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Odisha govt introduces new policy to provide safer workplace for medics

All health institutions should have a perimeter boundary wall with defined entry and exit gates.

Availability of doctor's duty rooms and washrooms for male and female doctors and nurses in all wards shall be ensured (HT File)

education

Published on Sep 19, 2024 11:49 AM IST

ANI | , Bhubaneswar

Chandigarh admn says no to nursing homes in residential areas

In the action-taken report presented at the Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting on Saturday, the Chandigarh Estate Office clearly stated that a proposal regarding the conversion of residential units into nursing homes had not been approved by the competent authority

In July 2022, then Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit had halted plans to run nursing homes in residential areas, instructing officials to put the draft policy on hold until earmarked sites were auctioned. However, even after two years, the policy has yet to be framed. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 16, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

Policies in popular countries redirecting students toward alternative options

Traditional powerhouses like UK, Canada, and Australia have recently implemented policy changes that are altering the landscape for international students.

Let's explore how policy adjustments in traditional powerhouses like UK, Canada, and Australia redirect students towards alternative options and reshape the global education market.(Shutterstock)

education

Updated on Aug 27, 2024 11:14 AM IST

ByGaurav Batra | Edited by Nilesh Mathur

Government insistence on Aadhaar card for registration plays havoc with students

Despite an SC order, the Centre's 2021 policy mandates a birth certificate for Aadhaar, affecting rural students' registration in UDISE+ and access to benefits

Thane, India - April 21, 2022: Children wait for the completion of RTE Admission 2022-23 procedures as the Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department have started accepting applications for admissions of students in private schools under the Right To Education or RTE Act for the upcoming academic session, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Aug 16, 2024 09:22 AM IST

ByNiraj Pandit

Power engineers in Uttar Pradesh can now seek 3-year deputation to other organisations

The deputation period will generally be for 3 years, with only one term allowed during the entire service period. In special circumstances, it can be extended for up to 2 years after prior approval, but under no circumstances will the deputation period be extended beyond 5 years.

For deputation to external organisations/departments, after approval from the managing director of U.P. Power Corporation Limited, a circular will be issued to UPPCL/all discoms/UPPTCL. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

cities

Updated on Jul 27, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

BMC likely to ban hoardings with videos, says moving images a distraction

The proposed policy aims to create visually appealing hoardings and enhance the city’s aesthetics with digital signage that offers real-time updates

Mumbai, India – May 28, 2024: A hoarding at Charni Road (W), in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 22, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

Stilt-plus-four floors: Pros and cons

The policy of stilt parking in licenced colonies in Haryana was first adopted in 2013. The controversial S+4 floors policy for residential areas was brought in by the Haryana Building Code in 2017 and executed in 2018

On February 23, 2023, the then chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar intervened, imposed a ban on S+4 floors and appointed an expert committee that presented its report last year itself. (HT FIle photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 21, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByVinay Kumar Malhotra

Panel formed to make policy on dog bite compensation

Last year, the Punjab and Haryana high court had directed the state to award compensation for such cases

The dog bite cases till March this year were 39, 313 whereas the cases last year were 2.02 lakh. In 2022, the state witnessed 1.65 lakh dog bite incidents.

cities

Updated on Jun 09, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Patiala

Pay up or face action: Greater Noida authority to 21 realtors

The Greater Noida notice states that if realtors fail to turn up to apply for the waivers under the scheme and pay the dues, their allotment will be cancelled

The Uttar Pradesh government had on December 21, 2023, approved a policy for stalled legacy housing projects under which a realtor was offered interest waivers for two years of Covid-19 pandemic. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jun 04, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput

In car-choked Indian cities, parking regulations remain a non-starter

Even though Delhi has one of the world’s largest metro networks and a growing bus fleet, measures have failed to arrest the growth of private vehicle ownership.

