Amritsar: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday accused Punjab’s AAP govt of exam paper leaks, while urging the central govt to address student grievances through dialogue.Speaking to reporters in Amritsar, he criticised police tactics employed to quell a march to Parliament on Monday and advised the Centre to adopt a conciliatory…
Farmers gather on a highway after police sealed a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana to prevent them from proceeding towards Delhi, at Shambhu border in Patiala district on Tuesday BATHINDA/PATIALA: Haryana Police showed up in force to intercept hundreds of farmers on Tuesday to prevent them from gathering at New Delhi’s Kisan Ghat.Organised under…
Amritsar: Heavy rain triggered a landslide in the hilly Dhar Kalan area of Pathankot district on Tuesday, disrupting road connectivity and isolating several villages, while Amritsar witnessed widespread waterlogging after hours of monsoon showers.Debris from a hillside blocked the Narayanpur-Ladheti road, snapping the link between several villages and the city. Flooded roads and disrupted transport…
Hisar: A 25-year-old man was found hanging in a hotel room on Sirsa Road in Fatehabad on Tuesday, police said.The deceased, Praveen Kumar of Bhattu Kalan village, had reportedly been a regular visitor to the hotel, renting a room during the day before leaving in the evening.Hotel staff found him hanging inside the room on…
Hisar: Farmers in this Haryana district were forced to plug a damaged irrigation channel themselves as water inundated 15 acres of cotton.The breach happened near Sakta Khera village in the Dabwali subdivision on Tuesday and the official response was delayed. The link channel of the Lohgarh Minor, originating from the Moujgarh Head, broke near the…
Moth watch: Visitors observe moths attracted to a light lure screen during a night-time biodiversity awareness event at the Sukhna Lake Reserve Forest Nature Trail on Saturday Chandigarh: Moths are cryptic creatures of the darkness, irresistibly attracted to light, giving rise to the popular phrase, ‘like moths to a flame’. On Saturday night and Sunday…
Panchkula mayor Sham Lal Bansal addresses a press meet along with his counsel, rejecting allegations of irregularities in road carpeting work Panchkula mayor Sham Lal Bansal addresses a press meet along with his counsel, rejecting allegations of irregularities in road carpeting work Panchkula mayor Sham Lal Bansal addresses a press meet along with his counsel,…
Panchkula: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Tuesday urged all eligible citizens to ensure their names are included in electoral rolls, saying wider voter participation strengthens democracy. Addressing a tiffin meeting with Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and party workers at Manakpur village in Pinjore, he highlighted the role of BLAs in assisting citizens with voter…
The checkpoints are aimed at monitoring suspicious persons and vehicles, preventing crime and enabling swift sealing of escape routes following any incident The checkpoints are aimed at monitoring suspicious persons and vehicles, preventing crime and enabling swift sealing of escape routes following any incident The checkpoints are aimed at monitoring suspicious persons and vehicles, preventing…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested two more accused in a cyber fraud case involving Rs 83.2 lakh siphoned off through a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme. The accused, identified as Vishnu alias Billa of Fatehabad and Surya of Hisar, have been sent to judicial custody.With their arrest, the total number of accused held in the case…
