Chandigarh: For tightening regulation of travel agents and cracking down on human smuggling and immigration fraud, the central govt extended the provisions of the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling Act, 2012, and the Punjab Prevention of Human Smuggling (Amendment) Act, 2014, to UT Chandigarh.Officials said the move comes amid growing concerns over illegal immigration networks…
Chandigarh: A multicentric study across Punjab and Chandigarh has flagged high levels of non-medical use and dependence on Pregabalin among patients undergoing treatment for substance-use disorders, prompting calls for urgent clinical and policy intervention.Pregabalin is a prescription medication commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, epilepsy, fibromyalgia and generalised anxiety disorder. The study, conducted by doctors…
Bathinda: Garbage continues to pile up across towns and cities of Punjab as a strike by Municipal Mulazam Action Committee and Safai Sewak Union entered its 5th day on Sunday. The workers are demanding regularisation of the services implementation of the old pension scheme, and a raise in salary. As per sources, contractual workers, mainly…
Shimla: Anmol, a student of AVM Senior Secondary School, Pahra, in Kangra district, topped the Class X examination, the result for which was declared by the Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) in Dharamshala on Sunday.Anmol scored 699 marks out of 700 (99.86%) to top the merit list. The second position was shared by…
Kullu: Himachal Pradesh may witness one of the worst apple seasons this year, with farmers reporting losses of up to 70% across major producing regions in the hilly state due to prolonged erratic weather.From Kullu, Shimla, Kinnaur to parts of Mandi district, apple orchards have been hit by a combination of inadequate chilling hours, sharp…
Bathinda: Workers from AAP and BJP faced off outside the BJP’s district office in Bathinda on Sunday over the AAP’s statewide call to protest the recent arrest of industries minister Sanjeev Arora by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Police struggled to maintain order, eventually defusing the situation. A large contingent of AAP supporters—led by MLAs Jagroop Singh…
Chandigarh: Haryana recorded an overall voter turnout of 55% in the elections held across seven civic bodies of the state on Sunday. The Sonipat municipal corporation reported the lowest polling, while the Sampla municipal committee in Rohtak district recorded the highest voter turnout.The fate of 777 candidates, including 29 contenders for mayoral posts and 38…
Panchkula: The city recorded a voter turnout of 53.4% in the Municipal Corporation elections, lower than the 56.4% registered in the previous MC polls in 2020, as the electoral fate of six mayoral and 87 councillor candidates was sealed on Sunday.According to the Haryana State Election Commission report updated late on Sunday evening, around 1.1…
CHANDIGARH: A day after Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora was arrested by ED and taken to Delhi, AAP on Sunday launched statewide protests against the BJP-led central govt, accusing it of “weaponising and misusing central agencies to intimidate opposition and destabilise non-BJP govts”. AAP workers held demonstrations and gheraoed BJP offices at district headquarters, raising slogans…
Panchkula: Congress on Sunday alleged bogus and double voting at several polling booths during the MC elections, while the BJP dismissed the charges and claimed it was headed for a clean sweep.Congress mayoral candidate Sudha Bhardwaj alleged that irregularities were reported from multiple areas. “There was bogus voting in some areas. In Sector 4, around…
