Chandigarh: In a major structural overhaul of its healthcare system, the Chandigarh administration has unveiled a new draft policy that not only redefines how govt doctors advance in their careers but also introduces service conditions—including mandatory military service requirements and strict limits on outside hiring.The proposed policy, “The UT Chandigarh Health Service Rules, 2026,” gives…
Bathinda: Punjab’s ‘CM Di Yogshalas’ have emerged as a large-scale public yoga initiative, with over 3.23 lakh people participating in sessions across the state, according to information obtained under the RTI Act.The 10,953 yogshalas are being run by 1,443 trained and certified yoga instructors/trainers, with the govt spending Rs 76 crore on the initiative since…
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday constituted a nine-member manifesto committee for the 2027 Punjab assembly elections.The committee will be headed by party veteran Balwinder Singh Bhunder, while Daljit Singh Cheema will serve as member secretary. The other members are Gulzar Singh Ranike,…
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala Chandigarh: Senior Congress functionary and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala on Sunday accused the BJP govt in Haryana of “injustice and manipulation” in recruitment.He alleged that repeated changes in rules and prolonged selection processes were depriving Scheduled Caste, Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections and poor candidates of govt…
Gunfire at the residence of Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu in Barnala district, as captured by CCTV footage BATHINDA: Three masked men fired shots at the residence of noted Punjabi singer Gulab Sidhu in Pharwahi village in Barnala district early Sunday.According to CCTV footage obtained by Barnala police, the incident took place at around 1.33am, when…
Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Gurdaspur: Amid growing concerns over gangster influence in Punjab, Congress MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has sought a probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the income tax department into the alleged flow of funds linked to the network of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria.In a letter to Union finance…
Punjab Police brings back fugitive criminal Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam, a key operative of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang, following his extradition from Moldova to India Chandigarh: Following the Punjab Police’s successful extradition of fugitive gangster Amritpal Singh alias Amrit Dalam, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday claimed that the Overseas Fugitive Tracking and…
Chandigarh: Three months after the Chandigarh Administration opened the door for Bed & Breakfast (BnB) establishments in large residential houses, its new policy has drawn a complete blank — the Tourism Department, the designated nodal agency, has not received a single application for registration.Yet, B&B accommodation is hardly absent from Chandigarh. Several online travel and…
The steel town of Mandi Gobindgarh Patiala: A sustained focus on road dust, identified as Mandi Gobindgarh’s biggest pollution source, has helped the Punjab town climb 15 places to 18th among 40 cities in the under-three-lakh population category of the Swachh Vayu Survekshan (SVS)-2026. The industrial town had ranked 33rd last year.Mandi Gobindgarh scored 180.2…
Chandigarh: The city remained hot and humid on Saturday, with the maximum temperature recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in Chandigarh was 25.1 degrees Celsius, which was normal.The city received 1.2mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30am. The weather office…
