Nikhil Bhardwaj Ludhiana, January 10 From a tea vendor’s son to a crorepati in a span of two years, the kingpin of an international heroin syndicate, Akshay Kumar Chhabra of Ludhiana, has turned out to be a big catch for the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Editorial: Drug scourge …
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Roads sinking, McLeodganj could be next Joshimath, warn geologists
Lalit MohanDharamsala, January 10With Joshimath in Uttarakhand being declared an unsafe zone due to subsidence, geologists have set alarm bells ringing for McLeodganj in Dharamsala.AK Mahajan, a professor of environmental sciences and eminent geologist, told The Tribune that it was high time the state government and the local administration took…
View More Roads sinking, McLeodganj could be next Joshimath, warn geologistsLosing Rs 1.33 crore daily as toll, NHAI moves Punjab and Haryana High Court against Punjab
Chandigarh, January 10 The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the State of Punjab claiming a daily loss of Rs 1.33 crore following the prevention of toll collection “illegally” by protesters in the state. The matter, listed today before Justice Vinod…
View More Losing Rs 1.33 crore daily as toll, NHAI moves Punjab and Haryana High Court against PunjabCracks develop in some houses in UP’s Aligarh, locals living in fear
ANI Aligarh, January 10 Amid fears in the wake of land subsidence in the Joshimath area in Uttarakhand, sudden cracks in a few houses in the Kanwariganj area of Aligarh have caused panic among locals. “For the last several days, cracks have appeared in some of our houses due…
View More Cracks develop in some houses in UP’s Aligarh, locals living in fearHaryana govt reallocates portfolios weeks after merging, reorganising depts
Chandigarh, January 10 Reallocation of portfolios of the Haryana Council of Ministers was done on Tuesday, weeks after the government approved to merge and re-organise some departments having similar nature of work. The reallocation was on the cards after the merger on December 14 last year, which was done with…
View More Haryana govt reallocates portfolios weeks after merging, reorganising deptsNow, passenger finds stone in Air India in-flight meal; airline says strict action will be taken against caterer
New Delhi, January 10 After a passenger complained of finding a stone in her in-flight meal on an Air India plane, the airline on Tuesday said it has taken serious note of the incident and will initiate strict action against the caterer. You don’t need resources and money to…
View More Now, passenger finds stone in Air India in-flight meal; airline says strict action will be taken against catererUmran Malik clocks 156 kmph against Sri Lanka, betters record as India’s fastest bowler
ANI Guwahati, January 10 India’s pace sensation Umran Malik set the speed gun on fire after bowling a 156 kmph delivery in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Tuesday. Malik bettered his own record of becoming the fastest Indian pacer. The speedster bowled…
View More Umran Malik clocks 156 kmph against Sri Lanka, betters record as India’s fastest bowlerKolkata artist dies by suicide after killing sister, brother; neighbours recall them as ‘extremely decent persons’
IANS Kolkata, January 10 An artist and a private arts teacher in Kolkata reportedly died by suicide by drowning at a local pond on Tuesday after killing his younger brother and elder sister, police said. On Tuesday afternoon, residents of Priyanath Guha Road under ward number 33 of Kamarhati Municipality…
View More Kolkata artist dies by suicide after killing sister, brother; neighbours recall them as ‘extremely decent persons’First batch of 217 ‘Agniveers’ start training in Punjab Regimental Centre in Jharkhand
Ramgarh, January 10Military training of the first batch of ‘Agniveers’ has started in Punjab Regimental Centre (PRC) in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, a senior officer of the regiment said on Tuesday.Terming it a new chapter in the history of the Indian Army as well as the centre, the Commandant of PRC…
View More First batch of 217 ‘Agniveers’ start training in Punjab Regimental Centre in JharkhandDefence ministry approves capital procurement proposals worth Rs 4,276 cr
New Delhi, January 10The defence ministry on Tuesday approved three procurement proposals, including that of Helina anti-tank guided missiles, at a total cost of Rs 4,276 crore to bolster the combat capabilities of the armed forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.The procurement proposals were cleared by…
View More Defence ministry approves capital procurement proposals worth Rs 4,276 cr‘It will injure lungs of city’: Supreme Court bars apartmentalisation of residential units in Corbusian Chandigarh
New Delhi, January 10The Supreme Court on Tuesday prohibited “fragmentation or apartmentalisation” of residential units in phase-I of Chandigarh, saying it will injure the “lungs” of the city as conceptualised by French architect Le Corbusier who had designed it.While appealing to the legislature, the executive and policy makers at the…
View More ‘It will injure lungs of city’: Supreme Court bars apartmentalisation of residential units in Corbusian ChandigarhLudhiana court sends PCS officer Narinder Dhaliwal to 14-day judicial remand in graft case
Ludhiana, January 10 A local court on Tuesday sent Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal, who was arrested by the state vigilance bureau for allegedly taking bribes, to 14-day judicial remand. The vigilance bureau in the court did not seek further remand of Dhaliwal. Earlier, Dhaliwal was granted…
View More Ludhiana court sends PCS officer Narinder Dhaliwal to 14-day judicial remand in graft caseIndia first country to hit $100 billion annually in remittances
New Delhi, January 10Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said remittances sent to the country by overseas Indians were about $100 billion for the year 2022, an increase of 12 per cent in one year.The Minister was quoting from last month’s World Bank report whichhad said India will be…
View More India first country to hit $100 billion annually in remittancesLucknow hotel sealed a day after Army officer’s car was set on fire
Lucknow, January 10 The Lucknow Development Authority sealed a hotel in the Vishal Khand area of Gomtinagar in connection with the alleged torching of an Army Major’s car by a group of men after he objected to playing loud music, an official said on Tuesday. Lucknow Development Authority Zonal Officer…
View More Lucknow hotel sealed a day after Army officer’s car was set on fireJoshimath crisis: Hotel owners oppose ‘abrupt’ demolition move, insist on one-time settlement plan
Joshimath (Uttarakhand), January 10 As the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday prepared to demolish two hotels badly affected by land subsidence in Joshimath, the hotel owners opposed the “abrupt” move, saying they had no prior information about it. The state government, had on Monday, decided to mechanically demolish ‘Mount View’…
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