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]RO-ATMs to be set up at different locations in Delhi to eliminate water-tankers
Published on Sep 30, 2023 05:59 PM IST
In July this year, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated Delhi's first ‘water ATM’ in Mayapuri Phase 2, providing RO-treated drinking water.
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Leopard kills boy in Bijnor, 16th killing in 9 months
Angry people came out on the streets in protest, demanding security from the frequent attacks of leopards.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 05:45 PM IST
S Raju, Meerut
Social media has become a ‘weapon of mass distraction’: Bombay HC judge
Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court says social media and mass media are weapons of mass distraction.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 05:28 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Several injured in stone pelting on VHP procession in Gujarat’s Narmada; 30 held
Police said that at least thirty people have been apprehended from both sides, and legal action will be taken against them, and about 15 to 17 individuals, including four to five policemen, sustained injuries in the violence
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:29 PM IST
Communal tensions flare in Jaipur over death of Muslim youth; 15 detained
Police said that the death of the Muslim man has led to tension in the area as a large mob began protesting since Friday night demanding immediate arrest of the accused persons
Published on Sep 30, 2023 03:51 PM IST
Bengaluru police bust ₹854 crore cyber investment fraud, arrest six people
Bengaluru police arrested six people in a ₹854 crore cyber fraud scam involving thousands of victims across India.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 03:49 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Kejriwal foresees 45 Lakh tonnes of waste reduction at Bhalswa Landfill
Bhalswa landfill site currently holds approximately 60-65 lakh tonnes of municipal waste, spread across 72 acres.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 03:48 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
Punjab: 4 days after fire, Mohali factory owner booked for woman worker’s death
Victim’s husband says there had been a fire incident at the unit a few days ago too, but it was controlled in time. However, the factory owner did not address concerns of the workers and did not take any preventive step.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 02:50 PM IST
Mohit Khanna
ISKCON sends defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi over ‘selling cows’ remarks
Earlier this week, Gandhi, who is an animal rights activist, called the organisation the “biggest cheat” in the country and alleged that the ISKCON sells cows from their gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers
Published on Sep 30, 2023 02:27 PM IST
Karnataka govt levying ‘election tax’ to fund Telangana Congress: BRS leader KTR
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao criticizes Congress for levying an "election tax" on builders in Bengaluru to fund Telangana Congress in upcoming elections.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 01:11 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Himachal: Snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti district, Manali-Leh highway closed
Manali got 7mm of rainfall and Bhunter 0.7mm, while the skies remained overcast; the snow and rain have brought down the mercury in the state.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 02:45 PM IST
Impasse over swearing-in of TMC legislator ends; oath-taking to be held today
Last week, Chandra Roy couldn’t be sworn in following a tussle between the governor and the West Bengal government
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:55 PM IST
Punjab farmers’ rail blockade enters third day, commuters at receiving end
The farmers have been blocking rail tracks in Faridkot, Samrala, Moga, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Tarn Taran, Sangrur, Patiala, Ferozepur, Bathinda and Amritsar since Thursday demanding compensation for crop damage, MSP guarantee and sweeping debt waiver
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 12:32 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Wild elephant tramples forest ranger to death in Assam, injures four others
Sandeep Kumar, a senior official at the Jorhat forest department, said that elephants come out from the deep forest areas searching for food during September-October
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:15 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
‘Talking to legal experts should have been done long ago’: Ex-K'taka CM Bommai
Former Karnataka CM criticized the state government for lack of coordination and delay in seeking legal advice on Cauvery water issue.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:09 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Uttarakhand: Rape accused Muslim man tonsured, paraded in Tehri Garhwal
The alleged rape came to light after a viral video showed local residents parading the accused, blackening his face and partially shaving his head at a market in Badiyargarh under Kirti Nagar block
Published on Sep 30, 2023 10:49 AM IST
Karnataka govt ‘very casual in its approach’: BJP's Tejasvi Surya on Cauvery row
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya criticized the Congress government's approach to the Cauvery water issue, says it is helping DMK in Tamil Nadu.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 10:46 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
3 children killed as mud wall collapses in West Bengal’s Bankura district
The districts in south Bengal have been receiving heavy rainfall since Friday due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. Bankura too received heavy rains throughout the night.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 10:40 AM IST
Steps should be taken to prevent human-wildlife conflicts: Karnataka CM
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, at a ceremony organized by the Karnataka Forest Department, said steps should be taken to prevent human-wildlife conflicts.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 08:56 AM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
PGIMER bags honour at India Research Excellence-Citation Awards 2023
Nine researchers and 11 institutions received this year’s awards for their outstanding contribution to research
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
CHB notices contradict court’s orders, say Sector 41 residents
Members of the LIG (U) Duplex Complex Welfare Society stated that the CHB had issued a public notice on September 27, asking the residents to remove violations within 10 days or face demolition
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Mulligans ease past Soaring Eagles on Day 4 of Chandigarh Golf League
Punjab Aces and Partee Panthers also recorded identical 5.5-1.5 wins over Tee Birds and Moksha Royals respectively at the event being held at the Chandigarh Golf Club
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: PGIMER nurses’ protest enters Day 4
The association members protest outside Kairon Block for two hours, 2 pm to 4 pm, every day. The protest which started on September 26, will last till September 30
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:44 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Mobile shop owner, taxi driver caught with 94 gm heroin
The mobile shop owner, Puspinder, alias Pushi, 35, was nabbed by the district crime cell, Sector 24, from a check post in Sector 20, Chandigarh
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Audit to check working of Samagra Shiksha Scheme at UT schools
All 112 government schools of the city will be covered under the scheme in a five year period with 22 government schools audited every year for the first four years and 24 schools audited in the final year
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:38 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Chandigarh : Drug addict arrested for snatching chef’s phone in Sector 22
The accused, Sandeep, resident of Sector 44, Chandigarh, was nabbed by the crime branch from near the Sector-52 petrol pump
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: ₹19 lakh cleared for Chrysanthemum Show in December
The decision came taken during the finance and contract committee (F&CC) meeting held at MC office, Sector 17, under the chairmanship of Chandigarh mayor Anup Gupta
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Farmers’ protest hits traffic on Chandigarh-Ambala highway
Farmers owing allegiance to Bharti Kisan Union Ekta (Sidhupur) squatted on the highway and parked their tractors along the road to push for financial package for losses incurred in recent floods, legal guarantee to MSP and relief from agricultural debt
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Selling sub-standard cake leaves baker with burnt fingers
Consumer commission awards Panchkula resident ₹20,000 compensation for cake worth ₹3,000 that left her son sick in July
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Man molests 2 minor sisters, burns them with cigarette
As they tried to run away after objecting to the bad touch, the man pressed a lighted cigarette against their shoulders, inflicting burns
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
