Good luck, Nandini Sharma Chandigarh: Fresh off a T20 World Cup nod, city cricketer and Delhi Capitals standout Nandini Sharma is heading to Japan to defend India’s Asian Games gold won in 2023 at Hangzhou.She will travel to Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in Sept. Before she became part of the ongoing T20 World Cup in England, her…
Shimla: A 43-year-old man and his 11-year-old daughter were killed after their car plunged into a deep gorge while being turned around near Nerwa in Shimla district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Lokendra Dhanaik and his daughter, Tiya, residents of Babi village in Nerwa tehsil. The accident occurred around 6am at Babi Kainchi…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s first indigenous biochar plant, coming up at Neri in Hamirpur district, is expected to generate around 28,800 carbon credits over the next decade while boosting environmental conservation and creating rural livelihoods, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Tuesday.Reviewing the project’s progress, Sukhu said two biochar plants are being established at Neri…
Shimla: Governor Kavinder Gupta on Tuesday inaugurated an artificial limb distribution camp at Lok Bhavan, organised by ACT Humane in collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh State Red Cross Society.Around 15 persons with disabilities from Una, Kangra, Rohru, Shimla and Sirmaur received artificial limbs to help improve their mobility and independence. Addressing the beneficiaries, the governor…
A third IAS officer, Pardeep Kumar, was arrested by the CBI on his retirement day in connection with a Rs 169 crore embezzlement from Haryana government funds. CHANDIGARH: The CBI on Tuesday arrested a third IAS officer in connection with the Haryana govt funds scam, picking up the former Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB)…
Patiala: A blistering heatwave and the ongoing paddy sowing season pushed Punjab’s power infrastructure to its limit, with residents and industries across the state reeling under severe, unscheduled power outages.Power experts revealed that while the officially logged demand hovered around the 17,000 MW mark, the actual unrestricted demand breached 18,000 MW. The state utility heavily…
AMBALA: A four-year-old child died despite a 19-hour rescue operation after falling into a 220-foot-deep open borewell in Haryana’s Dhanaura village. The toddler was declared “brought dead” soon after being rescued from the shaft.The incident unfolded early Tuesday morning, prompting a massive multi-agency rescue operation involving the Indian Army, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF),…
Shimla: The Shimla police on Tuesday claimed to have solved the murder case of Manisha Mittal, 41, administrator of Saraswati Paradise International Public School in Sanjauli’s Housing Board Colony, with the arrest of her brother Himank Mittal (33) and his business partner Govind (31) from Rohtak in Haryana.The school operator was shot dead by two…
Sangrur: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday inaugurated an Olympic-standard swimming pool built at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore at War Heroes Stadium in Sangrur and said the district would emerge as a nursery for Asian, World and Olympic champions.Sharing a video from the programme, Bhagwant Mann stated on X: “Today, the people…
Sonipat: Sonipat police have launched a special district-wide crackdown against vehicles fitted with illegal black films, dark or invisible sunshades, tampered High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs), and those misusing temporary registration numbers.As part of the drive, traffic police teams, along with other field units, are conducting intensive vehicle inspections at multiple locations across the district….
