Articles by HT Correspondents
Flash strike by Sahara pilots
PASSENGERS ACROSS the country scheduled to fly Air Sahara were stranded on Sunday as pilots went on mass leave, opposing the merger between Sahara and Jet Airways. In Delhi, about 12 Air Sahara flights were cancelled. Only some passengers received prior intimation of the cancellations. Those who had booked their tickets through travel agents were the worst-hit. Most passengers were endorsed to Jet or Kingfisher, subject to availability.
Published on Feb 13, 2006 01:05 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Delhi/mumbai
Ash-Abhishek: Jodi No. 1?
Are they, aren?t they? Not just seeing each other ? but getting married? That?s the question stalking tinseltown?s two most happening actors: Big B?s baby Abhishek Bachchan and almost-Hollywood Aishwarya Rai.
Published on Feb 12, 2006 12:44 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bangalore/mumbai
Ash-Abhishek: Jodi No. 1?
Are they, aren?t they? Not just seeing each other ? but getting married? That?s the question stalking tinseltown?s two most happening actors: Big B?s baby Abhishek Bachchan and almost-Hollywood Aishwarya Rai.
Published on Feb 12, 2006 01:05 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bangalore/mumbai
Ash-Abhishek: Jodi No. 1?
Rumour has it that B'wood's two most popular stars are all set to tie the knot.
Updated on Feb 12, 2006 03:53 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bangalore/mumbai
Farah wages lonely battle
LIKE MOST girls her age, Farah Aziz ? a post-graduate student of journalism and mass communication in Aligarh Muslim University ? likes to wear jeans and t-shirts. But her choice of clothes has left her harassed, threatened and created turmoil in the university. On February 2, Farah was assaulted by two students on a bike near the vice-chancellor?s office. They snatched her shawl and fled. Farah promptly reported the matter to V-C Naseem Ahmad and the proctor.Along with her, several other girl students complained of being eve-teased.
Published on Feb 11, 2006 01:09 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Aligarh/delhi/lucknow
Rs 9120-crore plan size okayed
THE PLANNING Commission of India has approved Rs 9120 crore annual plan outlay for Madhya Pradesh, which is 21 percent more than the current plan size. The hike works out to Rs 1649 crore against the current plan of Rs 7471 crore.
Published on Feb 07, 2006 03:20 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bhopal/ New Delhi
Twin strike by Naxals kills 12
MAOISTS STRUCK in a big way when they killed 12 security men after they stormed a remote police out-post in Jashpur in north Chhattisgarh and blew up a Naga Armed Police (NAP) patrolling van in Injaram village in Dantewada district of south Bastar, Monday.
Published on Feb 07, 2006 03:20 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Bastar/raipur
Babbar defiant, SP sees US hand in row
He said Amar Singh was a senior party leader and no one would be allowed to touch him.
Updated on Feb 07, 2006 04:01 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow / New Delhi
Communal tension grips Meerut
COMMUNAL TENSION gripped Meerut this morning after clashes took place between Valmikis and Muslims in the Old City area on Thursday night.
Published on Feb 04, 2006 01:46 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Meerut/ Lucknow
STUCK IN A STRIKE
PROTESTING EMPLOYEES of the Airports Authority of India on Wednesday blocked airport approach roads in Delhi, severed power supply in Mumbai and prevented flights from taking off and landing in Kolkata.
Published on Feb 02, 2006 12:12 PM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/mumbai/kolkata
STUCK IN A STRIKE
PROTESTING EMPLOYEES of the Airports Authority of India on Wednesday blocked airport approach roads in Delhi, severed power supply in Mumbai and prevented flights from taking off and landing in Kolkata. In Guwahati and Bhubaneswar, unions went on a "go slow". Till late on Wednesday night, the unions said the strike was indefinite. In Delhi, even as the cabinet approved the entire bidding process for the modernisation of the Delhi and Mumbai airports, the Left softened its stance considerably.
Published on Feb 02, 2006 01:41 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/mumbai/kolkata
CAL secy rescued; seven kidnappers in police net
SPECIAL TASK force (STF) sleuths on Tuesday night finally succeeded to trace leading timber merchant and Cricket Association of Lucknow (CAL) secretary Khaliq Mukhtar Khan from a hideout in a Patna village in Bihar. The cops not only rescued Khan but also nabbed seven of the gangsters who had kidnapped the victim on December 29 from Varanasi. Five others were also detained along with the kidnappers. About a week back only, the kidnappers had posted a cassette containing recorded voice of the victim, his photograph in detention and a letter carrying a demand of Rs 1 crore ransom.
Published on Jan 26, 2006 01:35 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/patna
SEC moots direct election
STATE ELECTION Commissioner Aparmita Prasad Singh on Sunday said, ?to check use of money and muscle power the election of Zila Panchayat Chairmen?s should be direct instead of indirect election?. Talking to the media persons, Singh said the family members and associates of zila panchayat members lodged complaints about kidnapping in various districts and also with the State Election Commission.
