The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Wadhwa on May 29 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with its investigation into the alleged IDFC First Bank fraud case. CHANDIGARH: What was supposed to be a routine hospital-to-jail trip allegedly turned into an unexpected hotel stop for an undertrial in the Rs 661-crore…
Delay in framing the rules has stalled the implementation of the Punjab Clinical Establishments Act Chandigarh: Nearly six years after it was enacted, the Punjab Clinical Establishments Act, 2020, remains without rules, leaving the state with no statutory mechanism to regulate private hospital charges.The delay has stalled the implementation of a law meant to regulate…
Electricity demand in Punjab has fallen by more than 3,000 to 4000 MW due to widespread rainfall Patiala: Widespread rainfall across Punjab caused the state’s electricity demand to fall by more than 3,000 to 4000 MW, easing pressure on the power system during the ongoing paddy season, while one generating unit each at the state-run…
Punjabi University in Patiala Patiala: In a first for the state, Punjabi University has launched a ‘PhD for Executives’ programme, allowing experienced professionals, entrepreneurs and senior executives to pursue doctoral research without leaving their workplaces.The programme aims to strengthen collaboration between academia, industry and govt by encouraging research on real-world challenges emerging from industrial, administrative…
As many as 99 life-saving ventilators were allocated to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, under the PM CARES Fund during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic Chandigarh: Out of the 99 life-saving ventilators allocated to the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, under the PM CARES Fund during the…
Acting on a tip-off, officials from the special cell of the Shimla police laid a trap near the Shoghi border area and arrested Vijay Kumar (22), a resident of Narayangarh in Haryana Shimla: Shimla Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged inter-state drug smuggler and seized 1.1 kg of high-grade heroin (chitta).Acting on a tip-off, the…
Police identified the deceased as Neera Mehta, wife of retired Army captain Manmohan Lal Mehta Panchkula: A 72-year-old woman, wife of a retired Army captain, was found dead on the rooftop of a neighbouring house in Sector 21 on Monday, with police arresting her longtime caretaker, along with the caretaker’s husband and son, in connection…
PSPCL chairman Basant Garg and all four directors of the power discom will attend the grievance redressal meetings Patiala: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), which has recently faced protests from farmers, the general public, and industrial consumers, is planning a major customer outreach. To this end, PSPCL has decided to organise stakeholder consultation and…
Times News Network Leader of the opposition in Himachal Pradesh assembly Jai Ram Thakur Shimla: Despite several challenges, Himachal Pradesh has achieved several milestones in its development journey, former chief minister and leader of opposition Jairam Thakur said on Tuesday.Referring to the documentary screened on the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly premises to mark the 120th…
Police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar addresses mediapersons Amritsar: Punjab Police busted two ISI-backed cross-border terror modules with the arrest of nine persons, including four juveniles, police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said on Tuesday.Three illegal pistols, nine live cartridges, four petrol bombs, and a stolen motorcycle were recovered from the suspects: Vansh Kumar (19) and Anmol…
