Patiala: The PSEB Engineers’ Association during its general body meeting in Patiala on Monday condemned political interference and recent arbitrary actions by the Punjab govt and PSPCL, while discussing emerging challenges to the stability and autonomy of the state power sector.The meeting opposed the govt’s move to sell power sector properties and assets, highlighted hurdles…
Bathinda: Police early Monday broke up a protest by workers seeking a revision of wages, standard working hours, and congenial conditions at a private company in Jeeda village on the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway, detaining 80 people, including 13 women.The standoff was resolved by 8pm as the firm’s management agreed to pay Rs 500 per day…
Chandigarh: Observing that the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be used to settle personal scores, the Punjab State Information Commission has said vexatious and non-public-interest applications can be rejected at the level of a public information officer (PIO). It held that such requests disrupt the functioning of public authorities and undermine the spirit of…
Chandigarh: Observing that the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be used to settle personal scores, the Punjab State Information Commission has said vexatious and non-public-interest applications can be rejected at the level of a public information officer (PIO). It held that such requests disrupt the functioning of public authorities and undermine the spirit of…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke to the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who recently defected from AAP to the BJP. In his trademark blend of satire and storytelling, Mann compared the political “betrayal” to a domestic farce, suggesting that the constant proximity between the defectors and the BJP at…
Kullu: In an alert issued for the month of March, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared a total of 141 drugs to be of substandard quality. Out of these, 47 (33.3%) were manufactured in Himachal Pradesh.The drugs flagged by the central lab are used for treating various conditions like high blood pressure,…
Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday virtually inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 34.31 crore at Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.The CM inaugurated a hostel with a capacity of 107 students at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri (Hamirpur). The hostel has…
CHANDIGARH: The Delhi High Court on Monday closed proceedings on a petition filed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi against the release of ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ on an OTT platform, observing that nothing remained in the matter in view of the Centre’s advice to the OTT platform against releasing the docuseries.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that unless…
Chandigarh: A team of health officials from Panipat on Sunday unearthed a racket involved in sex determination tests running under the guise of a private clinic from a house in Karnal. The raiding party also recovered a hand-held ultrasound machine from the person apprehended from the spot.The operation was carried out by PNDT prevention team…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Congress on Sunday promised a transparent, resident-friendly civic administration, with a focus on infrastructure upgrades, accountability and citizen-centric services, ahead of polls to seven urban local bodies.The party has fielded candidates for mayoral and corporator posts in municipal corporations, including Panchkula, Ambala and Sonipat, while contesting top posts in smaller bodies.Releasing the…
