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July 31, 2024 11:58 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Majority of coaching institutes in Gurugram lack basic fire safety equipment
- The HT team visited at least 20 coaching centres in Sector 14 on Wednesday and did not find a single fire extinguisher or fire sprinkler in the rooms set up for students to attend classes. The investigation highlighted the lack of awareness and training among staff regarding fire safety protocols
July 31, 2024 11:58 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Budget’s focus on boosting farm output to help Punjab: BJP leader
- Sharma along with Mohali district president Sanjeev Vashisht accused the state government and the Congress of propaganda against the Budget to fool the people of the state. Sharma said that the Union Budget’s focus on boosting agricultural productivity and resilience, simplifying FDI regulations, and supporting MSMEs will significantly benefit Punjab.
July 31, 2024 11:57 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Coaching centres of Delhi: The ecosystem that feeds on aspiration
- What started in the 1990s as a few coaching institutes kicked off a trend that led to dawn of a profit-hungry industrial complex feeding on dreams of millions
July 31, 2024 11:54 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Shopkeeper’s killing: Kin, traders protest, seek arrest of accused
- In protest against the killing, the local traders kept the shutters of their shops down till afternoon. Tarsem Singh, father of Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, and former Congress MLA Harminder Singh Gill were also there.
July 31, 2024 11:49 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Ferozepur man shot dead by rivals
- One person was shot dead while two others were injured in an attack near Ferozepur on Wednesday, officials said.
July 31, 2024 11:46 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: HC notice to Punjab, Centre on Amritpal’s plea
- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought response from the Centre and Punjab on the plea from Sikh radical leader and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against him under the National Security Act.
July 31, 2024 11:41 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Dist administration lift restrictions on tourist places in Maval, Mulshi
- Due to rainfall, flood-like conditions had developed in some tourist places and hence given people’s safety, the administration immediately issued a provisional ban on Tourist places in the Pune district
July 31, 2024 11:40 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: DFS officials spotted books, shelves, but ‘missed’ library in Rau’s IAS Study Circle
- Students at the coaching centre, however, say the library was functional for at least a year before the inspecting team arrived there.
July 31, 2024 11:39 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Sandhu seeks Centre’s intervention in setting up military academy at Anandpur Sahib
- Satnam Singh Sandhu had sought details of steps taken by the government to introduce school students to icons of Sikhism and steps taken by the government to popularise stories/ biographies of freedom fighters from Punjab among school students.
July 31, 2024 11:39 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Girl, 15, killed after she is caught in machine while making momos
- Police said the girl was alone in the kitchen at the time of the incident, adding that the restaurant owner has been arrested.
July 31, 2024 11:35 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: SGPC general poll: Now Sept 16 last date for voter registration
- In view of the lukewarm response to enrolment for the ensuing Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) general elections, the Gurdwara Election Commission (GEC) has extended the last date for enrolling as a voter.
July 31, 2024 11:32 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: State CET cell yet to start admission for pharmacy courses
- As the Pharmacy Council of India has not yet given a nod, the universities have not given affiliation to the respective colleges. As a result, the pharmacy course admission process has been stalled and it may take a couple of months to commence, said officials
July 31, 2024 11:24 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Plea in HC challenging Channi’s election
- A petition has been filed in Punjab and Haryana high court challenging the election of former Congress chief minister, Charanjit Singh Channi as MP from Jalandhar.
July 31, 2024 11:15 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: DMCH makes school kids aware of organ donation
- Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) organised an awareness programme on “body and organ donation – ultimate gift to mankind”- for the medical students of DAV Public School, Pakhowal Road.
July 31, 2024 11:04 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Up efforts to tackle vector-borne diseases: Health minister
- Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh directed officials from the health, local bodies, rural development and panchayats departments to work in close coordination to curb the spread of vector-borne diseases.
July 31, 2024 11:03 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Uttar Pradesh government to set up 33 logistics clusters across 30 dists
- IMLCs are also planned near the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Gorakhpur Link Expressway, and Purvanchal Expressway.
July 31, 2024 11:01 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Burglars drill through 2 shops’ roofs, decamp with cash
- A gang of burglars allegedly targeted two shops in Chaura Bazar, located just 150 metres away from the Division Number 1 police station, officials said.
July 31, 2024 10:59 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Police suspect link between minors’ killings in Bareilly, Badaun
- There were several similarities between both incidents. The torso and the skull were found separately, and the left hand of the torso was missing. The assailant also used acid to conceal the identity of the deceased.
July 31, 2024 10:58 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: 9 months on, cops register FIR in assault case
- Nine months after a Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar resident was assaulted, the police have registered a first-information report (FIR) in connection with the incident, officials said on Wednesday.
July 31, 2024 10:54 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: City sees driest, hottest July in five years
- With just 134.2 mm rain against a normal of 220 mm this month, the city has seen the driest July in five years, according to the data from the Punjab Agricultural University’s agromet department.
July 31, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Restaurant manager assaulted in Pune for refusing to serve pizza
- Four accused approached the manager and asked for pizza late at 1.30am. The operator refused, explaining that the restaurant was closed. Enraged over his flat refusal, the accused attacked and injured him
July 31, 2024 10:45 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Simone Biles’ husband Jonathan Owens ridiculed for donning Olympian’s gold medal: ‘Now you know who is She, right?’
- Simone Biles’ husband Jonathan Owens came under fire for donning the Olympian’s gold medal and repeating his contentious “catch” comments.
July 31, 2024 10:32 PM IST
India News Live Updates: Delhi IAS aspirants’ death: Old Rajender Nagar waterlogged again
- The roads of Old Rajinder Nagar, which is dotted with many coaching institutes were flooded with water again on Wednesday.
July 31, 2024 10:28 PM IST
World News Live Updates: Prince William and Harry’s uncle Lord Robert Fellowes dies at 82
- Lord Fellowes is survived by his wife, whom he married in April 1978, where Princess Diana served as a bridesmaid
July 31, 2024 10:25 PM IST
Cities Live Updates: Pune reports 22 dengue, 19 chikungunya cases in July
- People must be vigilant and clean the stagnant water in and around their houses. Using mosquito repellent and full-sleeved clothes is recommended to prevent mosquito bites, says official