Rewari: The BJP swept the civic body elections in Rewari district on Wednesday, winning the chairperson posts in both Rewari municipal council and Dharuhera municipal committee by comfortable margins.In Rewari municipal council, BJP candidate Vineeta Peepal defeated Congress nominee Niharika by 21,455 votes. Peepal secured 44,521 votes against Niharika’s 23,066.Deputy commissioner and district election officer…
Chandigarh: The BJP delivered a dominant performance in the May 10 Haryana civic body elections, winning six out of seven key posts across six districts, according to results announced Wednesday.The party secured mayoral victories in Ambala, Panchkula, and Sonipat municipal corporations, tightening its political grip on the state just two months after a closely fought…
Ambala: BJP candidate Akshita Saini won the Ambala City municipal corporation mayoral election by 21,358 votes on Wednesday, securing 52,794 votes against Congress candidate Kulwinder Kaur Saini’s 31,436. Independent candidate Sonia Chaudhary polled 21,730 votes.The BJP also dominated the ward elections, winning 16 of the 20 seats. Congress won three wards, while one seat went…
Chandigarh recorded 4.2mm of rainfall on Tuesday Chandigarh: After days of oppressive heat, Chandigarh residents got much-needed relief on Tuesday as light rain and dense cloud cover led to a drop in temperatures across the city.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city received 4.2 mm of rainfall over the past 24 hours, easing…
Panchkula: The Panchkula traffic police have issued a special advisory ahead of the municipal corporation election vote counting at Govt Girls Postgraduate College, Sector 14, on May 13.The advisory will be in force from 5am to 5pm to ensure smooth and secure arrangements. The road stretch from Valmiki Chowk to the Sector-14 industrial area cut…
Chandigarh: The cancellation of the NEET examination following allegations of irregularities has triggered mixed reactions among aspirants in Chandigarh, many of whom said the decision, though emotionally exhausting, was necessary to ensure fairness in the highly competitive medical entrance test.Students who had spent years preparing for the examination said they were disappointed at having to…
Panchkula: Three men have been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire from a solar power plant inside the Chandimandir military station.The accused — Raju, Pintu and Sahil alias Rahul alias Kida — are residents of Rajiv Colony in Sector 17. Police seized about 32kg of stolen copper wire and a knife allegedly used in the…
Chandigarh: Reacting to the recent CBI and ED raids in the state, Punjab minister Aman Arora said the action was political vendetta driven by the BJP-led Centre. He asserted that central agencies were being “systematically misused” to target opposition voices and govts that refused to bow down.After taking over as industries minister, Arora told media…
Bathinda: BKU (Ekta Sidhupur) on Tuesday began indefinite protests outside branches of the Punjab State Cooperative Agricultural Development Bank (PADB) in 10 districts against the practice of retaining blank cheques from farmers while advancing loans.The farmer body alleged that banks later deposit these cheques when borrowers fail to repay loans on time, triggering litigation and,…
Chandigarh/Bathinda: Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday appeared before a Chandigarh court in the 2015 Kotkapura police firing case, a month after the Punjab and Haryana high court ordered transfer of the trial from Faridkot to Chandigarh. Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini appeared through videoconferencing.With this, proceedings in the case formally…
