Hindustan Times Chandigarh - February 08, 2025
Hindustan Times Chandigarh - February 08, 2025
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February 08, 2025
Punjab Police SIT To Probe Human Trafficking
Punjab Police on Friday constituted a four-member fact-finding committee/special investigation team (SIT) to investigate human trafficking and illegal migration.
1 min
ED attaches private firm's properties worth ₹178.12 cr
Searches were conducted at the firm's premises on Nov 26 last year and January 17
1 min
Crackdown on travel agents in Punjab, Hry
Case filed against Amritsar travel agent; four booked in Karnal
3 mins
Mansa Court Dismisses Anticipatory Bail Plea of Author of Book on Moose Wala
A Mansa court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail application of a writer Manjinder Makha, who had recently released a book on slain Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moose Wala.
1 min
RS member Sandhu moves bill to grant personhood to rivers
Aimed primarily at conservation of rivers in the country, a private member bill, Recognition of Legal Person Status of Rivers Bill — 2024, was moved by Rajya Sabha member Satnam Singh Sandhu during the ongoing Budget session of the Parliament on Friday.
1 min
I-T Raids Continue at Cong MLA's Houses, Businesses
Kapurthala
1 min
4-member SIT to probe illegal migration cases
Will focus on identifying those involved in such illegal activities and ensuring they are held accountable for their actions
7 mins
Surajkund Mela Vital Platform for Artisans to Showcase Their Traditional Skills: Shekhawat
The 38th Surajkund International Crafts Mela began on Friday in Faridabad, with Union minister for culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurating the event as the chief guest.
2 mins
One in 5 new immigrants in Canada live in poverty
Indian immigrants to Canada comprise over a quarter of new permanent and temporary residents in the country
1 min
Man, Woman End Life in Hisar Village
The bodies of a man and woman were found in a village in Hisar on Friday, the police said.
1 min
BJP Names In-Charges For Haryana MC Polls
Bharatiya Janata Party (Haryana unit) chief Mohan Lal Badoli on Friday announced the names of the in-charges for the upcoming municipal corporation, municipal council and municipal committee elections.
1 min
Over 7.6 Lakh Trees Planted In 25 Yrs: Kar Sewa
Socio-religious organisation Kar Sewa has completed 25 years of its environmental conservation efforts, during which it planted and raised 7,68,000 trees and executed several other eco-friendly projects.
1 min
NEED CONCERTED ACTION TO COMBAT DRUG MENACE: KATARIA
Union minister of state for law and justice (independent charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that 30% of judicial officers' posts are vacant in Haryana.
2 mins
Cancel Licence, Seal Shops Selling Banned Drugs: Arti Rao
Haryana health minister Arti Singh Rao has directed the food and drug administration department to regularly inspect medical stores and monitor the sale of Schedule-H and X drugs and take strict action against those selling banned drugs.
1 min
Truck topples, crushes biker to death in Ggm
Family was returning home after attending a function when the tragedy struck
2 mins
4th Accused Identified, Extortion Call Recording Retrieved, Say Police
The Panchkula police have identified a fourth accused of blackmailing and extorting money from singer Rocky Mittal and have recovered voice recordings, screenshots of alleged extortion messages, and other digital evidence.
1 min
Court Defers Verdict Against Sajjan Kumar
A Delhi court on Friday deferred to February 12 its verdict in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case against former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar.
1 min
Employee Entitled To Interest If Retiral Dues Paid Beyond 2 Months
The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that if retiral dues of an employee are released beyond two months from the date of retirement, the employee is entitled to interest on the same.
2 mins
Chargesheet Filed Against Ex-Hry Women Panel Vice-Chief, Driver For Graft
The anti-corruption bureau (ACB), Rohtak on Friday filed a chargesheet in a local Sonepat court against the former Haryana State Commission for Women vice-chairperson Sonia Aggarwal and her driver Kulbir Beniwal, who was caught red-handed in Hisar on December 14 last year while accepting a bribe of ₹1 lakh in lieu of disposing of a complaint against a junior basic teacher (JBT) filed by his wife.
1 min
Congress Hopes For Revival In Vote Share
Going by the exit polls and recent election trends, the Congress is unlikely to make much of a dent in Delhi, and party leaders are hoping for increased representation and a jump in vote share to keep morale up.
1 min
An Aggressive Drive Puts BJP on the Front Foot
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), buoyed by the exit polls that have predicted a majority for it, is attempting to end its 27-year wait to form the government in Delhi since it was routed in the 1998 elections due to soaring onion prices.
