Gurdaspur university to roll out new industry aligned courses: Minister | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: With an aim to revamp technical and professional education, Sardar Beant Singh State University, Gurdaspur, will roll out five new industry-aligned, skill-intensive courses from the academic session 2026-27, Punjab Education minister Harjot Singh Bains announced on Saturday.He said the new courses included BTech in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, BTech in robotics and…

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Vimal Negi death case: BJP says CBI findings raise questions on state govt | Chandigarh News

Shimla: The BJP on Saturday stated that the CBI investigation into the death of Vimal Negi, a chief engineer in the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), raised serious questions about the functioning of the state govt.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters here, the party’s state general secretary Sanjeev Katwal said that…

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Retired Army veteran dies by suicide outside accused’s house over Rs 5-crore fraud in Haryana | Chandigarh News

AI image used for representational purpose only HISAR: A 63-year-old retired Army veteran allegedly consumed poison and died outside the residence of a woman he accused of cheating him of nearly Rs 5 crore in a property deal.The deceased, identified as Sunder Panghal, a resident of Hisar Cantonment and a native of Bhagana village, was…

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Rising heat, dry summer turn Himachal hills into tinderbox | Chandigarh News

Kullu: Rising temperatures and prolonged dry conditions have triggered a fresh wave of forest fires across Himachal Pradesh, with the state already recording 288 fire incidents this season, destroying nearly 3,672 hectares of forest area and raising environmental concerns and losses worth crores of rupees. According to data from the state forest department, the highest…

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UT education department scrambles to fix govt school payment woes | Chandigarh News

The immediate administrative intervention follows severe complaints from teachers who warned that the system’s flaws had essentially transformed them into technical troubleshooting agents Chandigarh: The UT education department has directed all local govt schools to set up dedicated helpdesks to assist parents facing technical glitches on the student management information system (SMIS) online fee portal….

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