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…
Amritsar: The Amritsar district administration has lifted its ban on the movement and breeding of farm pigs in Dhariwal Kaler villge of Amritsar district, said an animal and husbandry department official on Wednesday. The official added the ban had been imposed on the movement of farm pigs in the village after an outbreak of African…
Mohali: In the second such incident in a week, a police team came under attack in Kharar on Tuesday after assailants allegedly attempted to run over personnel while trying to flee.Kharar police arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a police party during a raid in Sector 115 and attempting to mow down policemen with their…
Mohali: In the second such incident in a week, a police team came under attack in Kharar on Tuesday after assailants allegedly attempted to run over personnel while trying to flee.Kharar police arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a police party during a raid in Sector 115 and attempting to mow down policemen with their…
