Jalandhar: In Kewal Singh Dhillon, BJP’s Punjab unit got its second Sikh and first Jat Sikh president. He replaced a Hindu Jat, Sunil Jakhar, who happened to be the first Jat to hold the post in BJP.Dhillon, who took to the turban after joining politics, has been appointed as an outreach to the politically dominant…
Youngsters in Punjab are being recruited as killers for meager sums, often as little as Rs 5,500, fueled by drug addiction and unemployment. Driven by drugs and a lack of jobs, youngsters are turning to killing for meagre sums as police grapple with new recruitment networks and a growing spate of crimeAll it takes is…
Bathinda: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) will host a public hearing on June 17 to gather suggestions and objections regarding a proposed 3-million-tonne-per-annum (TPA) cement plant in Bathinda’s Maiserkhana village.The hearing is a key step for JK Cement Limited which plans to set up the facility across 26.79 hectares. The project requires mandatory environmental…
Bathinda: Nearly two years after the inspection of the site for the proposed Malwa Canal to be constructed in Ferozepur, Faridkot and Muktsar districts by chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) is holding public hearings for raising suggestions/objections, if any, for the project proponent to obtain environmental clearance from the state…
Mohali MLA Kulwant Singh on Monday launched a public participation initiative, inviting residents and govt employees to submit suggestions for improving civic infrastructure.During a meeting with the MC commissioner, mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor at the MC office, the MLA said suggestions would be welcomed from everyone. He encouraged people to submit their…
Chandigarh DC Nishant Kumar Yadav with women’s handball team Chandigarh: DC Nishant Kumar Yadav met players and coaches of the Indian Women’s Under-20 Handball Team on Monday ahead of the Women’s Under-20 Handball World Championship 2026 in China from June 24 to July 5.The deputy commissioner wished the team all the best for the tournament….
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court has taken suo motu cognisance of a security breach at the judicial court complex in Hamirpur, where an individual allegedly entered the premises with a loaded firearm and threatened judges and advocates.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi initiated a public interest…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday felicitated candidates from Punjab who cleared the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Examination 2025 and said “their success reflects the growing strength of Punjab’s education system and the immense potential of the state’s youth.“Interacting with them, Mann said, “Punjab’s youth are making the state proud through…
Hisar: Two brothers were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a pickup van near Mirana village in Fatehabad district on Monday.The deceased, Karam Singh and Ranjit Singh of Plata village, were returning home after visiting the Ratia tehsil office for land-related work when the accident occurred.According to police, the pickup van, coming from the…
Hisar: A police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) posted in Sirsa was dismissed from service and arrested for allegedly siphoning off a portion of opium seized in a major drug trafficking case and supplying it to an acquaintance, officials said on Monday.The accused, ASI Ranbir Singh, was investigating a case in which a joint team of Sirsa’s…
