Jhajjar/ Rohtak: Tension gripped the Dubaldhan Majra grain market on Friday as farmers and agents locked gates to protest slow lifting and mounting stocks left in the open. The blockade ended after Beri SDM Renuka Nandal promised swift resolutions, including opening two additional lifting points and expanding the mandi area by paving the premises.Despite these…
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet on Friday approved a “citizen-focused” policy allowing landowners to undertake desilting of rivers, choes and drains — including Satluj, Beas and Siswan rivers — at their own expense, with the right to use the excavated material free of charge. The move aims to strengthen flood preparedness ahead of the monsoon while…
Hisar: In a remarkable story of determination, a visually impaired student secured an impressive 96.8% marks in the Class 10 exams after successfully fighting for permission to write the exam on a laptop.The approval was granted just three days before the exams began.Meghansh Soni, a student of Satluj Public School in Sirsa, battled for over…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief principal secretary (CPS) Rajesh Khullar will continue to don the role of big boss in Haryana bureaucracy, as the chief minister office (CMO) released fresh allocation of work of officers attached with CM office. Khullar will be looking after 18 departments, including Home, Excise, Finance, Vigilance and Health, in addition to those…
Chandigarh: The Haryana unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday slammed the state govt for allowing certain toll plazas to continue charging money despite completing their allotted tenure. Besides this, AAP also categorically blamed state govt’s policy on the issue of disparity of CNG rates in the state across various districts.These two issues were…
Hisar: Police have booked eight persons, including Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) youth leader Digvijay Singh Chautala and Indian National Students Organisation (INSO) state president Deepak Malik, in connection with a violent protest at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST). Six accused have been arrested and sent to judicial custody, while the remaining are…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh traffic police have procured 100 body-worn cameras to bring greater transparency in challaning and to reduce confrontations with traffic violators at check posts. The cameras will be issued to challaning officers after they undergo training.In 2017, the Chandigarh Police had purchased 104 body-worn cameras for traffic personnel. However, most of them are…
Panchkula: In a promising shift towards community-driven governance, citizen-led ‘Sahyog’ groups are emerging as active and effective area-resident bodies, transforming how local issues are identified and resolved.Moving beyond traditional Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), these groups are taking a more hands-on, data-driven approach to bridge the gap between residents and administration.Residents report that nearly 50 percent…
Chandigarh: Sector 17 police have booked the owner and employees of a Sector 17–based immigration firm for allegedly cheating five people of around Rs 9 lakh by promising overseas work visas.One of the complainants, Sunil Kumar, a salon owner from Ambala, Haryana, said he wanted to go abroad for work and came across an advertisement…
Panchkula: With the objective of effectively curbing road accidents and ensuring the safety of citizens, a team from the Surajpur Traffic Police Station, Panchkula, led by In-charge Sub-Inspector Abhishek, conducted a comprehensive road safety campaign.As part of this campaign, special warning sign boards were strategically installed at identified “black spots” (accident-prone zones), high-risk areas, and…
