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Centre to open 16 NCB offices in Punjab: Bittu

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:20 PM IST

Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Bittu says rampant drug availability in Punjab is a cause of concern and recent deaths of three persons in drug-related incidents shows the alarming condition.

Ludhiana MP pays tributes at Shaheedi Park in Moga town where 25 RSS volunteers were killed by terrorists on June 25, 1989.

ByHT Correspondent

15 months on, Bathinda MC awaits Punjab govt’s nod for new complex

Acting mayor Ashok Kumar says it has been more than a year but the authorities from the state government are yet to respond on the project.

The municipal corporation building in Bathinda.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:17 PM IST

ByVishal Joshi

Five shooters of Landa gang held with weapons

According to Jalandhar commissioner of police Swapan Sharma, the accused have been involved in arms and drug smuggling from across the border along with contract killings and multiple cases of extortion.

The seized arms and ammunition in Jalandhar.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:12 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab exports first shipment of Pathankot’s litchi to England

According to horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra, efforts will be made to export other horticultural crops as well in collaboration with the horticulture department and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.

The litchi cultivation in Punjab covers 3,250 hectares with production of approximately 13,000 metric tonnes, says horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra. (Picture for representational purpose only)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:05 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Subsidy on 2.3K-quintal hybrid maize seeds for state farmers

According to agriculture and farmers welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, farmers can avail ₹100 as subsidy on purchase of every 1 kg of hybrid maize seeds. The subsidy is for a maximum 5 acres of area or 40 kg per farmer.

The purpose is to wean farmers from water-guzzling paddy crop to save the groundwater.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:00 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Now, other NSA detainees want to throw hat in poll ring

Dera Baba Nanak, Barnala and Gidderbaha assembly seats fell vacant after their representatives won Lok Sabha elections. Daljit Kalsi is set to fight from Dera Baba Nanak, Kulwant Singh Raoke Barnala and Pardhan Mantri Bajeke from Gidderbaha.

The victory of radical preacher Amritpal Singh from Khadoor Sahib in the Lok Sabha elections has enthused his aides who are detained in the Dibrugarh jail of Assam under the National Security Act.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:47 PM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Bathinda to get 3 more solar plants

The 12-megawatt three solar power plants of 4 MW each will generate around 6.65 million units of power annually.

Panchayat land has been taken on lease in Bhagi Vandar, Shergarh and Kothe Malluana villages of Bathinda district for the project.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:42 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Collapse of law and order in state: Warring

Pointing out the “poor civic amenities”, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring says a few hours of rainfall made the entire city submerged. He promised to address the issue of waterlogging in the city by all means.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Seven-month old girl abducted from Ludhiana railway station

The girl was sleeping with her family when the incident took place. The family had returned from the Vaishno Devi shrine in the wee hours and had to leave for their residence in the morning.

The girl who has been abducted from Ludhiana railway station.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:33 PM IST

ByRakshit Sharma, Ludhiana

3-kg heroin, ₹13 lakh drug money seized, 8 arrested in Amritsar

The Ranjit Avenue police have seized 2.1-kg heroin and ₹8.75 lakh drug money while the Amritsar rural police have seized 500-gm ice drug, 1 kg of heroin, ₹5 lakh drug money, three .12 bore rifles, two cars, gold ornaments and nine mobile phones.

The arrested persons in police custody on Sunday.

Published on Jun 30, 2024 09:30 PM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Chandigarh Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 28.11 °C, check weather forecast for June 30, 2024

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 30, 2024 here.

Chandigarh weather update on June 30, 2024

Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Chandigarh: Document verification for teachers’ recruitment from this week

For 96 posts of special educators, 3,892 appeared for the examination, but the matter is in court and it is currently under stay by the Central Administrative Tribunal

For the 396 advertised posts of junior basic training (JBT) teachers, 25,117 applicants appeared for the exam. (HT file photo for representation)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

More financial frauds crop up in Chandigarh

Balbir Singh from Dhanas approached the Sarangpur police station, alleging that unknown perpetrators illicitly swapped his ATM card and withdrew ₹1,20,000 from his bank account on May 26

Radhe Sham of Ram Darbar, reported that Mohd Asif from Chak Fazalpur, Uttar Pradesh, manipulated his ATM card to withdraw <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>24,500 on March 8, 2022. (Stock image)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab men’s cricket team named for Namibia tour

This tour will give the team an opportunity to learn which will help us do well in the upcoming domestic tournaments, said PCA secretary Dilsher Khanna

Former cricketers and qualified coaches Ravneet Singh and Harmeet Bansal are accompanying the team as coaches. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Panchkula: Haryana agri board, market committee fined for delaying shop possession

