Saurabh Chauhan is a correspondent reporting from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, covering Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Agriculture. Previously reported from Mohali (Punjab), Shimla (HP) and covered Political, Civil Admin, Finance beats.
Articles by Saurabh Chauhan
World Milk Day: More water, less nutrients in Mohali’s milk, shows year-long study
For the data gathered under the consumer awareness campaign, the board tested around 2,300 samples across the district, of which 1,000 were found to be diluted.
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 02:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan, Mohali
Traffic choke points around Mohali: Stuck in the slow lane
The roadblock: Find out how slow land acquisition is delaying the Chandigarh-Kharar highway, which is compounding the traffic chaos it was supposed to resolve.
Published on May 31, 2018 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kharar | Saurabh Chauhan
Punjab primary students’ learning levels shoot up in 8 months: Report
More than 9.24 lakh students from 12,995 primary schools were evaluated in March as part of the latest survey which found that 71.51% of them passed the basic test in Punjabi, English and mathematics, against 29.85% in August last year.
Updated on May 21, 2018 09:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan, Mohali
‘Want to take her away from hard life’: Slum children have a simple wish on Mother’s Day
Not particularly keen to do what her mother, a sanitation worker in corporate offices, does, Romita says “I want to work as an executive in one of the offices my mother cleans.” She quickly adds, “It’s my mother’s dream.”
Updated on May 13, 2018 09:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan
Punjab guv cites sanjeevani booti, Ram setu to claim tech advances in ancient India
VP Singh Badnore also said that India became an important world player after the Pokhran nuclear test on May 11, 1998.
Updated on May 11, 2018 09:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan
Dubious distinction: At 163 schools, no student passed Class 10 PSEB exam
In 176 schools, 10% or below students passed. However the state improved over all pass percentage by 2%. The highest number of schools with nil results is in Tarn Taran district.
Updated on May 11, 2018 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan, Mohali
PSEB Class 10 results: 27K students flunk Punjabi, amid plan to start Chinese in schools
Punjabi, being the mother tongue of the residents of Punjab, is a compulsory subject up to Class 10 and the official language of the state.
Updated on May 10, 2018 09:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Saurabh Chauhan, Mohali
PSEB Class 10 exam result 2018: Gurpreet Singh from Ludhiana tops with 98%
PSEB Class 10th Result: The pass percentage this year was 59.47%. Of the 3,68,295 students who appeared for the exam, 2,19,034 cleared it. While 1,04,828 girls cleared the exam, 1,04,126 boys passed the board exam.
Updated on May 09, 2018 04:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saurabh Chauhan
PSEB Class 10 result 2018: Merit list announced, 59.47% students pass
PSEB Class 10th Result: The Punjab Board released the merit list for the Class 10th board exam today. The complete result will be released on May 9. Here’s a primer for checking your marks on the official website pseb.ac.in
Updated on May 08, 2018 06:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saurabh Chauhan
Kasauli hotel owner tried to bribe officer, killed her in rage: Sources
A police officer investigating the killing said that Vijay Singh had requested to spare his building. Singh allegedly chased and shot the officer leading the demolition drive ‘out of anger’.
Updated on May 05, 2018 10:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dharampur (Solan) | Saurabh Chauhan
Police search on for hotelier who shot govt officer over Kasauli demolition drive
Dog squad, five dozen policemen comb nearby forests for hotelier who shot the assistant town planner. Posters bearing the suspect’s image have also been pasted at various locations.
Updated on May 02, 2018 06:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kasauli | Saurabh Chauhan
No relief in sight, Mohali MC to revamp dog sterilisation plan
Stepping up: MC to conduct survey of dogs, provide more infrastructure to NGO sterilising canines.
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 12:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mohali | Saurabh Chauhan, Mohali
UPSC result 2017: Chemical engineer from Shimla secures 7th rank
Ayush Sinha, who secured 7th rank in the UPSC exam, graduated in chemical engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Goa. He also has a master’s degree in biological sciences.
