Articles by HT Correspondents
The return of retro
The past packs quite a punch. Going back in time is today's winning mantra. Whether it is films or fashion, you can never get over the past. HT explores.
Published on Nov 12, 2006 05:24 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Violence marks Delhi traders' strike
More than 1,000 traders have been detained and protestors go on a rampage. HT Correspondents report.Big cities, small minds | Pics | Have your say
Updated on Nov 07, 2006 08:43 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Lakhs take holy dip in Ganga, Saryu
LAKHS OF devotees on Sunday took holy dip in the Saryu and the Ganga on the occasion of Kartik Purnima. People belonging to Ayodhya and its adjoining places began to gather on the banks of the Saryu from dawn.
Published on Nov 06, 2006 12:16 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/ayodhya
Violence mars civic poll
LARGE-SCALE violence marred the second phase of local bodies election held in 11 nagar nigams and 24 nagar palika parishads, on Tuesday. Though there were no immediate reports of any casualty, a large number of people were injured in the violence. Incidents of group clash, booth capturing, bogus voting, firing and arson were reported in Agra, Kanpur, Varanasi, Meerut and Lucknow. State Election Commission (SEC) said around 60 per cent votes were polled in the second phase.
Published on Nov 01, 2006 01:42 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow
Mikes fall silent to people?s relief
AS campaigning for the second phase of the civic election came to an end on Sunday evening, people heaved a sigh of relief. With this, the blaring microphones fell silent. However, before that, the electioneering reached its acme in Varanasi and Gorakhpur.
Published on Oct 30, 2006 01:16 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/gorakhpur
Scheme 78: Dacoits were Bangladeshis
THE DACOITS who had committed loot in Scheme No 78 at the residence of Dabhare family on Wednesday have turned out to be Bangladeshis as the police had been suspecting.
Published on Oct 20, 2006 12:50 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Indore/bhopal
Ten dengue cases in Varanasi, Agra
TEN CASES of dengue were detected in Varanasi and Agra. The Varanasi district health administration was on its toes after five patients, including a foreign national, were found to be suffering from the disease over the past week. These five patients were admitted to Heritage Hospital in Lanka area. Heritage Hospital medical superintendent Dr PSR Aiyyar and Dr SK Singh confirmed that the five persons were infected with the dengue virus. However, they refused to disclose the names of patients.
Updated on Oct 07, 2006 04:30 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/agra
Top dacoit, four aides gunned down in ravines
ADDING TO its dream run in the ravinous badlands, police on Thursday gunned down dacoit leader Deo Kumar and four of his gang members, including a bandit queen Ranno, in a gun-battle this morning.
Published on Sep 29, 2006 01:29 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Kanpur/lucknow
In poll mode, Kalyan harps on temple
IT WAS no less than launch of the BJP?s campaign for the Vidhan Sabha election in what turned out to be a roadshow for the party on the way to and in Ayodhya.
Published on Sep 27, 2006 01:31 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/ayodhya
Another sati in 2 months jolts State
A 95-YEAR-OLD woman on Wednesday committed sati at village Panihari of Chhatarpur district. Sources said 100-year-old Siyaram Rajput died after a prolonged illness at the village in Gourihar tehsil and his wife Karuya Devi jumped onto his funeral pyre.
Published on Sep 21, 2006 04:28 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Sagar/bhopal
Controversy chant: Many colours of Vande
A political controversy marred the centenary celebrations of the National Song Vande Mataram.
Updated on Sep 08, 2006 01:54 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents and Agencies, New Delhi/bhopal/meerut
Vande Mataram chant: It's your wish
Most states say singing of the national song in schools and colleges would not be made compulsory.
Updated on Sep 07, 2006 04:46 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents and Agencies, New Delhi
Prof?s death shuts State
As the rest of the country celebrated Teachers? Day, schools and colleges remained closed across the State on Tuesday in the wake of a Congress-sponsored bandh to press for a CBI inquiry into the killing of Ujjain professor H S Sabharwal.
Published on Sep 06, 2006 02:44 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Ujjain/bhopal
Three Indian pilgrims shot dead in Iraq
Three Indians were among 14 pilgrims shot and killed by Iraqi insurgents while they were travelling to Karbala, the sacred Shia city in Iraq.
