Sonipat: With the Sonipat Municipal Corporation elections scheduled for May 10, the Haryana State Election Commission has stepped up preparations to ensure a free, fair and fear-free voting process. As per senior officials, 2011-batch IPS officer and joint commissioner of police (JCP) Rajendra Kumar Meena has been appointed as the police observer to oversee law…
Patiala: An ISI-backed Khalistani terror plot boomeranged when an alleged saboteur was killed while planting an IED on the railway tracks in the dedicated freight corridor in Patiala district late Monday night, police said on Tuesday, adding that four members of the terror module were nabbed within 12 hours.SSP Varun Sharma called it a low-intensity…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5. CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5 regarding the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party.Mann said the President has given him an appointment…
Chandigarh: More than 1.3 lakh pilgrims have participated in Punjab’s free pilgrimage scheme, revenue minister Hardeep Singh Mundian has announced on Tuesday. The state-funded Mukh Mantri Teerth Yatra Yojana covers all travel, lodging, and medical costs for residents aged 50 and above.The second phase launched in Oct 2025 to honour the 350th martyrdom anniversary of…
Chandigarh: Hitting back at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its protests against Rajya Sabha MPs who switched to the BJP, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Tuesday defended the leaders, saying those being labelled as “traitors” were known for their hard work and achievements and had brought global recognition to Punjab and Punjabis.Addressing…
Chandigarh: Condemning the railway track blast in Patiala, Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday hit out at AAP govt in the state, blaming it for deteriorating law and order.Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring accused AAP govt of “putting the hard-earned peace in Punjab at stake”. “While AAP is busy in…
CHANDIGARH: Two men out for a walk were shot dead while in Bhoma village under Batala police district on Monday night.Police suspect four assailants on motorbikes sprayed bullets on 40-year-old Kashmir Singh and 19-year-old Jugraj Singh, a local-level kabaddi player, between 9pm and 9.30 pm on the outskirts of the village. A third person, also…
Chandigarh: Describing the “attempted” blast on the Rajpura-Shambhu railway track as “deeply alarming and utterly shameful”, Congress leader and Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday lambasted both the Punjab govt and the Centre.The former deputy chief minister of Punjab said, “The Rajpura-Shambhu railway track is one of the busiest and most strategically critical rail…
Chandigarh: Shooters killed two men and wounded a teenager during their evening walk in Batala area’s Bhoma village on Monday night.Kashmir Singh, 40, and local kabaddi player Jugraj Singh, 19, were ambushed on the village outskirts between 9 and 9.30pm. A third companion, 18-year-old Jugraj Singh, remains hospitalised with gunshot wounds.Batala senior superintendent of police…
Chandigarh: The Netherlands is considering Punjab as a primary rose supplier to replace Ethiopia, a move that could transform the state into a global floriculture hub, chief minister Bhagwant Mann has announced on Tuesday.Following a diplomatic mission to the Netherlands and Finland, Mann said Dutch importers identified Punjab as a cost-effective alternative for floral markets….