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 03:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Saurabh Chauhan | Saurabh Chauhan
The mountain man: Meet Chhape Ram Negi who rescues people in valley of death
Negi has rescued many individuals in Parvati valley besides recovering as many as 50 bodies of the missing trekkers and others in the area
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 06:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
Missing Delhi trekker found dead in Himachal Pradesh’s Malana
Aman Awasthi had taken to trekking recently following in the footsteps of his 54-year-old father, an avid trekker himself.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 12:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi/Shimla | Abhishek Behl and Saurabh Chauhan
India’s third tulip garden becomes attraction for tourists in Shimla
Around 4,000 red and pink tulips are blooming in the garden at present and it is expected to see more such flowers in the next season.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 12:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan
Over 40 houses gutted in Shimla village fire, no casualties reported
Exact cause yet to be ascertained; no casualty reported; four dozen families rendered homeless.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 01:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan
Work on Rohtang Tunnel halts as over 500 workers go on strike
Workers’ body, affiliated to RSS’ Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, alleged violation of labour laws by companies engaged in construction of the tunnel.
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
Illegal operaters, lack of vigil a major threat for rafters in Himachal
In the past few years, a number of people have lost their lives in rafting incidents. Ill-equipped raft operators, lack of government vigil is putting tourists’ lives under risk.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 01:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
Kotkhai rape-murder: HC directs CBI to file fresh status report on April 25
In July 2017, HC bench had asked CBI to speed up probe. The high court had directed the state to provide assistance to the probe agency, who has been investigating Kotkhai gangrape and murder case along with the custodial death case of an accused.
Updated on Mar 30, 2018 02:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
113-yr-old steam engine attracts tourists on Shimla-Kalka track
The engine was built by North British Locomotive Company for Rs 30,000. Now, it costs over Rs 1 lakh for the ride.
Updated on Mar 14, 2018 01:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan
Dry winters disappoint skiers in Himachal Pradesh
A major part of Narkanda slope does not have enough ice due to less snowfall this winter
Updated on Feb 09, 2018 07:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Himachal Pradesh | Saurabh Chauhan
NCERT survey: Maths, science haunt Himachal students
The recent survey conducted by NCERT across the country has revealed a grim picture of the education system in the hill state.
Updated on Feb 08, 2018 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan
Shimla receives season’s first snowfall
Tourists flock to state’s capital which received two-inch snow; traffic hit
Updated on Jan 24, 2018 10:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
Warm winter spells doom for farm, tourism sectors in Himalayan states
The Rs 7,000-crore sector in Himalayan states reels under high temperature, low rainfall
Updated on Jan 18, 2018 09:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla/Dehradun/New Delhi | Saurabh Chauhan, Anupam Trivedi and Malavika Vyawahare
Himachal health worker Geeta Verma is WHO’s calendar girl
She was also felicitated by the chief minister for her herculean task of ensuring a complete coverage under the measles and rubella programme in her area of operation.
Updated on Jan 12, 2018 11:08 AM IST
Hindustant Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
Tourists throng Himachal hills to ring in New Year
Hotels sold out, administration says arrangements to tackle rush in place.
Updated on Dec 31, 2017 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
After taking over reins, Himachal Pradesh CM takes to social media
“Social media will be used as an interface between government and people. More and more people are joining and following the CM on social media. We will use it productively, a close aide of the chief minister said.
Updated on Dec 30, 2017 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla
When PM Modi dropped by Shimla’s Indian Coffee House for a cuppa
The Prime Minister was returning from the oath-taking ceremony of chief minister Jai Ram Thakur when he made the five-minute halt at Mall Road for a cup of coffee, much to everybody’s excitement.
Updated on Dec 27, 2017 06:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan
Jai Ram Thakur’s appointment as Himachal CM may put a cap on ‘topi politics’
Former chief minister Virbhadra Singh wears a green band cap, while former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal sports a maroon band cap. Over the years these two colours had come to symbolise the two different political alignments.
Updated on Dec 27, 2017 12:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla