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Illegal occupation by Beant Singh’s son: HC seeks Chandigarh admn’s response

The plea alleged that House Number 3/33 in Sector 5 was allotted to Tej Parkash Singh, son of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, and continues to be in his possession despite initiation of eviction proceedings. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Mar 13, 2026 09:12 am IST

Chandigarh: HC fines man 5 lakh for unauthorised occupation of govt house

His father was a superintendent and he was given employment as a clerk, so he was entitled to a lower-category house. (iStock)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 09:30 am IST

Chandigarh admn sacks school teacher accused of murdering wife

The accused, Mandeep Singh, has been absconding since September 2020. (HT)
Updated on Aug 12, 2023 04:07 am IST

Royal blooper: Prince William & Kate's hilarious plaque mishap goes viral

TOPSHOT - A handout picture from the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Britain's Prince William (R) and Princess Catherine arriving at the Zahran Palace in Amman on June 1, 2023 for the royal wedding ceremony of Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa al-Saif. The ceremony was held in the mid-century Zahran Palace-- the site of other key royal weddings including that of King Abdullah II to Queen Rania as well as that of his father, the late King Hussein bin Talal.
Published on Jun 03, 2023 11:05 pm IST

PM Modi trying to throttle democracy: Pratibha Singh

Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) Ppresident Pratibha Singh on Friday accused PM Narendra Modi of trying to throttle democracy to save his friend Adani. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 12:51 am IST

Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

Pro-democracy activists protest in front of Government House, the prime minister's offices in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Updated on Oct 22, 2020 11:56 am IST

Mohali MC suffered 1cr losses, could have been avoided: Audit

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Updated on Mar 18, 2020 12:30 am IST

Indian-origin researcher wins award for work on batteries

By focusing on electrochemical reactions in batteries, Dr Sharma aims to better understand how electrode composition, and structure at the atomic level, influence performance.
Published on Nov 01, 2019 03:47 pm IST

At Raj Bhavan: President unveils 15,000-sq-ft bunker museum

The president also underwent an audio-visual session, detailing the history of Raj Bhavan, at a virtual reality booth at the museum.
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 02:27 am IST

Sushma Swaraj vacates govt house; ‘You have set an example,’ says Twitter

Followers on Twitter congratulated Sushma Swaraj for setting an example for other politicians ‘who have to be driven out’ of their official bungalows
Updated on Jun 29, 2019 03:54 pm IST

Mass appeal: St Paul’s, a bishop’s dream cathedral, is now one of Kolkata’s most popular churches

St Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata. In 2019, it will be 180 years since work on the cathedral began, in 1839.
Updated on Dec 23, 2018 07:06 pm IST

139 officials occupying government houses illegally in Chandigarh

The report revealed that some of the allotments were cancelled a decade ago, but were being occupied by the allottee.
Updated on Aug 16, 2018 09:47 am IST

How Hindustan Times rang in India’s independence in 1947

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the midnight session of the Constituent Assembly of India on August 15, 1947.
Updated on Aug 14, 2018 01:33 pm IST

These ex-Uttar Pradesh CMs will have to vacate their bungalows following SC order

Mulayam Singh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party is among the former-CMs of Uttar Pradesh who will have to vacate their government-owned bungalows following the Supreme Court order.
Updated on May 07, 2018 07:10 pm IST