Haryana consumer commission also asked the board and Sector 20 market association to refund ₹16 lakh along with 9% interest and ₹25,000 as litigation charges to complainant Savitri

The HSAMB and the market committee, in their joint reply, stated that the scheme was launched after obtaining prior sanctions/approvals from the competent authorities. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:52 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Chandigarh: PGIMER achieves milestone in heart attack treatment with new device

The patient had a completely blocked artery in his heart, which was dangerous and difficult to treat with regular methods; this condition involved a large blood clot that could be life-threatening and often doesn’t respond well to traditional angioplasty and stenting

Utilising the Penumbra CAT Rx catheter, the team performed thrombus aspiration in two 30-second runs. (HT file photo for representation)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

New criminal laws: Tablets, video-con rooms, Chandigarh Police go high-tech

Key to this transformation is the enhancement of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) software, now updated to incorporate provisions under the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which will replace the Code of Criminal Procedure

To educate the public about these significant legal reforms, all station house officers (SHOs) have been directed to organise awareness programs at their respective police stations on the implementation day, July 1. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:48 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Two held for assaulting, kidnapping man in Chandigarh

The victim, Robin Singh, alleged that he, along with a JCB driver, was working near a park in Sector 53, when two intoxicated men on a motorcycle approached them, initiating an argument

Police recovered a stolen mobile phone, a Hero Splendor motorcycle and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,000 in cash from the accused. (iStock)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Furniture traders who haven’t filed replies to face demolition: Chandigarh admn

Though the Chandigarh administration has not revealed any date for the demolition drive, officials familiar with the matter said the drive could be held on Sunday.

The deputy commissioner reiterated that the market had been running illegally on government land and the Chandigarh administration was duty bound to get the illegal encroachments removed from its lands. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: PGI’s dean academics Dr Naresh Panda retires

Hospital director Dr Vivek Lal honoured 12 officers/officials on their superannuation by giving a speech and presenting mementos to them

PGIMER director Dr Vivek Lal presenting a memento to Dr Naresh Kumar Panda, dean, academic, and head of the ENT department, (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh’s wait for monsoon gets longer

Monsoon’s onset in Chandigarh has already been delayed by three days; it is likely to reach the city within the next two to three days, as per IMD

Meanwhile, as the monsoon continued to evade Chandigarh, the maximum temperature rose from 37.3°C on Friday to 39.2°C on Saturday, 2.9 degrees above normal. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Debt rising, AAP using funds for personal gains, alleges Cong

Not bothered about allegations as Opposition upset over the emphatic response we are getting, says AAP leader Pawan Kumar Tinu

Congress leaders Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Partap Singh Bajwa and Charanjit Singh Channi at an event in Jalandhar on Saturday. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:22 AM IST

ByNavrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar

Youth Akali Dal reposes faith in Sukhbir’s leadership

The Youth Akali Dal has said Sukhbir alone can give effective leadership to the SAD at this juncture.

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jalandhar: Five members of Khatri-Gujjar gang held with illegal weapons

Jalandhar rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ankur Gupta said the police have recovered five .32 bore pistols and one country-made pistol along with eight magazines and nine live cartridges.

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Sketch of ‘terrorist’ seen in Kathua released

Jammu and Kashmir Police release sketch of suspected terrorist in Kathua, possibly linked to armed men in Pathankot. Security forces on high alert in the area.

The sketch of a suspected terrorist released in Kathua and Pathankot districts. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:12 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Pathankot

Two more Pak-backed drug cartels busted, six held with 8kg heroin in Amritsar

The development comes a day after the Amritsar police busted two cross-border drug smuggling cartels with the arrest of three drug traffickers after recovering 9.2kg heroin (8.2kg+1kg) from their possession.

The accused in police custody in Amritsar on Saturday. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

Red urn on a bold Kargil rock

It could never have been imagined before the war that soil from the forsaken heights would mean so much in a faraway Assam home

Lt Rishi Singh dispersing ashes of Capt Jintu Gogoi on Kaala Pathar during the war. (Maj P Raj Narayan)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 07:06 AM IST

ByVikram Jit Singh

Success, freedom and peace of mind

Fear of failure, too, is quite plaguing. Fear of failure impedes the ability to try new things, thus starting a vicious circle of failure itself; risk-taking is after all an essential component of life; change, too, don’t they say, is the spice of life?

