Mohali: Mohali mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana Friday assured traders that the MC would address market-related issues, reiterating a focus on improving civic infrastructure and services.At a Traders’ Association meeting in Phase 7, Samana said he was touring areas to gather grievances and suggestions, adding that feedback would aid balanced, need-based development.Senior deputy mayor RP Sharma,…
house encroachment in Panchkula sector 4 (story pics) Mohali: The Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has told the Punjab and Haryana high court that its ongoing drive to remove encroachments outside residential properties in Panchkula is being carried out in line with court directions and due legal procedure.In an affidavit, HSVP estate officer Surender Lather…
Pleasant weather along Shimla-Kalka highway as skies clear, offering hill views while vehicles move through breezy, rain-washed stretch Chandigarh: Gusty winds, intermittent showers and overcast skies brought an unusual June chill to the city on Friday, with Chandigarh recording its lowest minimum temperature for the month in 15 years.The minimum settled at 19.9°C — 6°C…
Amritsar: Former Takht Sir Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Ranjit Singh Gohar-e-Maskeen has accused ex-Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh of violating the Sikh ‘maryada’ (code of religious conduct) by submitting the Dec 2024 Akal Takht proceedings related to the tankhah (religious punishment) pronounced on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal as evidence before the Punjab Police.Giani…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will establish a Sikh Centre in Yuba City, California, US, aiming to connect Sikhs living abroad especially the younger generation with Gurmat, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said in a release issued here on Friday.The release said a delegation of the SGPC, led by its president Harjinder Singh…
Chandigarh: Punjab state transport commissioner organised a special training camp for around 200 transport department drivers deployed with the chief minister, cabinet ministers and ‘other VIPs’. An official spokesperson said the training camp was held at the Sector 17 head office of the department to upgrade traditional driving habits into scientifically backed, defensive road safety…
Amritsar: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold its first protest rally in Punjab at Amritsar on Saturday, founder Abhijeet Dipke announced in a video message posted on X.Opening his address with “Sat Sri Akal”, Dipke said he would arrive in Amritsar at 4 pm and appealed to local youth to gather at Amritsar Gate….
Kurukshetra: A 35-year-old dhaba owner was electrocuted on Friday morning after coming into contact with a high-tension power line while clearing accumulated rainwater from the roof of his establishment on Jhansa Road in Kurukshetra.The victim, Rahul alias Bholu, a resident of Silver City on Sirsala Road, went to his dhaba following a day of heavy…
Chandigarh: The top brass of the BJP, including national president Nitin Nabin, Union home minister Amit Shah and the party’s national general secretary B L Santhosh, held a meeting late Friday evening with Punjab BJP leadership, including state president Kewal Singh Dhillon and at least five former state chiefs of the party, who were called…
Chandigarh: UT Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in the case of firing during a religious event in Khuda Lahora. The boy is a resident of a Mohali village.Earlier, Jashanpreet, a suspect who was involved in the case, was caught by people present at the spot and handed over to the police. He was produced in…
