Amritsar: Officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj held an interaction with Sikh youth at Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib, Takanini, in Auckland, New Zealand. During the session organised by New Zealand Sikh Youth, the youth raised questions regarding Sikh institutions, narratives being created against Sikhs, maryada (code of conduct), Gurmat (Guru’s wisdom) education…
Amritsar: As a part of a statewide exercise, the Amritsar district administration has announced an air raid preparedness drill on Friday at 8pm. To be held at the Dussehra Ground in Ranjit Avenue, the drill aims to train residents on safety protocols and emergency response during potential aerial threats.Additional deputy commissioner Rohit Gupta has urged…
Amritsar: Punjab BJP general secretary and former IAS officer Jagmohan Singh Raju has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction a Rs 10,000-crore economic package for Amritsar, coinciding with the city’s upcoming 550th foundation year.In a letter dated April 23, a copy of which was released to media, Raju proposed bringing Amritsar under the City…
Ropar: Several villages in Sri Chamkaur Sahib tehsil are set to get long-awaited relief with the launch of a canal-based lift irrigation project at Oind on Thursday.Punjab water minister Barinder Kumar Goyal said the scheme would supply canal water to areas that have so far relied on depleting groundwater, leaving many small farmers dependent on…
Chandigarh: In a significant push toward strengthening mental healthcare governance, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued a series of time-bound directions to the governments of Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Government for implementing long-pending provisions under the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017. Hearing a public interest litigation filed by Pushpanjali Trust, the court expressed…
Amritsar: MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, the Aam Aadmi Party‘s state chief spokesperson, on Thursday said the state govt had initiated steps to recover Rs 1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan as compensation for water supplied since 1960.Addressing a gathering here on Thursday, Dhaliwal said that under an agreement in the 1920s between the Bikaner princely state,…
Shimla: Temperatures remained above normal across the high, mid and low hills of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, with Una recording the highest maximum at 40°C.According to the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, Kangra recorded a maximum temperature of 36.4°C — 7.2°C above normal; Sundernagar 35.8°C (4.2°C above normal); Mandi 35°C (2.8°C above normal); Nahan 34.9°C (2.4°C above…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh has added 99,799 new social security pension beneficiaries over the past three years, taking the total to 8.42 lakh, chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday.The beneficiaries include senior citizens, widows, single women and persons with disabilities across various schemes. Of the total, 5.04 lakh are under the state old-age pension,…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh has added 99,799 new social security pension beneficiaries over the past three years, taking the total to 8.42 lakh, chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday.The beneficiaries include senior citizens, widows, single women and persons with disabilities across various schemes. Of the total, 5.04 lakh are under the state old-age pension,…
Amritsar: The Amritsar police claims to have busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and seizure of 915gm ICE (methamphetamine), five sophisticated pistols from their possession.Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said . the recovered pistols included two 9mm Glock and three .30 bore pistols along…
