Barnala: Sanitation workers on Wednesday blocked efforts to clear garbage accumulated during their ongoing strike in Barnala.The Punjab and Haryana high court had on Monday termed the accumulating waste an alarming situation and ordered civic bodies to file affidavits by Wednesday mentioning steps taken to resolve the crisis. Tension erupted near SD College and Handiaya…
Patiala: The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (HBCH&RC), Punjab, launched a district-wide School Health Programme in Sangrur to create awareness among adolescents about cancer prevention, healthy lifestyle practices, and the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and substance abuse.The programme will cover 145 senior secondary govt and 150 private schools for students of Class…
Chandigarh: The Haryana govt has extended the coverage of the Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Service) Act, 2024 to four additional categories of employees, allowing eligible staff to apply for service security benefits through the online registration portal by July 31.Chief secretary Anurag Rastogi said the fresh registration drive covers computer faculty and computer lab…
Bathinda: Punjab Congress functionary and ex-MP Vijay Inder Singla has launched a sharp attack on the Union govt over the nationwide NEET paper-leak crisis and the police action against protesting students and opposition leaders. Participating in Chhatron Ki Goonj programme at Bathinda on Wednesday, Singla reaffirmed the Congress party’s commitment to keep on standing firmly…
Bathinda: A Barnala highway gunfight on Tuesday led to the capture of two men, including a repeat offender linked to the gang of Canada-based Arsh Dalla.Primary suspect Arshdeep Singh, apprehended alongside associate Gursharan Singh, faces charges in 16 criminal cases across Punjab, including murder, attempted murder, weapons offences, and drug trafficking.Barnala’s senior superintendent of police,…
Param Vir Chakra winners Bana Singh and Yogendra Singh Yadav support students protesting NEET paper leaks. CHANDIGARH: Two of the three living Param Vir Chakra winners – Honorary Captains Bana Singh and Yogendra Singh Yadav – have spoken up in favour of students who are demanding accountability in the NEET paper leak. Both of them…
Chandigarh: The Democratic Teachers’ Front, Punjab, along with representatives of teachers’ organisations from different states, held a meeting in New Delhi to formulate a national strategy and chalk out the future course of action on issues faced by lakhs of in-service teachers following the implementation of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET).The participants said the issues…
Bathinda: A scholarship winner and a key figure behind a US state’s decision to incorporate Sikhism into its social studies curriculum, 20-year-old Gurikpreet Singh died when his father’s licensed firearm allegedly misfired at the time he was cleaning it at his native village in Barnala on Tuesday.Gurikpreet, a resident of Ganda Singh Wala village in…
Bathinda: A scholarship winner and a key figure behind a US state’s decision to incorporate Sikhism into its social studies curriculum, 20-year-old Gurikpreet Singh died when his father’s licensed firearm allegedly misfired at the time he was cleaning it at his native village in Barnala on Tuesday.Gurikpreet, a resident of Ganda Singh Wala village, was…
Bathinda: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has called for nationwide protests on Wednesday to oppose proposed free trade agreements with the US, UK, European Union, and New Zealand.In an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, the umbrella body of farm unions urged the administration to halt negotiations and present all trade terms to Parliament.Farmer unions…