Published on Jan 09, 2006 01:05 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/barabanki
Mulayam, Cong spar over Amar ?phone tap?
UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday accused the Union government of tapping the phone of Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh in Delhi. Mulayam said this was being done at the behest of AICC president Sonia Gandhi. The Congress has rejected the charges.
Published on Dec 31, 2005 12:04 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/new Delhi
Nitish wanted Muslim deputy, gets OBC Modi
The BJP has given Nitish Kumar an OBC deputy though the JD(U) would have preferred a Muslim for the post.
Published on Nov 24, 2005 02:12 AM IST
None | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/patna
Mumbai airport ?open? but not functional
The airport, which sees heavy traffic on a normal day, ?opened? at 5 pm with limited facilities ? only for priority landing.
Updated on Jul 28, 2005 04:21 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Mumbai/new Delhi
Ayodhya terror links to Delhi
Some calls were traced to PCOs in RK Puram, Lajpat Nagar and N Delhi dist.
Published on Jul 12, 2005 01:12 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Delhi/mumbai/lucknow
NCP wants two Dy CMs to seal deal
Tough bargaining continued on Monday to untie the Maharashtra knot. And though the NCP seemed ready to concede the chief minister's post to the Congress, it was not willing to cede ground without a fight.
Published on Oct 26, 2004 03:44 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Karnataka deal: Congress CM, JD-S deputy
As part of the Maharashtra-model-deal, there will be a deputy CM from the JD-S. Also, 60 per cent of the ministers will be from JD-S.
Published on May 26, 2004 12:36 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Delhi/bangalore
EC staff get bouquet from RJD, brickbats from others
The perception about the role of EC observers during LS polls in Bihar varies widely. CP Thakur says he has no good words to speak about the conduct of observers appointed for Patna seat.
Updated on May 10, 2004 08:02 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Patna
?Chapra rigging charges serious?
The two-member Election Commission team probing allegations of rigging in Bihar's Chapra parliamentary constituency, said on Monday they had come across allegations of violence, booth capturing and collusion of district administration officials and poll personnel.
Published on May 04, 2004 05:23 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Chapra/new Delhi
20 die as naxals, ultras disrupt polls
Twenty people ? including six security personnel and seven guerrillas ? were killed and 18 injured in mostly naxalite and militant violence in Manipur, Jharkhand, J&K, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram.
Updated on Apr 21, 2004 03:41 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Srinagar/ranchi/patna
PM files nomination from Lucknow
Prime Minister Vajpayee filed his nomination on Thursday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow constituency.
Updated on Apr 16, 2004 01:08 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Lucknow/n. Delhi/mumbai
His assets: Rs 1,522 cr
But the Congress candidate for the Mysore LS seat and scion of the Mysore royal family, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar, is perhaps the candidate who has the largest declared wealth: Rs 1,522.53 crore.
Updated on Apr 08, 2004 04:18 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Bangalore/thiruvananthapuram
Chautala defies EC order, refuses to change DGP
Haryana CM has refused to comply with the EC order to transfer the DGP, as his wife is contesting polls.
Updated on Apr 07, 2004 11:23 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/chandigarh
Congress looks for rout relief
Congress president Sonia Gandhi convened a meeting of the Congress Working Committee for Sunday to review developments and begin framing future strategies.
Published on Dec 06, 2003 01:13 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/raipur/jaipur/b
Poll fever down, tension rises
After exit polls, some politicians in the four states were optimistic, others were apprehensive and a few were in denial on Tuesday.
Updated on Dec 03, 2003 02:28 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, Bhopal/jaipur/raipur/new
Centre okays additional troops for Assam as Biharis flee
The Centre on Thursday agreed to deploy six additional BSF companies in Assam to bring an end to the violence directed at Biharis. They will be deployed in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts in the next few days. Meanwhile, hundreds of Biharis have started fleeing Assam. Trains leaving Assam are at full capacity, a railways spokesman said. "Seats are already full in all the trains," he said.
Updated on Nov 26, 2003 08:46 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/bhopal/patna
Lyngdoh turns heat on Jogi for defying EC ban
CEC took serious note of the distribution of school bags with photographs of Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi despite a ban by the commission.
Published on Nov 03, 2003 02:25 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/bhilai
India offers Pak 12 steps to peace
INDIA sprung a surprise on Pakistan on Wednesday by announcing 12 peace proposals with a view to taking forward Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee?s April 18 Srinagar initiative. All the proposals, announced by External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha at a press conference here, are aimed at increasing people-to-people contacts. The minister said the proposals were part of the ?normalisation process? to take the Indo-Pak relationship back to the pre-December 13, 2001 situation.
Published on Oct 23, 2003 01:25 AM IST
PTI | HT Correspondents, New Delhi/islamabad