his village on his bike and opened fire on him.

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