CHANDIGARH: Speculation is growing that the Punjab assembly elections, currently scheduled for February 2027, could be advanced to November 2026 due to concerns over a clash with two major national exercises early next year — the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand and the second phase of the national census.According to sources, discussions on the possibility of…
CHANDIGARH: A court in Amritsar on Monday granted anticipatory bail to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a case related to the alleged forcible release of a detainee from a police station.Majithia had moved the court after being named in an FIR registered under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),…
Chandigarh: A Panchkula court has granted default bail to Rajesh Sangwan, former chief controller of finance of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB), in an alleged Rs 593-crore fraud case involving illegal deposits of govt funds with IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank.The court ruled that the CBI failed to file its…
Jhajjar: In a build-up to International Day of Yoga, Jhajjar district is set to host a large-scale yoga marathon on Monday. The event is aimed at promoting holistic wellness, healthy ageing and a drug-free society.The marathon will be flagged off by former Haryana minister and BJP national secretary Om Prakash Dhankhar, marking one of the…
Accused livestreams from Hoshiarpur jail, alleges drugs available inside HOSHIARPUR: Police have registered a case after Manpreet Singh alias Manna, an inmate lodged in Hoshiarpur jail and an accused in multiple extortion and firing cases, allegedly livestreamed videos from inside the prison claiming drugs were being supplied to inmates.In one of the videos, Manna displayed…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) on Sunday asked the Centre to “apologise for the 1984 genocide” in Parliament.In a memorandum to the Punjab governor, Gulab Chand Kataria, a delegation of the SAD (Punar Surjit) demanded that the Centre “formally apologise in Parliament for the 1984 genocide, declare Indira Gandhi as the main culprit, and…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday flagged off three Volvo buses carrying devotees on the ‘Panch Teerth Yatra’ linked to Dr B R Ambedkar.Dhillon said the pilgrimage would allow participants to visit historic sites associated with Ambedkar’s life that have been developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.He said the yatra —…
Barnala: A 41-year-old progressive farmer from Balloke village in Barnala district has set a benchmark in agricultural innovation through the cultivation of the rare medicinal mushroom Cordyceps militaris. With scientific farming techniques and a small controlled-environment unit spread across just 100 square feet at a cost of Rs 2 lakh, Rashpal Singh — a graduate…
Chandigarh: Reacting to the party’s victory in the Gurdaspur municipal council elections, Congress MP and former deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday said the win was just a “trailer for the 2027 battle and that the full film is yet to come”.In a written statement, Randhawa said, “The people of Majha…
A Joyful Break from the Heat: Following days of intense heat, light rain and cooler temperatures made for a pleasant day. A young girl was seen happily skipping and playing with her parents, enjoying the refreshing weather. Times News NetworkChandigarh: The city is set for mellow weather over the next five days, with partly cloudy…