The sight of emergency vehicles getting stuck in the web of haphazardly parked cars and drivers breaking into street fights over that elusive vacant spot is common(AP File Photo)

analysis

Published on May 08, 2024 08:30 AM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee

Keeping up with UP | Will Varun Gandhi’s absence impact Pilibhit polls?

A cautious BJP leadership has pulled out all stops to win the seat, with the CM, Amit Shah and Modi being star campaigners. Defeat, now, will be a loss of face

The BJP has denied Varun Gandhi a ticket from Pilibhit. (File)

opinion

Published on Apr 03, 2024 10:26 PM IST

BySunita Aron

Thakur slams INDIA bloc in Varanasi

“Earlier, nepotism and corruption were prevalent in Jammu and Kashmir. Ever since prime minister Narendra Modi abrogated Section 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir, incidents of terrorism, separatism, and stone pelting have stopped there. Today, tourism has gained wings and the industry has gained momentum in the state,” he said.

Anurag Thakur taking a selfie with his supporters in Varanasi on Thursday (HT phpto)

cities

Updated on Mar 07, 2024 10:49 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Why customer protection is central to financial inclusion

India needs a robust and comprehensive financial customer protection regime, which it currently lacks.

opinion

Published on Feb 26, 2024 09:44 PM IST

ByIndradeep Ghosh

State’s proposal to regulate app-based cabs: Cap on surge pricing, fine for cancellations

Another proposed move is related to the cancellation charge. This will be 10 percent of the total fare or a maximum of ₹100, and will be credited to the passenger’s account unlike the existing practice of the aggregators pocketing it

New Delhi, India - March 22, 2018: Hundreds of commercial cars parked near Jantar Mantar due to a strike by the drivers of OLA and Uber Cabs at Parliament Street in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, March 22, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jan 30, 2024 08:40 AM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

PM Modi’s tech nationalism: Redefining Bharat

By aiming to make India a net technology provider, and bringing entrepreneurs and the national security system together, PM Modi has made this India’s moment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of USA Joseph R. Biden, participating in a India-US Hi-Tech Handshake event at the White House in Washington D.C on June 24, 2023(PIB)(Authors)

opinion

Published on Jan 25, 2024 07:28 PM IST

ByVinayak Dalmia, Vrinda Kapoor

New women’s policy moots quota, discounts, financial aid

Maharashtra is set to introduce a new policy for women that includes incentives such as housing quotas, insurance discounts, and tax concessions.

cities

Updated on Jan 23, 2024 05:07 PM IST

BySurendra P Gangan

Guest faculty policy put on hold: Sukhu

Under the policy, when a teacher goes on leave for a week or 10 days or is transferred, a guest teacher could be appointed on an hourly basis so that children can get quality education, the chief minister said

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (HT File)

cities

Updated on Jan 21, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Thriller to analysis of public policy: The top books of 2023

In 2019, HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joined forces to launch a new weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy, Grand Tamasha

As the year comes to an end, host Milan Vaishnav put together a short list of Grand Tamasha’s top books of 2023, as featured on the show (HT)

india news

Updated on Dec 25, 2023 05:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

Looking back at 2023: A year of wins, on and off the field for sports in Chandigarh

After a quiet few years due to the pandemic, 2023 was a great year for sports in Chandigarh. Highlights include the return of Punjab Kings to their home ground, Amanjot Kaur's debut for India, Kashvee Gautam's lucrative contract, and the success of Chandigarh University athletes in the Asian Games. The city also introduced its own sports policy and inaugurated its first synthetic athletic track. Shubman Gill scored a double century in an ODI, and Jaskirat Singh Grewal became the first golf coach in India to win the Dronacharya Award.

