Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday directed departments concerned to complete road construction, widening and repair works within set timelines, stressing that safe and smooth mobility was the govt’s top priority.Chairing a review meeting on 2025-26 road projects at Haryana Niwas, Saini told senior officers from…
Ashok Kumar (55), a native of Jalandhar who had been living in Greece for nearly three decades, died of a heart attack on July 22 Amritsar: The mortal remains of Ashok Kumar (55), a native of Jalandhar who had been living in Greece for nearly three decades, were brought back to India on Saturday and…
Chandigarh: The Punjab Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 1,532 proclaimed offenders, initiated action against more than 58,000 criminals and their associates, and seized a massive cache of illegal weapons and narcotics during its flagship ‘Gangsteran Te Vaar’ campaign, dealing a significant blow to organised criminal networks.Gaurav Yadav, director general of police, Punjab, said…
(AI image used for representative) A robbery took place when four masked intruders stormed the home of a senior advocate KURUKSHETRA: Four masked men allegedly broke into a senior advocate’s house in Kurukshetra after holding him and his wife at gunpoint, taking cash, jewellery, a licensed revolver and other valuables worth around Rs 3.15 crore,…
‘Selectively trimmed’, P 3 CHANDIGARH: Punjab govt on Friday removed Gurpreet Singh Bhullar as Amritsar police commissioner amid a row erupted over his remarks regarding an alleged Pakistan ISI-backed terror conspiracy to target the Jantar Mantar protest.Border range DIG Harmanbir Singh Gill has been given additional charge of Amritsar police commissioner. Bhullar shall report to…
Charkhi Dadri: In the sensational firing incident that rocked Charkhi Dadri earlier this week, police arrested the alleged mastermind of the attack following a brief encounter on Friday. The accused sustained a bullet injury to his leg during the exchange of fire and was apprehended along with an illegal pistol. Police have also arrested two…
The digital museum has been approved under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme 2.0 Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) Friday approved the setting up of a digital museum at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19, deferred a decision on the revised zoning plan for the Unesco Capitol Complex buffer zone, and sought further examination…
Commission member Jitender Singh Shunty assured prompt redressal of grievances and emphasised greater public participation in governance Chandigarh: The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) human rights commission held an open hearing in Sector 43 Friday, where residents raised issues related to civic amenities, healthcare, education and public welfare. Commission member Jitender Singh Shunty assured prompt…
UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria interacts with schoolkids at a workshop against drug abuse in Chandigarh on Friday Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Friday called on mothers to take the lead in the fight against drug abuse, saying their emotional bond with children makes them the most effective force in preventing…
The impact severely damaged the car, with all three occupants dying on the spot, police said. JALANDHAR: Three people were killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck on the Jalandhar-Maksudan Bypass Highway in Punjab on Saturday morning, police said.Visuals from the accident site show the Swift car extensively mangled…
