Jind khap councils have moved to suppress marriages within the same village or clan lineage, declaring a social boycott of those involved Jind: The Naugama Khap in Jind, which has recently come into the spotlight over discussions surrounding love marriages, live-in relationships and homosexuality, has now decided to convene a women’s khap mahapanchayat in Ramrai…
Mahendragarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the suspension of a govt school principal in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district, who was penalised after students staged protests linked to the NEET paper leak controversy outside the school and raised slogans against the governing BJP.Naresh Kumar, principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Kanina Mandi, had challenged his…
Chandigarh: Under the Punjab Protection of Trees Bill, 2026, passed by the Vidhan Sabha recently, only a dead tree or one that has fallen without human intervention in an urban area may be cut. No one will be allowed to fell a tree in urban areas without permission, and anyone who cuts down a tree…
Chandigarh: As many as 12 Punjab Police officers will be honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.Inspector Baljit Singh has been selected for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. The Medal for Meritorious Service will be awarded to Babu…
Chandigarh: Around 500 students took part in a Tiranga Yatra organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Panjab University Friday ahead of Independence Day. Carrying a 200ft Tricolour, participants marched from the PU Market to the Student Centre, raising patriotic slogans. ABVP leaders said the annual event aims to honour freedom fighters and…
Himachal Pradesh deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri Shimla: Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Friday that around two lakh saplings would be planted across Una district during 2026-27 to strengthen environmental conservation and increase green cover.Speaking at the inauguration of the 77th District-Level Van Mahotsav at Kuthar Beed in Haroli, Agnihotri urged people…
Chandigarh: Sector 3 police have registered a case after the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) alleged that a man obtained a govt small flat in Dhanas by falsely showing his sister-in-law as his wife in official records.The case relates to Small Flat No. 1419-A and stems from a complaint forwarded by the CHB following an inquiry…
Punjab’s Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF), a dedicated highway patrol launched in 2024, is planning to use artificial intelligence, drones, satellite imagery and geospatial technology to build what the state police describes as India’s first 3D policing model for road safety.The force attended 43,983 road accidents between February 2024 and January 2026 and helped 47,386 people,…
The accused attacked the woman and her child with his slipper KAPURTHALA: After a video clip of a man assaulting a woman beggar, who was holding her child, with his slipper just outside a temple in Kapurthala emerged on social media, police booked the accused for assaulting and attempting to outrage her modesty.Accused Pawan Sharma…
The impact of the crane overturning also brought down electricity poles and overhead power lines in the area Panchkula: Two helpers in their early twenties died after a crane overturned while lifting a generator at a company premises in Industrial Area Phase II on Thursday afternoon.According to police, the accident occurred when a generator was…
