Amritsar: Punjab’s newly enacted Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has triggered sharp debate within the Sikh community, with scholars, lawyers, and Panthic leaders warning that the legislation meant to curb sacrilege could also criminalise granthis, sevadars, gurdwara committees, and even families for inadvertent negligence involving sacred saroops. Critics fear misuse…
Chandigarh: Despite the model code of conduct restrictions for the May 10 elections to seven civic bodies, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched the Haryana Online Building Plan Approval System – a digital platform for approving building plans for residential units within the civic bodies’ jurisdiction.He also initiated the process of sending…
Chandigarh: Taking a dig at the AAP-led govt in Punjab, state BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Friday said the Enforcement Directorate’s action in Mohali had “exposed divisions within the party”.In a written statement, he said, “The infighting is entirely internal, yet whenever someone leaves the party, the BJP is blamed for it.”Earlier in the day,…
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday ordered Punjab govt not to take any coercive action against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected from AAP to BJP, without its permission.Pathak had moved the HC seeking directions for Punjab govt to supply a copy of FIRs registered against him. The next hearing is…
Mohali: The newly created Banur sub-division in SAS Nagar district got its first sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) with 2024-batch Punjab Civil Services officer Dr Ankita Kansal assuming charge. She will also continue to serve as assistant commissioner (general) at the District Administrative Complex in SAS Nagar. After taking charge, she said her priority would be to…
Chandigarh: The administration has decided to set up a senior citizen home on part of the group home, Sector 31, which was originally constructed as a facility for people with mental and intellectual disabilities. The department of social welfare has invited Chandigarh residents to fill vacant seats of the paid senior citizen home.The senior citizen…
Chandigarh: Students at Panjab University (PU) sought corrective action within two days after newly-installed nameplates outside rooms and offices at University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) featured Hindi, English and Braille, but not the Punjabi language.Members of student organisation Sath submitted a memorandum to the Equal Opportunity Cell, seeking inclusion of Punjabi on new signboards…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has notified the Chandigarh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) (Amendment) Rules, 2026. According to the amended rules, licences to be issued to manufacturers and dealers of weights and measures under the Act and Rules shall henceforth be issued on self-declaration basis, without the need for physical inspection of the premises. All licences issued…
Chandigarh: A routine visit to the market or even a walk in the park may turn into a traumatising experience for residents targeted by snatchers. Besides the obvious financial loss, victims are also forced to cope with the emotional toll of having their sense of safety and personal space violated.A total of 36 snatching cases…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: In a bid to check encroachments set up by vendors in the evening and at night, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has extended duty hours of the enforcement department till 10pm. Most municipal councillors supported the move to extend timings during a recent MC house meeting. Duty roster of enforcement inspectors and their…
