Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday backed the women’s reservation bill but said it should first be implemented within the existing 543 Lok Sabha seats, cautioning against linking it to delimitation.“They should first make 33% reservation from 543 seats,” Mann said, adding that any future expansion of Parliament must ensure a proportionate increase…
Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh CHANDIGARH: Haryana Congress on Thursday suspended five MLAs for cross-voting in favour of BJP candidate in last month’s Rajya Sabha elections.While three of them – Shalley Chaudhary, Renu Bala and Jarnail Singh – had denied voting for BJP and reiterated their loyalty for Congress, Mohammad Iliyas and Mohammad Israil…
Amritsar: A 33-year-old man was shot dead while sitting in his car outside a chicken shop in Bhullar village on Wednesday night, in what police suspect is a fallout of an old rivalry.The victim, Manjit Singh, was attacked at 10.30pm when assailants arrived and opened fire in front of the victim’s cousin. He was rushed…
Chandigarh: Dismissing the plea filed by radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh against his third consecutive detention order under National Security Act (NSA), Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday made it clear that public order and security of the state are likely to be prejudiced if he were not preventively detained.“It…
Amritsar: The Counter Intelligence Wing of Punjab Police claimed to have busted an ISI-backed cross-border terror module with the arrest of one accused and recovery of four P-86 hand grenades and two foreign-made pistols, along with ammunition, from his possession, said director general of police (DGP, Punjab) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.The accused has been…
Chandigarh: Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh on Thursday announced that ultrasound machines had been installed and were functional in four major ESI hospitals in the state while deployment of seven handheld X-ray units was currently in the pipeline to further modernise point-of-care diagnostics.To ensure patient safety and uninterrupted care, all hospitals have been equipped…
Jalandhar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid at locations linked to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal continued till late Thursday evening, though officials wrapped up operations at his residence earlier in the day.ED teams concluded searches and questioning at Mittal’s residence in Jalandhar Cantonment by Thursday morning, but continued operations at Lovely Professional University (LPU),…
Chandigarh: Dismissing a plea filed by Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh against his third consecutive detention order under the National Security Act (NSA), the Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that there is a likelihood of public order and the security of the state being prejudiced if he were…
Chandigarh: Registration of diesel vehicles in Chandigarh witnessed a sharp decline in the first three months of 2026, with petrol vehicles continuing to dominate new registrations, official data shows.Records of the Registration and Licensing Authority (RLA) indicate that of the 12,581 vehicles registered in Jan, Feb and March, only 1,386 were diesel-powered. Monthly diesel registrations…
Mohali: Probe into the alleged kidney transplant racket has taken a significant turn, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) now suspecting that the transplant may not have been conducted at the Kharar-based hospital at all.The SIT, headed by superintendent of police (SP) Manpreet Singh, indicated that the investigators were exploring the possibility that another hospital…
