Articles by HT Correspondents
Punjab govt doctors go on strike, OPD services affected for 3 hours
Patients bear brunt but express solidarity with doctors’ demand for better security and safety measures in govt hospitals.
Published on Sep 09, 2024 12:18 PM IST
Haryana poll date shifted, results now on Oct 8
BJP’s state unit chief Mohan Lal Badoli wrote to EC on August 22, nearly a week after it announced the schedule for the elections in Haryana and J&K, seeking a change in the poll dates
Published on Aug 31, 2024 11:42 PM IST
Ladwa, Karnal or both? Suspense over CM Nayab Saini’s seat
With both giving contrary yet open statements, sources said that there is a chance Saini may contest from both seats.
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 08:42 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Karnal/rohtak/chandigarh
Rajya Sabha bypolls: Bittu elected unopposed from Rajasthan, Kiran from Haryana
This will be the first upper house stint for 48-year-old Bittu, grandson of former Punjab CM Beant Singh who was assassinated by militants in Punjab secretariat complex in August 1995.
Updated on Aug 28, 2024 07:38 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Jaipur/chandigarh
Badlapur sexual assault: MVA stages statewide agitations; BJP holds counter-protests
In response, the Bharatiya Janata Party held counter-protests, accusing the opposition parties of politicising the sexual assault case
Updated on Aug 25, 2024 07:30 AM IST
Law and order deteriorating in Punjab, say SAD, BJP
Sukhbir Badal, Preneet Kaur say such incidents show Punjabis are not safe even in their houses. Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring accuses the state government of incompetence.
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 10:35 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Amritsar/chandigarh
Opposition parties stage protests across Maharashtra following Badlapur assault
A day after calling off the bandh in response to the Bombay HC order, three constituents of Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi staged protests across the state
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 12:45 PM IST
Centre urged to get scripture’s ‘saroops’ released in Qatar
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami has requested the external affairs minister (EAM) and the Indian ambassador to Qatar to intervene for release of two holy ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib which have been confiscated by the police in Doha, Qatar.
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 05:52 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Amritsar/chandigarh
Strike by auto, taxi unions leaves commuters stuck in parts of Delhi
To be sure, with several unions opting out of the strike, the brunt of the impact was only felt in limited areas
Updated on Aug 23, 2024 02:25 AM IST
SAD seeks ban on Kangana-starrer ‘Emergency’
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday demanded the registration of a criminal case against actor and the BJP parliamentarian Kangana Ranaut for hurting the religious sentiment of Sikhs through her unreleased film “Emergency”.
Published on Aug 21, 2024 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Bathinda/amritsar
Badlapur sexual assault of schoolgirls: Protest turns violent; SIT formed
Two four-year-old girls studying in pre-primary classes at a prominent co-ed school in Badlapur were allegedly sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old male cleaner on August 12-13.
Updated on Aug 20, 2024 04:35 PM IST
Punjab AAP leaders come out in docs’ support, seek swift action
AAP leaders in Punjab support doctors protesting the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, urging swift justice and stronger hospital security measures.
Updated on Aug 19, 2024 08:44 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Chandigarh/patiala
Kolkata rape-murder case: Medical services hit by doctors’ nationwide stir
The strike extended from the country’s metropolises to its villages, with all services except for critical and emergency care
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 04:49 AM IST
IMA’s strike paralyses health services in Punjab
Private hospitals too keep outpatient department services shut. Health minister says the issues of doctors will be taken care of on priority.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 05:52 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Chandigarh/amritsar/bathinda/ludhiana
Key 26/11 plotter Tahawwur Rana a step closer to extradition
In charge sheet filed last year, Mumbai police alleged that Rana was not just a co-conspirator with Headley but also actively involved in planning the attacks.
Updated on Aug 18, 2024 06:34 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Washington/new Delhi
Patients bear the brunt as doctors boycott OPD, elective surgeries
Though senior doctors did attend to patients already admitted, those seeking admission for surgeries were not able to get in.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 09:53 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Prayagraj/gorakhpur
Kolkata medic’s rape-murder: Punjab patients bear the brunt as doctors suspend OPD services
Medical professionals across the state held sit-ins at health centres, demanding prompt justice for the victim and a safe working environment.
