Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A major vehicle registration scam has been unearthed at the Ambala Cantonment sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) office, exposing large-scale irregularities and raising concerns over possible administrative complicity.According to preliminary findings, a copy of which is with TOI, vehicles from other states, particularly from those in the south, were registered at the SDM’s office using fake…

Bathinda: Farm forums SKM, KMM and AKM have announced plans to block rail traffic across the state for three hours, from 12 to 3 pm, on April 17, to protest against slow procurement of wheat. Earlier, farmer organisation BKU Ekta Ugrahan had called for protests at deputy commissioner offices on April 16, while farmer organisation…

Chandigarh: In a major step towards modernising urban transport systems, the state govt is seriously exploring the possibility of introducing advanced pod taxi (Glydways) transit system in urban centres across the state. The initiative is expected to usher in a new era of smart mobility in Haryana.In this regard, a high-level delegation from Japan’s Suzuki…

Shimla: Marking the 79th Himachal Day celebrations, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday announced relief for Class I and Class II govt officers, saying that the state govt had decided to withdraw its decision to defer their salaries. The CM also announed an allowance of Rs 1,500 per month for women of Kinnaur district…

Chandigarh: Punjab ministers on Wednesday rallied behind AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, condemning the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at premises linked to him and alleging misuse of central agencies for political purposes.Ministers took to social media to attack the BJP-led Centre, describing the action as part of a broader pattern of targeting political opponents….

Hisar: The Hisar police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing unit in Sirsa district and arrested two persons.The police also recovered weapons and a large cache of equipment used in making firearms.The action began on April 11, when a CIA team, led by sub-inspector Vijay Kumar, apprehended Sahil, a resident of…

Rohtak: With the state election commission announcing polls to urban local bodies, political activity has picked up in Sampla town, where the contest for the municipal committee chairman’s post is gathering pace.Garhi-Sampla-Kiloi — the jurisdiction covering Sampla — is the home turf of former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has represented the seat…

Ferozepur: To protest against the state govt’s decision to cut salaries, as many as 1,007 employees of the education department have have announced to hold a rally at Dirba on April 18. “We shall also leave our children at the residence of finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who had repeatedly assured us earlier that salaries…

Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday launched a sharp attack on the AAP-led govt in Punjab, accusing it of “abandoning farmers at a crucial time as wheat procurement remains slow across mandis in Punjab”.Majithia alleged that farmers, already hit by crop damage due to unseasonal rains and adverse weather, were…

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced the rollout of his govt’s much-awaited allowance for women, ‘Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna’, with registrations set to kick off on Wednesday and payments in July.The announcement came during a state-level function in Adampur, Jalandhar district, to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar. At…