2 mins
Digital Cell Will Be Constituted For Agricultural Statistics, Says Hry Minister
Haryana minister Shyam Singh Rana on Friday said agricultural statistics play a crucial role in assessing employment opportunities within the sector.
1 min
Bomb threat at St Stephen's
A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN MAYUR VIHAR TOO RECEIVED A BOMB THREAT MAIL; SEARCHES FOUND NOTHING ON PREMISES
2 mins
Capital counts down today
The probe was ordered by LG VK Saxena on the basis of a letter submitted by BJP leader Vishnu Mittal
3 mins
SC refuses to issue orders to Delhi HC on tree-felling hearing
The Supreme Court on Friday left it to the Delhi high court to decide whether to continue hearing a case on illegal tree felling in the Capital, even as a similar matter remains under consideration by the apex court.
2 mins
Rain, snow likely at isolated places in Valley on Feb 9: MeT
The weather was sunny on Friday in Kashmir after recording below zero temperatures during the night, the meteorological centre in Srinagar said.
2 mins
Rajouri Deaths: J&K Chief Secy Holds Reviews Meeting
Chief secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a meeting to review the efforts made to safeguard the lives of people from Rajouri's Badhaal village here on Thursday, said an official spokesperson.
1 min
Guv Gives Assent to Bill Denying Contract Staff Benefits From Date of Joining
Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Friday gave his assent to the Recruitment and Conditions of Service of Government Employees Bill, 2024, which denies contractual employees salary and other benefits on par with regular employees from the date of joining.
1 min
Paragliding pilots for capping per day flights
Even as a majority of the commercial pilots suspended tandem paragliding flights at Bir-Billing on Thursday, they also pushed for operating under a single body along with limiting the number of flights for a pilot per day.
2 mins
Sajjad Lone told to vacate govt bungalow, supporters cry foul
People's Conference chairman and Handwara MLA Sajjad Lone has been asked to vacate his high-security government bungalow on Church Lane in Sonwar, Srinagar, and has been allotted a quarter by the Jammu and Kashmir estates department in the city's Jawahar Nagar.
2 mins
Death of 25-Year-Old Youth: Kathua NC MLA, Lawyers for Judicial Probe by Sitting HC Judge
Senior lawyers of the Jammu and Kashmir high court (HC) led by advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed and National Conference's (NC) Bani MLA Dr Rameshwar Singh on Friday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into the custodial torture of a 25-year-old Gujjar youth, who later allegedly died by suicide at his home in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district on Wednesday.
1 min
NIA Opposes Er Rashid's Plea Seeking Custody Parole
Delhi HC bench has reserved its order; Engineer was arrested under the UAPA in 2019
3 mins
HC Grants BSY Pre-Arrest Bail in Pocso Case
The Karnataka high court on Friday granted anticipatory bail to former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa in a Pocso case registered against him for the alleged sexual assault of a minor in February 2024.
1 min
Row After Raj Min Accuses Govt Of 'Spying' For Bringing Up Graft Issues
A row erupted in the Rajasthan assembly on Friday, a day after state minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirodi Lal Meena accused his own government of \"spying on him\" as he raised issues of corruption.
1 min
Govt Steps Led To Dip In Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates: Mos In Parl
India has made huge progress in improving maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) and is well on track to meet global targets, Union minister of state for health Anupriya Patel said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on Friday.
1 min
Oppn hits out at budget, BJP MPs hail Modi's vision
As the Lok Sabha began a debate on the 2025-26 Union Budget on Friday, Opposition members criticised the government over the state of India's economy, with Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee alleging that the ruling NDA resembled \"reverse of Robin Hood\", even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dubbed the budget an indication of PM Narendra Modi's \"vision of a powerful India\".
2 mins
Bihar NDA MPs Meet Modi, Thank Him for Budget Boost
Lawmakers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Bihar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to thank him for the budgetary provisions made for the poll-bound state.
1 min
Veteran BJP leader who played key role in Ram Temple movement dies
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kameshwar Chaupal, a pivotal figure of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement who laid the first shila (stone) for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in 1989, died in a Delhi hospital on Friday after prolonged illness.
1 min
HC Rejects Plea to Hand Over Muda Case to CBI
The Karnataka high court on Friday declined to transfer the investigation into alleged irregularities in the Mysuru urban development authority (Muda) site allotment case, involving chief minister Siddaramaiah and his wife BM Parvathi, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
1 min
No populist measure as Kerala budget focuses on infra push
Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presented the financial outlay of the state for FY 2025-26 on Friday, seeking to mop up revenue mobilising measures through tax hikes on land and vehicles, push the accelerator on building infrastructure and steering clear of populist measures ahead of local body elections this year and the assembly polls next year.
2 mins
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