Vested interests behind farm protests, says Union minister Shekhawat
By HT Correspondent, Ambala
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 01:31 AM IST
Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Monday said rumours were being spread by some people to intensify the ongoing farmers’ protests.
The minister, who was in Ambala, said there have been some vested interests behind it (protests).
“Farmers would benefit from these agricultural laws which will bring new revolution in the sector,” he said while addressing reporters at the residence of Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel.
On the ongoing speculations over ‘anti-conversion’ law, he said that the government has to do something when so many such cases come up.
“I object to the statement by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot that marriages are personal affairs and there is no need for such laws. I understand this, but why there should be a need that a bride is bound to change her maiden name and religion after marriage. Society and governments have to come forward if such cases keep on surging,” he added.
Earlier, he inaugurated a newly erected statue of Prithvi Raj Chauhan near Ambala Central Jail.
He was accompanied by his deputy in the ministry and Ambala MP Rattan Lal Kataria, Kurukshetra MP Naib Singh Saini, Ambala City MLA Aseem Goel and various party and community leaders from the region.
4 killed as car, bus collide in Punjab’s Mukerian
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:39 PM IST
Car driver reportedly lost control while overtaking another vehicle and rammed into the private bus on the Talwara-Hajipur road.
Caught entering girlfriend’s home, shamed Rajasthan youth flees to Pakistan
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Barmer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:00 PM IST
- n the missing complaint, family members expressed apprehension that the boy might have crossed to Pakistan since the family lived very close to the Indo-Pak international border and they had relatives in Pabni village in Pakistan.
Karnataka: CM Yediyurappa makes changes in Cabinet to contain dissent
By Sharan Poovanna
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:04 PM IST
The changes were made less than a day after his government distributed and reshuffled several portfolios among ministers who were sworn in on January 13
PMC Bank fraud: ED raids 5 locations, including BVA party chief’s Mumbai office
By Vijay Kumar Yadav & Ram Parmar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:43 PM IST
The anti-money laundering agency is carrying out searches as part of their probe in the alleged diversion of funds from HDIL and its subsidiary companies to the Viva group companies
Arnab Goswami chat leaks: Congress stages protests across Maharashtra
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:32 PM IST
In Mumbai, a protest was held outside Republic TV’s office in Lower Parel followed by a rally at Jambori Maidan in Worli. Key Congress leaders led marches in their respective districts in Maharashtra
TMC plays down Rajib Banerjee’s resignation amid murmur of brewing dissent
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 03:38 PM IST
- BJP’s Barrackpore Lok Sabha member and Rajib Banerjee’s former colleague in the TMC, Arjun Singh said the young minister would be welcomed into the BJP if he decides to join.
Police arrest quarry owner, dynamite supplier after Shivamogga blast: Minister
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 02:01 PM IST
Chief minister BS Yediyurappa told ANI that five people died in the explosion though earlier there were reports of eight people being killed.
Bihar sand mafia attacks NHAI toll plaza staff for stopping overloaded trucks
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Sasaram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:26 PM IST
- The sand mafia in Bihar was highly frustrated after the state government’s recent ban on transportation of sand and stone chips, by trucks with 14 or more wheels, to prevent overloading.
Mumbai: 60 cases of new Covid strain detected so far, says civic body
By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 01:03 PM IST
Over 25,000 passengers have arrived in the city from the United Kingdom (UK), Middle East, Europe or South Africa in the last month.
Rajasthan exceeds Covid vaccination target in 1st round, wastage percentage low
By Jaykishan Sharma | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:45 PM IST
- Chief minister Ashok Gehlot claimed that Rajasthan was the only state in India to be put in the green category in the detailed evaluation done by the World Health Organization due to better performance on all the parameters of vaccination.
Mhada to draw lottery for over 5600 houses in Pune division
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:45 PM IST
The winners of the lottery will also be notified through text message and the list of the accepted applications will also be made available online on the website.
IT raid at Jaipur jeweller reveals secret tunnel with art jewellery, antiques
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:22 PM IST
- The IT department sleuths also found an alpha-numeric secret code on each item found in the tunnel. Attempts are on to crack the code.
Samples of dead cranes in Delhi zoo test negative for bid flu: Officials
PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:20 PM IST
Last week, samples from a dead owl in the Delhi zoo had tested positive for avian influenza.
Only widow of a dead man has the right to his sperm: Calcutta HC
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Sameer
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 12:01 PM IST
The man was suffering from Thalassemia and died after storing his sperm in the sperm bank at the hospital. After his death, his father approached the hospital to get access to the sperm
15-year-old girl found dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot, rape suspected
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 11:38 AM IST
Chitrakoot police superintendent Ankit Mittal said the reason behind the murders was unknown and several teams were working to solve the case