Chandigarh: The CBI has intensified its probe into the alleged Rs 590-crore bank fraud involving govt departments in Haryana, questioning two senior bureaucrats regarding their roles in sanctioning and transferring large sums from various banks to IDFC First Bank.Sources said the move comes within days of the Haryana govt granting formal sanction to investigate certain…
Chandigarh: Sixteen years after the Centre enacted the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act to regulate healthcare facilities and curb unethical medical practices, Punjab is yet to implement the law. Though Punjab notified its own Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act in Oct 2020, the state govt has still not framed the rules needed to…
Chandigarh: Sixteen years after the Centre enacted the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act to regulate healthcare facilities and curb unethical medical practices, Punjab is yet to implement the law. Though Punjab notified its own Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act in Oct 2020, the state govt has still not framed the rules needed to…
Haryana Congress chief Rao Narender Singh (File Photo) CHANDIGARH: A group of masked men allegedly tried to break into the ancestral house of Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh in Narnaul, but fled after house staff members woke up on hearing suspicious noises and alerted police, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred in the…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday criticised the BJP-led Centre over the steep rise in fuel prices, saying the burden has once again been passed on to the common man soon after elections while the govt continues to lecture citizens on cutting expenses and savings.He said people across the country are struggling with…
Gurdaspur: The sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of Gurdaspur, Anupreet Kaur Randhawa, was arrested by the Tarn Taran police from her official residence early Saturday morning in connection with the alleged embezzlement in land compensation funds for a highway project.Surendra Lamba, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Tarn Taran, said a police team conducted the operation and took…
Amritsar: Customs officials at Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport have seized over 1.6 kg of 24-carat gold, valued at around Rs 2.6 crore, from a passenger.According to a social media post by Amritsar Customs, the passenger arrived from Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines flight MH-119 and was intercepted upon arrival. During a detailed…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has installed informative flex boards outside several gurdwaras to apprise the sangat of alleged shortcomings and panthic objections to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 passed by the Punjab govt. In a statement issued on Saturday, the SGPC said the boards have been…
Chandigarh: To ensure free and fair local body elections, the state election commission (SEC) has deployed IAS and senior PCS officers as general observers across all 23 districts of Punjab.The high-stakes municipal general elections, covering eight municipal corporations, 76 municipal councils and 21 nagar panchayats, are scheduled to take place on May 26. The announcement…
Amritsar: The Amritsar rural police have arrested four persons in case of two extortion-related cases reported from Sudhar village under Ramdas police station. The arrested were allegedly working at the behest of foreign-based gangster Jeevan Fauji.Senior superintendent of police (Amritsar rural) Suhail Qasim Mir said the arrested accused had been identified as Kulwinder Singh alias…
