Amritsar: A massive fire broke out at Bansan Wala Bazaar in the Rambagh area on Thursday evening, killing a man and destroying 12-13 shops.The blaze engulfed several shops in the market known for manufacturing and selling bamboo ladders and other highly combustible bamboo products.Within minutes, flames rising several feet high spread across adjoining shops, triggering…
Chamba: For the first time since the issuance of notification of the Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamba in 1974, wildlife authorities have obtained conclusive evidence of the presence of the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) after capturing photographic and video evidence of four brown bears.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Wildlife, Chamba, Kuldeep Singh Jamwal,…
Chandigarh: BJP national executive member and former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday voiced his resentment at the appointment of his former Congress colleague Kewal Singh Dhillon as Punjab BJP president.On Dhillon being projected as BJP’s Jat Sikh face, Amarinder told TOI that it was time to move past castes, and expressed his…
Seechewal (Jalandhar): Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that some political parties in Punjab were trying to divide people in the name of religion and cautioned people against divisive politics. He also said that there were forces that wanted to gain power by creating communal strife, but they would not succeed because…
Jalandhar: The Nawanshahr police have booked the former chancellor of Lamrin Tech Skills University, Rail Majra, for cheating and criminal breach of trust on a complaint filed by university chancellor Nirmal Singh Rayat, owner and chancellor of the university. In his complaint given to the police, Rayat alleged that Sandeep Singh Kaura started working with…
Shimla: The second phase of panchayat elections in Himachal Pradesh recorded an overall voter turnout of 80% across 1,276 gram panchayats on Thursday, according to the state election commission. Polling for the third phase in the remaining panchayats will be held on May 30.The first phase polling for 1,293 gram panchayats on May 26 recorded…
Mohali: Two cadets of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI) — Arpit Parashar (9th course) and Vishesh Sood (10th course) — have been commissioned as officers in the Indian Navy at the Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala, Kerala.The parade was reviewed by Vice Admiral Sameer…
Newly appointed Haryana BJP State President, Archana Gupta CHANDIGARH: The Haryana BJP on Thursday appointed Archana Gupta as the new president of its state unit, making her only the second woman to head the party in Haryana in more than four decades.Gupta, a doctor by profession (radiologist), is at present the party state general secretary.Kamla…
Raja Randhir Singh with team members that won a silver medal at Asian Games Delhi 1982 CHANDIGARH: Raja Randhir Singh, a five-time Olympian, decorated shooter and one of India’s most influential sports administrators, passed away at the age of 79 on Wednesday after battling age-related ailments. He was the first cousin of former Punjab chief…
Chandigarh: To provide continuous career counselling support to students in govt schools, with special focus on the key transition stages of Classes X and XII, the Punjab govt is set to implement a state-wide career counselling framework across govt high and senior secondary schools.The project will be implemented through a hybrid service delivery model, comprising…
