Hisar: Upset over the alleged delay in resolving the problems of flood-hit farmers, the Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Union (BKMU), Haryana, has announced protest marches and gherao of deputy commissioner offices in Hisar and Hansi later this month.Farmer leaders accused the Haryana govt of neglecting villages devastated by last year’s floods despite the approval of the…
Chandigarh: Gurdaspur MP and former deputy chief minister of Punjab Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Friday accused the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party of misusing govt agencies.Randhawa alleged that while the BJP was running “Operation Lotus” through the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the national level, the Bhagwant Mann govt was running “Operation Mann” through the…
Chandigarh: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Punjab carried out an extensive two-day-long statewide milk sampling drive. The drive was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday.Health minister Dr Balbir Singh informed that early morning checkpoints were established throughout the state, leading to the collection of 200 milk samples from dairy farms, collection centres, processing units and…
Amritsar: Akal Takht officiating jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj has demanded the removal of “contentious provisions” in the Jaagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, within 15 days, warning that failure to comply could lead to a formal meeting of the five Sikh high priests and strict Panthic action.The ultimatum followed a…
Chandigarh: Punjab Aam Aadmi Party president Aman Arora on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of running a politically motivated campaign to malign him “through fabricated narratives, selective leaks and misuse of central agencies”.Arora said he would “immediately quit politics” if anyone proved that he ever demanded even Re 1 from anyone.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED)…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the State Intelligence and Preventive Unit has busted a fake billing network, with the arrest of one person for orchestrating a Rs 15.56 crore goods and services tax (GST) fraud by wrongfully availing fake input tax credit on bogus transactions worth Rs 85.4 croreCheema identified…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken serious note of the extremely alarming and inhuman condition of Govt Primary Schools in Nuh district and has initiated suo motu proceedings in the matter.The commission has taken this action on the basis of news reports published on May 6, 2026. The Haryana Human Rights Commission observed…
Amritsar: A pregnant woman allegedly suffered miscarriage as road closures and traffic diversions imposed during Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s ‘Shukrana Yatra’ that delayed her journey to the hospital in Amritsar. The incident triggered sharp political reactions and public outrage.The woman’s husband, Jugraj Singh, in a viral video, alleged that extensive security arrangements during the…
Amritsar: Punjab’s newly enacted Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has triggered sharp debate within the Sikh community, with scholars, lawyers, and Panthic leaders warning that the legislation meant to curb sacrilege could also criminalise granthis, sevadars, gurdwara committees, and even families for inadvertent negligence involving sacred saroops. Critics fear misuse…
Chandigarh: Despite the model code of conduct restrictions for the May 10 elections to seven civic bodies, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched the Haryana Online Building Plan Approval System – a digital platform for approving building plans for residential units within the civic bodies’ jurisdiction.He also initiated the process of sending…
