Surprise checking, combing operations at Chandigarh railway station Chandigarh: The UT Police Operation Cell, in coordination with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF), carried out a surprise security and combing operation at Chandigarh railway station.Joint teams conducted extensive checks of passenger coaches, waiting halls, parking areas, and parcel sections. Luggage was…
Amritsar: Leader of the opposition in Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Sunday held Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal responsible for continuing Bhagwant Singh Mann as the chief minister of Punjab despite being aware of his conduct.Bajwa claimed that the AAP chief’s decision made him “equally accountable” for the ongoing controversy.Congress representatives led…
Kangra: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced Rs 10 crore for the construction of the Bara Bhangal road, assured efforts to secure Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the region and unveiled a slew of development measures during his visit to the remote area of Kangra district, which was recently hit by natural calamities.Sukhu, who…
Chandigarh: Following legal scrutiny, expert consultations and a policy review, the Punjab School Education Department has decided against altering the qualification criteria for the recruitment of Physical Training Instructors (PTIs), concluding that the Diploma in Physical Education (DPEd), formerly known as the Certificate in Physical Education (CPEd), remains the most appropriate and legally sustainable qualification…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Saturday accused the AAP govt of making a U-turn on the rollout of the Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission-Gramin (VB G RAMG) scheme.Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring questioned why the govt implemented the scheme despite the assembly unanimously rejecting it during a special session on Dec 30,…
Chandigarh: In a major reversal of its earlier stand, the Punjab government has notified the Centre’s Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), barely six months after the state assembly unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the legislation as “anti-labour” and “anti-Dalit”.A gazette notification issued by the department of rural development and…
Amritsar: Acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj on Saturday urged the Uttarakhand government to take strict action against a man who allegedly threatened Sikhs with a “repeat of June 1984”, saying such remarks posed a serious threat to communal harmony and peace.The man, Ashish Negi of the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD), allegedly made…
Bathinda: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Saturday called for coordinated nationwide protests if the Centre goes ahead with signing the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which it claimed would harm small producers and the domestic economy.Appreciating the growing unity among farmer organisations on the issue, SKM alleged that the FTA would “pauperise petty…
Amritsar: Booth level officer (BLO) Satpal Singh of booth No. 101 under assembly constituency 20-Attari (SC) visited the residence of conjoined twins Sohna Singh and Mohna Singh on Saturday to distribute pre-filled enumeration forms as part of special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab.Though conjoined, the brothers are registered as separate eligible voters….
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s (SGPC) general house on Saturday resolved to convene a congregation on July 5 to rally support for the Akal Takht’s directive calling upon Sikhs to boycott Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann.The resolution, passed at a special session of the SGPC general house at Teja Singh Samundari Hall here, also…