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 05:28 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Patiala/bathinda/faridkot/ludhiana/amritsar
Two Punjab professors arrested, ₹3.5 lakh recovered after inspection in Himachal
Pharmacy professors Rakesh Chawla and Puneet Bansal, working with Baba Farid University and Central University, Bathinda, respectively, were returning from Palampur when they were caught by HP vigilance team.
Updated on Aug 15, 2024 12:41 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Dharamshala/bathinda
8 of Una family, driver killed as SUV swept away in swollen rivulet
Nine people, including eight members of a family from Una in Himachal Pradesh, died and two others went missing after their vehicle was swept away
Updated on Aug 12, 2024 06:23 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Hoshiarpur/dharamshala
Haryana athletes made entire country proud: Saini
Sarabjot and Manu, along with their parents and coaches, shared their experiences at the Paris Olympics with Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 05:12 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Chandigarh/karnal
Kanwar Yatra ends: Chaos ends with brawls, deaths in Delhi-NCR
The 12-day-long Kanwar Yatra, which took hold of major sections of Delhi-NCR, ended with a mix of cacophony and tragedy on Friday
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 11:21 PM IST
HT Correspondents, New Delhi/gurugram/noida
Uttarakhand: 6 dead due to heavy rains; over 2,000 stranded on Kedarnath route
The Kedarnath Dham road was blocked due to debris falling in Lyncholi in Rudraprayag, after which nearly 200 stranded pilgrims were taken to a safe place, said an official
Published on Aug 01, 2024 02:07 PM IST
Five more arrested over coaching centre deaths
Five arrested after students' drowning at coaching center. Outrage prompts inquiry panel formation. Blame trading among AAP, LG, BJP. Encroachments demolished.
Updated on Jul 30, 2024 05:00 AM IST
HT Correspondents, New Delhi
Death of UPSC aspirants in Delhi:In U.P’s Ambedkarnagar, Shreya’s family in shock, last rites today
Shreya was preparing for the UPSC exam after doing BSc and MSc from Kamla Nehru Institute of Physical and Social Sciences in the adjoining Sultanpur district.
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Lucknow/gorakhpur
Six states announce reservations for Agniveers on 25th anniversary of Kargil War
Centre launched the Agnipath scheme in June 2022 that provisioned to hire the youths between the age of 17.5 to 21 for a period of four years, of which only 25% can be further permanently recruited in the armed force
Published on Jul 27, 2024 04:44 PM IST
Rain triggers landslides, flooding across 4 states
The incessant rainfall also impacted the infrastructure in Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttarakhand, inundating houses, blocking key highways, damaging structures and leading to waterlogging on arterial roads
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:21 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Pune/mumbai/ahmedabad/shimla/dehradun
Drones, ATS units: Kanwar yatra begins today under security umbrella
The deployment of police, medical and other district personnel has been made on 840 Kanwar Yatra routes spanning nearly 12,535 kilometres as well as at 4,556 Shivalayas (Shiv temples)
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 05:06 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Lucknow/meerut
SP MLA Jawahar Yadav murder case: Uday Bhan Karwariya gets premature release from jail
Mafioso-politician who used an AK 47 to kill an MLA, set to move out of jail for “good conduct”. The court had sentenced him and his two brothers to life terms in November 2019
Published on Jul 20, 2024 07:36 PM IST
HT Correspondents, Lucknow/ Prayagraj
Name display order: Moves afoot for compliance in west U.P.
The owners of several eateries said nobody has briefed them about the “name display order” or asked them to get it executed
Updated on Jul 20, 2024 07:48 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Meerut/agra
Rumblings in Uttar Pradesh BJP over poll post-mortem
At the heart of the divide is the BJP’s poor Lok Sabha performance, which saw the party’s tally fall from 62 to 33 with serious setbacks in erstwhile strongholds such as Faizabad (Ayodhya), eastern UP and places such as Amethi
Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:58 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Lucknow/new Delhi