Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: The Punjab govt felicitated members of village defence committees (VDCs) and ward defence committees (WDCs) on Independence Day for their role in the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ anti-drug campaign, launching a fortnight-long review exercise that will culminate in a state-level meeting on August 31.The recognition drive follows an Aug 2…
Hisar: An 89-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by three unidentified motorcycle-borne men while he was sleeping outside his son’s house in Talwandi Rukka village late Saturday night.The deceased, Mahabir, was sleeping on a cot outside the residence of his younger son Om Prakash when the attack occurred on the night of August 15….
The commission noted that the Faridabad municipal commissioner had designated assistant-level officials as SPIOs, despite state govt instructions requiring the appointment of sufficiently senior officials to the post Chandigarh: The Haryana State Information Commission has raised concerns over appointing assistant-level officials as state public information officers (SPIOs), observing that this practice may undermine the effective…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday felicitated best-performing PM SHRI schools and Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools during the Independence Day celebrations, recognising their role in improving the quality of govt school education.PM SHRI Govt Senior Secondary School, Gangwa, Hisar, was adjudged the best PM SHRI school…
The Delhi-Patiala National Highway at Datasinghwala was secured with five layers of concrete and iron barricades, while a heavy police contingent and drones were deployed. Jind/Patiala/Bathinda: Haryana Police blocked the way of 51 Punjab farmers at the Khanauri-Datasinghwala border on Sunday as they sought to begin a 228-km foot march to Delhi, while several protesters,…
The ‘Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar’ scheme will be launched on Oct 2. Deputy commissioners have been directed to assess the needs of every identified family within two months and map them with suitable central and state govt welfare schemes. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a new welfare scheme for 1.8…
Congress MPs Sukjinder Singh Randhawa and Charanjit Singh Channi at a rally in Issru village near Ludhiana, Punjab, on Aug 16, 2026 Amritsar: Fissures within Punjab Congress came into sharper focus on Independence Day, with Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa openly challenging state party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring’s policy of limiting assembly tickets to…
Bathinda: The Haryana Police barricading of the Khanauri-Data Singhwala border has brought back into focus the killing of 21-year-old farmer protester Shubhkaran Singh of Ballo village in Bathinda, who died at the spot on Feb 21, 2024, during clashes as farmers attempted to move towards Delhi.The case remains pending, with the Punjab and Haryana high…
Amarjit Singh, a resident of Shekhamatta village. CHANDIGARH: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife in Punjab, police said on Saturday.A case has been registered against Amarjit Singh, a resident of Shekhamatta village, following a complaint by the victim’s father, Ram Chand.Singh and Rama had been married for…
Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists clashed with police while attempting to breach barricades near Chandigarh MOHALI: Tension prevailed at the Chandigarh-Mohali border on Saturday as Qaumi Insaaf Morcha activists attempted to breach police barricades and march towards Chandigarh. Security personnel stopped them, leading to a clash in which police used tear gas and water cannons to…
