Mohali: Days after the Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) arrested a senior clerk posted in the deputy commissioner’s office in a bribery case, it on Thursday apprehended a private driver while he was allegedly accepting a Rs 5,000 bribe in Mohali.The accused, identified as Amandeep, works with Raftar Tools and Travel Company in Mohali.According to the…
Chandigarh: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Punjab govt to file a fresh progress report within four weeks in a case relating to alleged illegal mining that reportedly caused damage to a bridge over Satluj river in Ropar.Expressing dissatisfaction over the pace of action, the tribunal has also observed that the state and its…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court has directed the state govt to arrange necessary funds for establishing a designated junkyard and police post near Dhami to safely store impounded vehicles that are currently occupying roadsides in Shimla.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi took note of a govt…
TNNKullu: Two men from Rajasthan and Punjab were killed after the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the railing of a bridge and plunged into Baragran stream near Patlikuhal on Kullu-Manali national highway on late Tuesday night.The deceased, identified as Kripa Ram (30) of Rajasthan’s Balotra district and Vikram (24) of Punjab’s Fazilka district, were…
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi Amritsar: The Lawrence Bishnoi crime syndicate has used Canada’s temporary student and work permit programmes to expand its operations within South Asian diaspora communities, according to a classified Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) tactical guide.The report, ‘The Bishnoi Gang: An Emerging Threat in Canada’, describes a pattern of foreign nationals arriving on…
Signalling an effort to broaden its base beyond its traditional support network, the women’s wing of the party held a major meeting in Amritsar on Thursday to strengthen and expand its district-level structure Amritsar: The Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De ), which is led by jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh, has turned its attention…
Chandigarh: Anticipating a Supreme Court challenge by the Punjab govt to the Punjab and Haryana high court’s order directing release of pending dearness allowance (DA) instalments, employees and pensioners have filed caveats in the apex court to ensure they are heard before any interim order is passed.The caveats were filed on Wednesday after the high…
Punjab Assembly saw noisy scenes after BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma made a controversial remark on girl child. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Assembly witnessed noisy scenes on Thursday after BJP MLA Ashwani Sharma made a “girl child” remark in the House, with the ruling AAP criticising him and asking him to seek forgiveness from women in the…
Raising the issue during zero hour, independent MLA Rana Inder Pratap said inadequate police strength had left isolated rural areas vulnerable to organised crime Chandigarh: A demand to relax firearms licence norms for people living in vulnerable areas triggered a discussion in the Punjab assembly on Thursday, with the state govt saying any easing of…
Gadkari approves key road projects for HimachalTimes News NetworkShimla: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has given in-principle approval for releasing Rs 25.11 crore for improving and tarring the Banjar-Aut stretch of NH 305.Gadkari has also directed the officials to expedite the sanction process for the Rs 1,775 crore Jalori Tunnel project. The…
