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AQI improves in Haryana as no district in ‘very poor’ category

Ballabgarh (296), Jind (276), Faridabad (230), Gurugram (223), Hisar (211), Dharuhera (207), Bhiwani (206), Fatehabad (203)and Bahadurgarh (202) were in the ‘poor’ category.

A thick layer of smog seen near Cyber City, Gurugram, on Sunday. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 18, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Karnal/rohtak

Sharp rise in farm fires, winds bringing smoke to Delhi

Punjab recorded 404 farm fires on Sunday — a sharp rise from the 136 stubble burning cases the previous day

Delhi

Updated on Nov 18, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Haryana assembly building: Punjab, Haryana spar anew over Centre’s move

he Haryana government has offered 12 acres of land in Panchkula in exchange for 10 acres of land near IT Park Road in Chandigarh. At present, Punjab and Haryana share the Vidhan Sabha complex.

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 16, 2024 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh

Akhilesh’s jibe at Yogi: ‘Batenge toh katenge’ worst slogan in country’s history’

The future of Dalits, tribals and other backward classes is in darkness due to irregularities in the examination and reservation system, alleges SP chief

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at a public meeting ahead of the Kundarki assembly by-election, in Moradabad, Monday. (PTI Photo)

Lucknow

Published on Nov 11, 2024 08:17 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Sikh activist’s murderers behind another killing in Gwalior: Police

According to the police, with the arrest of two key operatives of gangster-turned-terrorist Arsh Dalla for their involvement in Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau’s murder, they have thwarted at least four targeted killings of prominent persons in major cities.

Another aide nabbed, six held so far, accused were tasked with ‘killing’ four prominent men in Punjab. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 11, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Mohali/bathinda

Punjab bypoll battle: Vote for AAP’s pro-people policies & development, says Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal and Mann promised continued pro-people policies in Punjab, addressing rallies ahead of bypolls on November 20, focusing on development and job creation.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal at Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituency. (PTI)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 10, 2024 07:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chabbewal (hoshiarpur)/ Dera Baba Nanak (gurdaspur)

CM Mann, Kejriwal to attend oath-taking ceremony of sarpanches in Ludhiana today

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will administer the oath of office on Friday to over 10,000 newly elected sarpanches from across the state

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal will be the chief guest at the event. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 08, 2024 07:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh/ludhiana

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat lays stress on protection of Sanatan Dharma

Elaborating on the importance of unity in diversity, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also emphasised that despite the country’s many forms and faces, India remains one at its core.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at an event in Chitrakoot. (SOURCED IMAGE)

Lucknow

Updated on Nov 07, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Kanpur/jhansi

Maharashtra polls: Rebels muddy the field as candidate lists finalised

The fierce jostling for tickets meant that virtually all top leaders from the six main parties were closeted with the rebels over the Diwali weekend

People gather at an election rally in poll-bound Maharashtra. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai

Updated on Nov 05, 2024 09:19 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Mumbai:

Protecting the Constitution is India’s primary battle: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi also said it was the first time he is seeking votes for his sister who has campaigned for him, and their parents earlier.

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a public meeting, at Mananthavady in Wayanad on Sunday. (ANI PHOTO)

India News

Updated on Nov 04, 2024 04:45 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Ghaziabad incident: HC, district court lawyers to boycott work on Nov 4

The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has given a call for a statewide demonstration and work boycott on Monday to express their resentment over cane charge on advocates on the Ghaziabad court campus

The Bar Council has also constituted a five-member committee to probe the incident and submit its report. (For Representation)

Lucknow

Updated on Nov 03, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Lucknow/prayagraj

Oppn hits back at Modi as row on sops heats up

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed the Congress for making up “lies” and “fabricated figures” to create a narrative against the government's policies

India News

Updated on Nov 03, 2024 04:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Haryana: Shun farm fires, agriculture minister urges farmers

Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana announced that pathways leading to fields will be paved across the state. He explained that mixing stubble into the soil enriches it with vital nutrients, reducing the need for additional fertilisers.

Cabinet minister Shyam Singh Rana at a farm in Karnal. (HT photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 31, 2024 08:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh/karnal

11 cases against Nageena MP transferred to Saharanpur court

The special public prosecutor said the court would hold successive hearings in the cases within a short duration of 8 to 10 days.

Lucknow

Updated on Oct 31, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Meerut

Wanted for Ferozepur-Tarn Taran murders, two arrested in Lucknow

The custody of the two suspects has been given to Punjab cops who will take their transit remand from a court in Lucknow.

Lucknow deputy commissioner of police (north) Ram Nayan Singh said the two suspects have been identified as Bikramjit, alias Vicky, of Sur Singh village and Punjab Singh of Sandhra village, both in Tarn Taran district. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 30, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Lucknow/chandigarh

Haryana-Rajasthan bus fine spat escalates over ticket dispute

The incident began in Bharatpur when a Haryana policewoman refused to pay a ₹50 fare on a Rajasthan Roadways bus on her way to Daruheda, sparking a standoff. After a video went viral, Haryana traffic police allegedly began issuing fines to Rajasthan buses travelling through Haryana.

