Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Monday welcomed the announcement of municipal elections for May 26 as the “start of a countdown” for the current state govt and vowed accountability for partisan conduct.State party president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the Congress was prepared to contest across the state and expected the Punjab State Election Commission…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Monday demanded an Enforcement Directorate (ED) and CBI probe against Ashok Kumar Pappi Prashar, the AAP MLA from Ludhiana Central.Majithia accused Prashar of “large-scale corruption, including money laundering by using the account of his personal assistant”.Addressing a press conference here, Majithia said, “Prashar used his…
Arrest of former Delhi cop Panchkula: Police have arrested a former Delhi Police constable in connection with the kidnapping of a minor boy, who was later rescued safely. The accused has been identified as Ravindra Kumar Yadav, a resident of Rajasthan.Yadav allegedly kidnapped a 14-year-old boy using a stolen car fitted with a fake number…
Poonam Verma to receive Florence Nightingale Award Chandigarh: Serving patients round the clock, standing firm on the front lines during the gruelling Covid-19 pandemic, and carrying healthcare awareness beyond hospital walls—Poonam Verma’s 25-year journey of dedication has now earned her the nation’s highest nursing honour. On International Nurses Day (May 12), she will be conferred…
BJP mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal spent the day with family after weeks of campaigning, while Congress rival Sudha Bhardwaj rushed to the EVM strong room over an alleged CCTV glitch and met officials, including the DC, to lodge a complaint. INLD’s Manoj Aggarwal returned to work, while AAP’s Rajesh Kumar spent time with his…
Chandigarh municipal corporation Chandigarh_ Bomb disposal squad along with sniffer dog teams conduct intensive search operations at the Municipal Corporation building in Chandigarh on Monday following a bomb threat email. Security was tightened across key locations, though nothing suspicious has been found so far. Photo_ BALISH AHUJA Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Prioritising salaries, wages and pensions after last…
Chandigarh: After nearly a decade since it was first conceptualised and seven years after receiving approval from the Centre, construction on the controversial Industrial Area flyover-rotary-underpass project is finally set to take off.The ministry of road transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Monday instructed the Union Territory’s chief engineer to issue the Letter of Award (LOA)…
Amritsar: A proposal to mandate the national song has sparked a fierce theological debate in Punjab, with Sikh hardliners claiming it violates their faith’s monotheism while the BJP defends it as a symbol of shared patriotism.Iman Singh Mann, working president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), petitioned the Akal Takht secretariat on Monday to intervene…
Amritsar: A former senior civil servant now in BJP has accused the Punjab govt of political hypocrisy, claiming police refused to file a first-information report (FIR) under the state’s brand-new anti-sacrilege laws.Jagmohan Singh Raju alleged “complete administrative inaction” regarding a complaint he submitted three days ago. The complaint seeks prosecution under the Jaagat Jot Sri…
Bathinda: Schoolchildren and co-passengers escaped injury on Monday when a storm-uprooted massive overhead gantry collapsed onto a highway in Punjab’s Moga district, inches from their van.Wind fury, heavy rain, and a hailstorm brought the large signboard down across the Barnala-Moga highway between Bilaspur and Lopo. The van travelling from Barnala came to a sudden halt…
