Chandigarh: UT chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad Friday directed the excise & taxation department to tighten enforcement and maintain strict vigil over excise licensees, warning of breach proceedings against violators of policy provisions.At a review meeting, Prasad stressed the need to curb illegal movement and sale of liquor through preventive and punitive action. He also…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s proposal to recruit over 270 employees through direct recruitment has been pending with the UT administration for more than two months, with no final decision yet.Sources said the proposal was initially examined by the local bodies department and has now been forwarded to the personnel department for a decision.MC officials maintained…
Chandigarh: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) initiating the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra on Friday held a meeting with representatives of registered and recognised political parties and urged them to appoint booth-level agents (BLAs) at the earliest to ensure transparency and smooth…
JALANDHAR: A four-year-old child fell into a borewell while playing near his home in Chak Samana village, around 20 km from Hoshiarpur, on Friday evening, triggering a massive multi-agency rescue operation that lasted nearly nine hours. Hoshiarpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Kumar Malik told TOI around 11 pm that rescue teams had reached…
Patiala: Three inmates, including one convict and two undertrials, allegedly attempted to escape from Patiala Central Jail in the early hours of Friday, but were apprehended by jail security personnel and police team within a few hours.The inmates were identified as Rahul Kumar Pandey, Vikram Singh and Karandeep Singh. They allegedly used makeshift ropes by…
Patiala: The Aam Aadmi Party representatives on Friday held a protest demonstration at Fountain Chowk here against the BJP-led central govt over the hike in petrol and diesel prices.The protest demonstration was led by Tejinder Mehta, the AAP district president and chairman of the district planning committee.Mehta said the BJP govt at the Centre was…
HOSHIARPUR:A four-year-old boy who fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his home in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district was rescued safely after a massive nine-hour operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers, officials said.The incident took place on Friday night in Chak Samana village near Bhikhowal on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road.The child, identified as…
Jind/Kaithal: House after fuel price were hiked across the country, Uchana Kalan MLA Devender Chatarbhuj Atri travelled from Jind to Uchana by a public bus after purchasing a ticket worth Rs 35. He also urged the general public to use public transport as much as possible. The BJP MLA later travelled in an auto-rickshaw to…
TNNChandigarh: In the aftermath of increase in the rate of the petrol and diesel, pressure is mounting on the Chandigarh administration to increase stipulated rates of taxis, aggregator cabs and autos. However, UT officials said there are no plans to do so. They also ruled out an immediate increase in CTU ticket prices.Chandigarh auto union…
Chandigarh: At least 22 passengers were injured after a Volvo tourist bus overturned following a collision with a truck at the Chhat traffic light in Zirakpur in the early hours of Friday. No casualty was reported.The bus, travelling from Manali to Delhi with around 45 passengers on board, was hit by a truck reportedly heading…
