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PPCB shoots off closure notices to 12 large industries in Ludhiana

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:59 PM IST

The Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) on Monday issued “final” notices of sewage disconnection to 33 dyeing units

The Buddha Nullah choked with garbage in Ludhiana. (HT Photo)

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

900kg poppy husk recovered from Ludhiana house in Latala village, 1 held

While Avtar Singh alias Resham of Jand Road in Latala has been arrested, his aide Baljit Singh alias Meeta of Sandhor village in Malerkotla is yet to be nabbed

The accused in police custody in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:58 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Notorious criminal ‘Neutron’ offers conditional surrender

Neutron said that the police have nabbed his wife in connection with a murder case and alleged that they (police) would implicate her in a criminal case

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:55 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: PAU to commercialise surface seeding technology to mitigate stubble burning

A memorandum of association (MoA) to this affect was signed with GSA Industries (Agrizone), Patiala and Saeco Stips Pvt Limited, Doraha, on Tuesday

PAU vice-chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal congratulated the manufacturers for coming forward for the cause of soil health and environment. He reiterated the varsity’s commitment towards eradicating the stubble burning practice. (HT File Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Smart city project anniv: Some highs but Buddha Nullah revamp remains Ludhiana MC’s Achilles heel

The rejuvenation and landscaping of Buddha Nullah, which was slated for completion by March 31 this year, is only 90% complete almost three months beyond the deadline

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:51 PM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

MP Arora writes to finance minster, seeks resolution of pending appeals before CIT(A)

Arora wrote that he would like to express his deep concern regarding the significant backlog of appeals pending before the CIT(A)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Man barges into police station in Ludhiana, injures cop with sword

Accused mentally unstable, probe on to ascertain motive behind attack on police station, say Ludhiana cops

A video grab of the accused carrying a sword at the Moti Nagar police station in Ludhiana. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 10:51 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: 346 players participate in trials for sports wings

The sports department conducted these trials to enrol competent players in these wings for the colleges affiliated to Panjab University, located in all the districts of the state

A total of 346 players, including 185 boys and 161 girls, appeared for the trials. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: AUCT spokesperson writes to education minister; questions delay in action

Tarun Ghai, a Ludhiana-based educator, informed that despite submission of an inquiry report in 2022, where it was clearly mentioned that RUSA guidelines were violated by using more than allocated funds in construction component, no further action against the concerned authorities has been taken so far

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Camp under Sarkar Tuhade Dwar held in Bhattian village

The cases, including senior citizen, widow pensions AB-Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna cards, besides other services were taken up

MLA Jiwan Singh Sangowal and DC Sakshi Sawhney interacting with beneficiaries during Sarkar Tuhade Dwar, in Ludhiana, on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 10:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Rent unpaid, 15k CHB small flat allottees warned of eviction

The apartment complexes are located in Sectors 49, 56 and 38 (West), Dhanas, Industrial Area, Mauli Jagran, Ram Darbar, Maloya (small flats) and Maloya (ARHC)

CHB has uploaded a list of the defaulters on its website, directing them to clear the dues at the earliest to avoid action. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 09:26 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab: Farmer leaders want miscreants who tried to create ruckus at Shambhu arrested

Farm union leaders allege miscreants backed by the Punjab and Haryana governments hatched a conspiracy to defame their agitation

Unruly scenes were witnessed at the Shambhu border on Sunday when some traders from Ambala, led by Wholesale Cloth Merchants’ Association chief Vishal Batra, reached the protest site asking farmer unions to vacate the highway, following which both the groups entered into heated arguments. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 03:23 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Kashmir Bar Association ex-president arrested in advocate Babar Qadri’s murder case

Former Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Qayoom was main conspirator behind Qadri’s murder in Srinagar in September 2020

Former president of the Kashmir Bar Association Mian Qayoom, who was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of advocate Babar Qadri in 2020. (HT file photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 02:46 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Punjab crime: Man barges into Ludhiana police station, attacks cop with sword

Police say accused mentally unstable and probe on to ascertain motive behind his attacking head constable on duty

A CCTV grab showing the sword-wielding man attacking the head constable on duty at the Moti Nagar police station in Ludhiana on Monday night.

