Bilaspur: A high-level team from the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) held a meeting with forest department officials and representatives of the Fourlane Visthapit and Prabhavit Samiti (FPVS) in Bilaspur on Wednesday as part of its ongoing inspection into alleged environmental violations and pending demarcation issues linked to the Kiratpur-Manali highway project.The…
Shimla: Taking note of the “total non-compliance” of its last year’s orders, the Himachal Pradesh high court has directed the Kinnaur deputy commissioner, Amit Kumar Sharma, to appear before it and explain the failure to deploy adequate machinery for clearing the Taiti Khud rivulet, which has once again resulted in the formation of an artificial…
Jalandhar: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jalandhar on July 17, Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Wednesday reviewed the arrangements for the event at the redeveloped Jalandhar Cantonment Railway Station and the rally venue.He also held discussions with officials from the police, civil administration and the Railways regarding the preparations.The PM…
Patiala: A strike by contract workers to protest the dismissal of the chairman of the union’s Chandigarh depot committee partially disrupted bus services of Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) in Punjab on Wednesday.While union functionary Harkesh Kumar Vicky claimed bus operations were affected at nine depots, PRTC general manager Amanvir Singh Tiwana maintained that only…
Rewari: An 87-year-old retired Armyman was killed and 11 others were injured when a private bus carrying around 30 passengers veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Haryana’s Rewari district on Wednesday morning.The accident occurred on the Kosli-Toomna road near Bhurthala. Preliminary reports indicate the driver lost control of the vehicle after…
Chandigarh: The FBI on Tuesday added 26-year-old Indian national Nitish Kaushal alias Lala to its Most Wanted list, accusing him of carrying out violence, kidnappings and assaults for the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang.“Kaushal is wanted for his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation engaged in murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, extortion, weapons trafficking, money laundering and…
Bhiwani: A Fast Track Special Court here has sentenced a man to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 after he was found guilty of molesting a young woman inside her house.The convict, Krishna, son of Rajendra and a resident of Budhshaili village in Bhiwani district, was sentenced to three years’…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to order an inquiry into alleged “unauthorised activities” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claiming some officials were collecting data unrelated to the exercise and promoting Punjab govt schemes.In a representation to the ECI and Punjab…
Chandigarh: Emphasising that the matters concerning Gurbani and Sikh religious affairs should be addressed through Panthic institutions and established Sikh traditions rather than through state legislation, a section of Sikh scholars, intellectuals and legal experts on Wednesday demanded the repeal of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026.The unanimous view emerged…
Chandigarh: Supporters of former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday stepped up their social media campaign amid the Punjab Congress leadership crisis, with several party functionaries sharing posts carrying the slogan “Saara Punjab Channi De Naal”, even as Punjab affairs in-charge Bhupesh Baghel submitted his report on the state unit to the Congress high…
