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Ensure girls' toilets in all schools before March 8: Centre to states

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to chief secretaries about the availability of girls' toilets in schools, the Centre has asked the state governments and Union terri... Read More


'Illegal': Punjab slams HP's Rs.500-cr BBMB levy

Chandigarh/Shimla, Jan. 7 -- Punjab on Tuesday hit out at the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for imposing a 2% land revenue levy on hydel power projects in the state terming it 'illegal.' Wa... Read More


Majithia aide Gulati sent to one-day remand in assets case

Mohali, Jan. 7 -- A Mohali court on Tuesday granted the Punjab vigilance bureau a one-day remand of Harpreet Singh Gulati, an aide of senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia, in con... Read More


Targeted killing plot foiled, three of Arsh Dalla gang arrested

BATHINDA, Jan. 7 -- The counter intelligence (CI) wing of the Punjab Police, in coordination with the Bathinda district police, on Tuesday foiled a targeted killing plot with the arrest of three accus... Read More


Hry: Panel to examine water amendment Act

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- The Haryana government has constituted a committee headed by the chief secretary to examine the adoption of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Act, 2024, i... Read More


Let HRY host Commonwealth Games: Rohtak MP

Chandigarh, Jan. 7 -- Congress MP from Rohtak Deepender Hooda on Tuesday said Haryana should be designated as a host or co-host state for the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The Lok Sabha MP said at a briefi... Read More


BSF, Punjab Police seize 20kg heroin in Amritsar; four held

Amritsar, Jan. 7 -- In a crackdown on trans-border smuggling, Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 19.980kg of heroin in Amritsar on Tuesday. Fou... Read More


Punjab curtails specialist docs'deployment during VIP visits

Patiala, Jan. 7 -- The Punjab health department on Tuesday issued new guidelines about the deployment of specialist doctors during VIP and VVIP visits. As per the guidelines, accessed by HT, the speci... Read More


BKU (Ekta-Sidhupur) stares at split as rebel faction names new convener

Patiala, Jan. 7 -- The internal discord within the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Sidhupur) came to the fore on Tuesday with several key members of the organisation forming a parallel faction, hinting at... Read More


Cross-examination: Court to take call on deferment plea today

Panchkula, Jan. 7 -- The CBI court in Panchkula is set to pronounce its order on Wednesday on a plea of the prime witness-cum-complainant, seeking deferment of hearing for cross-examination in connect... Read More