Panchkula: Municipal commissioner Vinay Kumar Tuesday directed officials to ensure that no garbage heap remains unattended across the city, stressing stricter field monitoring and prompt waste clearance.The directions were issued during a meeting with sanitation staff, including door-to-door workers, assistant sanitary inspectors (ASIs) and supervisors, at the Sector 12 community centre to streamline coordination and…
It took nearly three hours to bring the blaze under control Mohali: A major fire broke out at a housing society in Peermuchalla on Tuesday, triggering panic among residents. The fire was preceded by a massive explosion on the sixth floor of one of the residential towers.The blaze rapidly spread to adjoining flats, gutting property…
Chandigarh: Heat wave conditions continued across Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with Faridkot recording the hottest temperature of 47.3°C.In contrast, there was some relief in Himachal Pradesh as there was light to moderate rainfall in parts of Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Lahaul-Spiti districts. The hill state’s capital, Shimla, recorded a cool…
Chandigarh: Harvinder Kalyan, the speaker of the Haryana legislative assembly, held a meeting with the chairpersons of various House committees and emphasised making these panels more effective and people-centric.During the meeting, Kalka MLA Shakti Rani Sharma-led ‘Women Empowerment Committee’ was also added to the existing list of House committees.During the special assembly session convened on…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday accused the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt of undermining democracy by “rejecting nomination papers” of BJP candidates in large numbers during the ongoing local body elections in the state.Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Jakhar said the BJP would move court against the rejection of nomination papers and…
Sonipat: A dispute over an unpaid grocery bill of around Rs 1,500 allegedly turned fatal in Haryana’s Sonipat district, where a man was beaten to death inside his house in Kharkhoda area’s Pai village.According to the complaint filed by Rohit, son of the deceased Rajkumar, the family had been purchasing groceries on credit from a…
Patiala: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rescheduled the appearance of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) CMD Basant Garg and director (commercial) Harsharan Kaur Trehan to Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering probe linked to arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora. Garg and Trehan were earlier summoned to ED’s New Delhi headquarters on Monday. The central…
Ropar: A day after the Akal Takht-led congregation at Takht Damdama Sahib over the Jagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, Sikh groups on Monday gathered at Takht Kesgarh Sahib to oppose provisions of the law, alleging that they were contrary to Sikh religious principles and traditions.The congregation, convened on the directions…
Patiala: Ahead of municipal elections, a Punjab township’s voters have forced competing political candidates to sign an ethical “right to recall” pact, promising to resign if they fail to deliver on civic promises.The public debate organised by youth-led civic groups in Nabha’s Ward 7 on Monday brought together nominees from the country’s major political parties:…
Patiala: The counter-intelligence (CI) wing of Patiala police on Monday busted a fake currency racket in Malerkotla and arrested four persons with counterfeit notes worth Rs 5.5 lakh, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.Police recovered all the fake Indian currency notes in Rs 500 denomination.The accused were identified as Nazar Khan of Jhunir village…
