Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana is racing to fast-track major industrial and logistics projects as the state seeks to position itself as one of the country’s leading manufacturing hubs, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday.Saini made the remarks while participating through videoconference in the third meeting of the Apex Monitoring…
Barinderjit.Saluja Mohali-Sirhind highway to open by end of Sept Mohali: Commuters between Mohali and Sirhind are set to get a major travel boost, with the Rs 651 crore Mohali-Sirhind greenfield national highway likely to be opened for traffic by the end of Sept after clearing its final inspection stage.The 27.37km access-controlled corridor, being developed by…
Trees still encased in concrete despite NGT order: Green grp Mohali: Trees across Mohali continue to be surrounded by concrete and bitumen despite National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions mandating a one-metre breathing space around their trunks, the Environment Protection Society (EPS) has alleged.The society has moved the executing court, accusing the municipal corporation (MC), Mohali,…
Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) functionary and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday criticised Punjab govt over a finance department order concerning implementation of court directions in cases related to the pending dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) of govt employees and…
MC set to tighten rules for meat shops, restaurants Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s monthly general house meeting will be held on Aug 20, followed by the finance and contract committee (F&CC) meeting on Aug 19, with several key agenda items expected to come up for discussion and approval.The MC secretary, with the consent of the…
Punjab BJP spokesperson Sarchand Singh Amritsar: The Punjab BJP on Monday lend support to officiating jathedar of the Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj’s call for increasing the Sikh population and his framing of the issue as a Panthic concern.The party, however, said that Giani Gargaj’s statement drew attention to another pressing issue — the…
Class XI student hits the mark with seven-medal haul Chandigarh: All of 16, Class XI student Krishdha has won seven medals at the 51st Chandigarh State Shooting Championship held at the Police Shooting Range, Sector 25.Krishdha, a Humanities student, clinched gold in the 10-metre air pistol ISSF senior and junior women categories and silver in…
Punjab transport minister Harpal Singh Cheema Chandigarh: To expand public transportation accessibility in rural areas, the Punjab govt will add 100 world-class ‘PRTC Junior’ buses to the PEPSU Road Transport Corporation fleet by mid-September, transport minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced on Monday after a review meeting with officials from the Punjab transport department to evaluate…
Chandigarh: Protests were held at Panjab University on Monday after around 80 to 90 students of the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) were reportedly detained from continuing their courses after being unable to meet the university’s 50% aggregate requirement.Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest in UIET, while members…
Chandigarh: Members of AAP’s student wing, ASAP, Monday staged a protest outside the Dean Students Welfare (DSW) office at PU, alleging poor maintenance of drinking water facilities in hostels and departments.The group claimed inspections at various hostels and departments revealed unhygienic water tanks, algae buildup and inadequate upkeep, forcing students to use contaminated water.Following the…
