Won’t abolish arhtiya system, if Cong forms govt in Punjab: Amarinder
Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh said the arhtiya (commission agent) system in the state would not be abolished if the Congress forms the government in the state.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON DEC 05, 2016 09:46 AM IST
Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh said the arhtiya (commission agent) system in the state would not be abolished if the Congress forms the government in the state.
Addressing a delegation of arhtiyas, led by president of the Federation of Arhatiya Association, Punjab, Vijay Kalra, along with former MP Vijay Inder Singla, which met Amarinder in New Delhi on Sunday, the state Congress chief said: “The Congress government will not take any decision or formulate any new policy without getting mandate from the arhtiyas and other communities connected with the trade.”
Choose vaccine over virus, says Himachal Pradesh’s first beneficiary
By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 02:00 PM IST
34-year-old sanitation worker, who was administered the first dose at Indira Gandhi Medical College in Shimla, is among 3,760 health workers to be vaccinated on Day 1.
BJP resolution to withdraw special spending powers for Mumbai civic body administration gets Sena support
By Mehul R Thakkar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:29 AM IST
Under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, former municipal commissioner Praveen Pardeshi had in March 2020 empowered certain officers to make financial decisions for the city for the period till the Act was implemented
Jalandhar lab detects bird flu at two Dera Bassi farms
By HT Correspondent, Mohali
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 01:08 AM IST
Punjab animal husbandry dept says final confirmation from National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal awaited for further course of action.
Dr Bhansali from Bombay Hospital to get vaccine
By Rupsa Chakraborty
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:57 AM IST
Dr Bhansali, was made the in-charge of all private Covid-19 hospitals in Mumbai during the peak of the pandemic
V-Day: 1,125 to get Covishield jab in tricity on January 16
By HT Correspondents, Chandigarh/mohali/panchkula
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:51 AM IST
Chandigarh earmarks five vaccination sites, Mohali four and Panchkula three to administer vaccine to health workers in Phase 1 of rollout.
Covid-19 vaccine: CoWIN server slows down, leads to chaos
By Rupsa Chakraborty
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:49 AM IST
With the health department unable to receive the link to send messages to registered individuals, officials at vaccination centres were forced to call each beneficiary to provide the requisite information
Covid-19: 2,300 people across Thane district to get vaccinated today
By Ankita G Menon, Thane
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:39 AM IST
Around 2,300 people will be vaccinated on Saturday across Thane district
Maharashtra govt strikes out one vaccination centre in Kalyan-Dombivli
By Sajana Nambiar, Kalyan
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:34 AM IST
Out of the four vaccination centres that were planned to conduct the Covid vaccination in Kalyan-Dombivli on Saturday, only three will have the vaccination programme as one was cancelled by the Maharashtra state government
Gram panchayat polls see 80.23% turnout in Thane district
By Sajana Nambiar, Thane
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:30 AM IST
The Covid-19 pandemic failed to dampen the spirit of the voters who turned out in huge number at the 146 gram panchayats in Thane district to cast their on Friday
Two arrested from Madhya Pradesh for firing in Bhiwandi
By Anamika Gharat, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:23 AM IST
The Bhiwandi Crime branch unit 2, on Friday, arrested two persons from Madhya Pradesh for allegedly firing two rounds at a 38-year-old woman in Kalher on Tuesday to extort money
Duo imprisoned for not able to pay fine for drunk driving; sent to Taloja jail
By Anamika Gharat, Thane
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 12:16 AM IST
A biker and his pillion were sentenced to 10 days of imprisonment for drunk driving by the Thane court on Friday
Man hides woman’s body in bathroom loft for four months, held
By Ram Parmar, Palghar
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 11:54 PM IST
The accused had hidden the body is the bathroom of their rented flat and cemented it to avoid foul smell. In order to avoid suspicion, Harmalkar allegedly went to the flat every morning and stayed till noon.
Ghaziabad: House guest arrested for molesting 4-year-old girl
By HT Correspondent
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police on Friday arrested a 27-year-old man who allegedly molested a four-year-old girl inside her apartment at a highrise in Raj Nagar Extension Township
Three fake UPSRTC buses seized, seven arrested
By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 11:53 PM IST
Ghaziabad: In a joint operation, the officials of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and the Ghaziabad traffic police on Friday arrested seven persons who had allegedly painted private buses in colours of the UPSRTC, and were running operations between Meerut and Ghaziabad, pretending to be a government service
Annual census to be held at OBS with bird flu protocols
By Kushagra Dixit
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 11:52 PM IST
Noida: The Asian waterbird census (AWC) will be held at Okhla Bird sanctuary on January 17 with full health protocols as no cases or signs of bird flu had been so far detected in the sanctuary, officials said