Amritsar: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has objected to ‘unnecessary questioning’ of devotees visiting the Parikrama of Golden Temple by some vloggers and media personnel. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, SGPC chief secretary Kulwant Singh Mannan said that lakhs of devotees visit Golden Temple every day with devotion. ” During this time, questioning…
Amritsar/Jalandhar: Back-to-back explosions near security installations in Punjab have triggered panic, raised fresh security concerns and put agencies on high alert. Within three hours of a blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar, a powerful explosion occurred near the Army cantonment in the Khasa area of Amritsar around 11 pm on Tuesday. Officials…
Panchkula: The upcoming municipal corporation elections in Panchkula are witnessing no or subdued presence from the INLD and the JJP, both of which stem from Chaudhary Devi Lal’s clan, that was once a dominant political force in Haryana.The JJP, which last time contested Panchkula civic body elections in alliance with the BJP, has completely stayed…
Kullu: Amid allegations of environmental damage and regulatory violations, Dinesh Butail, a prominent tea grower from Palampur, has disclosed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the hydroelectricity project he owned in Kasol had been transferred to a new firm.In an affidavit submitted recently to the NGT, Butail stated that the Grahan Kasol hydro project…
Hisar: A 26-year-old assistant lineman (ALM) died after being electrocuted while repairing a power line in HSVP Sector on Tuesday. Aman, a resident of Dadri village, was working as an ALM for the past two- to two-and-a-half years.According to initial reports, Aman, along with two other employees, went to attend to a fault in the…
ROPAR: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday squarely blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for twin blast-like incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar, calling them “BJP’s preparation for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.”Speaking to the media at the outset of his four-day ‘Shukrana Yatra’ — which began with obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib in…
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday moved in to secure forensic evidence and gather key inputs from the twin blast sites in Jalandhar and Amritsar, with teams rushing to assist the Punjab Police in piecing together the sequence behind the back-to-back explosions.Sources said NIA teams are en route and will work alongside…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday reacted to two blast incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar that occurred within hours of each other, sparking panic across the state.Blaming the BJP, Mann said, “This is BJP’s way of working — in any state where they want to contest elections, they first create riots, carry out…
MOHALI: A major accident was averted at Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport on Tuesday after a power bank allegedly caught fire inside an IndiGo flight that had arrived from Hyderabad, triggering panic among passengers. Six people were injured and taken to hospital.According to airport officials, IndiGo flight 6E 108 from Hyderabad landed at Chandigarh airport…
Chandigarh: The process to appoint the next vice-chancellor of Panjab University has entered the scrutiny stage with over 100 applications received by the deadline that ended Tuesday, university officials said.The development comes amid the impending conclusion of incumbent vice-chancellor Renu Vig’s tenure later this month. Her original term was to end in March, but she…
