Will seek farmers’ inputs on debt bill, says Punjab CM
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government would seek vital inputs from farmers and farm labour bodies before finalising the legislation on ‘debt determination and settlement’ in the forthcoming budget session of the state assembly.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 18, 2016 10:13 PM IST
Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government would seek vital inputs from farmers and farm labour bodies before finalising the legislation on ‘debt determination and settlement’ in the forthcoming budget session of the state assembly.
Presiding over a high-level meeting with the representatives of 12 farmers and farm labour unions at Punjab Bhawan, Badal said a high-level committee comprising officials from food and civil supplies, revenue, agriculture and industries have held several rounds of discussions with bankers and money lenders. The panel would now consult farmers, he added.
Mumbai civic body ward offices abuzz with Covid-19 vaccine enquiries
By Rupsa Chakraborty
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:32 AM IST
Officials said the number of enquiries on the helpline numbers of the 24 ward offices has increased after January 16, the first day of the vaccination drive, with each office recording around 50 such calls since then
Skipped Covid-19 vaccine day because of fear? Mumbai civic body to counsel you
By Rupsa Chakraborty
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:29 AM IST
Considering the two vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, are among the first set of Covid-19 vaccines, there is a fear and speculation among many. Several HCWs are opting to wait and watch and then decide whether or not to take the shot, depending on the efficiency of the vaccine
5% of healthcare staff in Mumbai not eligible for Covid-19 shot?
By Rupsa Chakraborty
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:25 AM IST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), however, said that it has no cumulative data yet to ascertain the figures
64% get the Covid-19 jab in Thane district on second day
By Ankita G Menon
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:14 AM IST
Around 2,247 HCWs had registered for the vaccination drive for Tuesday, of which only 1,434 were immunised against Covid-19 at the 23 vaccination centres across the district
Day 2 of Covid-19 vaccination process in Mumbai: 800 names repeated on CoWIN
By Rupsa Chakraborty
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 01:03 AM IST
Of these 700 had to receive the Covishield shot on January 16, while the remaining names were of all the 100 people registered for Covaxin at Sir JJ Hospital
Man throws ‘acid-like substance’ at 22-year-old’s face, arrested
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 12:00 AM IST
New Delhi
A 22-year-old woman sustained burns after her estranged husband allegedly threw acid-like substance on her on Sunday night in east Delhi’s New Ashok Nagar
JNU teachers allege varsity passed decisions without consulting them
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 12:00 AM IST
New Delhi
The Jawaharlal Nehru University teachers association (JNUTA) alleged that the administration on Monday conducted a meeting of the executive council (EC) — the highest decision-making body of the university — and passed several “controversial decisions”, including a reduction in financial assistance to students to attend seminars, without any discussion
Centre, Haryana blame Delhi for Yamuna pollution
By Abraham Thomas
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 12:00 AM IST
New Delhi: The Centre and Haryana government on Tuesday blamed Delhi for polluting the Yamuna even as the CPCB called the city state a habitual offender during a hearing by the Supreme Court on the falling quality of river’s water
Hesitancy causes wastage of 1,000 vaccine doses in Delhi, say health officials
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:54 PM IST
New Delhi: With the Covid-19 vaccination drive completing three days in Delhi, officials involved in the immunisation programme flagged another problem on Tuesday - that of wastage of doses
Senior docs told to take Covid shots as vaccination number falls
By Abhishek Dey and Anonna Dutt
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:54 PM IST
New Delhi
A little less than half the number of people scheduled to get the Covid-19 vaccine jabs on Tuesday turned up at their designated centres, prompting some hospitals to ask the head of departments to take the shot themselves and motivate those working under them to do the same
Covid vaccination: 16 minor adverse events on Tuesday
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2021 03:10 AM IST
The highest number of adverse events following immunisation (AEFi) – four -- was reported in Central district, followed by two each in North, Shahdara, South, and Southwest Delhi. One AEFI was reported each from East, Northwest and West Delhi districts.
Police urge farmers to shift tractor rally to KMP e-way
By Karn Pratap Singh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:52 PM IST
New Delhi: Police officers from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana met farmers at Singhu border on Tuesday, urging them to either cancel the proposed tractor rally on the Republic Day or organised it on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway
Ghaziabad Development Authority reinvites EOI for ‘urban passenger ropeway’ project
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:50 PM IST
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) on Tuesday said that it has reinvited the expression of interest (EOI) for the ‘urban passenger ropeway’ project as the initial bids had some “technical issues”
Ghaziabad municipal corporation readies DPR for treated water supply to industries project
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:46 PM IST
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad municipal corporation has got prepared a detailed project report for the supply of treated water to industrial units
Man, family get jail for trying to kill his wife
By Kapil Datta
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 11:44 PM IST
GREATER NOIDA:
The district court has awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment to a woman’s husband and her in-laws over an attempt to murder case