Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu addresses a gathering as Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur looks on during a programme marking the 120th birth anniversary of the state’s first Chief Minister Yashwant Singh Parmar at the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha complex in Shimla on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. (Photo: IANS/CMO) Shimla: Himachal…
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring Bathinda/Muktsar: Factionalism continues to trouble Punjab Congress with posters being put up in Bathinda and Muktsar against party state in charge Bhupesh Baghel in favour of former CM Charanjit Singh Channi whose supporters have opened a front against state party chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.Some Channi…
Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and BJP on Monday welcomed the Punjab and Haryana high court’s directive to the AAP-led Punjab govt to release pending dearness allowance (DA) instalments to employees and pensioners within 15 days.The opposition parties accused the AAP of neglecting govt staff and reaffirmed their support for employees’ welfare.SAD functionary and…
Social activist Ritu Insan has embarked on a 10-day Kavad Yatra aimed at spreading awareness about women’s empowerment, self-reliance and social upliftment. The campaign, which began on August 1 from Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, will conclude on August 10 at Bhaini Surjan, her native village in Haryana.According to the organisers, the yatra seeks to…
The award was received by PGI director Prof Vivek Lal, along with a delegation comprising Prof (Dr) Ashok Kumar, medical superintendent; Prof Dheeraj Khurana, department of neurology; Prof Hemant Bhagat, department of anaesthesia and intensive care; Dr Vijay Tadia, nodal officer, ROTTO North; and Saryu D Madra, consultant, ROTTO North, PGIMER Chandigarh: Reinforcing its position…
The data comes amid continuing concerns over agrarian distress. NCRB data show 10,546 people engaged in the farming sector died by suicide in 2024, accounting for 6.2% of all suicides in the country Bathinda: Banks wrote off loans worth Rs 3.2 lakh crore extended to large industries and services over the last five financial years…
A 70-year-old woman’s body was found on a rooftop in Panchkula (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) PANCHKULA: The body of a 70-year-old retired Army captain’s wife was recovered from the rooftop of a house in Sector 21, with police suspecting their maid’s involvement in the murder.Neera Mehta was found dead on the rooftop on…
Jalandhar: BJP has launched its biggest outreach to Ravidassia community so far by launching the ‘Kalash Yatra’, in which urns carrying soil from Guru Ravidas’s birthplace, Seer Gowardhanpur in Varanasi, are being ta-ken in processions to mark the saint’s 650th birth anniversary. A Kalash carrying the sa-cred soil from Varanasi rea-ched Jalandhar on Saturday and…
Gurugram: Dark clouds hover over the city, in Gurugram, Haryana, on Aug 3 Hisar: A cyclonic circulation over northeast Rajasthan and the northward shift of the monsoon trough are expected to trigger a fresh spell of widespread rainfall across Haryana from Aug 4 to Aug 6, the department of agricultural meteorology at Chaudhary Charan Singh…
Amritsar: Amid the controversy over the transportation of more than 200 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib to Canada, the Sikh Sangat of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland has submitted suggestions to the Akal Takht secretariat, seeking measures to prevent similar disputes in future.The issue has also drawn the attention of Sikh scholars and panthic thinkers,…
