Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari Patiala: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament from Sri Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Singh Kang, on Wednesday met Union minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and reiterated the long-pending demand to declare the Banga–Garhshankar–Sri Anandpur Sahib–Naina Devi Road as a National Highway. Kang discussed…
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday held a meeting with a World Bank delegation in Chandigarh to discuss the state’s roadmap for artificial intelligence, digital governance, skill development and data-led administration.Saini said Haryana’s approach was not to treat technology as a stand-alone innovation, but as a…
Patiala: The BJP has appointed Anuj Khosla as the state president of BJP Yuva Morcha Punjab in an organisational decision in Patiala. Khosla has served as the state secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha Punjab for the past three years, and has earned recognition for his organisational abilities and role in strengthening the party at the…
Supreme Court has ordered the Central Empowered Committee and an expert body appointed by it to undertake a phased examination of the environmental issues Kullu: The Supreme Court has ordered a probe into alleged illegal construction, hill cutting, and tree felling in Shimla’s ecologically sensitive green belt areas, directing the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to…
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak: The Haryana Lokayukta has intensified proceedings in a complaint alleging procedural and administrative irregularities at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, directing the additional chief secretary, higher education department, Haryana, to submit a report within 30 days.The complaint, filed by RTI activist Jaipal under Section 10 of the Haryana Lokayukta Act, 2002,…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Shimla: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has told the Rajya Sabha that delays by the Himachal Pradesh govt in depositing Rs 2,264 crore as its share of project cost were affecting the progress of two key railway projects in the hill state – the 28-km Chandigarh-Baddi rail line and the 63-km Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri…
PGIMS Rohtak has been placed No. 1 in Haryana Rohtak: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Rohtak, has placed fifth among medical colleges in the country in the IIRF India Rankings 2026.The International Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) is an India-based organisation that publishes annual rankings of higher education institutions.The achievement places PGIMS, Rohtak — a…
Punjab legislative assembly in session Chandigarh: The Punjab assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution lauding chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) govt for “employment generation, transparent governance, and massive industrial growth”, even as opposition MLAs demanded a whitepaper from the govt on govt recruitments.This is the third resolution passed by the state…
Rohit Dhankhar died on Nov 29, 2025, following an assault Rohtak: Eight months after the murder of bodybuilder Rohit Dhankhar of Hamayunpur village, his family continues to wait for justice, with several accused still at large. A khap panchayat on Wednesday reached the Rohtak mini-secretariat and staged a road blockade, demanding the arrest of all…
Phagwara: The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Doaba) on Wednesday announced plans to stage a protest from Aug 20, demanding the release of pending cane dues, including Rs 27.8 crore owed to farmers by the Phagwara sugar mill from the 2021-22 crushing season.Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, union president Manjit Singh Rai alleged that cooperative sugar…