The freedom to decide and a mental situation peaceful & collected enough to be able to implement a decision are true treasures. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByReema Bansal

Perfection cannot be life’s goal

The point is that while “perfect” mangoes, chocolates, coffee and other such lures of life may present us with countless instances of being on an unbridled high, these are relatively harmless indulgences

A child’s slightly skewed smile, a slip of tongue, a fumble that makes one feel humble. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:42 AM IST

ByVivek Atray

The moving finger embroiders dreams in stitches and sheen

The fine art of embroidery continues to charm artists, academics and willy-nilly find its ways into books, museums and contemporary art

Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:40 AM IST

ByNirupama Dutt

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Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Bittu says rampant drug availability in Punjab is a cause of concern and recent deaths of three persons in drug-related incidents shows the alarming condition.

Acting mayor Ashok Kumar says it has been more than a year but the authorities from the state government are yet to respond on the project.

According to Jalandhar commissioner of police Swapan Sharma, the accused have been involved in arms and drug smuggling from across the border along with contract killings and multiple cases of extortion.

According to horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra, efforts will be made to export other horticultural crops as well in collaboration with the horticulture department and the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.

According to agriculture and farmers welfare minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, farmers can avail ₹100 as subsidy on purchase of every 1 kg of hybrid maize seeds. The subsidy is for a maximum 5 acres of area or 40 kg per farmer.

Dera Baba Nanak, Barnala and Gidderbaha assembly seats fell vacant after their representatives won Lok Sabha elections. Daljit Kalsi is set to fight from Dera Baba Nanak, Kulwant Singh Raoke Barnala and Pardhan Mantri Bajeke from Gidderbaha.

The 12-megawatt three solar power plants of 4 MW each will generate around 6.65 million units of power annually.

Pointing out the “poor civic amenities”, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring says a few hours of rainfall made the entire city submerged. He promised to address the issue of waterlogging in the city by all means.

The girl was sleeping with her family when the incident took place. The family had returned from the Vaishno Devi shrine in the wee hours and had to leave for their residence in the morning.

The Ranjit Avenue police have seized 2.1-kg heroin and ₹8.75 lakh drug money while the Amritsar rural police have seized 500-gm ice drug, 1 kg of heroin, ₹5 lakh drug money, three .12 bore rifles, two cars, gold ornaments and nine mobile phones.

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 30, 2024 here.

For 96 posts of special educators, 3,892 appeared for the examination, but the matter is in court and it is currently under stay by the Central Administrative Tribunal

Balbir Singh from Dhanas approached the Sarangpur police station, alleging that unknown perpetrators illicitly swapped his ATM card and withdrew ₹1,20,000 from his bank account on May 26

This tour will give the team an opportunity to learn which will help us do well in the upcoming domestic tournaments, said PCA secretary Dilsher Khanna

Haryana consumer commission also asked the board and Sector 20 market association to refund ₹16 lakh along with 9% interest and ₹25,000 as litigation charges to complainant Savitri

The patient had a completely blocked artery in his heart, which was dangerous and difficult to treat with regular methods; this condition involved a large blood clot that could be life-threatening and often doesn’t respond well to traditional angioplasty and stenting

Key to this transformation is the enhancement of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) software, now updated to incorporate provisions under the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which will replace the Code of Criminal Procedure

The victim, Robin Singh, alleged that he, along with a JCB driver, was working near a park in Sector 53, when two intoxicated men on a motorcycle approached them, initiating an argument

Though the Chandigarh administration has not revealed any date for the demolition drive, officials familiar with the matter said the drive could be held on Sunday.

Hospital director Dr Vivek Lal honoured 12 officers/officials on their superannuation by giving a speech and presenting mementos to them

Monsoon’s onset in Chandigarh has already been delayed by three days; it is likely to reach the city within the next two to three days, as per IMD

Not bothered about allegations as Opposition upset over the emphatic response we are getting, says AAP leader Pawan Kumar Tinu

The Youth Akali Dal has said Sukhbir alone can give effective leadership to the SAD at this juncture.

Jalandhar rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ankur Gupta said the police have recovered five .32 bore pistols and one country-made pistol along with eight magazines and nine live cartridges.

Jammu and Kashmir Police release sketch of suspected terrorist in Kathua, possibly linked to armed men in Pathankot. Security forces on high alert in the area.

The development comes a day after the Amritsar police busted two cross-border drug smuggling cartels with the arrest of three drug traffickers after recovering 9.2kg heroin (8.2kg+1kg) from their possession.

It could never have been imagined before the war that soil from the forsaken heights would mean so much in a faraway Assam home

Fear of failure, too, is quite plaguing. Fear of failure impedes the ability to try new things, thus starting a vicious circle of failure itself; risk-taking is after all an essential component of life; change, too, don’t they say, is the spice of life?

The point is that while “perfect” mangoes, chocolates, coffee and other such lures of life may present us with countless instances of being on an unbridled high, these are relatively harmless indulgences

The fine art of embroidery continues to charm artists, academics and willy-nilly find its ways into books, museums and contemporary art

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