Chandigarh: To protect human rights and preserve the dignity of the deceased, the Punjab govt has directed all govt and private hospitals, nursing homes and clinical establishments not to withhold dead bodies over non-payment of hospital bills or any other pending dues.The directions were issued by the director, health and family welfare, Punjab, in compliance…
Bathinda: Intense lobbying was underway within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of elections to the posts of mayor in the municipal corporations of Bathinda, Barnala and Moga on Thursday.Sources said the names of Padamjit Singh Mehta in Bathinda and Hasanpreet Bhardwaj in Barnala have emerged as frontrunners, though the party is yet to make…
CHANDIGARH: A gym owner was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants in Haryana’s Hansi on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred near Fawwara Chowk while the victim was conducting an outdoor workout session with a group of young men and women, according to news agency PTI.According to police, the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and opened…
Amritsar: The hearing on the anticipatory bail application of Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former MLA Bikram Singh Majithia was adjourned by a local court here on Wednesday.Bhagwant Singh Sialka, Majithia’s counsel, said the hearing in the case would now be held on Thursday.He further said that the court granted relief to Bikramjit Singh Bath,…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced that the Punjab govt will formulate a comprehensive state-wide policy to “permanently resolve” long-pending issues faced by citizens who have invested their savings in unauthorised property plots across the state.Mann said that strict legal action would be initiated against unscrupulous colonisers, while the Punjab govt would…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved free bus travel for NEET aspirants and one attendant, recruitment of 1,013 lecturers and 156 junior engineers, and a series of measures relating to waste management, industrial growth and civil services reforms.An official said students appearing for the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 will be allowed free travel…
Batala: Unidentified assailants opened fire at Gurbindar Singh, the AAP youth president for the Fatehgarh Churian assembly constituency and sarpanch of Qadian Rajputan, in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Tuesday evening, leaving him critically wounded.Gurbindar Singh was about to step into his vehicle after visiting his uncle at his home in Qadian Rajputan, around 14 km…
Upon arriving at the crime scene, a police team found that the victim’s brother had already brought him down from the ceiling. Officers rushed the man to the GMSH-16, where doctors declared him dead. Chandigarh: A 31-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Dhanas, late…
Expressing concern over the “alarming and unsatisfactory” state of the processing facility, Samana issued a deadline till Thursday for officials to submit a comprehensive report. Mohali: On his very first day in office, newly elected Mohali mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana launched a surprise inspection of the city’s garbage management system on Tuesday. Accompanied by the…
The victim, who works at the Sector 47 Sampark Centre, was walking near his workplace when the SUV forcibly intercepted him. Chandigarh: Occupants of a white SUV allegedly assaulted a man and snatched ₹11,000 from him near the Sector 47 Sampark Centre late Tuesday night. Following the incident, the Sector 31 police station registered a…
