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Bathinda: The second day of SimuVerse 2026, the three-day national conference on simulation-based medical education being organized by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, brought together leading policymakers, academicians and healthcare experts from across the country to discuss the future of competency-based medical education, simulation training and patient safety.Dr Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth, chairman,…

Bathinda: Amid the controversy surrounding the removal of the film Satluj from an OTT platform, former Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal has recalled raising the issue of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s disappearance in the Punjab Assembly in September 1995, barely 13 days after Khalra went missing.Manpreet, who had recently entered the Assembly…

Amritsar: Relatives of extrajudicial killing victims in Punjab have opposed the ban on Diljit Dosanjh-starrer “Satluj”, asserting the movie highlights a painful chapter of history that deserves to be acknowledged than suppressed.Based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was abducted in 1995 and never seen again, the film released uncut…

Jalandhar: For Bobby Kumar and his son Shiva, residents of Tarn Taran, the story of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra is deeply personal. They believe Khalra’s story also shines a light on countless families like theirs that lost loved ones to alleged fake encounters and enforced disappearances in Punjab in 1980s and 1990s.Bobby’s…

The barricade, which was earlier opened from 8am-10am and 4pm-6pm, will now remain open from 11am to 4pm and 8pm to 8am Panchkula: The Panchkula police have begun the second phase of the Majri Chowk barricade trial with revised timings, as authorities continue to assess traffic conditions before deciding on its permanent removal.The trial follows…

Sardar Singh, head coach of the men’s U-18 hockey team, being felicitated by VC Renu Vig; and the team at PU during a national coaching camp being held till July 18 ahead of the AHF Youth Hockey5s Asian Championship in Muscat, Oman, later this month Chandigarh: Panjab University Monday welcomed the Indian men’s U-18 hockey…

Chandigarh: Amid repeated complaints of contaminated drinking water from various parts of the city, the municipal corporation’s engineering wing has ordered intensified monitoring, testing and surveillance of the potable water supply system.MC chief engineer Sanjay Arora Monday directed the superintending engineer (public health) and all three executive engineers of the public health wing to strengthen…

Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh, is set to hold the stone laying ceremony for the ambitious redevelopment of the Rose Club in Sector 16 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model Friday, marking the first time the civic body has outsourced the operation and management of a club.Following directions from mayor Saurabh Joshi’s office, the…

The MC will pay PEC a consultancy fee of Rs 10.8 lakh, plus GST, for undertaking independent quality checks Chandigarh: To ensure that the upgradation of the Kajauli water works meets prescribed technical standards and quality benchmarks, the municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh, has appointed Punjab Engineering College (PEC) as the third-party quality assurance agency for…

Mohali: Mohali police arrested two suspected drug smugglers and seized 400 grams of heroin from their possession during a naka on the road connecting Sector 104 and Sukhgarh village under the Sohana police station.The accused, both residents of Chandigarh, were travelling in a Hyundai i10 car that was intercepted after the driver allegedly attempted to…