Chandigarh: The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has issued bailable warrants against the block development and panchayat officer (BDPO) of Jalalabad block in Fazilka district for repeatedly failing to appear before it or comply with directions in an RTI case pending since 2023.State Information Commissioner Harpreet Sandhu ordered the action after the officer failed to…
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana were among states that recorded the sharpest increases in the proportion of underweight children under 5 years of age between NFHS-5 (2019-21) and NFHS-6 (2023-24), according to an SBI Research analysis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6 data.While the national prevalence of underweight children declined marginally from 32.1% in 2019-21 to…
Chandigarh: A total of 20 students and six teachers from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, completed a 425km cycling expedition from Manali to Leh, navigating high-altitude mountain passes and rugged terrain in a journey dedicated to Army personnel serving in frontier regions.The expedition, organised by the school’s Cycling and Adventure Club, was flagged off from the…
Amritsar: A research scholar from the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) represented India at the 26th Tetrahedron Symposium 2026 held in Shenzhen, China, according to a university release issued on Monday.Karanvir Singh, pursuing his PhD under the supervision of Prof Preet Mohinder Singh Bedi, participated in the symposium organised by…
Amritsar: Two incidents of violence within 48 hours have raised fresh concerns over law and order in the city, with a man hacked to death outside the railway station and a businessman shot and critically injured in a separate attack.In the first incident, a 27-year-old man, Amardeep Singh alias Giani, was allegedly hacked to death…
Bathinda: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday claimed that opposition to Punjab’s stringent anti-sacrilege law stemmed from fears that it would eventually “reach the necks of those involved in sacrilege” as he launched a fresh attack on the Shiromani Akali Dal leadership and the SGPC.Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Panjgrain Kalan village in…
Chandigarh: A complaint questioning a faculty appointment at a college in Chandigarh, reached Panjab University (PU) in 2013. The appointment involved a faculty member who was the ward of the then college principal and PU senator.Over the next 13 years, the issue would trigger complaints, verification proceedings in Meghalaya, a university inquiry and a Syndicate-approved…
Times News NetworkMohali: In a bid to strengthen the city’s drainage system ahead of the monsoon, mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana on Monday carried out an extensive inspection of blocked road gullies and resource management centre (RMC) points across the city. He was accompanied by the MC commissioner and the chief engineer during the daylong exercise.The…
Ministry reconstitutes Chandigarh environmental clearance bodies Chandigarh: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has officially reconstituted the state-level environment impact assessment authority and the expert appraisal committee for Chandigarh, establishing a new three-year term that will dictate the ecological oversight of future urban development.As the apex regulatory body, the assessment authority is tasked…
Power related demands The sun rise through electrical poles of power grid at Nunna village near Vijayawada on Wednesday. pic: Mahesh G. Chandigarh: Industrial consumers on Monday voiced serious concerns about rising electricity bills and billing-related issues during a meeting with officials of Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) in Industrial Area, Phase-II.During the discussions, industrialists…
