Shimona.kanwar@timesofindia.comChandigarh: PGI has launched an austerity campaign to slash its carbon footprint and conserve resources during the ongoing economic crisis. As part of the effort, the institute will trade fuel-guzzling cars for bicycles and waiting rooms for digital screens.The campus-wide initiative encourages all employees — including senior doctors living within residential sectors — to cycle…
Chandigarh: Former cabinet minister and member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Vijay Inder Singla, has urged Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Punjab for a robust drive to register young voters during the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Singla highlighted that the timing of the revision, coming so close to the Assembly elections, often…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress has expressed concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of India in the state.A delegation led by Fatehgarh Sahib MP Dr Amar Singh and Pradesh Congress Committee general secretary-organisation Capt Sandeep Sandhu raised various issues during an all-party meeting convened by the…
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab president Aman Arora on Friday condemned the BJP-led Centre over the hike in fuel prices and inflation, accusing it of pushing common people, farmers and small businesses into financial distress while favouring a handful of corporate houses.Addressing a press conference, Arora said the country was suffering due to inflation…
Amritsar: Amritsar is preparing to enter a new era of AI-driven traffic enforcement with the upcoming launch of automatic e-challaning at seven key locations across the city, a move aimed at tightening road discipline and curbing the long-entrenched “sifarashi culture” often associated with traffic violations.Backed by more than 1,300 high-resolution surveillance cameras installed across the…
Jalandhar: A Jalandhar court on Friday remanded two suspects arrested in connection with the May 5 blast outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters to seven days of police custody.While sources said the accused, Anil Kumar of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, and Umardin of Mohali, were assigned independent roles by their handlers and did not know each…
Amritsar: The fuel price hike by the Centre triggered panic buying in Amritsar on Friday, leading to long queues, traffic congestion and temporary shortages at some petrol pumps before supplies stabilised later in the day. Motorists rushed to stock fuel, with some carrying extra containers, while a few filling stations briefly ran out of petrol…
Chandigarh: The fuel price hike has triggered a political row in Punjab, with the Congress accusing the BJP-led Centre of burdening people already hit by inflation.Targeting the Centre, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring alleged that the govt first advises citizens to “use fewer cars”, then launches public relations campaigns showcasing smaller…
Chandigarh: Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has directed the organisation of revenue lok adalats across Haryana for the speedy resolution of land-related disputes, with deputy commissioners, SDMs and tehsildars tasked with ensuring time-bound settlements through mutual agreement between the parties concerned.The directions were issued during a review meeting on the five-year implementation roadmap and action…
Chandigarh: With outstanding arrears of Rs 8,200 crores, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam are pressing the case for fuel surcharge adjustments on electricity consumers across the state.Notably, in a bid to recover a total of over Rs 2,500 crore, the companies have proposed a FSA of 47 paisa per…
