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]9 Silger protesters on way to Raipur placed in isolation after 4 test +ve: Cops
Police said that nine Silger protestors were brought to record their statements for violating Covid orms and four of them were subsequently found to be Covid-19 positive.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 02:09 AM IST
‘One Modi cannot change a country, need more icons like him’: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised the post-Independence education policy, which he said was heavily influenced by the west, asserting that it turned selfless children into selfish individuals
Published on Jan 22, 2022 01:48 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Farmland in Odisha’s Sambalpur contaminated by breach in slurry pond
Soon after the mishap in Odisha’s Sambalpur, heavy machinery was pressed into service to remove the collapsed boundary wall of the company. Workers were trying to stop the flow of water and repair the wall.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 01:11 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Goa elections: PWD minister steps down, to contest as independent
Goa minister Deepak Prabhu Pauskar on Friday resigned from the state cabinet after he was dropped from the BJP’s list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:54 AM IST
Gerard D’Souza, Panaji
In letter to PM Modi on IAS cadre rule change, Ashok Gehlot quotes Sardar Patel
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday registered the opposition of the two Congress-ruled states to proposed changes in IAS cadre rule
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 12:54 AM IST
Delhi court takes note of Raghav Chadha’s defamation complaint against Patiala resident
New Delhi: A Delhi court has taken cognisance of a defamation complaint file by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator and co-incharge of party’s Punjab affairs, Raghav Chadha, against a Patiala resident, Saurabh Jain, for allegedly calling him “dalal”, “baiman” and “goonda” in media interviews
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:37 AM IST
Karnataka lifts weekend restrictions based on low hospitalisation rate
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday decided to lift the weekend curfew put in place to combat the rising Covid-19 cases but retained other restrictions -- night curfew and 50% occupancy in commercial establishments
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent
Govt dismisses CoWIN data leak reports; will start probe
The health ministry was responding to reports saying personal data of thousands of people in India was leaked from a government server that included their personal details
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:30 AM IST
NCP MP Amol Kolhe under fire for portraying Godse in movie
Maharashtra housing minister and NCP leader Jitendra Awhad said that Kolhe should not have acted in a movie glorifying Godse
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:30 AM IST
CISF wants airlines to enforce one handbag policy
New Delhi: Citing delays in security clearance and congestion at airports, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has sought instructions to airlines directing them to ensure passengers are only carrying one hand bag
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi
Supreme Court asks Centre on plan to create Indian Environment Services
A dedicated Indian Environment Service in the national bureaucratic set-up was recommended by a committee headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian in 2014
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:21 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
EC to take call today on whether to extend ban on election rally
The EC would meet on Saturday to decide whether the ban imposed by it on physical rallies and roadshows to prevent the spread of coronavirus should continue.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:18 AM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi
Lakhimpur Kheri case: 4 farmers charged over killings of BJP workers, driver
Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday filed a charge sheet against four farmers for allegedly murdering a driver and two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers when violence broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 and left eight people dead
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:18 AM IST
Can’t reinstate judge who complained of harassment: Madhya Pradesh HC
Following an inquiry in 2017, the high court judge was given a clean chit in the sexual harassment case but the woman judicial officer’s sudden transfer was held to be unjustified, prompting her to seek her job back through a petition in the top court.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 12:18 AM IST
On CoWIN, Centre now allows 6 people to register on one number for Covid vaccination
With some registered beneficiaries receiving erroneous messages regarding their vaccination status, the government also has made a provision for revoking vaccination status in the CoWIN system
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Mumbai Police arrest three over Clubhouse hate chats
Police said a complaint was lodged on January 19 by a woman at the Cyber police station, following which a first information report (FIR) was registered. A video of the Clubhouse group’s vulgar and objectionable conversations was shared on various social media platforms.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:13 AM IST
Vijay Kumar Yadav
Eternal flames merge amid political conflict
The flame at the Amar Jawan Jyoti was lit at India Gate’s arch on January 26, 1972, by the Indira Gandhi government to honour the soldiers who fell in the 1971 war with Pakistan, which ended with the liberation of Bangladesh.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 12:50 AM IST
Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Cosmetic makers can’t be mandated to put veg, non-veg labels, HC told
Labelling cosmetics as vegetarian and non-vegetarian cannot be made mandatory for manufacturers and they may do so voluntarily or on their own discretion, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has told Delhi high court.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:10 AM IST
Richa Banka, New Delhi
Countdown begins for Supertech towers: Anatomy of an implosion
The two 32-storey towers of Supertech Emerald Court (Apex and Ceyane) in Noida will be the tallest ones to be demolished in the country so far
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:10 AM IST
Snehil Sinha, Noida
Weekend, night curfews to remain in Delhi; offices can reopen
Delhi recorded 10,756 new cases on Friday, comprising 18.04% positive results of tests carried out in the last 24 hours.
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 02:13 AM IST
Alok K N Mishra, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
‘Anti-India’ content: Govt cracks down on 35 YouTube channels
New Delhi: The ministry of information and broadcasting issued orders to take down 35 Pakistan-based YouTube channels and two websites for “spreading anti-India fake news in a coordinated manner over digital media”, exercising powers granted to it under the new information and technology rules
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:07 AM IST
Deeksha Bhardwaj
Centre to introduce guidelines on relocation of tigers soon
India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority will soon come out with guidelines for the reintroduction of tigers that can used by other Tiger Range Countries.
Published on Jan 22, 2022 12:03 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
AG clears contempt action against Narsinghanand
Attorney general of India KK Venugopal has granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against controversial Hindu priest Yati Narsinghanand over his remarks made against the Supreme Court in an interview last week
Updated on Jan 21, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Rajasthan: 3 leopards poached near Sariska Tiger Reserve, 2 arrested
Two people have been arrested for allegedly poaching three leopards in jungles outside the buffer area of Rajasthan’s Sariska Tiger Reserve, forest officials said.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:55 PM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
Channi: Will file defamation case against Kejriwal over post on ED raids
Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday said he will file a defamation case against his AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for dubbing him a ‘dishonest’ person, after the ED raided a few premises, including one linked to the Congress leader’s nephew, earlier this week.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:49 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Chamkaur Sahib
To curb drug trafficking, Rajasthan police to set up Special Task Force
A senior official familiar with the development said Rajasthan has areas where the poppy husk is grown such as Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Jhalawar, and Kota. Earlier, the state used to give licences for its cultivation but it has been stopped. The farmers do not destroy the residual crop, which is later sold in the grey market.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:46 PM IST
UP elections: BJP names 26 women in its second list
The BJP on Friday declared 85 more candidates for the UP assembly elections by releasing its second list. The list has names of 26 women candidates.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:44 PM IST
Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Uttarakhand elections: Expelled minister Harak Singh Rawat, daughter-in-law join Congress
Weeks before the Uttarakhand assembly elections, expelled BJP minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined the Congress, along with his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain, in New Delhi in presence of former chief minister Harish Rawat.
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:44 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Dehradun
UP elections: Priyanka says she is Congress’s face in state, no word on if contesting
Weeks before the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made it clear that she is the face of the party in this state poll but didn’t confirm if she would contest the election
Published on Jan 21, 2022 11:43 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi