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Shimla: Highlighting the enduring relevance of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision, Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta on Friday described India’s first Deputy Prime Minister as not only the architect of the nation’s political integration but also a steadfast advocate of Indian federalism.Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day international seminar on ‘Sardar Patel’s Vision of Integration,…

Chandigarh: The town vending committee (TVC) Friday decided to allot vending sites to all eligible street vendors through a draw of lots on July 18 at the municipal corporation office in Sector 17. A public notice will be issued before the exercise begins.To comply with Supreme Court directions, the committee also resolved to allot vending…

Season’s highest rainfall cools Tricity Chandigarh: Overnight rain brought much-needed relief from humidity in Chandigarh, with the city recording its heaviest spell of the southwest monsoon season so far this year. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Chandigarh weather observatory recorded 92.3mm rainfall between 8:30am on Thursday and 8:30am on Friday.The downpour led…

Bathinda: Despite the Southwest Monsoon drenching large parts of the country, Punjab continues to grapple with a rainfall deficit, while neighbouring Haryana and Himachal Pradesh have recorded near-normal monsoon rainfall since June 1. Punjab has recorded a 28% rainfall deficit from June 1 till the morning of July 10, receiving 70.4 mm of rain against…

Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj is on a 3-day visit to Hong Kong where the Sikhs first arrived about 125 years ago and established the Sri Guru Singh Sabha in 1901.Accompanied by his media adviser Jaskaran Singh and others, the jathedar was accorded a warm welcome by the local…

Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday held a protest demanding the removal of the ban on the film ‘Satluj’, calling it a reminder for the younger generations about the painful truths of Punjab’s history.The Diljit Dosanjh starrer is a biopic on human rights activists Jaswant Singh Khalra who highlighted illegal extrajudicial killings…

Bathinda: Two major farmer organisations on Friday held a massive protest at the Dussehra Ground in Chandigarh’s Sector 34 against the proposed Indo-US trade deal and the Punjab govt’s revised land pooling scheme.After three-day preparation, members of BKU (Ekta-Ugrahan) and BKU (Ekta-Dakaunda) staged a vehicle march, with many sitting on the roofs of buses arriving…

Install recharge wells in every park, clean sewers: Haryana CM Sonipat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a ‘Mace’ by Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini during a public meeting ahead of Haryana Assembly Elections in Sonipat on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.(IANS) Panchkula: The fourth meeting of the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority (PMDA), chaired by…

School buses parked in Chandigarh Motor Vehoicle Department’s inspections of educational institutions buses on Saturday at Kalamasserey polytechnic ground in Kochi . RTO Shaji led the mass inspection of 278 buses owned by schools and colleges in and around Ernakulam. photo by: Jipson Sikhera Chandigarh: In a bid to enhance the safety of schoolchildren and…

The Haryana Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, appointing a new Police Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Panchkula along with transferring several other senior officers.According to the orders issued by the Home Department, 2007-batch IPS officer Pankaj Nain has been appointed as the new Police…