Patiala: A bomb threat email sent to a private school in Patiala on Wednesday turned out to be a hoax, but not before triggering panic and evacuation of students, police said.The school informed police immediately after receiving the email warning of a blast. Classes were suspended and students were sent home as a precaution.Police teams…
CHANDIGARH: Start with doubt. Test the evidence. Challenge assumptions. Check your bias. Don’t rush to conclusions.These are the key lessons Punjab Police drew from the 1957 critically acclaimed Hollywood movie ’12 Angry Men’ for the training of 200 sub-inspectors of the force’s Bureau of Investigation who passed out in Jan.The bureau presented these lessons during…
CHANDIGARH: In the wake of Mumbai incident where four family members died allegedly after consuming watermelon, the food safety wing of the UT health dept launched a safety drive on Wednesday. Officials conducted random sampling of watermelons from 10 locations across the city to address growing public concern.The wing has also started tests in its…
CHANDIGARH: A recent survey conducted at the PGI has unveiled a severe burnout crisis among resident doctors, the backbone of the institution’s healthcare delivery. The study, which surveyed 462 residents across 38 departments, reveals that the gruelling work culture – marked by extreme hours and chronic fatigue – is pushing many of these medical professionals…
Sonipat: Thousands of wheat sacks were left exposed at Kharkhoda grain market and soaked in an unexpected spell of rain on Wednesday, triggering concern among farmers and traders over procurement and lifting delays.Market stakeholders blamed an acute shortage of transport vehicles and delayed lifting. Mandi association president Naresh Kumar acknowledged inadequate transportation arrangements had aggravated…
Sonipat: The BJP has expelled eight office-bearers in Sonipat for six years for contesting against the party’s candidates in the local municipal corporation (MC) elections.According to a communication issued by the party’s district office, the expelled functionaries defied the party line by entering the fray as independents and engaging in activities deemed detrimental to the…
Rohtak: The property ID issue has emerged as a key flashpoint in the Sampla municipal committee chairperson election, shaping voter sentiment ahead of the May 10 polling.The contest has turned multi-cornered, with BJP’s Parveen Coach and independents Rakesh Sarpanch, Sudhir Ohlyan, Ankit Ohlyan and Anil Sharma in the fray. With no Congress candidate, the campaign…
Amritsar: A jatha from Bengaluru comprising Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh devotees arrived at Golden Temple on Wednesday as part of a special outreach initiative supported by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).The group, led by Jarnail Singh and organised by Gurdwara Singh Sabha Bengaluru, along with the Karnataka Sikh Welfare Society, was received by SGPC…
Patiala: Police investigating Monday night’s IED blast on railway tracks near Shambhu have recovered a cache of militant weaponry, including a rocket propelled grenade (RPG), a 2.3kg IED, a hand grenade, explosives and high-end pistols from Panjwarh Khurd village in Tarn Taran after interrogating the arrested suspects, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.The suspected…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said canal water for paddy sowing will be released from May 1, with 21,000 cusecs set to be released across the state. Mann, who called the availability of canal water as a “decisive shift away from Punjab’s heavy reliance on groundwater”, said the state govt had invested…
