Chandigarh: Accusing Majitha deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Kamalmeet Singh of “misconduct”, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLA from Majitha Ganieve Kaur Majithia on Wednesday submitted complaints to state election commission (SEC), Punjab, and director general of police (DGP), seeking action against the officer.When contacted, the DSP refuted the claims and said video of the incident…
Patiala: Traffic and commerce across the northern region face major disruptions next month after agrarian and transport unions announced a coordinated border blockade of Himachal Pradesh to protest a controversial entry tax.Their coalition will shut down 55 checkpoints along the Punjab and Haryana borders of HP for four hours on June 1, escalating a regional…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced free travel in Punjab Roadways buses for students appearing in the NEET examination from June 20 to 22.Sharing the announcement on X, Mann said students appearing for the examination would only need to show their admit cards to avail free travel.“Many poor children appear for the…
Rohtak: Members of the non-teaching employees’ union at Maharshi Dayanand University on Wednesday launched a protest against vice-chancellor Prof Milap Singh Poonia, alleging prolonged delay in promotions and administrative apathy. The employees staged a sit-in protest outside the VC office and warned that the agitation would intensify if their demands were not fulfilled by the…
Chandigarh/Shimla: Heat wave conditions continued across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, with temperatures remaining well above normal in most parts of the region.Rohtak recorded the highest temperature in the region at 46.9°C, while Bathinda in Punjab registered 46.6°C. In Himachal Pradesh, Una remained the hottest place at 44°C.According to the India Meteorological Department…
Bathinda: The May 26 elections to 105 urban local bodies in Punjab will see 7,623 candidates in the fray, but the contest has been overshadowed by opposition’s allegations of arbitrary rejection of nomination papers.The controversy intensified in Barnala on Wednesday, where the town’s three main markets — Sadar Bazar, Pharwahi Bazar, and Handiaya Bazar—remained shut…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has convened a ‘Panthic Conference’ to deliberate on provisions of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 — a legislation that the Punjab govt says seeks to strengthen anti-sacrilege laws, but which has drawn criticism from several Sikh bodies.Talking to media here on…
Bathinda: Punjab reported 37 farm fire cases on Wednesday, marking a decline in daily incidents even as legal action against violators continued across the state. With the latest cases, the total number of crop residue burning incidents this season rose to 9,568.Ferozepur remained the worst-affected district with 906 cases, followed by Bathinda and Moga with…
Ambala: A local court on Wednesday sentenced seven convicts — including Anil Kumar, son of former Ambala City BJP MLA Master Shiv Prasad — to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy in a 2020 case.Ambala district additional sessions judge Sampreet Kaur referred to Supreme Court judgments, emphasizing that punishment must be…
Chandigarh: The rebel SAD MLA from Dakha, Manpreet Singh Ayali, on Wednesday resigned from Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), deepening the crisis within the breakaway Akali faction formed last year.Ayali also quit the Panthic unity coordination committee, which he headed and which was formed to explore an alliance between SAD (Punar Surjit) and jailed MP…
