Bathinda: For the second time in the last five days, a breach occurred in the Bhikhi distributary near Bhikhi town in Mansa district, submerging more than 100 acres of paddy fields and low-lying areas. A bridge is being built near Bhikhi over the distributary, and a sewerage pipeline is being laid under the distributary at…
Bathinda: A massive fire broke out in the ethanol storage tank at the extra neutral alcohol (ENA) distillery at Machhana village in Bathinda on Friday. Over a dozen fire tenders doused the blaze after several hours of struggle.The reason behind the fire and the losses is yet to be ascertained.The distillery – Bathinda Chemicals Limited…
Pathankot: Grieving the loss of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who died in an accident in New York’s Central Park after falling from a horse-drawn carriage, his family is now struggling to bring his body back home for last rites.Romanch’s grandfather, Suresh Mahajan, a resident of Indira Colony, said the teenager had travelled to the US with…
Bathinda: A delegation of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Punjab, on Friday met Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria and submitted a 16-point charter of demands, including revocation of the notification ending Punjab’s permanent membership in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), legal guarantee of MSP under the C2+50% formula for all crops, and opposition to…
The designated awareness vehicle will travel through various sectors and high-traffic public spots across Chandigarh to distribute information on how eligible citizens can verify and update their voter details Chandigarh: Chandigarh deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Nishant Kumar Yadav flagged off a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) public awareness vehicle from the Chandigarh secretariat in Sector 9…
A total of seven examination centres have been designated in schools across Chandigarh for NEET-UG 2026. Chandigarh: Ahead of the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026, deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav elaborated on the arrangements made by the administration to ensure smooth and transparent conduct of the examination.NEET-UG 2026, conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA),…
Mohali: Punjab social security, women and child development minister Dr Baljit Kaur on Friday inaugurated the construction of a seven-storey Working Women Hostel in Sector 66, Mohali. Estimated to cost Rs 70 crore, the state-of-the-art facility will accommodate 484 working women upon completion, making it the largest govt-run hostel of its kind in the state.The…
Police intercepted the demonstrators as they carried placards and attempted to breach security barricades, subsequently detaining several party workers and taking them to the Sector 34 police station Chandigarh: The Chandigarh unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) staged a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) Sector 33 office on Friday, demanding the resignation…
Pawan.Tiwari1Chandigarh: The masked men who walked into the Sector 11 chemist store and brutally shot down Janki Das did so in cold blood, as part of a premediated contract killing plot, investigations revealed. Police said the brazen June 13 murder was planned in detail, with the shooters given precise information about the shop, Das’s identity,…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: IAS officer Ram Kumar Singh, arrested in the Rs 79.4 crore fund scam in Panchkula Municipal Corporation, was produced before the special CBI court in Panchkula and remanded in police custody. The agency arrested Singh on Thursday.In court, CBI argued that crucial messages and communication records from Singh’s mobile phone were missing….