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 12:57 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab: Hoshiarpur ex-MP Kamal Chaudhry passes away after prolonged illness in Delhi

Chaudhry represented Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency in 1984, 1989, 1992 and 1998; cremation in Delhi this evening

Former Hoshiarpur member of Parliament Kamal Chaudhry passed away after a prolonged illness at his Delhi residence on Tuesday. (HT file photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 03:15 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Chandigarh Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 31.08 °C, check weather forecast for June 25, 2024

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 25, 2024 here.

Chandigarh

Published on Jun 25, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Indus Water Treaty: India, Pakistan delegations inspect two power projects

Pakistan delegation, the first to visit Jammu and Kashmir in more than five years, Indian counterparts and neutral experts were in Kishtwar

Delegation members arrives to inspect hydroelectric projects under the Indus Water Treaty in Kishtwar district, Jammu. (PTI)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByHTC , Jammu

ED arrests Jammu and Kashmir sub-inspector paper leak mastermind

The ED had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the CBI against the “accused tout” Yatin Yadav and others in Jammu and Kashmir sub-inspector paper leak

The sub-inspector examination was conducted by Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board in March 2022. (HT FIle)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Monsoon likely to hit Himachal by June 27: IMD

IMD has sounded a yellow alert of thunderstorms with lightning likely at isolated places in Himachal on June 25 and June 27

IMD has predicted increased rainfall activity in Himachal in the coming days. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dharamshala

Kullu tops tourist charts in Himachal

Nearly 15 lakh tourists visited the Kullu district till May, with many heading beyond into the higher ranges of Lahaul and Spiti and even visiting Leh during the summer

Of the 74 lakh tourists visiting Himachal till May, 32,415 were foreigners. (Aqil Khan/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

Himachal seeks ₹9,042 crore disaster relief, funds for border areas during finance commission meet

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged the finance commission to provide liberal finance assistance to the state for its contributions to the nation

Himachal CM informed the finance commission that the Centre was yet to released <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9,042 crore needed for last year’s disaster relief. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByGaurav Bisht, Shimla

As new MPs take oath, Kashmir leaders call for jailed Engineer Rashid’s release

Omar Abdullah and Altaf Bukhari sought Engineer Rashid’s release so that he can represent the people of Baramulla and Kashmir in the Parliament

The MP-elect from Kashmir’s Baramulla seat Engineer Rashid (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Srinagar recognised as ‘World Craft City’

UNESCO-affiliated World Crafts Council takes note of Srinagar’s varied crafts like papier-mache, hand knotted carpets, pashmina

The capital city Srinagar has been officially recognised as a “World Craft City” by the World Crafts Council. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Mohali: Mandeep, Abhishek take Agri King’s Knights into semis of Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup

Mandeep and Abhishek added 74 runs to power Agri King’s Knights past the 200-run mark during the ongoing second Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup being played at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali

Batting first, Agri King’s Knights posted 202/9 in 20 overs. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Two arrested, 16 stolen vehicles recovered in Chandigarh

The accused, identified as Monu and Suraj, both residents of EWS Colony, Dhanas, were arrested following a tip-off on Saturday after Chandigarh Police stopped a motorcycle and found to have fake registration details

Investigations revealed that the duo, both drug addicts and unemployed, engaged in vehicle thefts primarily for joyriding. They would abandon the vehicles at various locations after using them. (Getty image)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana: 543 plots given to poor through draw of lots in Panchkula

Deputy commissioner Yash Garg said “Under Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, plots were allotted to 13 nomadic caste families, 60 widows, 273 scheduled caste families and 197 other families in Panchkula.”

Before allotting the plots, the income of families with less than <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.80 lakh was verified in the parivar pehchan patra. (Getty image)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Chandigarh: Sector 50 resident looking for maid duped of ₹30,000

Complainant Balwant Rai Verma, a resident of Progressive Enclave in Sector 50 B, Chandigarh, reported that he hired a maid through M/s Sundri Domestic Help Service (Regd.) Delhi on February 20, 2021

The complainant paid an advance of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>30,000 to the agent associated with the Delhi-based agency via net banking and an additional <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,000 in cash to a woman who accompanied the maid to his home in Chandigarh (Getty image)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Over 7,000 register for engineering, architecture admissions this year

The colleges include the University Institute of Technology, Panjab University, Dr SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, PU; Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26; Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12; and UIET Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Moga teen caught with six pistols in Panchkula

Assistant commissioner of police Arvind Kamboj said a team of crime branch, Sector 19, was patrolling in Panchkula’s Alipur village on Sunday, when they spotted the youth coming from Barwala bypass

