Chandigarh: Former Olympian Gurbax Singh Grewal, a bronze medallist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, passed away in Zirakpur on Friday after suffering a heart attack. He was 84.Grewal, who was part of the Indian team that clinched the bronze in Mexico City, is remembered not just for his achievements on the field but also…
Bathinda: A day after a 32-year-old trader allegedly died by suicide, Bathinda police on Saturday arrested a woman working as a reader to a judge in the district courts and her husband for criminal conspiracy and abetment of suicide. Police have also initiated an inquiry into the role of Bathinda City-1 DSP, who was named…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday announced that starting from next week, farmers across the state will receive QR code-based J-Forms through WhatsApp. It will make it easier for farmers to access loans and other services without any inconvenience. While interacting with media persons here, Saini claimed that the state has recorded…
Shimla: Taking note of the deteriorating condition of the Dhalli-Narkanda road stretch in Shimla district, the Himachal Pradesh high court has summoned the engineer-in-chief of the public works department (PWD) and the chief engineer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to present a concrete repair plan.The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh…
Sultanpur Lodhi (Kapurthala): Close on the heels of a family in Sultanpur Lodhi losing its fifth son to drugs, another family in nearby Gazipur village has lost its second son, allegedly to drug abuse, within the past seven months.Twenty-year-old Baljit Singh was found dead on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. His parents said…
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party said on Saturday that it would seek the disqualification of its seven Rajya Sabha MPs who joined the BJP, calling the move “unconstitutional and illegal”.Rajya Sabha member and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said he would write to the Rajya Sabha chairman and the Vice President, citing the 10th Schedule…
Chandigarh: Led by Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma, a large number of women from across Punjab marched towards the residence of chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday. They demanded an explanation from the Aam Aadmi Party for opposing the passage of the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill that could have paved the way for early…
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers on Saturday protested against Rajya Sabha MPs Harbhajan Singh, Ashok Mittal and Rajinder Gupta for quitting the party to join the BJP, spray-painting “gadar” (traitor) on the outer walls of their residences and burning their effigies. Protesters also raised slogans of “Punjab de gadar”.It was not yet clear whether…
Jalandhar: ED raids on premises linked to Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal and Punjab industries minister Sanjeev Arora, coupled with the exit of six Punjab MPs from the party, have triggered unease within the business community over aligning with the Aam Aadmi Party in the state.The raids, described by AAP as politically motivated ahead of…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday launched a sharp attack on seven Rajya Sabha MPs who have quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), using a culinary analogy to downplay their individual political weight. CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday launched a sharp attack on seven Rajya Sabha MPs who have quit the…
