Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will establish a Sikh Centre in Yuba City, California, US, aiming to connect Sikhs living abroad especially the younger generation with Gurmat, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said in a release issued here on Friday.The release said a delegation of the SGPC, led by its president Harjinder Singh…
Chandigarh: Punjab state transport commissioner organised a special training camp for around 200 transport department drivers deployed with the chief minister, cabinet ministers and ‘other VIPs’. An official spokesperson said the training camp was held at the Sector 17 head office of the department to upgrade traditional driving habits into scientifically backed, defensive road safety…
Amritsar: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold its first protest rally in Punjab at Amritsar on Saturday, founder Abhijeet Dipke announced in a video message posted on X.Opening his address with “Sat Sri Akal”, Dipke said he would arrive in Amritsar at 4 pm and appealed to local youth to gather at Amritsar Gate….
Kurukshetra: A 35-year-old dhaba owner was electrocuted on Friday morning after coming into contact with a high-tension power line while clearing accumulated rainwater from the roof of his establishment on Jhansa Road in Kurukshetra.The victim, Rahul alias Bholu, a resident of Silver City on Sirsala Road, went to his dhaba following a day of heavy…
Chandigarh: The top brass of the BJP, including national president Nitin Nabin, Union home minister Amit Shah and the party’s national general secretary B L Santhosh, held a meeting late Friday evening with Punjab BJP leadership, including state president Kewal Singh Dhillon and at least five former state chiefs of the party, who were called…
Chandigarh: UT Police arrested a 17-year-old boy in the case of firing during a religious event in Khuda Lahora. The boy is a resident of a Mohali village.Earlier, Jashanpreet, a suspect who was involved in the case, was caught by people present at the spot and handed over to the police. He was produced in…
Chandigarh: An unidentified person fled after snatching gold earrings from an elderly woman who was on her way home from a shop in Sector 37 on Friday morning. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed at the spot.Sector 39 police reached the spot, recorded the elderly woman’s statement and began to search for…
Chandigarh: More than a decade after Panjab University (PU) first raised red flags over PhD degrees issued by a Meghalaya-based university in 2013, the varsity has finally moved to pull the plug on faculty appointments linked to the disputed qualifications. Around 17 teachers have been identified so far, many of them working in private colleges…
Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has initiated soil testing at the Dadumajra dumpsite to set up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant with a capacity of about 230 tons per day.The testing is part of preparations for the detailed feasibility report (DFR), which IOCL will submit to the MC. Senior MC officials recently met IOCL…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration will not impose any additional land, infrastructure, equipment or endowment fund requirements for the establishment and operation of private universities and higher educational institutions in the Union Territory beyond those already prescribed by national regulatory bodies.The decision follows an examination of recommendations related to minimum land requirements, endowment funds and infrastructure…
