Chandigarh: Following cases of gastrointestinal illnesses and a reported death allegedly linked to watermelon consumption in Mumbai, the UT food safety department released preliminary findings from a citywide investigation.While initial microbial and chemical tests returned negative, health officials remain on high alert as they await final confirmation from state laboratories.The food safety department initiated a…
TNN Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration’s ambitious plan to develop a large concert centre in Sarangpur has run into environmental clearance issues. The project is stalled over pending permission to remove nearly 200 trees and other vegetation at the proposed site.The 25-acre venue, envisioned as a major events hub, cannot proceed with infrastructure development until clearance…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party govt for parading its MLAs in front of President Droupadi Murmu.Warring pointed out that no law in the country allowed for the recall of elected legislators and termed the AAP’s act as “theatrics”.In an interaction with the mediapersons, the Ludhiana…
Amritsar: Four Pakistani civilian prisoners were repatriated through the Attari–Wagah border on Tuesday after completing their sentences and due legal formalities.The four — Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Raza, Mohammad Hamza and Hussain — had served jail terms in India, ranging from six months to nearly 10 years, before being handed over to Pakistani authorities under tight…
Amritsar: The officiating jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, has taken serious note of the alleged assault on a Sikh father and son in Machhiwara Sahib and directed the Khanna police to act within 24 hours.The incident reportedly involves a retired Army personnel, Kuldeep Singh, and his 16-year-old son, Sumanpreet Singh, who…
Jalandhar: A year ahead of the Punjab assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) appears to be returning to the emotive issue of sacrilege — echoing its stance from nearly five years ago when, in opposition, it had promised justice in the Oct 2015 cases.Even as justice in those cases remains elusive, Punjab CM Bhagwant…
Bathinda: Farmer forum Kisan Mazdoor Morcha’ Punjab Chapter has raised concern over the decision to put on hold a proposal to increase credit limit of farmers in cooperative societies. Morcha leaders on Tuesday stated that the state government some time ago had issued a notification to increase the credit limit, but now that decision has…
Mahendragarh: A local court here has awarded a man from Rajasthan a 20-year jail term for trafficking of drugs.The court of the additional sessions judge held the prime accused, Ashok Kumar Yogi, a resident of Neemrana in Rajasthan, guilty of drug trafficking in a 2021 case.Ashok Yogi’s accomplices, Jagdish, Inderjeet and Yashpal, were each sentenced…
Hisar: Haryana State Women Commission (HSWC) chairperson Renu Bhatia on Tuesday called for a review of laws governing live-in relationships, citing a rise in complaints and crimes against women linked to such arrangements.Addressing media in Fatehabad, she said nearly 60% of complaints received by the commission relate to live-in relationships, warranting urgent legal and social…
Kurukshetra: Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday announced that the Somnath yatra from the state will begin on June 8 and urged people to follow the teachings of the Gurus.At an event under the Mukhyamantri Teerth Darshan Yojana, he flagged off a special train from Kurukshetra to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra, carrying…
