Kullu: A 26-year-old Haryana youth was killed and four others seriously injured after their car crashed into two parked trucks and a passing tempo on the Kiratpur-Manali four-lane highway near Alsu Chowk in Mandi’s Sundernagar on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Akash, a resident of Jhajjar district…
Former Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Ditthu Chandigarh: Former minister of state for railways and BJP functionary Ravneet Singh Bittu on Sunday accused Punjab bureaucracy of delaying railway projects in the state by failing to complete land acquisition and provide requisite permissions, warning that officials responsible for the delays would be held…
The accident took place on Aug 5 when retired SI Chandram, a resident of Jayasinghpura Khera village, was standing with his son at a bus stand Rewari: A retired sub-inspector of the Haryana police died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Rewari, nine days after he was critically injured in a road accident.The…
Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi Patiala: Patiala MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi has cautioned Punjab against the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise, alleging that the Narendra Modi govt was “maliciously” linking it with the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.Reacting to PM Modi’s Independence Day appeal to the opposition to cooperate in implementing the women’s reservation law,…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: The Punjab govt felicitated members of village defence committees (VDCs) and ward defence committees (WDCs) on Independence Day for their role in the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ anti-drug campaign, launching a fortnight-long review exercise that will culminate in a state-level meeting on August 31.The recognition drive follows an Aug 2…
Hisar: An 89-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by three unidentified motorcycle-borne men while he was sleeping outside his son’s house in Talwandi Rukka village late Saturday night.The deceased, Mahabir, was sleeping on a cot outside the residence of his younger son Om Prakash when the attack occurred on the night of August 15….
The commission noted that the Faridabad municipal commissioner had designated assistant-level officials as SPIOs, despite state govt instructions requiring the appointment of sufficiently senior officials to the post Chandigarh: The Haryana State Information Commission has raised concerns over appointing assistant-level officials as state public information officers (SPIOs), observing that this practice may undermine the effective…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday felicitated best-performing PM SHRI schools and Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools during the Independence Day celebrations, recognising their role in improving the quality of govt school education.PM SHRI Govt Senior Secondary School, Gangwa, Hisar, was adjudged the best PM SHRI school…
The Delhi-Patiala National Highway at Datasinghwala was secured with five layers of concrete and iron barricades, while a heavy police contingent and drones were deployed. Jind/Patiala/Bathinda: Haryana Police blocked the way of 51 Punjab farmers at the Khanauri-Datasinghwala border on Sunday as they sought to begin a 228-km foot march to Delhi, while several protesters,…
The ‘Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar’ scheme will be launched on Oct 2. Deputy commissioners have been directed to assess the needs of every identified family within two months and map them with suitable central and state govt welfare schemes. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a new welfare scheme for 1.8…
