Articles by HT Correspondents
There was blood everywhere
A loud blast. Then smoke, blood, the acrid smell of burning flesh and screams. These commuters lived to tell about 11/7.
Published on Jul 12, 2006 01:14 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai
Angry sainiks on rampage in Mumbai
WHAT ASHOK Kelkar saw at Shivaji Park on Sunday morning gave Shiv Sainiks the chance to go on the offensive -- in Mumbai and across Maharashtra. Kelkar, a party activist, saw that a statue of the late Meenatai, wife of Sena chief Bal Thackeray, placed at the entrance of the park, had been desecrated by some miscreants.
Published on Jul 10, 2006 01:01 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai
Callous beyond redemption
WHAT COULD be more callous than this? The duty in-charge at the LESA?s powerhouse near Aashiana locality had this callous statement to make on low voltage problem in Sector ?N? of Aashiana locality on Sunday at 5 pm: ?Kahan se karigar launga. Jiski duty khatam ho rahi hai usko to bhej nahin sakta.
Published on Jul 03, 2006 01:12 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents
Centre to okay four-laning of MP roads: Balu
THE CENTRE will accord permission to Madhya Pradesh for four-laning of the Dewas-Gwalior and Lakhnadaun-Jabalpur roads on the basis of detailed project reports.
Published on Jun 30, 2006 02:14 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bhopal/sehore
Nuke Bill passage on course
The international relations committee of the US House of Representatives began considering a bill seeking an exemptions for India from the discriminatory nuclear regime that presently existing under US law. Early indications, based on votes on amendments to the bill, indicated that of the 45 committee members present, at least 30 were in favour of the deal, 10 were opposed and the remainder were in the balance.
Published on Jun 28, 2006 01:29 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/delhi
US House panel approves Indo-US nuclear deal bill
A key lawmakers' committee has passed a bill seeking an exemption for India from the discriminatory N-regime.
Updated on Jun 28, 2006 02:50 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/delhi
Nuke deal faces first vote today
The approval will require a second round of voting after India and the US conclude a 123 Agreement on civil nuclear cooperation.
Published on Jun 27, 2006 11:49 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/new Delhi
Nuke deal faces first vote today
Indian circles are guardedly optimistic one the eve of the first vote in the US Congress on the Indo-US nuclear deal. The 50-member International Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives will hold a debate and then vote, known as a mark-up, on Tuesday on the bill amending the 1954 US Atomic Energy Act.
Published on Jun 27, 2006 01:34 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/new Delhi
Nuke deal faces first vote in US Congress today
International Relations Committee will hold a debate and then vote on the bill amending the '54 US Atomic Energy Act.
Updated on Jun 27, 2006 02:01 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Washington/new Delhi
Sharad, Nitish give oust-SP call
BIHAR CHIEF Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav on Sunday gave a clarion call to people to uproot the Samajwadi Party Government in the assembly polls. Addressing public rallies in Mirzapur, Jaunpur and Varanasi districts on Sunday, the leaders of the JD(U)-Apna Dal alliance said the SP Government had failed to mitigate the sufferings of the people.
Published on Jun 26, 2006 12:30 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/mirzapur
Eye on UP, Left talks of Third Front
With India?s most populous state coming up for Assembly elections in less than a year?s time, the Third Front is showing signs of life again. Upping the ante this time are UPA allies CPM and the Samajwadi Party.
Published on Jun 18, 2006 01:47 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow
Money for phone bills, beauty parlour
WHILE SOME said they needed the money for treatment of their parents, some others said the allowance money would come handy in paying their mobile phone and beauty parlour bills.
Published on Jun 17, 2006 01:16 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow
Shrine may shut out women
The dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti might shut the door on women.
Published on Jun 15, 2006 02:02 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Ajmer/jaipur
SP, admn gearing up for today?s bandh
IN VIEW of the tomorrow?s bandh call given by the Samajwadi Party (SP) to protest against the hike in prices of petroleum products, the district administration has made elaborate security arrangements to ward off any untoward incident. Various political parties including the Left have supporsed the bandh. While the SP is busy making preparations for making the bandh a success, the administration is gearing up to deal with any untoward incident during the bandh.
Published on Jun 13, 2006 12:01 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/gorakhpur
Police make case for Rahul?s arrest
TWO DAYS after Rahul Mahajan's drugs party hit the headlines, the police have a solid case against him. Though the police say they are waiting to speak to Rahul, there are indications that his arrest is imminent.
Published on Jun 05, 2006 02:43 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Crackdown begins
THE MYSTERY around Thursday night's party at the residence of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan has cleared a little. Apollo Hospital has done a U-turn and says traces of cocaine have been found in the urine sample of Rahul Mahajan; the Delhi Police say Sahil Zarru, the 21-year-old Kashmiri who is under arrest, got the drug; a Nigerian national, Abdullah, has been picked up for allegedly supplying the cocaine to Zarru.
