Bathinda: Wheat arrivals and procurement crossed the one-million-tonne mark for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with brisk purchases pushing procurement to over 88% of total arrivals across Punjab. However, lifting of purchased grain from mandis remains sluggish, with just 11.9% of the procured stock lifted till Sunday evening.Procurement rose by more than four percentage…
Kullu: The Himachal Pradesh govt has ordered a temporary deferment of up to 30% monthly salaries of senior state officials for six months.A notification issued on Saturday by finance secretary Ashish Singhmar said the decision was taken in view of the “prevailing financial circumstances” and “in the interest of prudent fiscal management.” The measure takes…
Shimla: Campaigning for his party in the Chowrangee assembly constituency, Himachal Pradesh chief minister and Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the voters in West Bengal, especially the youth, aspire for change and want a govt focussed on development, transparency and good governance. Addressing a public gathering at Kolkata on Saturday evening, Sukhu said after…
Jalandhar: Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the failure of the women’s reservation Bill to move forward in the Lok Sabha was not a setback for the BJP, but for opposition parties, which, he added, would have to face the consequences.Addressing a press conference titled ‘Mahila Jan Aakrosh’ and a part of the…
Bathinda: Heatwave conditions are beginning to take hold across North India, with maximum temperatures already rising sharply and set to climb further in the coming days. Several places in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh recorded temperatures 3.1°C to 5°C above normal till Sunday morning. The India Meteorological Department has forecast a further 2–4°C increase in…
Hisar: The police probe into the violence that followed the INSO protest at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST) has taken a fresh turn, with the inquiry officer virtually giving a clean chit to CIA in-charge inspector Pawan while raising serious questions over former deputy CM Dushyant Chautala’s convoy and its pilot vehicle….
Chandigarh: A 51-year-old scooterist was killed after being hit by an e-rickshaw in a hit-and-run incident near the Sector 27/28 light point on Saturday afternoon. Sector 26 police registered a case against an unidentified e-rickshaw driver and kept the victim’s body in the mortuary for postmortem. Police identified the deceased as Hanif Ahmad, a resident…
Mohali: Police registered a case after 26 objectionable files, including content linked to child sexual exploitation, were found circulating through two Gmail accounts. Officials said the case was initiated following a tip-off received through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which has been regularly flagging such instances. Acting on the alert, cyber…
Chandigarh: With the Chandigarh administration pushing for wider public transport coverage across the Tricity as well as other states and cities, the UT transport department has recorded a sharp rise in revenue across all categories of bus services over the past five financial years. Official data shows significant growth in earnings from long-route buses, Tricity…
Chandigarh: A 60-year-old man was critically injured rafter being hit by an unknown car driver near Burail Jail Chowk. The victim is battling for life in PGI. Sector 49 police have registered a case on the statement of his wife and are checking CCTV cameras installed near the accident spot.Sumitra Devi, a resident of Small…
