Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday approved the purchase of advanced amphibious machines for carrying out rescues during floods and desilt rivers and drains. Reviewing the state’s preparedness for monsoon, he said these machines were capable of operating even in flowing water and could carry out deep desilting, making them critical to both…
Rohtak: The Haryana state enforcement bureau has registered an FIR against nine people, including family members of BJP MLA Ghanshyam Saraf, for allegedly developing an illegal colony on agricultural land in Bhiwani district.The case was registered on a complaint filed by Bhiwani district town planner Narender Nain.The complaint alleges an unauthorised colony was carved out…
Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday inaugurated a 500-KW solar power plant at Dharech in Shimla district, making it Himachal Pradesh’s first green panchayat.Built at an estimated cost of Rs 1.94 crore, the project began in Jan 2025 and was successfully connected to the electricity grid on March 30 this year. The plant…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh public works and urban development minister Vikramaditya Singh on Monday announced that hydraulic parking facilities would soon be developed in Shimla to ease traffic congestion and improve parking availability.The project, part of a comprehensive urban development plan worth Rs 1,200 crore, will be implemented at around 15 identified locations across the capital…
Shimla: President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Shimla on Monday for a five-day visit to Himachal Pradesh and was accorded a warm welcome at the Kalyani Helipad in Chharabra. Governor Kavinder Gupta and chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu received the President and extended greetings on behalf of the people of the hill state. Several dignitaries, including…
Patiala: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) launched a multi-city search operation across Punjab and Chandigarh on Monday, targeting 11 premises linked to suspended deputy inspector general Harcharan Singh Bhullar as part of a money laundering investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.ED teams, accompanied by CRPF personnel, fanned out simultaneously across a…
Patiala: The PSEB Engineers’ Association during its general body meeting in Patiala on Monday condemned political interference and recent arbitrary actions by the Punjab govt and PSPCL, while discussing emerging challenges to the stability and autonomy of the state power sector.The meeting opposed the govt’s move to sell power sector properties and assets, highlighted hurdles…
Bathinda: Police early Monday broke up a protest by workers seeking a revision of wages, standard working hours, and congenial conditions at a private company in Jeeda village on the Bathinda-Amritsar national highway, detaining 80 people, including 13 women.The standoff was resolved by 8pm as the firm’s management agreed to pay Rs 500 per day…
Chandigarh: Observing that the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be used to settle personal scores, the Punjab State Information Commission has said vexatious and non-public-interest applications can be rejected at the level of a public information officer (PIO). It held that such requests disrupt the functioning of public authorities and undermine the spirit of…
Chandigarh: Observing that the Right to Information (RTI) Act cannot be used to settle personal scores, the Punjab State Information Commission has said vexatious and non-public-interest applications can be rejected at the level of a public information officer (PIO). It held that such requests disrupt the functioning of public authorities and undermine the spirit of…