Cricket fans enjoying an IPL match at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Dec 22, 2023 09:18 AM IST

ByShalini Gupta, Chandigarh

Insurance regulator’s baby step to guard policyholders

The IRDAI has taken a baby step to potentially reduce the costs for a policyholder when she surrenders the policy earlier than the maturity period

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken a baby step to potentially reduce the costs that a policyholder must bear in a traditional plan (money back, endowment, child plan) when she surrenders the policy earlier than the maturity period

opinion

Published on Dec 19, 2023 10:31 PM IST

ByMonika Halan

Delhi University sets up committee on social media policy for employees

Delhi University’s public relations officer Anoop Lather, who is also a member of the committee, stressed that the move will not affect the privacy of teachers

The committee on social media has six members with Professor Sanjeev Singh, director of Delhi University Computer Centre, as its chairman. (File?ShutterStock)

cities

Updated on Dec 14, 2023 02:20 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Will bring in policy for fresh passports after gender change, HC told

The government will formulate a policy so that citizens who undergo gender affirmation procedures overseas can be issued fresh passports recording their gender and name changes without facing difficulties, the home ministry has told the Delhi high court.

The letter was filed before the court in response to a plea by a transgender woman. (HT file)

india news

Updated on Nov 14, 2023 06:04 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar, New Delhi

A short explainer of the Haryana Municipal Urban Built-Plan Reform Policy

Haryana cabinet approves policy to validate residential plots used for commercial purposes

Gurugram, India-August 10, 2023: A view of the land where the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) department to build their new office building in sector-29 near Leisure valley park, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, 10 August 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

cities

Updated on Oct 30, 2023 12:36 PM IST

ByHitender Rao

CIDCO offers Palm Beach Road flats to VIPs at less than half the market rate

Maharashtra legislators, judges, and bureaucrats may be able to purchase luxury apartments in Navi Mumbai at less than half the market rate through CIDCO's 'Maha Nivas' housing scheme. The scheme comprises 350 apartments priced at ₹2.45 crore and ₹3.47 crore for carpet areas of 1270 sqft and 1800 sqft respectively. The market price in the area is ₹30,000-60,000 per sqft. CIDCO has already received 270 applications and expects more before the scheme closes on November 12. Real estate developers and observers are upset with the scheme, with some threatening legal action.

cities

Updated on Oct 26, 2023 08:22 AM IST

ByG Mohiuddin Jeddy

Kejriwal gives nod for legalising bike taxis in Delhi; file sent to LG

The policy makes it mandatory for all cab aggregators to register with the government and obtain licences for operation

The Supreme Court in June had brought the operation of bike taxis in the Capital to a halt. (HT Archive)

cities

Updated on Oct 18, 2023 03:57 AM IST

ByAlok KN Mishra

Haryana cabinet approves paddy stubble management policy

The “Haryana Ex-Situ Management of Paddy Straw Policy 2023” is aimed to harness paddy straw for sustainable energy and eliminate crop residue burning by 2027

cities

Updated on Oct 12, 2023 08:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Ola, Uber cab drivers stage protest in Pune, flyers inconvenienced

Ola and Uber drivers in Pune staged a one-day protest against low per-kilometre remuneration, causing delays for passengers at Pune Airport.

At least 15,000 passengers travel daily from Pune airport. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Oct 09, 2023 10:47 PM IST

ByDheeraj Bengrut

Govt working to make national highways potholes free by year-end: Nitin Gadkari

According to road transport and highways secretary Anurag Jain, the ministry has done the mapping of the entire national highways length of 1,46,000 kilometres and is firming up performance-based maintenance and short-term maintenance contracts to remove potholes by December this year

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari (File Photo)

india news

Published on Sep 28, 2023 08:37 PM IST

ByNeha LM Tripathi

India rolls out policy to ensure dignity in death for Border Roads workers

The policy was formulated after defence minister Rajnath Singh, while visiting forward worksites, witnessed the difficult working conditions of the workers.

