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Dubai to India: Limit on gold you can bring without paying customs duty
Indian travellers often buy gold in Dubai due to lower prices and cultural significance. They can bring back up to 1 kg with duty after six months.
Published on Mar 10, 2025 04:15 PM IST
Security beefed up for Navratri fair, 750 cops to keep vigil at Mansa Devi temple in Panchkula
]Panchkula deputy commissioner DC and Mata Mansa Devi shrine board chief administrator Sushil Sarwan police checkpoints will be set up at 13 places, a control room will be set up on the fair premises and five police patrolling parties have been deployed
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 06:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Security guard electrocuted by room heater at Chandigarh’s Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan, dies
Chandigarh Police said the security guard was turning off the heater, when he came in contact with a live wire and suffered major burns
Updated on Jan 16, 2024 08:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Mission ready, Manipuri sailors on board INS Imphal see hope for peace
The guided missile destroyer will enable the Indian Navy confront challenges in distant seas including China’s carefully calculated power play in the Indo-Pacific
Published on Jan 03, 2024 07:49 PM IST
Rahul Singh
Spice of Life | In battle of life, do your duty, but don’t worry about result
Only by overcoming our emotions over fleeting feelings, can we truly empower ourselves and guide others around us to view the world through the prism of awareness
Updated on Dec 01, 2023 05:52 AM IST
Megha Garg
Ludhiana man shot dead in Canada
The victim has been identified as Jagraj Singh, alias Raj who had shifted to Canada three months ago on a study visa.
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 07:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
BSF jawan dies by suicide near Pakistan border in Barmer: Police
Police said that family members of the deceased have been informed and the body will be handed over to them after post mortem
Updated on Nov 09, 2023 06:07 PM IST
Mukesh Mathrani
Assam cop suspended after video of him consuming alcohol on duty goes viral
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said in May that in Assam Police, there are around 300 officials who drink regularly, and such people will be handed voluntary retirement
Published on Oct 31, 2023 10:39 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Overworked, ASHA workers protest against extra online work
After thousands of workers were served a notice for refusal to work online, they decided to stage a probe, they claimed
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 08:36 AM IST
Rutuja Gaidhani
Centre exempts 'Bangalore rose onion' from export duty
The govt in the past imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market till December 31, 2023.
Published on Oct 01, 2023 01:10 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath
Sunrays: Understanding the Dharma that is Sanatana
All forms of life, whether humans, trees, animals, birds among others are born and they die. Even mountains, rivers, volcanoes and all landforms are created and as time passes, they cease to be.
Published on Sep 17, 2023 01:43 PM IST
Priya S Tandon
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s confrontation with governor ‘uncalled for’: Sunil Jakhar
In a statement, Jakhar said that the harsh truth, which the CM is trying to duck, is that there is an environment of fear and helplessness amongst the people of Punjab with gangsters ruling the roost from inside the jails.
Updated on Aug 27, 2023 12:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Onion farmers and traders call off stir as union minister steps in, grabs spotlight
After the three-day agitation by farmers and traders in north Maharashtra, in protest of the Centre’s imposition of 40% duty on onion export, it will be business as usual on Thursday. Wholesale onion markets in Lasalgaon, India’s largest supplier in Nashik district, and other parts of Maharashtra will be open for auction
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 12:57 AM IST
Amid farmer protests, Centre launches drive to procure onions
HT had reported last week that onions could see an inflationary spell due to lower supplies
Updated on Aug 23, 2023 01:21 AM IST
Karnataka records decline in liquor sales in August after rise in excise duty, say Officials
Karnataka government's increased duty on liquor has led to a decline in sales and revenue, with only 21.87 lakh boxes of Indian Made Liquor (IML) sold in the first half of August, a 14.25% decrease from the same period last year. The recent hike has made Karnataka the costliest state for spirits in India, potentially hindering the growth of premium liquor brands.
