Haryana BJP chief Dr Archana Gupta questions former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal’s development legacy HISAR: Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta stirred political debate in Dabwali on Tuesday after questioning the developmental legacy of former deputy prime minister Chaudhary Devi Lal, saying that despite being a mass leader, “he did nothing for the…
The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields to deliver food to his grandfather when the incident occurred AMBALA: A four-year-old boy fell into a 220-foot-deep borewell in Dhanaura village of Barara in Ambala district on Tuesday morning, officials said.The child, identified as Nirbhay, had accompanied his father to the fields…
Chandigarh: Congress leaders on Monday accused the AAP govt of mishandling the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, alleging that its own legislators were not fully aware of the legislation they had passed and that the govt had failed to consult the Akal Takht before framing the law.Gurdaspur MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa…
Chandigarh: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Monday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha in Punjabi at Parliament House, saying he would be the “voice of three crore Punjabis” in the Upper House.Chugh said he would strongly advocate Punjab’s interests, aspirations and self-respect in Parliament. He said the state’s drug menace,…
Chandigarh/Mohali: The Congress, BJP, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Monday intensified their attack on the AAP govt over the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, alleging that the legislation was enacted without consulting Sikh stakeholders and accusing the Punjab govt of bypassing established religious institutions.Congress…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt will examine the amendments proposed by the Akal Takht to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, and take a “positive decision”, state finance minister minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Monday after the Takht gave the govt one month to amend the legislation.Cheema said the proposed…
Ajnala: An Ajnala youth who had gone to Slovakia on a work permit eight months ago in search of better employment opportunities drowned there, leaving his family devastated. The family has now appealed to the Centre, Punjab govt and the Indian embassy there to expedite the repatriation of his body.Gursewak Singh (24), a resident of…
Chandigarh: The empanelment committee of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will meet on Tuesday to shortlist three officers for the appointment of a regular DGP for Punjab.The governing AAP will have the discretion to select one officer from the panel. This move will provide the state with a regular DGP months ahead of the…
Chandigarh: With 22 undergraduate seats still vacant after two rounds of counselling, Panjab University (PU) has invited fresh applications through open counselling for its hotel management and tourism programmes for the 2026-27 academic session.According to the University Institute of Hotel and Tourism Management (UIHTM), 19 seats remain vacant in the Bachelor of Hotel Management and…
The demands were raised during a meeting between representatives of the Joint Action Committee of Teachers, UT Chandigarh, and the administrator at Lok Bhawan. The delegation was led by the committee’s general secretary, Shiv Murat Yadav Chandigarh: A teachers’ body has urged UT administrator and Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria to intervene for the early…