The Border Roads Organisation employs tens of thousands of casual workers to build infrastructure in the country’s farthest frontiers. (File Photo)

india news

Updated on Sep 24, 2023 10:23 PM IST

ByRahul Singh

Gurugram: DTCP seals 30 shops in DLF phase 3 for operating illegally

Officials said that commercial activities were being carried out in these 30 shops which were housed in residential buildings

DTCP officials said that in the last three months, they have issued around 800 notices to property owners for running commercial establishments in violation of norms. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

cities

Updated on Sep 19, 2023 12:07 AM IST

ByAbhishek Behl

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All health institutions should have a perimeter boundary wall with defined entry and exit gates.

In the action-taken report presented at the Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting on Saturday, the Chandigarh Estate Office clearly stated that a proposal regarding the conversion of residential units into nursing homes had not been approved by the competent authority

Traditional powerhouses like UK, Canada, and Australia have recently implemented policy changes that are altering the landscape for international students.

Despite an SC order, the Centre's 2021 policy mandates a birth certificate for Aadhaar, affecting rural students' registration in UDISE+ and access to benefits

The deputation period will generally be for 3 years, with only one term allowed during the entire service period. In special circumstances, it can be extended for up to 2 years after prior approval, but under no circumstances will the deputation period be extended beyond 5 years.

The proposed policy aims to create visually appealing hoardings and enhance the city’s aesthetics with digital signage that offers real-time updates

The policy of stilt parking in licenced colonies in Haryana was first adopted in 2013. The controversial S+4 floors policy for residential areas was brought in by the Haryana Building Code in 2017 and executed in 2018

Last year, the Punjab and Haryana high court had directed the state to award compensation for such cases

The Greater Noida notice states that if realtors fail to turn up to apply for the waivers under the scheme and pay the dues, their allotment will be cancelled

Even though Delhi has one of the world’s largest metro networks and a growing bus fleet, measures have failed to arrest the growth of private vehicle ownership.

A cautious BJP leadership has pulled out all stops to win the seat, with the CM, Amit Shah and Modi being star campaigners. Defeat, now, will be a loss of face

India needs a robust and comprehensive financial customer protection regime, which it currently lacks.

Another proposed move is related to the cancellation charge. This will be 10 percent of the total fare or a maximum of ₹100, and will be credited to the passenger’s account unlike the existing practice of the aggregators pocketing it

By aiming to make India a net technology provider, and bringing entrepreneurs and the national security system together, PM Modi has made this India’s moment

Maharashtra is set to introduce a new policy for women that includes incentives such as housing quotas, insurance discounts, and tax concessions.

Under the policy, when a teacher goes on leave for a week or 10 days or is transferred, a guest teacher could be appointed on an hourly basis so that children can get quality education, the chief minister said

In 2019, HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joined forces to launch a new weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy, Grand Tamasha

The IRDAI has taken a baby step to potentially reduce the costs for a policyholder when she surrenders the policy earlier than the maturity period

Delhi University’s public relations officer Anoop Lather, who is also a member of the committee, stressed that the move will not affect the privacy of teachers

The government will formulate a policy so that citizens who undergo gender affirmation procedures overseas can be issued fresh passports recording their gender and name changes without facing difficulties, the home ministry has told the Delhi high court.

Haryana cabinet approves policy to validate residential plots used for commercial purposes

The policy makes it mandatory for all cab aggregators to register with the government and obtain licences for operation

The “Haryana Ex-Situ Management of Paddy Straw Policy 2023” is aimed to harness paddy straw for sustainable energy and eliminate crop residue burning by 2027

Ola and Uber drivers in Pune staged a one-day protest against low per-kilometre remuneration, causing delays for passengers at Pune Airport.

According to road transport and highways secretary Anurag Jain, the ministry has done the mapping of the entire national highways length of 1,46,000 kilometres and is firming up performance-based maintenance and short-term maintenance contracts to remove potholes by December this year

The policy was formulated after defence minister Rajnath Singh, while visiting forward worksites, witnessed the difficult working conditions of the workers.

Officials said that commercial activities were being carried out in these 30 shops which were housed in residential buildings

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