Kullu: In an alert issued for the month of March, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has declared a total of 141 drugs to be of substandard quality. Out of these, 47 (33.3%) were manufactured in Himachal Pradesh.The drugs flagged by the central lab are used for treating various conditions like high blood pressure,…
Chandigarh: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday virtually inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 34.31 crore at Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.The CM inaugurated a hostel with a capacity of 107 students at the College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri (Hamirpur). The hostel has…
CHANDIGARH: The Delhi High Court on Monday closed proceedings on a petition filed by gangster Lawrence Bishnoi against the release of ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ on an OTT platform, observing that nothing remained in the matter in view of the Centre’s advice to the OTT platform against releasing the docuseries.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that unless…
Chandigarh: A team of health officials from Panipat on Sunday unearthed a racket involved in sex determination tests running under the guise of a private clinic from a house in Karnal. The raiding party also recovered a hand-held ultrasound machine from the person apprehended from the spot.The operation was carried out by PNDT prevention team…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Congress on Sunday promised a transparent, resident-friendly civic administration, with a focus on infrastructure upgrades, accountability and citizen-centric services, ahead of polls to seven urban local bodies.The party has fielded candidates for mayoral and corporator posts in municipal corporations, including Panchkula, Ambala and Sonipat, while contesting top posts in smaller bodies.Releasing the…
Chandigarh: Total of 5,784 candidates appeared for the entrance test for admission to the five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons) and BCom LLB (Hons) courses offered by Panjab University.The test was conducted at the University Institute of Legal Studies on the PU campus and its regional centres in Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur. According to officials, 6,307 candidates…
Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has reconstituted the governing body of the Utthaan Society to ensure effective implementation and management of the group home for persons with mental and intellectual disabilities in Chandigarh.The reconstituted body has been tasked with improving administrative and financial management of the society, including assessing the budget…
CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab on Monday as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said. They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Police arrested a resident of Karnal for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her. The accused, who has studied up to Class X, allegedly lured the complainant, a 22-year-old woman from Manimajra, by posing as an MBBS doctor. The complainant said she came in contact with the accused, a 30-year-old from Karnal,…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: UT Police filed a case against a city resident for allegedly duping a firm based in Beijing, China of USD 1.3 lakh on the pretext of supplying surgical masks during in 2020.In his police complaint, Rajender Aggarwal, who represents Beijing HJC, New Delhi, alleged that Mastram of Sector 21A, Chandigarh, approached them…
