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MCG inducts 57 inspectors to boost cleanliness, tackle waste in Gurugram

MCG commissioner Pradeep Dahiya at the meeting with the new inspectors on Friday. (HT Photo)
Published on Aug 10, 2025 04:08 am IST

Two held for impersonating U.P. CM’s OSD

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath (HT File)
Updated on Dec 04, 2023 05:02 am IST

100 crore to be spent under Mukhya Mantri Sadak Yojana: Himachal CM Sukhu

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday directed the authorities to incorporate technology in day-to-day functioning of the government department and to bring transparency and promptness to facilitate the common man. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 05:12 am IST

Hisar official under scanner for not acting against fraud accused

Sonam Goyal, the DLO Rohtak, who also holds the charge of Hisar could not be reached for comments despite repeated phone calls and text messages. (HT File)
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 12:36 am IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu gets a lunch invite. It is from his ex-boss

Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had asked former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to second the resolution in the state assembly against the Centre’s farm laws. Sidhu had also participated in a protest led by the chief minister in Delhi, signalling a thaw in ties.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 07:21 pm IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Page-turners

With nowhere to go and no one to see, many of us have rediscovered our love of books and of reading
Published on Oct 18, 2020 07:03 am IST

Total bandh in Amritsar, Patiala, Jalandhar and Bathinda against Centre’s farm bills

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) workers raising slogans and blocking the road at the Golden Gate on Friday in response to the farmers’ bandh call.
Updated on Sept 25, 2020 04:52 pm IST

Uttar Pradesh to create Udyog Bandhu-like body for farmers

The Central government plans to make 1 lakh crore AIF available to banks that will finance these projects.
Published on Sept 03, 2020 11:57 am IST

Two truckers booked for violating NGT norms in Yamunanagar

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Updated on Aug 24, 2020 11:56 pm IST

Delhi’s annual infrastructure shock

The flooding problem cannot be solved by desilting the drains alone. The city will have to undo decades of bad developmental planning and over concretetisation, which has destroyed or built over the city’s natural drainage system
Published on Jul 20, 2020 08:33 pm IST

DU data leak: Students lodge FIR yet feel unsafe and stressed

Many Delhi University girls are facing harassment and mental stress due to calls and messages from unknown numbers since the data leak has been reported.
Published on Jul 17, 2020 08:00 pm IST

Covid-19 austerity measures: Chandigarh admn slashes expenditure by 20%

The revenue generation from goods and service tax (GST), excise and VAT plummeted by 71% for April and May in comparison to the same period last year, a senior Chandigarh administration official has said.
Updated on Jul 11, 2020 02:02 am IST

Odisha warns of disciplinary action against employees not wearing masks in office

the Odisha government said any of its employees found not wearing mask during officer hours would face charges of official indiscipline.
Published on Jun 09, 2020 08:57 pm IST

Cash-strapped Odisha asks departments to plough back money in bank accounts to treasury

Naveen Patnaik’s government is facing a massive cash crunch and has been able to mop up only 45 per cent of the revenue collection in the last two months compared to same period of last fiscal due to Covid-19 lockdown
Published on Jun 01, 2020 11:45 pm IST

Ex-mayor challenges Patiala MC’s 1,000-cr development claims

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Published on Feb 04, 2020 11:04 pm IST

Ludhiana MC putting concrete around trees, engineers’ council writes to NGT

Concrete stuffed around trees outside the office of the municipal corporation in Ludhiana.
Updated on Jan 19, 2020 10:56 pm IST

Plastic management a distant dream for Patiala as plant project hangs fire

Even after a ban being imposed on the use of polythene bags in district, its rampant use continues across the Royal City.
Published on Nov 30, 2019 10:38 pm IST

Man-eating tiger is an outdated construct | Opinion

The hunting of the tigress Avni displayed all that was wrong with tiger tracking
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 07:56 pm IST

Stubble mgmt: Sangrur admn issues VIP cards to 66 farmers

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Published on Oct 24, 2019 10:51 pm IST

Clear all dues by Oct 15, government tells CPSEs

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked 32 large central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to frontload their capital expenditure and clear all dues of all goods and service providers by October 15.
Published on Sept 29, 2019 12:51 am IST

Central vista revamp plan will not affect Delhi’s bid for World Heritage City tag: Tourism dept

Since 2015, Lutyens’ Delhi has undergone several changes and with the recent decision to revamp the central vista, more are expected to come about in the next couple of years.
Updated on Sept 13, 2019 09:38 pm IST

Patiala MC to draft bylaws to tackle stray cattle menace

Stray cattle can be seen roaming freely on national and state highways across district and highly populated interiors parts of Patiala (urban) and other link roads.
Updated on Sept 12, 2019 11:06 pm IST

Kharar MC gets approval for new office building

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Published on Sept 12, 2019 12:39 am IST