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]Guest Column: Life as a senior citizen can be challenging, but do count the advantages
Health issues and isolation can be problems, but with enough time to spare to look back and reflect on past experiences, many seniors can lead rich, meaningful lives
Updated on Nov 09, 2020 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By TS Chawla
Caretaker ties up senior citizen in Chandigarh, flees with cash, mobile phones
In his police complaint, Shivshankar Pathak, said Jagsir Singh, who took care of his ailing brother, robbed him of Rs 15,000 in cash after tying him up with turban cloth
Updated on Oct 16, 2020 01:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Fake call centre racket targeting senior citizens busted, 6 arrested
They targeted senior citizens who had purchased insurance policies from different companies and lured them to deposit money to get a huge amount supposedly after their insurance policies matured
Updated on Sep 22, 2020 11:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
SBI launches WeCare term deposit scheme for senior citizens
The deposits under this scheme will attract 0.8 percent more than the interest rate applicable to the general public. Those interested will have to invest in the scheme before September 30, 2020.
Updated on Aug 05, 2020 12:05 PM IST
By Partnered Feature, HT Brand Studio
Govt allows certain categories of OCI card holders stranded abroad to travel to India
The home ministry order partially resolves issues raised by hundreds of thousands of people whose visas were suspended following imposition of restrictions on international travel in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Updated on May 22, 2020 05:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Abhinav Sahay
32% spike in non-Covid deaths of senior citizens in April in Chandigarh, admn to examine trend
Last year, 118 deaths of senior citizens were reported in April, which increased to 156 this time, as per data obtained from the municipal corporation’s birth and death control department
Updated on May 05, 2020 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Vivek Gupta, Chandigarh
Mohali admn launches helpline for citizens studying, working abroad and wishing to return home
They can call or email to provide their details latest by April 29, 2020
Published on Apr 25, 2020 07:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Mohali
Senior citizens a high priority for Rail Vihar residents
Senior citizens can call up any of the volunteers for help to procure not only consumables, such as dairy products and groceries, but also medicines, at any time of the day.
Updated on Apr 24, 2020 06:55 AM IST
By Sharanya Munsi, Gurugram
Covid-19: Take care of vulnerable citizens| HT Editorial
Persons with disabilities face additional challenges. The State must do more
Published on Apr 08, 2020 07:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
Lockdown: No one to talk to or laugh with, Mohali senior citizens feel they are in jail
More than 1,000 senior citizens living alone in Mohali left to fend for themselves
Updated on Mar 31, 2020 01:01 AM IST
By Hillary Victor, Mohali
Coronavirus: Death toll touches 213 in China as countries begin evacuating citizens
More countries including South Korea and the UK on Friday evacuated its citizens from Hubei’s capital, Wuhan, which is where the previously unknown virus is said to have originated and jumped from unidentified wild animal to humans.
Published on Jan 31, 2020 07:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Beijing | By Sutirtho Patranobis
Rebuild trust between State, citizens | Opinion
Gandhi would have been disturbed by the India of today. Politicians must now course correct
Updated on Jan 27, 2020 08:33 PM IST
By Shashi Shekhar
DCs cannot pass eviction order on senior citizens’ complaint: HC
Published on Jan 25, 2020 10:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Constitution @ 70: A look at how citizens are reanimating its progressive ideals
As the Constitution completes 70 years, its stirring Preamble continues to inspire Indian citizens
Updated on Jan 24, 2020 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By KumKum Dasgupta
Free entry for school students, senior citizens at 12th Heritage Festival in Pinjore
The 12th edition of the Pinjore Heritage Festival will be held on December 21 and 22 at Pinjore Gardens in Panchkula
Updated on Dec 19, 2019 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Panchkula | By HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Two killed in north-east firing as citizens protest citizenship law
CAB, cleared by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, paves the way for immigrants of faiths others than Islam from three neighbouring countries to gain Indian citizenship.
Updated on Dec 13, 2019 05:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | By HT Correspondent
Kiran Bedi urges parents to nurture children as responsible citizens
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi who had held a special meeting with children at the Raj Nivas here on Wednesday, also said “nurturing our young children, teaching them their rights and responsibilities and inculcating in them values of our rich culture and heritage would create a robust and developed India.”
Updated on Nov 14, 2019 05:44 PM IST
Puducherry | By Press Trust of India
Educate children to be global citizens, says Michigan varsity President
India, Schlissel said, has been one of the university’s largest global partners for almost 100 years and right now it has almost 900 students from India in undergraduate, graduate and research areas.
Published on Nov 05, 2019 07:41 PM IST
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
Govt asks WhatsApp to explain hacking, says committed to protecting privacy
A spokesperson of the American company confirmed to Hindustan Times that the targets of the attack in India and other parts of Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America included journalists and activists.
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 09:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Arvind Kejriwal calls on citizens to fund education of poor kids
Social welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam also pledged to pay for the tuition fees of 20-year-old Shashi who got admission in Lady Hardinge College after availing the free coaching scheme of the Delhi government.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 11:14 AM IST
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Lift-and-loot: Senior citizen robbed of Rs 42K, jewellery in Gurugram
According to the police, the incident took place around 5am when Ramjas, a senior citizen, was waiting for a shared cab to Delhi at Rajiv Chowk.
Updated on Sep 08, 2019 11:33 PM IST
Gurugram | By HT Correspondent
Delhi govt seeks suggestions from citizens to bring down pollution from stubble burning
The government has launched an e-mail (cm4cleanair@gmail.com) where residents can send in their suggestions till September 12.
Updated on Sep 06, 2019 11:25 PM IST
New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Create a social contract between the State and its most alienated citizens
Modi must preserve the dignity of the ordinary Kashmiri. This is what he will be judged by.
Published on Sep 01, 2019 06:04 PM IST
By Ashok Malik
‘Refrain from retaliatory aggression’, US lawmakers send message to Pakistan
The House and Senate foreign affairs committees are powerful congressional bodies with their influence on US foreign policy drawing from their control of the budget of the state department and all its senior-level appointments.
Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
Senior citizen dies after falling from seventh floor
The deceased had retired from his professional life and lived with one of his two sons at their apartment on the first floor of the building he jumped from. His second son lives abroad, the police said.
Published on Aug 06, 2019 04:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | By HT Correspondent, Gurugram
Landlessness takes away Dalits’ legal and official validity as Indian citizens
Citizenship requires entitlement to resources. The community must stake claim to State-owned land.
Published on Jul 01, 2019 09:00 AM IST
By Suraj Yengde
Babarpur’s first tryst with mechanical waste cleaning, L-G assures citizens of lasting solution
Locals in the area, so far, had only seen their complaints about stinking open drains being resolved “occasionally” with the help of earth movers and manual cleaners.
Updated on Jun 24, 2019 05:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Sweta Goswami
ATM fraud: Senior citizen loses Rs27K
According to police, the accused duped Shobha Salve, 57, a retired police officer’s wife, on the pretext of helping her withdraw money at an ATM kiosk. He allegedly replaced Salve’s debit card with a replica.
Published on Jun 16, 2019 03:35 AM IST
Palghar | By HT Correspondent
4 Kerala Express passengers die due to extreme heat in UP’s Jhansi
The deceased complained of uneasiness and went unconscious when the train was near Gwalior.
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kanpur | By HT Correspondent
Imran Khan asks citizens to declare their undisclosed assets by June 30
The premier said that people have until June 30 to declare their benami assets, benami bank accounts and money that was kept abroad.
Published on Jun 10, 2019 05:20 PM IST
Islamabad | By Press Trust of India
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