Chandigarh: Expressing apprehension that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) might “inadvertently silence the voice of lakhs of genuine Non-Resident Indians from Punjab”, the Aam Aadmi Party MP from Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Singh Kang, has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), proposing “NRI-friendly mechanisms” to prevent “wrongful deletion” of names.In the letter to the CEC…
Chandigarh: The State Election Commission (SEC), Punjab, on Sunday deferred elections to the Kharar municipal council following a Punjab and Haryana high court order pointing to anomalies in the 2021 delimitation exercise.The court, while disposing of a petition on Friday, noted that several newly added areas in the municipal council had not been included in…
Bathinda: Punjab reported only 11 new farm fire cases on Sunday, a sharp fall from 283 cases recorded a day earlier, taking the season’s tally to 9,337.Ferozepur remained the worst-affected district with 893 cases till May 17, followed by Bathinda (738), Moga (726), Tarn Taran (712), Amritsar (693), Sangrur (674), Gurdaspur (617) and Ludhiana (596).Legal…
In July 2024, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini inaugurated the first phase of the project and announced measures aimed at farmer and trader welfare Panchkula 9 Dec 2024: Vegetable and fruit market at pinjore inaugurated. But yet not started (story pics) photos by NITIN SHARMA Panchkula: In a renewed push to complete the long-delayed…
Panchkula: Alleging that development has been hit and industrial growth blocked, the Shivalik Vikas Manch (SVM) has urged Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to remove Section 7A of the Haryana Urban Areas Development and Regulation Act, 1975, from 113 villages of Panchkula district and withdraw the Periphery Act, 1952, from 52 villages.In a statement…
Chandigarh: Two persons allegedly died by suicide in separate incidents reported from different parts of the city. No suicide notes were recovered from either spot, police said. The bodies have been kept at the GMSH-16 mortuary for autopsy and inquest proceedings have been initiated.The deceased were identified as Sandeep, a native of Kanpur who had…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s engineering department has begun recarpeting the V-5 road in Sector 45-A and B, under ward 34, after clearing long-standing encroachments that had narrowed the stretch significantly.Officials said the 40ft-wide road had shrunk to about 15–20 ft due to encroachments, causing inconvenience to residents as well as students and staff of Dev…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has cleared the decks for a major infrastructure upgrade of Model Jail, Burail, with the engineering department finalising a comprehensive estimate of Rs 37 crore for its expansion. The move follows approval of the project design by the urban planning department, which has detailed the scope of work, including building layouts…
Chandigarh: UT police have booked an unidentified person for allegedly throwing a puppy into a burning tandoor in Bapudham Colony. A case has been registered at Sector 26 police station under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and sections of the BNS. No arrest has been made so far.Complainant Sanjay (26),…
Chandigarh: A Sector 46 resident fell victim to the ‘oil leak’ distraction trick and lost a bag containing around Rs 1.5 lakh in cash in Sector 45. Sector 34 police have registered a case and launched an investigation.Complainant Pratham Sharma told police that he had gone to a private hospital in Sector 45 on Saturday…
