Chandigarh: Northern Railway’s Summer Special Train between Chandigarh and Howrah gets overwhelming response as the train departs and arrives with full capacity.Northern Railway spokesperson said that to manage the increased passenger rush during the summer season, Northern Railway has announced the operation of special reserved trains between Chandigarh and Howrah under the Traffic on Demand…
Panchkula:A Panchkula court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a 2021 rape case. The court of additional sessions judge Manish Dua also imposed a fine of ₹52,000 on the convict.The man was convicted under Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. Originally from Rampur in Uttar…
Chandigarh: In a fresh twist to a major banking fraud case, Chandigarh police have registered an FIR against a former IDFC First Bank manager for allegedly cheating a UK-based NRI woman of around Rs 2.5 crore.The case was registered at the Sector 17 police station on a complaint filed by 77-year-old Taranjit Kaur Bains, a…
Amritsar: The Amritsar police dismantled a cross-border illegal arms supply module with the arrest of three people and the recovery of six pistols, police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar announced on Monday.He identified the accused as Deepak Singh (22) and Arun Kumar (26), both from Amritsar, and Sukhjinder Singh (29) of Kapurthala. The recovered arms include…
Pahalgam: At the one-storey govt hospital in Pahalgam, April 22, 2025, began like any other day. There was the usual OPD trickle. But one phone call changed the day — and the town forever. Just 2km away as the sound carries, terrorists’ AK47 bullets were ripping into tourists.This small facility swiftly shifted to emergency mode,…
Chandigarh: Congress MP and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday slammed the AAP govt, demanding clarity on the proposed sacrilege law and raising concerns over the state’s law and order situation.He said the govt must spell out whether the law will be implemented effectively or “lose its impact while moving from…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Congress on Monday claimed that if the opposition would have not voted against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the delimitation exercise that would have followed would have decreased Punjab’s share in Lok Sabha seats by 0.3%, while the figure would have increasedby 1.7% for Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a joint press conference…
Amritsar: Nearly four months after notifying the public of a ban on meat, tobacco, and liquor establishments within city limits, the Amritsar municipal corporation launched a major enforcement drive on Monday. The operation targeted the city’s prominent wholesale fish market located inside the historic Hall Gate, sealing around 10 shops and about eight tobacco kiosks.The…
Amritsar: The recently enacted law concerning the sanctity and handling of the Guru Granth Sahib – Jagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act – has sparked a debate within the Sikh circles, with critics questioning both govt intervention and the response of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).SGPC member Kiranjot Kaur strongly criticised…
Amritsar: The executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday moved to refer the controversial mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana back to the Akal Takht, while also hitting out at the central govt over alleged discrimination against Punjab’s water rights.The decisions followed a high-level meeting where SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami…
