Rewari: Anger over prolonged power and water shortages spilled onto the streets in Rewari district, as villagers intensified their protest on the second day by blocking a key road and demanding immediate intervention from the authorities.Women from Chhuriyawas village staged a sit-in on the Rewari–Bawal road, placing barricades across the carriageway and forming a human…
Hisar: In a significant development linked to the Chanot village water agitation, the administration has acted against over 30 social media accounts allegedly associated with the ongoing protest over the removal of a T-connection from a drinking water pipeline. The protest, which has now stretched on for 46 days, has seen villagers hold a mahapanchayat…
Haryana BJP chief Dr Archana Gupta questions former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal’s development legacy HISAR: Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta stirred political debate in Dabwali on Tuesday after questioning the developmental legacy of former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal, saying that despite being a mass leader, “he did nothing for the…
The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields to deliver food to his grandfather when the incident occurred AMBALA: A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep borewell in Dhanaura village of Barara in Ambala district on Tuesday morning, officials said.The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields…
Chandigarh: Congress leaders on Monday accused the AAP govt of mishandling the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, alleging that its own legislators were not fully aware of the legislation they had passed and that the govt had failed to consult the Akal Takht before framing the law.Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa…
Chandigarh: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha in Punjabi at Parliament House, saying he would be the “voice of three crore Punjabis” in the Upper House.Chugh said he would strongly advocate Punjab’s interests, aspirations and self-respect in Parliament. He said the state’s drug menace,…
Chandigarh/Mohali: The Congress, BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday intensified their attack on the AAP govt over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, alleging that the legislation was enacted without consulting Sikh stakeholders and accusing the Punjab govt of bypassing established religious institutions.Congress…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt will examine the amendments proposed by the Akal Takht to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, and take a “positive decision”, state finance minister minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Monday after the Takht gave the govt one month to amend the legislation.Cheema said the proposed…
Ajnala: An Ajnala youth who had gone to Slovakia on a work permit eight months ago in search of better employment opportunities drowned there, leaving his family devastated. The family has now appealed to the Centre, Punjab govt and the Indian embassy there to expedite the repatriation of his body.Gursewak Singh (24), a resident of…
Chandigarh: The empanelment committee of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will meet on Tuesday to shortlist three officers for the appointment of a regular DGP for Punjab.The governing AAP will have the discretion to select one officer from the panel. This move will provide the state with a regular DGP months ahead of the…