Published on Jun 05, 2006 02:43 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
CRACKDOWN BEGINS
THE MYSTERY around Thursday night's party at the residence of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan has cleared a little. Apollo Hospital has done a U-turn and says traces of cocaine have been found in the urine sample of Rahul Mahajan; the Delhi Police say Sahil Zarru, the 21-year-old Kashmiri who is under arrest, got the drug; a Nigerian national, Abdullah, has been picked up for allegedly supplying the cocaine to Zarru.
Published on Jun 05, 2006 01:22 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
BJP humbled in Mandideep
THE CONGRESS today snatched the Mandideep Nagar Palika chairman?s post from the BJP causing a mjor embarrassment to the ruling party. The post was won by the Congress after a period of ten years.
Published on Jun 03, 2006 03:09 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mandideep/bhopal
Mystery over immolation bid
A MASSIVE rally held by anti-quota medicos at the Ramlila Ground in New Delhi on Saturday took a dramatic turn when a man tried to immolate himself outside the ground.
Published on May 28, 2006 01:59 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/bhubaneswar
Aamir cheques in, movies checked out
NOW SHOWING: moviegoers giving a thumbs down to ban-seekers. Fanaa and The Da Vinci Code -- two films riddled with controversies for different reasons -- released to full houses on Friday, indicating that all is well with the dress circle.
Published on May 27, 2006 02:09 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/mumbai
Windfall for Kanpur?s BNSD
BNSD SHIKSHA Niketan Inter College, Kanpur, came out with flying colours and dominated the merit list of the High School examination of the UP Board this year. In all 48 students of the college secured a place on the list.
Published on May 26, 2006 01:26 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Allahabad/lucknow
KGMU students to continue protest
RESIDENT DOCTORS of the King George?s Medical University, in their general body meeting held on Tuesday have resolved to continue their peaceful protest against reservation policy by putting up black badges on their arms. However, at the same time they welcomed the government?s decision to come out with some middle path to resolve the deadlock.
Published on May 17, 2006 01:32 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/kanpur/ Allahabad/varanasi
EC orders police case against Shivpal
THE ELECTION Commission today asked Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Anuj Kumar Vishnoi to lodge a complaint with the police against PWD Minister and Samajwadi Party general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav for committing electoral offences during the recently held by-polls in Rae Bareli.
Published on May 11, 2006 01:38 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/lucknow
Storm leaves three dead, several injured
A SEVERE dust storm accompanied by rainfall that lashed these three districts left three persons dead and several injured on Wednesday. While two persons were killed and several injured in Azamgarh in road accidents due to poor visibility, one girl lost her life due to lightning. However, in Varanasi and Gorakhpur its effects were moderate and brought respite for the heat-harried citizens.
Updated on May 11, 2006 01:10 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Varanasi/azamgarh/gorakhpur
Sushma?s battle-cry: Defeat Sonia
SENIOR BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Saturday swung into poll campaign for the party candidate from the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Vinay Katiyar. She planned to throw down the gauntlet to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on her home turf, Rae Bareli.
Published on Apr 30, 2006 12:35 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/rae Bareli
Rahul is ready for a bigger party role
Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility to turn around the Congress's fortunes in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Apr 29, 2006 06:37 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/new Delhi
Rahul is ready for a bigger party role
RAHUL GANDHI on Tuesday said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility to turn around the Congress's fortunes in Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Apr 26, 2006 01:13 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/new Delhi
Rahul ready for a bigger party role
RAHUL GANDHI on Tuesday said he was ready to shoulder more responsibility to turn around the Congress?s fortunes in Uttar Pradesh. Formally kick-starting the campaign of his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli for the May 8 by-election, Rahul told reporters he will do whatever his party leaders expected of him in the forthcoming Assembly elections in UP.
Published on Apr 26, 2006 01:20 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/new Delhi
Mahajan battles death
BJP GENERAL secretary and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Mahajan was shot at and critically injured by his youngest brother Pravin after a heated argument at his Worli apartment on Saturday morning.
Published on Apr 23, 2006 01:38 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai
BJP?s Laxman felled by brother?s gun
BJP GENERAL secretary and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Mahajan was shot at and critically injured by his youngest brother Pravin after a heated argument at his Worli apartment on Saturday morning.Pravin, who surrendered to the police later, said he fired at Pramod ? 10 years older to him ? in a ?fit of rage? as he had ?ill treated? him. Pravin is the youngest of the three Mahajan brothers, with the 56-year-old Pramod being the eldest.
Published on Apr 23, 2006 01:26 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Mumbai