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Bypolls to 1 Lok Sabha, 4 assembly seats on May 10
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:17 AM IST
The Jalandhar seat fell vacant in January 2023 after the sitting Congress member, 76-year-old Santoskh Singh Choudhary, died of a heart attack while taking part in the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the party.
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Mamata holds protest, seeks release of funds
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday started a 30-hour sit-in demonstration in Kolkata demanding release of funds from Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government even as she stepped up her attack against the party labelling it Dushasana of the nation”
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:11 AM IST
HT Correspondent I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, Kolkata
Centre may relax wheat quality norms
Current specifications require that grains with no more than 12% moisture are eligible to be procured by the Centre.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:06 AM IST
Zia Haq I Edited by Shilpa Ambardar, New Delhi
Maha can write to Centre for CBI probe into Palghar lynching: SC
With a change in the political dispensation in the state, the Maharashtra government had in November reversed its stand before the apex court by expressing its willingness to hand over the probe into the Palghar lynching case to the CBI.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:02 AM IST
Utkarsh An, New Delhi
Toddler left asleep in locked home dies as bed catches fire
A one-and-a-half-year old boy was burnt to death in his sleep after the bed caught fire from an earthen lamp at his home in Sector 58 on Tuesday
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:01 AM IST
Delhi’s PWD to begin work to strengthen two key roads
A PWD official said the rejuvenation will incorporate maintenance and upkeep of pavements, central verges and service lanes along the two stretches, as well as beautification work related to plantation on central verges and roadsides, maintenance of streetlights, and white-washing of parapet walls
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:48 PM IST
DMRC ops, salary funds won’t be attached, says Delhi high court
The court said that funds reserved for salaries, operations and management to run the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will not be attached in case of failure to pay the unpaid arbitral award to the Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL).
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:44 PM IST
SC notice to Delhi LG on govt plea over aldermen appointments in civic body
The petition of the Delhi government seeks the quashing of LG’s orders dated January 3 and 4 whereby he nominated 10 aldermen to MCD after the AAP won the municipal elections on December 7, 2022.
Updated on Mar 30, 2023 04:17 AM IST
Delhi govt think tank vice-chief issue with Prez; don’t pre-judge case, LG tells HC
Jasmine Shah, who headed DDCD, a policy think tank of the AAP government, had moved court challenging the sealing of his office on November 17, 2022 by SDM Civil Lines, following an order from the Delhi government planning department to restrict him and prevent access to his office
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:38 PM IST
Delhi Development Authority’s budget focuses on housing projects
According to the plan, which was approved by Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Wednesday, the agency proposes to complete the construction of close to 11,000 high- and middle-income group flats (HIG and MIG) in Dwarka, Lok Nayak Puram in west Delhi, and Narela
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:37 PM IST
Delhi man kills wife for not cooking food
Police said the woman was anaemic and weighed just 40-45 kilos. She was physically weak, needed regular rest and couldn’t cook frequently. The absence of food in the house angered Gupta and he began beating his wife with a stick.
Updated on Mar 30, 2023 04:02 AM IST
Bad air: 9 districts from Delhi among 37 flagged by NGT
The panel looked into sources polluting the air in the region and identified 37 “sensitive” districts in the Indo-Gangetic Plains
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:34 PM IST
Jasjeev G
Delhi civic body clears budget, no major changes moved
The meeting was an 11th hour approval to the financial spending proposals before the financial year ending on March 31 and, had it been delayed, could have otherwise led crucial payments to be held up
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:32 PM IST
Rain, gusty winds batter Delhi; 9 flights diverted
No rain was reported at any weather station in Delhi till 5.30pm. However, Safdarjung, representative of Delhi’s weather recorded 8.8mm of rain between 5.30pm and 8.30pm
Published on Mar 29, 2023 11:30 PM IST
Delhi’s IP College students protest harassment at fest; 11 detained
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) issued a notice to the police and the college administration, seeking an explanation for lapse in security during the festival. It also sought an action-taken report by April 3
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 11:25 PM IST
Shiv Sunny
Delhi logs 300 new Covid cases in 24 hours, highest since September last year
According to a bulletin issued by the Delhi Health department, the national capital also reported two Covid-related deaths.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 09:53 PM IST
Heavy rain lashes Delhi-NCR, 9 flights diverted to Jaipur due to poor weather
Several parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed sudden rainfall coupled with thunderstorms on Wednesday evening.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 08:17 PM IST
Delhi excise policy case: Court extends interim bail of accused Sameer Mahendru
Mahendru had moved an application for the extension of his interim bail on the grounds that he has been recommended a lower back surgery by the doctors
Published on Mar 29, 2023 05:48 PM IST
BJP withdrew no-confidence motion after failing to poach AAP MLAs: Kejriwal
Kejriwal said the BJP also tried to unsuccessfully topple the AAP government in 2017 and should not ever try to do so if it has any shame left
Published on Mar 29, 2023 04:45 PM IST
Alok KN Mishra
'Under review…': Election Commission on AAP's 'national party' status
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party became eligible for 'national party' status after it won nearly 13 per cent of the votes in the Gujarat election.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 01:14 PM IST
Civil defence volunteer attacked by goons in East Delhi, disarms them
The woman escaped unhurt, even as locals from the area thrashed the knife-wielding boys, aged 15 and 16, police said
Published on Mar 29, 2023 09:05 AM IST
Shiv Sunny
Delhi man live streams his suicide, saved by police
After receiving the alert from Facebook, the Delhi Police informed the Nand Nagri police station, which scrambled men to avert the suicide bid.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 08:12 AM IST
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Victims of torture by IPS officer in Tamil Nadu narrate their ordeal
At around 1:30 pm on March 10, E Esakimuthu, his three brothers and brother-in-law were in an altercation with four other men near the Ambasumadram police station in Tamil Nadu
Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:00 AM IST
Divya Ch, Chennai
EPS named AIADMK general secy after HC rejects pleas by rivals
Following the court’s order, the OPS camp immediately moved a larger bench against the single bench’s verdict. The division bench is scheduled to hear the petition on Wednesday.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Divya Ch, Chennai:
Govt school teacher booked for sexually harassing students
The suspended teacher has been identified as Manjunath and head teacher as Nataraj, working in Boranakunte government primary school in Madhugiri taluk of Tumakuru district.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:22 AM IST
Returnee medical students get special chance to clear exams
Once the students clear their Part 1 and 2 theory and practical MBBS examinations, they will be eligible for a two-year internship
Published on Mar 29, 2023 12:00 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
Contempt plea against Maha: Must condemn hate speech for harmony, says SC
earing a contempt petition filed by Kerala-based Shaheen Abdullah, a bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna, said that it was mindful of what is happening in the country and asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta what is to be done to check hate speeches.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:57 PM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Rare Eurasian griffon vulture spotted at Delhi biodiversity park
The bird was spotted at the park on Sunday by Anip Shankar, a regular birdwatcher at ABP, officials said
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:56 PM IST
Shah: Making efforts to create awareness about cyber crime
He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has created a robust system to handle these cybercrimes where people can lodge online complaints that lead to registration of FIRs and prompt action.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 11:54 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Ammonia levels in Yamuna may affect water supply: Delhi Jal Board
DJB, in an official statement issued on Tuesday, said the ammonia levels of the Yamuna near the Wazirabad pond area has crossed 5 parts per million (ppm) — five times more than the maximum treatable limit of water treatment plants.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 04:36 AM IST
