Rohtak: Expressing dissatisfaction with the pace of investigation into the death of a 19-year-old playschool teacher, the victim’s father announced on Sunday that he would launch an indefinite hunger strike at the mini-secretariat in Bhiwani if justice is not delivered within the next 21 days.The case is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed issues relating to law and order, drug abuse, agriculture, trade and border security in the state.Sharing details of the meeting on social media, Dhillon said he had a “meaningful meeting” with Shah and discussed the…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Sunday said the “poor response” to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s public meeting in Dhuri reflected the “complete rejection” of the BJP by the Punjabis.He said the people of Punjab once again made it clear that the “BJP has no place in the state”.Cheema said, “The…
Rohtak: A research project submitted by Vinita Hooda, professor in the department of botany at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, has been approved for financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh by the Haryana State Council for Science, Innovation and Technology (HSCST), Panchkula.The three-year project, titled Mycorrhiza-Microbiome Synergy as a Sustainable Soil Management Strategy for Reducing…
Chandigarh: Two Rajasthan-based shooters allegedly involved in the June 1 murder of a shopkeeper in Makhu town of Ferozepur district were arrested from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday.Police identified the accused as Vishnu Kumar of Rupbas, Bharatpur, and Rahul Mahawar of Anantpura, Kota. A joint team of the Anti-Gangster Task…
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Punjab general secretary Jagmohan Singh Raju, a retired IAS officer, has resigned from his party post, days after Kewal Singh Dhillon took over as the state unit chief.In a letter addressed to BJP Punjab general secretary (organisation) Manthri Srinivasulu Garu, and marked to Dhillon, Raju said he wished to step…
Panchkula: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday said evidence gathered during its probe into the alleged Rs 661-crore misappropriation of govt funds suggests that senior Haryana cadre public servants colluded with bank officials and received “undue advantages” for facilitating the opening of accounts, transfer of funds and their subsequent diversion.The agency’s statement came…
Chandigarh: Punjab crossed the 85% mark in voter mapping under the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls after special camps were organised at all 24,453 polling booths across the state’s 117 assembly constituencies on Sunday.Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra said 1.10 lakh voters were mapped during the day, taking the overall coverage beyond…
Sangrur: Newly appointed Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon launched his first campaign after assuming charge from Sangrur district’s Dhuri — the home constituency of CM Bhagwant Mann — on Sunday, declaring that Mann would not contest the 2027 assembly election from there as he had “failed to deliver on promises made to the people”.Addressing…
Hisar: Workers of Delhi Cloth and General Mills Company Ltd (DCM Mill) staged a strike on Sunday, marking the first major labour action at the unit in more than five decades. The protest was suspended later in the day after the management assured workers that their demands would be addressed within 10 days.Hundreds of workers…