In the past three days, 78 Haryana state roadway buses have been fined while eight have been seized. (HT Archive)

Gurugram

Updated on Oct 29, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Bypoll battle: Thandal, Jatinder Kaur file nominations on last day

Jagmeet Singh Brar and Sukh Rajkaran Singh, son of one of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing victims, also filed papers for Gidderbaha bypoll

Bypolls to four assembly segments of Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Barnal is scheduled for November 13. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 26, 2024 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Hoshiarpur/amritsar/bathinda

‘Tardy’ paddy procurement: Four-hour farmers’ blockade inconveniences commuters

Protesters say govt pushing them into crisis, private traders paying less than MSP amid govt’s ‘apathy’

There were reports of arguments taking place between commuters and farmers. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 26, 2024 08:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Amritsar/jalandhar/hoshiarpur/phagwara/bathinda

Farmers block roads in Punjab against slow paddy purchase

Farmers in Punjab blocked roads to protest slow paddy procurement, blaming both state and central governments, causing major traffic disruptions.

Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) activists sitting on dharna in front of a mall in Bathinda on Friday afternoon. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 03:52 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Bypoll battle: Manpreet, Amrita, Ishank, among six file nomination papers in Punjab

Former finance minister Manpreet Badal was accompanied by the Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and other BJP leaders from the state.

Congress state president and Ludhiana MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring who retained the Gidderbaha seat for the last three consecutive terms after breaching the Akali bastion accompanied his wife Amrita Warring for filing nomination papers (HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 09:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Bathinda/amritsar/hoshairpur

Odisha, Bengal brace for cyclone Dana, evacuate 500,000 people, stop flights, trains

The Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airport authorities decided to suspend flight operations from Thursday evening

IMD has forecast that the cyclone is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra in Odisha (Agencies)

India News

Published on Oct 24, 2024 08:07 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Cyclone Dana: Odisha, Bengal govts to evacuate 2 million people

Cyclone Dana: The West Bengal and Odisha governments have closed all educational institutions and offices for three days since Wednesday

Kolkata, India - Oct. 23, 2024: Kolkata Police along with Disaster Management Group (DMG) personnel makes an announcement on a loudspeaker as precautionary measure prior to cyclone Dana which is likely to make landfall on tomorrow night at Baje Kadamtala Ghat on the banks of Hooghly river in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

India News

Updated on Oct 23, 2024 07:04 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents

{Sarhali police station attack} Accomplice of Khalistani terrorists chargesheeted

The chargesheet against Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, of Tarn Taran has been filed before an NIA special court in Mohali on Monday, according to an official statement.

The NIA has identified the accused as an associate of foreign-based individual designated terrorists Harwinder Singh Sandhu, alias Rinda, and Lakhbir Singh, alias Landa, of the banned terrorist organisation, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 23, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, New Delhi/ Mohali

Haryana CM’s swearing-in brings traffic to a standstill in Panchkula

Major bottlenecks were reported at Majri Chowk and along the Kalka-Zirakpur road, with congestion persisting from morning until the afternoon; VIP convoys passing through the Housing Board road brought traffic to a crawl on both Panchkula and Chandigarh sides

Commuters stuck in a traffic jam at Charkha Chowk in Panchkula on Thursday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 18, 2024 10:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Panchkula

Punjab: 25 toll plazas, highways closed over ‘tardy’ paddy procurement

Protest outside houses of Punjab ministers, MLAs and BJP leaders to begin on Friday, says Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan).

Farmers block the Dhareri Jatta toll plaza and stage a protest on Rajpura Road, Patiala, on Thursday. (PTI)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 18, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Bathinda/patiala/jalandhar

What bypolls in 4 constituencies in Punjab mean for AAP, Congress, SAD and BJP

Rattled by factionalism and loss of share of Dalits and Hindu votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress faced a massive drubbing the Jalandhar west bypoll.

Dera Baba Nanak, Gidderbaha, Barnala and Chabbewal (SC) – fell vacant after the sitting MLAs got elected to Lok Sabha or jumped ship. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 16, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Chandigarh

Panchayat elections: 8 hurt in poll-related violence across Punjab

In Moga and Faridkot districts, polling by and large remained peaceful apart from minor clashes and two firing incidents amid allegations of rigging by the ruling in Aam Aadmi Party.

Firing incidents reported Moga, Patiala, Tarn Taran; repoll ordered at 2 villages in Ferozepur, Mansa (HT File)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 15, 2024 10:24 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Faridkot/patiala/bathinda/amritsar/jalandhar

{‘Tardy’ paddy procurement } 17 trains affected as farmers block roads, squat on tracks

While Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) had given a call for a statewide road blockade from 12 to 3 pm, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) had also given a call for ‘rail roko’ for three hours.

