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Alleged Congress workers protesting in Ludhiana on Thursday Ludhiana: Factional tensions within the Punjab Congress again came to the fore on Thursday after slogan-shouting disrupted the party’s “Har Booth Congress Mazboot” programme in Ludhiana, attended by AICC Punjab in-charge Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.Supporters raised slogans in favour of former…

People walk under umbrellas amid heavy monsoon showers, in Shimla on Thursday Kullu: Weak monsoon activity is likely to continue over Himachal Pradesh with the weather department forecasting only isolated spells of heavy rain in few districts over the next four days even as the state has recorded a 19% rainfall deficit during the first…

Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth around Rs 48 crore in Kasumpti assembly constituency of Shimla district.The projects include the newly constructed block development office building at Mashobra, public works department (PWD) offices at Bhattakufer and Baldeyan, a new ITI building, and a…

Chandigarh: City pacer Nandini Sharma has been named in India’s squad for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 in the UAE. Currently training at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, Nandini was also part of India’s T20 World Cup squad earlier this year and has represented India A, Punjab and UTCA. She also impressed…

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…