Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargaj, has said that the shastars (arms) bestowed upon the Sikhs by the Gurus were symbols of justice and self-defence, not instruments of aggression, stressing that Sikh teachings strictly prohibited the misuse of weapons.Addressing the 27th Bala Pritam Gurmat Samagam at Gurdwara Guru Nanak…
Pathankot: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday concluded a three-day search operation in connection with alleged illegal sand mining on shamlat land under Gol panchayat.Sources said ED teams examined property records, income-related documents and other business records at nearly six locations. They also reportedly collected digital data from laptops, though this could not be officially…
Farmers marched towards Delhi to protest the proposed Indo-US trade agreement. Police barricaded the Shambhu border, preventing many from reaching their destination. By: Neel KamalBATHINDA: A large number of farmers from Punjab, who were on their way to Delhi to hold a Kisan Mahapanchayat at Kisan Ghat, were stopped at Shambhu on the border of…
Chandigarh: Gearing up for the 2027 assembly elections, the Punjab Congress will hold a meeting of its newly constituted election committees in New Delhi on Tuesday.The meeting assumes significance as it will bring together the party’s top state leadership for the first time since the recent organisational tussle over the continuation of Punjab Pradesh Congress…
Panchkula: Haryana development and panchayat minister Krishan Lal Panwar Monday ordered the suspension of a police inspector and an assistant sub-inspector for alleged lapses in the investigation of a dowry harassment case, while directing the department to conduct an impartial inquiry and submit a report at the next meeting.Panwar, who was chairing a meeting of…
Chandigarh: The draft electoral roll for the 01-Chandigarh parliamentary constituency will be published on July 21 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 exercise, election officials said.The enumeration phase of the revision was conducted across UT Chandigarh from June 15 to July 14. The draft roll is being published with July 1, 2026,…
Chandigarh: Mayor Saurabh Joshi highlighted Chandigarh’s success in clearing the Dadumajra legacy waste dump and pitched for a longer tenure for elected mayors during the All India Mayors’ Council meeting held in New Delhi.The meeting was chaired by Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar and attended by mayors from 11 cities across…
Jhajjar: Four men died on Sunday night after inhaling suspected toxic gas inside an abandoned well while trying to rescue a calf in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. A police officer who later entered the well was hospitalised but is in stable condition. The district administration has ordered an inquiry, while announcing compensation and govt jobs for…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s engineering department has begun work on constructing new pedestrian tracks around parks in Sector 46 at a cost of Rs 65 lakh, with reusable old paver blocks being incorporated into the project.Area councillor Gurpreet Singh said damaged and worn-out paver blocks surrounding the parks will be replaced using a mix of…
Mohali: The Mohali Congress Monday staged a protest at Jawahar Nagar to express solidarity with Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring and leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa, while alleging a deterioration in law and order and civic services in the city.The demonstration was led by former minister Balbir Singh Sidhu and former mayor…