Published on Sep 03, 2006 12:58 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/hyderabad
ABVP toughs give up
THE GROWING outrage against the death of Professor H S Sabharwal on Wednesday finally forced bigwigs of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) to surrender before the police. However, not a single person has yet been booked for the murder of the teacher.
Published on Aug 31, 2006 02:08 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Ujjain/bhopal/new Delhi
Now flood fury in UP, 12 dead
FLOODS, WHICH were till now creating havoc in other parts of the country, have spread their devastating fangs to Uttar Pradesh also. On Tuesday there was a sudden spate in the Ghagra and Rapti rivers due to incessant rain and heavy discharge of water from Nepalese reservoirs.
Published on Aug 30, 2006 12:41 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bahraich/balrampur
'Keep quiet, they kept saying'
The detainees ? most of them from Mumbai ? described what happened in the cabin of NW0042 on Wednesday.
Published on Aug 27, 2006 02:02 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai
Keep quiet, they kept saying
The 12 Indian passengers who were detained for ?suspicious? behaviour at Amsterdam?s Schiphol airport over Wednesday and Thursday, returned to India on Saturday morning with their side of the story.
Published on Aug 27, 2006 01:38 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai
Manipur temple attack kills 5
Several others were hurt in a powerful bomb explosion in Imphal's ISKCON complex during Janmashtami festivities.
Updated on Aug 17, 2006 04:49 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Imphal/guwahati
Meerut varsity students set proctor?s house afire
ENRAGED students of CCS University came out on the streets on Monday morning against university officials who sent their copies to bogus evaluaters in Agra.
Published on Aug 15, 2006 06:15 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Meerut/agra
High alert sounded in temple towns
A HIGH alert has been sounded in the temple towns of Ayodhya and Varanasi ahead of Independence Day and following a US warning about possible terrorist attacks on India.
Published on Aug 14, 2006 12:11 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Ayodhya/varanasi
Red alert at airports
Terror has come home like never before. On Saturday, cities across the country woke up to a weekend of endless security checks.
Updated on Aug 13, 2006 02:33 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents and agencies, Kolkata/mumbai
Kerala throws out Pepsi, Coke
Karnataka follows suit, banning 11 soft drinks from all institutions and hospitals. Listen! | Voice your concern...
Updated on Aug 22, 2006 03:49 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Thiruvananthapuram/new Delhi
To curb a burp, Kerala kills cola
A WEEK after a Delhi-based NGO announced that soft drinks manufactured by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo contained harmful levels of pesticides, the cola war is going strong. Taking into account the report of the Centre for Science and Environment, the Kerala government on Wednesday announced a ban on the production and sale of soft drinks manufactured by the two companies. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, who has been fighting against the colas even in his pre-CM days, said the bottling plants in the state would be immediately closed down.
Updated on Aug 22, 2006 03:48 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Thiruvananthapuram/new Delhi
WTO talks failure: US may punish India
US orders a review to decide whether to ?limit, suspend or withdraw? trade benefits to India. What should India do?
Updated on Aug 09, 2006 03:35 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/new Delhi
Andhra flood toll 106, Maharashtra 70
In Gujarat, over 1.90 lakh people have been evacuated from different parts.
Updated on Aug 17, 2006 06:01 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Ahmedabad/hyderabad/mumbai
Kidnap King lands in police net
THE DELHI Police landed a big catch: underworld don and extortionist Fazl-ur Rehman. The man behind the abduction of several businessmen in the past decade, he has over 100 cases against him.
Published on Aug 08, 2006 01:33 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Death rains from skies; over 89 dead
Heavy showers pound various parts of the country taking 89 lives, and leaving behind a trail of death and destruction.
Updated on Aug 07, 2006 03:22 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai/hyderabad/bhubaneswar
HC stays quota GO, CPMT-2006 list
DIRECTOR GENERAL Medical Education will take up the matter of admission of CPMT-2006 candidates in private colleges with the State Government on Thursday.
Updated on Jul 27, 2006 11:14 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow
HC stays quota GO, CPMT-2006 list
DIRECTOR GENERAL Medical Education will take up the matter of admission of CPMT-2006 candidates in private colleges with the State Government on Thursday.
Updated on Jul 27, 2006 11:14 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow