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Andhra’s govt, state EC at loggerheads over local polls
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
PUBLISHED ON DEC 06, 2020 03:55 AM IST
The state Assembly on Friday hit out at the state election commission for seeking to conduct elections amid the Covid-19 pandemic and passed a resolution stating that the present situation in the state was not conducive for elections in February 2021.

No place for disruption, be it Parliament or state assemblies: Om Birla
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Mallika Soni | Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 10:19 PM IST
Efforts are being made to ensure there is minimum disruption and a committee has been formed under the Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker to discuss and submit a report so that a common programme is formed and people’s representative play their role ideally, he said.

Navjot Singh Sidhu gets a lunch invite. It is from his ex-boss
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 07:21 PM IST
Amarinder and Sidhu have not been on best of terms ever since he exited the state council of ministers after being divested of the local government department last year, but there are efforts lately from both leaders to break the ice.

Former Himachal Pradesh Speaker Tulsi Ram passes away at 76
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Dharamshala
UPDATED ON NOV 18, 2020 12:40 AM IST
The former BJP leader represented Bharmour thrice in the assembly and was elected Speaker in 2008 but was denied the ticket in 2012 after which he left the party.

How many farmers benefitted from loan waiver: HC asks Maharashtra
By K A Y Dodhiya | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON SEP 18, 2020 01:31 PM IST
The court has also sought an explanation as to why the scheme has not been implemented in its entirety for the 3.5 million beneficiary farmers as alleged in the PIL

Haryana enacts law to validate de-licensing of land
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times/Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 17, 2020 06:54 PM IST
The newly enacted validation law has come as a major relief to the developers of the Gurgaon-based Ambience Mall and other cases involving de-licensing of land

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar back in Chandigarh after recovering from Covid-19
By HTC & PTI | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2020 06:30 PM IST
After treatment at private hospital in Gurugram, urges people to follow safety guidelines and stay vigilant but not fear coronavirus

Meham MLA urges Haryana governor to withhold assent to bill validating de-licensing
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON SEP 03, 2020 01:20 AM IST

Over 9 lakh ineligible beneficiaries of PM-KISAN scheme detected in Assam
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan times, Guwahati
PUBLISHED ON SEP 01, 2020 07:02 PM IST
In May this year, the Union agriculture ministry had stopped payments to beneficiaries in Assam and asked the Assam government for a report and probe into a potential fraud in the PM-KISAN scheme.

Ashok Gehlot loyalists return to Jaipur hotel ahead of Rajasthan trust vote
By Sachin Saini| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
PUBLISHED ON AUG 12, 2020 07:39 PM IST
While Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s loyalists returned to the Fairmont hotel in Jaipur, Sachin Pilot’s supporters were not invited.

Under shadow of Covid-19, Andhra to hold short budget session from Tuesday
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JUN 15, 2020 10:45 PM IST
The budget session of the state assembly was originally scheduled to be held in the last week of March, but was cancelled following the sudden announcement of lockdown by the Centre to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

In hindsight: Covid profited from our mistakes
By Vir Sanghvi | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2020 10:29 AM IST
Looking back, there have been so many mistakes and so much misinformation that it is worth asking: could we have handled this better?

Madhya Pradesh cabinet flags coronavirus threat day before floor test
By Ranjan | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON MAR 15, 2020 03:58 PM IST
The minister said the assembly will decide whether proceeding should be postponed.

Kamal Nath-led Congress govt in MP stares at collapse as 22 MLAs resign
By Ranjan | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
UPDATED ON MAR 10, 2020 07:38 PM IST
Chief Minister Kamal Nath has recommended the sacking of six ministers from his cabinet following their resignation.

White paper on PPAs after contempt case against PSPCL gets over in SC
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2020 09:44 PM IST
Officials say facts and chain of events stated in the document may have a bearing on the case related to coal washing charges and weaken PSPCL’s stand

215 people who met Italian tourists in Rajasthan under coronavirus scanner
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Jaipur
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2020 12:55 AM IST
The couple which tested positive for coronavirus was among a group of 23 Italian tourists who had visited six districts in Rajasthan

No proposal to regularise farmhouses in Aravalli areas: Govt
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2020 01:07 AM IST
These 60 farm houses, including 50 in Faridabad alone, are situated in areas notified under the Punjab Land Preservation Act

DGP Dinkar Gupta has apologised for Kartarpur remarks, Punjab CM tells assembly
By HTC and PTI | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2020 01:34 PM IST
Capt Amarinder Singh defends police chief, saying “anybody can make a mistake”; expresses his govt’s commitment to keep Kartarpur Corridor open

UP announces state Niti Aayog, Rs 10K crore for new schemes in budget
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2020 12:08 AM IST
As this is the second last budget of the Yogi government before Uttar Pradesh heads to elections in early 2022, the budget earmarked funds for ongoing schemes to ensure their early completion besides proposing new ones for the development of infrastructure.

Rename power plant, expressway after Devi Lal: Abhay to Dushyant, Ranjit
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Karnal, Karnal
PUBLISHED ON FEB 16, 2020 10:04 PM IST

RJD MLA booked on rape charges in Bihar’s Ara
By Agencies | Hindustan Times, Ara
PUBLISHED ON FEB 09, 2020 06:26 AM IST
Special public prosecutor Saroj Kumari said the charge sheet has been filed against Yadav, who represents Sandesh assembly seat, under IPC sections relating to human trafficking and sexual assault besides those of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, POCSO Act and the Juvenile Justice Act.

Ahead of address to Bengal assembly, guv Dhankhar requests changes in speech
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2020 07:00 AM IST
On Monday, state parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee and finance minister Amit Mitra, too, had called on the governor.

HSGMC (ad hoc) sees hope of separate Sikh gurdwara body in Haryana
By Neeraj Mohan | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON FEB 05, 2020 12:24 AM IST
As of now, the SGPC, based in Amritsar, manages Sikh shrines in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

CROP MSP DISBURSAL: Punjab food supplies dept wants APMC Act amended to end arhtiya raj
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2020 10:19 PM IST

Examine powers of Speakers, SC asks Parliament
By Murali Krishnan and Saubhadra Chatterjee | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 22, 2020 01:30 AM IST
Interestingly, the judgment comes at a time when a discussion is already underway among presiding officers of legislatures on how to secure the legislative Speaker’s “dignity” in the matters related to the defection of lawmakers.

20 farmers, six cops injured in ‘Chalo Assembly’ rally at Amaravati
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2020 09:56 PM IST
Guntur (Rural) Superintendent of Police Ch Vijaya Rao said six police personnel were also injured in the clash and in the stone pelting by the protestors who were attempting to storm the state assembly in violation of prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 of the CrPC and Section 30 of the Police Act.

Andhra govt works on shifting of capital, plans R-day celebrations in Vizag
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2020 08:10 PM IST
The cabinet meeting was originally scheduled to be held on January 20, an hour before the commencement of the special session of the state assembly to adopt the resolution on the capital shift proposal.

LIT exploring alternative project at city centre site
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Ludhiana, Ludhiana
UPDATED ON JAN 17, 2020 12:16 AM IST
In the last week of November, the district and sessions court had acquitted the chief minister and others in the Ludhiana city centre scam

Acrimony between Bengal Guv Dhankhar, TMC govt resumes over consent to bills
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2020 01:42 AM IST
Dhankhar did not clear the bills twice, saying the government did not provide the inputs he sought for some clarifications. On Friday, a statement issued by Raj Bhawan cited the same reason.

Gumnami Baba was not Netaji, but his follower, says Justice Sahai Commission
By Umesh Raghuvanshi, Lucknow
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2019 11:57 AM IST