Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: A 45-minute documentary on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s life journey, Satauj To Sansad, premiered on Discovery Channel India on Sunday, a spokesperson for the AAP govt said.The documentary traces Mann’s early life in Satauj village in Sangrur district, his career as a comedian and entertainer, and his…
More than three dozen Punjab politicians join the BJP Chandigarh: The BJP on Sunday claimed a boost to its base in Lehragaga with more than three dozen people from Patiala, Mansa, Sangrur, Patran and Lehragaga joining the party in the presence of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.The entrants included former workers and functionaries of…
Panchkula: Forest department officials caught one person and booked several others after 29 green khair trees worth Rs 12.83 lakh were allegedly felled illegally in the Jaunpur beat of the Morni-Pinjore forest division. The accused, identified as Anwar of Himachal Pradesh’s Palhori village, was apprehended at the spot, while four to five others fled. Based…
Lt Gen Devendra Sharma hails from a family with over a century of collective military service Shimla: Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, PVSM, AVSM, SM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), will superannuate from the Indian Army on Aug 31, drawing the curtain on a distinguished 39-year career marked by key operational, command…
Attawa teen set for youth world boxing c’ships Chandigarh: A fight in his building could have taken Amandev’s life in a very different direction. Instead, it became the moment that changed it.Growing up in Attawa, Amandev found himself involved in a fight that escalated. Like many youngsters in the neighbourhood, he could have been drawn…
Panchkula: Two motorcycle riders were killed after an allegedly speeding SUV rammed into their bike in Pinjore late Saturday night. The SUV driver fled the spot after the accident, and police have registered a case.The deceased were identified as Jitender (22), a resident of Abdulapur, Pinjore, and Mukesh (32) of Ratpur Colony. The two, who…
373 reform parameters in UT come under Centre scanner Chandigarh: The Government of India (GoI) has asked the Chandigarh administration to furnish information, notifications, orders and related details on 373 reform parameters linked to the single-window system.The ease-of-living component has also been added to this exercise this time. Besides the single-window system, the Union government…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s political parties may still be debating whether the old Akali Dal-BJP alliance has a future. At Panjab University, an echo of that partnership has already resurfaced.A day before the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) elections, the Student Organisation of India (SOI), affiliated with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sunday announced an alliance…
Chandigarh: Panjab University goes to polls on Monday with a smaller presidential field, an administration led by an acting vice-chancellor and a question: How many students will actually turn up to vote.The PUCSC election, one of the region’s most closely watched student contests, comes at an unusual moment. Prof Renu Vig’s tenure as vice-chancellor ended…
400 Residents Attend Crest Camps on PM Surya Ghar Chandigarh: After achieving near-saturation of solar installations across govt buildings, the UT administration has shifted its focus to the residential sector, targeting nearly 1,600 independent Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) houses for rooftop solar adoption under the Centre’s PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana.As part of the…
