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‘UGC should discuss with state govts before proposing changes to regulations’

The minister said the state government plays a critical role in advancement of higher education in the state.

Karnataka Minister M C Sudhakar has written to Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan expressing his opposition to the recently published draft UGC Regulations, 2025. (HT_PRINT/Representational image)
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 04:26 PM IST
PTI |

Internet suspended in Odisha’s Sambalpur after clashes during Hanuman Jayanti rally

Sambalpur SP Battula Gangadhar said police have arrested 26 persons over rioting charges and interrogating 17 others after examining the video footage of the incident

There were reports of vandalism and arson in the area as well. (Representative file image)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 04:37 PM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

Delhi sees over 3,000 Covid cases in a week, 121% jump in active tally

Addressing reporters after chairing a review meeting on the Covid situation, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal last week had said there was no need to worry.

On Saturday, Delhi reported 535 fresh Covid cases with a positivity rate of 23.05%. (HT File)
Published on Apr 08, 2023 11:24 PM IST

State govt extends hospital room price caps, private hospitals unhappy

The notification has been in place since May 21 wherein the state government had capped the prices for oxygen beds

The state government had capped the prices for oxygen beds and ICU beds for Covid-19 patients across all private hospitals in the state(HT PHOTO)
Published on Dec 21, 2020 05:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | BySteffy Thevar

State govt wants PMC to improve contact tracing

The PMC officials have also accepted that its current contact tracing is around 8-9 persons per positive case though it needs to improve.

Health workers thermal screen a woman during a door-to-door screening for Covid-19 infection in a slum near Dandekar bridge.(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)
Published on Jul 06, 2020 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | BySteffy Thevar

Former Maha CM Chavan slams Centre, state govt for failing to address issues of migrants

Chavan alleged that both the Centre and the Maharashtra government have been ‘frugal’ in refusing to spend money in taking the migrants back home

Prithviraj Chavan, while speaking to journalists through a video conference on Saturday, said both the Centre and state government have failed to ensure smooth return of migrants.(Kunal Patil/HT File Photo)
Updated on May 17, 2020 04:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | By

550th Parkash Purb celebrations: State govt puts ball in Takht jathedar’s court on joint event

Ministers Randhawa and Channi meet Giani Harpreet Singh, offer govt’s ‘pandal’ for holding main events in Sultanpur Lodhi

Two state cabinet ministers — Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (jails and cooperation) and Charanjit Singh Channi (technical educational & industrial training) who are representing the government in the coordination committee formed by the Akal Takht for the joint event — on Tuesday morning met acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh and handed him over a letter of Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh in a sealed envelope.(Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Oct 16, 2019 07:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByAnil Sharma, Amritsar

Consumer court orders can be enforced directly: State government to HC

Clause 14(6) of the Consumer Protection Rules, 2019 mandated the state commission and district fora to forward applications seeking execution of orders passed by them in favour of consumers.

Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) had approached the HC, questioning the validity of said clause.(HT image)
Updated on Sep 12, 2019 03:32 AM IST
Mumbai | ByKanchan Chaudhari

UP govt to probe ‘buying of expensive power from pvt cos’

A delegation of the council met UP energy minister Srikant Sharma and demanded a probe into alleged expensive buying of power from private players in the sector.

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to order an inquiry into ‘buying of expensive electricity from private firms’ as alleged by the Power Consumers’ Council.(Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 12:09 PM IST
Lucknow | ByHT Correspondent

Rajasthan government mulls Gandhian centre at Sanskrit varsity

The minister said the government is keen on teaching Gandhian thoughts in Sanskrit schools and colleges as well.

Minister for Sanskrit education Subhash Garg has called a meeting at the secretariat on Monday to deliberate upon the form and structure of the centre.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 17, 2019 02:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

37 children die of acute encephalitis, Bihar government blames low blood sugar

So far 143 cases of AES have been reported from 11 districts of Vaishali, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, East Champaran, Patna, Nalanda, Muzaffarpur, Jehanabad, Gaya, Bhojpur and Aurangabad.

Two more children died of suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur,(HT FIle Photo/Deepak Gupta)
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 02:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

On Yeddyurappa’s prediction for Karnataka, Siddaramaiah responds with a dare

In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah said the people’s mandate was for continuation of the BJP-led government at the Centre and not for ‘toppling’ the state government.

Siddaramaiah asserted that all Congress MLAs, including dissident leader Ramesh Jarkiholi, were with the party and nobody was leaving.
Updated on May 27, 2019 06:23 PM IST
Press Trust of India | By

Rajasthan High Court seeks reply from state govt over gang rapes

The Congress-led government in the state has been under fire after a spate of rape cases, including the gang rape of a 9-year-old woman in Alwar.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the Congress government of hiding the Alwar gang-rape case, saying it feared a political fallout during the ongoing elections.(PTI)
Updated on May 17, 2019 12:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Supreme Court to decide if state govt can belatedly act on land claims

The farmers want the SC to set aside a Calcutta high court order refusing to intervene in the government action that asks farmers to vacate 35 acres required for a brick field.

A view of Supreme Court during CBI case hearing in New Delhi on November 29.(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 11:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Uddhav to target BJP during Pandharpur rally on December 24 in Maharashtra

Thackeray also discussed the drought situation in the state and said that his party is planning an aggressive stand on the issue

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses media at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Dadar on Tuesday.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 05, 2018 12:39 AM IST
By, Mumbai

16 newborns die in Assam hospital, state government sends team to study deaths

The Assam government has sent a team of medical experts to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital following the reported death of 16 newborns in the hospital since last week.

The Assam government has sent a team of medical experts to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital following the reported death of 16 newborns in the hospital since last week.(PTI)
Updated on Nov 09, 2018 07:30 PM IST
Guwahati | ByIndo Asian News Service

Builder cheats state govt of flats, gets 2 years in jail

After failing to respond to seven notices between 1997 and 2002, the government authorised the assistant town planner to initiate penal action against him.

A builder has been convicted of cheating the state government after, as per an agreement, he failed to surrender nine out of the 12 flats in a construction project in Dahisar.(Ht file)
Updated on Jun 18, 2018 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai:

Two days before rape verdict, state govt pushes Asaram idea

Two days before the verdict in a rape case against self-styled godman Asaram was to be pronounced, the state education department rolled out an order stating that February 14 will be celebrated as ’Matri-Pitri pujan diwas’

The idea of ‘Matri-Pitri pujan diwas’ was first espoused by Asaram in 2012.(File/PTI)
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 10:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | By

Cong Nyay Yatra to exert pressure on state govt over Preeti Raghuvangshi suicide case

Intensifying their agitation against the BJP government to act against PWD minister Rampal Singh in the Preeti Raghuvangshi suicide case, the Congress took out a ‘Nyay yatra’ from Udaipura in Raisen district on Thursday

Congress workers taking out a ‘Nyay yatra’ from Udaipura in Raisen district on Thursday to exert pressure on Shivraj Singh Chouhan government to register a criminal case against PWD minister Rampal Singh and his son
Published on Apr 05, 2018 10:00 PM IST
Punya Priya Mitra, Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By
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