Bhartiya Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan) block railway track during a protest in Bathinda on Sunday. (Sanjeev Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 14, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Ferozepur/bathinda/jalandhar/amritsar

Stage set for new chief ministers to take over in Haryana, J&K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the oath taking ceremony of the new Haryana government along with chief ministers of NDA ruled states on October 17

Nayab Singh Saini (left) and Omar Abdullah (right). (File Photos)

India News

Published on Oct 13, 2024 04:45 PM IST

ByHT Correspondents

Omar meets LG, stakes claim to form J&K govt

The NC-led alliance claims to form a government in J&K, with Omar Abdullah as chief minister-designate, backed by Congress and other partners.

Omar Abdullah hands letters of support to J&K LG Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan in Srinagar on Friday. (PTI)

India News

Updated on Oct 12, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents

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Ballabgarh (296), Jind (276), Faridabad (230), Gurugram (223), Hisar (211), Dharuhera (207), Bhiwani (206), Fatehabad (203)and Bahadurgarh (202) were in the ‘poor’ category.

Punjab recorded 404 farm fires on Sunday — a sharp rise from the 136 stubble burning cases the previous day

he Haryana government has offered 12 acres of land in Panchkula in exchange for 10 acres of land near IT Park Road in Chandigarh. At present, Punjab and Haryana share the Vidhan Sabha complex.

The future of Dalits, tribals and other backward classes is in darkness due to irregularities in the examination and reservation system, alleges SP chief

According to the police, with the arrest of two key operatives of gangster-turned-terrorist Arsh Dalla for their involvement in Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau’s murder, they have thwarted at least four targeted killings of prominent persons in major cities.

Kejriwal and Mann promised continued pro-people policies in Punjab, addressing rallies ahead of bypolls on November 20, focusing on development and job creation.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will administer the oath of office on Friday to over 10,000 newly elected sarpanches from across the state

Elaborating on the importance of unity in diversity, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat also emphasised that despite the country’s many forms and faces, India remains one at its core.

The fierce jostling for tickets meant that virtually all top leaders from the six main parties were closeted with the rebels over the Diwali weekend

Rahul Gandhi also said it was the first time he is seeking votes for his sister who has campaigned for him, and their parents earlier.

The Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has given a call for a statewide demonstration and work boycott on Monday to express their resentment over cane charge on advocates on the Ghaziabad court campus

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri slammed the Congress for making up “lies” and “fabricated figures” to create a narrative against the government's policies

Haryana agriculture and farmers’ welfare minister Shyam Singh Rana announced that pathways leading to fields will be paved across the state. He explained that mixing stubble into the soil enriches it with vital nutrients, reducing the need for additional fertilisers.

The special public prosecutor said the court would hold successive hearings in the cases within a short duration of 8 to 10 days.

The custody of the two suspects has been given to Punjab cops who will take their transit remand from a court in Lucknow.

The incident began in Bharatpur when a Haryana policewoman refused to pay a ₹50 fare on a Rajasthan Roadways bus on her way to Daruheda, sparking a standoff. After a video went viral, Haryana traffic police allegedly began issuing fines to Rajasthan buses travelling through Haryana.

Jagmeet Singh Brar and Sukh Rajkaran Singh, son of one of the 2015 Behbal Kalan police firing victims, also filed papers for Gidderbaha bypoll

Protesters say govt pushing them into crisis, private traders paying less than MSP amid govt’s ‘apathy’

Farmers in Punjab blocked roads to protest slow paddy procurement, blaming both state and central governments, causing major traffic disruptions.

Former finance minister Manpreet Badal was accompanied by the Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and other BJP leaders from the state.

The Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airport authorities decided to suspend flight operations from Thursday evening

Cyclone Dana: The West Bengal and Odisha governments have closed all educational institutions and offices for three days since Wednesday

The chargesheet against Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, of Tarn Taran has been filed before an NIA special court in Mohali on Monday, according to an official statement.

Major bottlenecks were reported at Majri Chowk and along the Kalka-Zirakpur road, with congestion persisting from morning until the afternoon; VIP convoys passing through the Housing Board road brought traffic to a crawl on both Panchkula and Chandigarh sides

Protest outside houses of Punjab ministers, MLAs and BJP leaders to begin on Friday, says Joginder Singh Ugrahan, president of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan).

Rattled by factionalism and loss of share of Dalits and Hindu votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Congress faced a massive drubbing the Jalandhar west bypoll.

In Moga and Faridkot districts, polling by and large remained peaceful apart from minor clashes and two firing incidents amid allegations of rigging by the ruling in Aam Aadmi Party.

While Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) had given a call for a statewide road blockade from 12 to 3 pm, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) had also given a call for ‘rail roko’ for three hours.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the oath taking ceremony of the new Haryana government along with chief ministers of NDA ruled states on October 17

The NC-led alliance claims to form a government in J&K, with Omar Abdullah as chief minister-designate, backed by Congress and other partners.

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