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Ludhiana: Government schemes must reach ground-level beneficiaries

Meena emphasised the importance of reaching out to marginalised communities and implementing central government schemes in order to improve the living standards of those in need

Officials during a Viksat Bharat Sankalp Yatra meeting in Ludhiana. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2023 05:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Multi-level parking in shambles, visitors suffer

The district administration has failed to take requisite measures to maintain the multi-level parking which was built with the cost of approximately ₹14 crore

Vehicles parked haphazardly at the multi-level parking at the mini-secretariat in Ludhiana. The parking facility boasts of 120 slots for cars on each floor. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2023 12:13 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

When a camera takes a selfie, and reveals a star

In 2022, NASA's Near Infrared Camera took its own selfie for "engineering and alignment purposes.” Will the wonders of this space explorer never cease?

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex taken by the NIRCam, which was released on the first anniversary of the James Webb Telescope on July 12, 2023.(NASA/ STScl)

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Updated on Aug 29, 2024 10:51 AM IST

ByParoma Mukherjee

Ludhiana DC directs SDMs, agencies to expedite procurement, lifting of wheat

Over five lakh metric tons of wheat has arrived in grain markets of Ludhiana so far; payment worth ₹818 crores has also been made to the farmers across the district

Lifting of wheat going on in one of the grain markets in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 24, 2023 11:16 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Khattar seeks report of pending development projects in Ambala Lok Sabha segment

The chief minister reviewed the progress of development projects in areas under the Ambala Lok Sabha seat during a meeting attended by public representatives, eminent citizens of the constituency and administrative secretaries of various departments

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday directed the administrative secretaries to submit reports regarding the progress of pending development projects in all assembly segments falling under Ambala Lok Sabha constituency in the next 15 days. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:47 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

U.P. to have criminals’ fingerprints database soon

Directions have been issued to all district police chiefs and other police wings to ensure collecting the fingerprints of every arrested criminal

The National Crime Records Bureau has already initiated the national automated fingerprint identification system to check movements of nomadic criminals. (For Representation)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2023 10:53 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

HT Chandigarh Readers’ Take: To improve Swachh Survekshan rankings, make haste, clear waste

Tricity municipal corporations should take the initiative to curb wasteful expenditure and use the money to streamline the waste management system and engage the public and RWAs in maintaining cleanliness in their areas, say readers

A view of the garbage dump at Sector 38 in Chandigarh.(HT photo)

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Updated on Aug 28, 2020 11:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

Expedite work on solid waste management or bank guarantees will be deducted from salaries: Ludhiana MC chief to staff

Officials say even if segregated waste is collected by the waste collectors, there are no secondary dumping points to dispose of the waste separately

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Updated on Aug 25, 2020 08:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times/Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent

Jakhar urges CM to intensify drive to tackle coronavirus

In a letter to the CM, Jakhar said the officials, instead of limiting the activity to holding meetings in their offices, should be in the field and ensure availability of logistics to tackle the threat perception.

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Published on Mar 17, 2020 11:03 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByHT Correspondent

Women residents, RWAs in Chandigarh to help police control petty crimes

The objective of the new initiative is to bridge the gap between the police and community

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Updated on Jan 15, 2020 12:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByShub Karman Dhaliwal, Chandigarh

Travel with Brunch: The German interlude

Let the charming city of Düsseldorf seduce you with its warmth and vigour

There’s never a dull moment around the River Rhine in Düsseldorf(Shutterstock)

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Updated on Dec 08, 2019 12:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByLubna Salim

Congress slips to fourth place in Maharashtra

In the outgoing assembly, it was the main opposition party but current trends indicate that the Nationalist Congress Party, its ally, will now take that mantle.

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Updated on Oct 24, 2019 02:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySurendra P Gangan

Compulsory waste segregation from October 11: Chandigarh MC fails to issue public notice

Announcement made during a programme marking the celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2

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Updated on Oct 09, 2019 01:37 AM IST

ByVivek Gupta, Chandigarh

Buildings taller than 120m can have pools on terraces

Builders required to get NOC from fire dept, follow guidelines

At the HRBC meeting held last month, VR More, chief engineer of BMC’s vigilance department and a member of the HRBC, said that the new DCPR 2034 allowed swimming pools at the terrace level and defined high-rises as buildings that are 120 metres tall.(HT image)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2019 03:36 AM IST

Mumbai | ByMehul R Thakkar

Industry hails deadline for GST refunds, removal of angel tax for start-ups

The Union government should also have focused on other sectors of economy, including real estate, steel industry and textiles, which are also facing a slump, say industry representatives.

The automobile sector has shown a positive response to the announcements made by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to prop up the slowing economy.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 24, 2019 10:53 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Gurugram’s sex ratio falls to 857 from 901 in 2018

Sex ratio at birth indicates the gap between registered male and female births, calculated as the number of females per 1,000 males, and is recorded monthly by the health department.

The average for the year is taken as the annual sex ratio.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 21, 2019 12:05 AM IST

Gurugram | ByHT Correspondent

NGT alarmed at post-Kumbh mess in Prayragraj, warns of epidemic

The green court pulled up the UP chief secretary for severe lapses in letting the situation in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to come to such a pass and instructed the officer to appear before it on Friday.

Solid waste being burnt at Parade Ground near Sangam in Prayagraj.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 26, 2019 08:59 AM IST

Prayagraj | ByKenneth John

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Denied ticket, disgruntled leader attacks Congress candidate in Gorakhpur

The attack followed a visit by Congress secretary Sachin Naik. Naik who had come to review poll preparations, also faced the ire of workers who shouted ‘Go-back’ slogans against him.

