Chandigarh: The municipal corporation has constituted a water management cell for the city to work on short-term and long-term water sustainability. The cell will focus on detecting non-revenue water — treated water lost before reaching consumers — identifying and resolving low-pressure areas, checking illegal borewells, ensuring the effective functioning of tubewells, and addressing machinery and…
Patiala: The Punjab State Information Commission (PSIC) has issued a showcause notice under Section 20(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, to the Public Information Officer (PIO) of the office the Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO), Nabha, for continued failure to furnish complete information to an RTI appellant, and warned that a bailable…
Qadian (Gurdaspur): Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, headquartered in Qadian, has issued a strong call for greater focus on scientific education and rational thinking and urged Ahmadi Muslims to engage deeply with modern knowledge systems and challenge misconceptions through evidence-based reasoning.Addressing a large gathering of youth, the global head of the…
Amritsar: Akali Dal Waris Punjab De activists on Saturday organised protests against former Congress minister Sukhjinder Randhawa over his remarks on Amritpal Singh. The party leaders and members gathered in large numbers, raised slogans against Sukhjinder Randhawa and the Congress party. They also carried a symbolic bier before burning his effigy at the District Courts…
Ropar: The entry tax dispute between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh escalated on Saturday, with a group of Nihang Singhs issuing a seven-day ultimatum to the Punjab government, warning they would set up encampments along the inter-state border and impose a reciprocal levy on Himachal-registered vehicles if no action is taken.At a gathering at Moura toll…
Shimla: Leader of the opposition in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, Jai Ram Thakur, on Saturday criticised the state govt over reports that nearly 20% of trainee students at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Nursing Institute in Rampur-Khaneri, Shimla district, had been infected with tuberculosis (TB).Thakur termed the situation alarming and blamed the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu dispensation…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh School Education Board will declare the Class 12 examination results on May 4 at 11 am. The results for all streams – Arts, Science and Commerce – will be announced simultaneously.Board chairman Dr Rajesh Sharma said that all necessary preparations for the result declaration had been completed. The Board is ensuring…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi on Saturday said the urban policies and regulatory frameworks must evolve to address emerging challenges of sustainability, infrastructure resilience, rapid urban expansion and citizen expectations.He said the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975 significantly contributed to planned urban growth, infrastructure creation and economic development in the…
Hisar: Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST), Hisar, has announced admissions for undergraduate (UG), postgraduate (PG) and integrated UG-PG programmes for the academic session 2026-27. The online application process for regular courses will commence from May 4. Vice-chancellor Prof Narsi Ram Bishnoi formally launched the admission portal on Saturday.Highlighting a major academic initiative,…
Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj, has rejected a proposal seeking permission to make a film on the life of Sikh warrior Hari Singh Nalwa, citing a recent directive prohibiting such portrayals.The Akal Takht decision is based on a ruling issued by the five Sikh high priests on Dec 28,…