Updated on Aug 22, 2023 12:56 AM IST
Traders upset over Centre’s 40% export duty on onion, farmers stop auction at wholesale market
At India’s largest onion trading mandi in Lasalgaon, Nashik district, farmers and traders staged a protest on Sunday while at Rahuri agriculture market in Ahmednagar, farmers affiliated to Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana stopped auctioning on the commodity
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 11:54 PM IST
Ray of hope: Youth reintegrated into mainstream after successful mental health treatment
A senior doctor on anonymity, said, this is the second case of a recovered patient being brought into the mainstream and the first case was in February 2019
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Vicky Pathare
ULFA-I threatens Assam DGP over ‘fake encounters’; he brushes it aside
Assam DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh has rejected the ULFA-I threat, saying such statements didn’t merit a reaction and posted two verses from the Bhagavad Gita
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 03:43 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Madhya Pradesh SDM held for sexually harassing tribal girls
A sub-divisional magistrate of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing three minor tribal girls at a government-run hostel earlier this week, police said.
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 12:31 AM IST
Shruti Tomar, Bhopal
Chandigarh: Sub-inspector dies of cardiac arrest at Sector 26 police station
Sub-inspector Mahinder Singh, 53, complained of suffocation and discomfort, following which he was rushed to PGIMER around 2 am; but he was declared dead by doctors.
Published on Jul 09, 2023 01:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Gita Press a living faith, has national character: PM Modi in Gorakhpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also says he is happy that Gita Press had been chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize as an acknowledgement of its 100-year contribution and legacy
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 01:25 AM IST
Rajesh Kumar Singh, Gorakhpur
Punjab CM gives ₹2 crore to kin of cops killed in line of duty
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday handed over cheques for ₹2 crore to the next of kin of cops who died while performing their duty or in accidents. The CM also gave cheques for ₹12 lakh ( ₹4 lakh each) for the education of their children
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 01:02 AM IST
Karnataka policeman returns for election duty shortly after cremating mother
A policeman in Karnataka won hearts after returning for election duty shortly after cremating his mother, with several top cops lauding his commitment for work.
Published on May 10, 2023 12:46 PM IST
Mizoram: Jail guard accidentally shoots his colleague dead, arrested
The SDPO stated that the two were good friends and suspect that a bullet was loaded in the barrel of his service gun and was accidentally fired when he removed the magazine
Updated on Apr 29, 2023 03:48 PM IST
Ezrela Dalidia Fanai
Antilia explosives case: No objection to Mane turning approver, says Waze
Dismissed police officer Sachin Waze has withdrawn his objection to co-accused Sunil Mane's plea to become an approver in the Antilia explosives scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case. Waze had previously objected to Mane's request. Mane's hearing will continue on May 9. The court also rejected Waze's pleas for home-cooked food and access to documents and statements gathered by the National Investigation Agency.
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 12:35 AM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
Hit-and-run: Merchant Navy officer in city on leave dies on WEH
The victim – identified as Mayur Patil – came to Mumbai on February 11. As per the police, the accident took place around 7.45pm on Sunday when Patil left his home in Lower Parel and was heading towards Borivali to attend his cousin’s engagement ceremony.
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:24 AM IST
Megha Sood
Atiq Ahmad killing: SIT recreates crime scene, quizzes police
The committee, along with a forensic science laboratory team, visited the area outside Motilal Nehru (Colvin) Divisional Hospital.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 02:05 AM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
Man arrested for posing as cop
A man in Mumbai was arrested for posing as a police officer to con people. He was caught with a bike having Mumbai Police stickers and wearing a police uniform.
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:17 AM IST
Hooch death toll rises to 31, show cause against seven excise inspectors
Seven excise inspectors were issued show cause notices for negligence of duty by the district magistrate of East Champaran Sourabh Jorwar
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 11:16 PM IST
Khanna ‘supercop’ promoted for action against drug peddlers
He has been promoted to the post of inspectory. He has registered as many as 145 FIRs, mostly under the Arms Act and NDPS Act, in just one year
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 02:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
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