The damaged car of Sant Kabir Nagar Congress candidate Parvez Khan(HT)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2019 10:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | ByHT Correspondent, Gorakhpur

What went behind Shiv Sena-BJP’s alliance pact for elections

Results of Sena’s survey, fear of defections and limited time for LS polls led to decision, say insiders

A day after the two parties announced their electoral alliance, several leaders in both the camps were still surprised over the speed at which the pact was sealed(Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 19, 2019 11:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Control-freak BCCI loathe to reforms and that’s baffling

After the Supreme Court ordered dismantling of BCCI’s structure, various state cricket associations (including Mumbai and Hyderabad) are functioning under court appointed officials.

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Updated on Nov 21, 2018 11:20 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAmrit Mathur

Final decision on drought declaration before October 31: Maharashtra government tells HC

On Tuesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavi declared a drought-like situation in 180 tehsils across 32 districts in the state. Maharashtra has 36 districts. A drought-like situation is usually declared in areas facing water scarcity.It is one step before the state declares drought, which it will do after studying the conditions on the ground.

For a state to get financial assistance from the Centre’s National Disaster Relief Fund for the previous sowing season (in this case, Kharif 2018), it must officially declare drought by October 31.(HT file photo)

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Updated on Oct 26, 2018 02:35 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Stem concrete rot to end flooding in Mumbai

Not once has any authority studied the likely cumulative environmental impact of this large-scale developer-led concretisation of Mumbai and eradication of its open spaces

Just one bout of heavy rain, and Mumbai was faced with the normal, albeit unfortunate, issues of waterlogging, crumbling bridges, stalled trains which naively, we seem to be accepting as the norm during monsoon.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 16, 2018 12:11 AM IST

ByPankaj Joshi

Day-Night Tests the way forward, says former India skipper Sourav Ganguly

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that Day-Night Tests are the best way to keep test cricket alive.

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Updated on Jul 11, 2018 02:08 AM IST

London | BySanjjeev K Samyal

Two tunnels planned to reduce water woes in south and central Mumbai

Construction of the tunnels, which will cost Rs1,000 crore, is likely to take about five years.

The tunnels will augment water supply, prevent pipeline encroachment, theft of water and leakage.

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Updated on May 21, 2018 10:21 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByEeshanpriya MS, Mumbai

Pune’s Mayfair Housing Society residents’ health in jeopardy as dust invades their life

A spot visit by Hindustan Times revealed that dry sand was being dumped into the large open plot during night time to raise the ground level. However, persistent dumping has brought the sand level up to the second floor of the housing society, seriously affecting the health of the B-building residents and also affecting their daily life.

Residents of Mayfair Housing Society on NIBM road say that their health is being significantly affected by the massive sand dumping on an open private plot near their society.(Ravindra Joshi/HT)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2018 05:33 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNadeem Inamdar, Pune

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Latest from ground level

Meena emphasised the importance of reaching out to marginalised communities and implementing central government schemes in order to improve the living standards of those in need

The district administration has failed to take requisite measures to maintain the multi-level parking which was built with the cost of approximately ₹14 crore

In 2022, NASA's Near Infrared Camera took its own selfie for "engineering and alignment purposes.” Will the wonders of this space explorer never cease?

Over five lakh metric tons of wheat has arrived in grain markets of Ludhiana so far; payment worth ₹818 crores has also been made to the farmers across the district

The chief minister reviewed the progress of development projects in areas under the Ambala Lok Sabha seat during a meeting attended by public representatives, eminent citizens of the constituency and administrative secretaries of various departments

Directions have been issued to all district police chiefs and other police wings to ensure collecting the fingerprints of every arrested criminal

Tricity municipal corporations should take the initiative to curb wasteful expenditure and use the money to streamline the waste management system and engage the public and RWAs in maintaining cleanliness in their areas, say readers

Officials say even if segregated waste is collected by the waste collectors, there are no secondary dumping points to dispose of the waste separately

In a letter to the CM, Jakhar said the officials, instead of limiting the activity to holding meetings in their offices, should be in the field and ensure availability of logistics to tackle the threat perception.

The objective of the new initiative is to bridge the gap between the police and community

Let the charming city of Düsseldorf seduce you with its warmth and vigour

In the outgoing assembly, it was the main opposition party but current trends indicate that the Nationalist Congress Party, its ally, will now take that mantle.

Announcement made during a programme marking the celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2

Builders required to get NOC from fire dept, follow guidelines

The Union government should also have focused on other sectors of economy, including real estate, steel industry and textiles, which are also facing a slump, say industry representatives.

Sex ratio at birth indicates the gap between registered male and female births, calculated as the number of females per 1,000 males, and is recorded monthly by the health department.

The green court pulled up the UP chief secretary for severe lapses in letting the situation in Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad, to come to such a pass and instructed the officer to appear before it on Friday.

The attack followed a visit by Congress secretary Sachin Naik. Naik who had come to review poll preparations, also faced the ire of workers who shouted ‘Go-back’ slogans against him.

Results of Sena’s survey, fear of defections and limited time for LS polls led to decision, say insiders

After the Supreme Court ordered dismantling of BCCI’s structure, various state cricket associations (including Mumbai and Hyderabad) are functioning under court appointed officials.

Not once has any authority studied the likely cumulative environmental impact of this large-scale developer-led concretisation of Mumbai and eradication of its open spaces

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes that Day-Night Tests are the best way to keep test cricket alive.

Construction of the tunnels, which will cost Rs1,000 crore, is likely to take about five years.

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