Assistant commissioner of police Arvind Kamboj giving details about the arrest during a press conference in Panchkula on Monday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Chandigarh: PGIMER to start separate clinic for trans persons soon

The endocrinology department will run the clinic in collaboration with the urology, obstetrics, and gynaecology departments; it will operate on the third Tuesday of every month from 9 am to 2 pm

Head of endocrinology department Dr Sanjay Bhadada said, “We have received permission. The new clinic is yet to be launched by the endocrinology department.” (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

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The Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) on Monday issued “final” notices of sewage disconnection to 33 dyeing units

While Avtar Singh alias Resham of Jand Road in Latala has been arrested, his aide Baljit Singh alias Meeta of Sandhor village in Malerkotla is yet to be nabbed

Neutron said that the police have nabbed his wife in connection with a murder case and alleged that they (police) would implicate her in a criminal case

A memorandum of association (MoA) to this affect was signed with GSA Industries (Agrizone), Patiala and Saeco Stips Pvt Limited, Doraha, on Tuesday

The rejuvenation and landscaping of Buddha Nullah, which was slated for completion by March 31 this year, is only 90% complete almost three months beyond the deadline

Arora wrote that he would like to express his deep concern regarding the significant backlog of appeals pending before the CIT(A)

Accused mentally unstable, probe on to ascertain motive behind attack on police station, say Ludhiana cops

The sports department conducted these trials to enrol competent players in these wings for the colleges affiliated to Panjab University, located in all the districts of the state

The cases, including senior citizen, widow pensions AB-Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna cards, besides other services were taken up

The apartment complexes are located in Sectors 49, 56 and 38 (West), Dhanas, Industrial Area, Mauli Jagran, Ram Darbar, Maloya (small flats) and Maloya (ARHC)

Farm union leaders allege miscreants backed by the Punjab and Haryana governments hatched a conspiracy to defame their agitation

Former Kashmir Bar Association president Mian Qayoom was main conspirator behind Qadri’s murder in Srinagar in September 2020

Police say accused mentally unstable and probe on to ascertain motive behind his attacking head constable on duty

Chaudhry represented Hoshiarpur parliamentary constituency in 1984, 1989, 1992 and 1998; cremation in Delhi this evening

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 25, 2024 here.

Pakistan delegation, the first to visit Jammu and Kashmir in more than five years, Indian counterparts and neutral experts were in Kishtwar

The ED had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR and chargesheet filed by the CBI against the “accused tout” Yatin Yadav and others in Jammu and Kashmir sub-inspector paper leak

IMD has sounded a yellow alert of thunderstorms with lightning likely at isolated places in Himachal on June 25 and June 27

Nearly 15 lakh tourists visited the Kullu district till May, with many heading beyond into the higher ranges of Lahaul and Spiti and even visiting Leh during the summer

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged the finance commission to provide liberal finance assistance to the state for its contributions to the nation

Omar Abdullah and Altaf Bukhari sought Engineer Rashid’s release so that he can represent the people of Baramulla and Kashmir in the Parliament

UNESCO-affiliated World Crafts Council takes note of Srinagar’s varied crafts like papier-mache, hand knotted carpets, pashmina

Mandeep and Abhishek added 74 runs to power Agri King’s Knights past the 200-run mark during the ongoing second Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup being played at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali

The accused, identified as Monu and Suraj, both residents of EWS Colony, Dhanas, were arrested following a tip-off on Saturday after Chandigarh Police stopped a motorcycle and found to have fake registration details

Deputy commissioner Yash Garg said “Under Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, plots were allotted to 13 nomadic caste families, 60 widows, 273 scheduled caste families and 197 other families in Panchkula.”

Complainant Balwant Rai Verma, a resident of Progressive Enclave in Sector 50 B, Chandigarh, reported that he hired a maid through M/s Sundri Domestic Help Service (Regd.) Delhi on February 20, 2021

The colleges include the University Institute of Technology, Panjab University, Dr SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, PU; Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Sector 26; Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector 12; and UIET Hoshiarpur

Assistant commissioner of police Arvind Kamboj said a team of crime branch, Sector 19, was patrolling in Panchkula’s Alipur village on Sunday, when they spotted the youth coming from Barwala bypass

The endocrinology department will run the clinic in collaboration with the urology, obstetrics, and gynaecology departments; it will operate on the third Tuesday of every month from 9 am to 2 pm

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