Amritsar: Akal Takht officiating jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj has demanded the removal of “contentious provisions” in the Jaagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, within 15 days, warning that failure to comply could lead to a formal meeting of the five Sikh high priests and strict Panthic action.The ultimatum followed a…
Chandigarh: Punjab Aam Aadmi Party president Aman Arora on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of running a politically motivated campaign to malign him “through fabricated narratives, selective leaks and misuse of central agencies”.Arora said he would “immediately quit politics” if anyone proved that he ever demanded even Re 1 from anyone.The Directorate of Enforcement (ED)…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the State Intelligence and Preventive Unit has busted a fake billing network, with the arrest of one person for orchestrating a Rs 15.56 crore goods and services tax (GST) fraud by wrongfully availing fake input tax credit on bogus transactions worth Rs 85.4 croreCheema identified…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken serious note of the extremely alarming and inhuman condition of Govt Primary Schools in Nuh district and has initiated suo motu proceedings in the matter.The commission has taken this action on the basis of news reports published on May 6, 2026. The Haryana Human Rights Commission observed…
Amritsar: A pregnant woman allegedly suffered miscarriage as road closures and traffic diversions imposed during Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s ‘Shukrana Yatra’ that delayed her journey to the hospital in Amritsar. The incident triggered sharp political reactions and public outrage.The woman’s husband, Jugraj Singh, in a viral video, alleged that extensive security arrangements during the…
Amritsar: Punjab’s newly enacted Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026 has triggered sharp debate within the Sikh community, with scholars, lawyers, and Panthic leaders warning that the legislation meant to curb sacrilege could also criminalise granthis, sevadars, gurdwara committees, and even families for inadvertent negligence involving sacred saroops. Critics fear misuse…
Chandigarh: Despite the model code of conduct restrictions for the May 10 elections to seven civic bodies, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched the Haryana Online Building Plan Approval System – a digital platform for approving building plans for residential units within the civic bodies’ jurisdiction.He also initiated the process of sending…
Chandigarh: Taking a dig at the AAP-led govt in Punjab, state BJP president Sunil Jakhar on Friday said the Enforcement Directorate’s action in Mohali had “exposed divisions within the party”.In a written statement, he said, “The infighting is entirely internal, yet whenever someone leaves the party, the BJP is blamed for it.”Earlier in the day,…
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday ordered Punjab govt not to take any coercive action against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected from AAP to BJP, without its permission.Pathak had moved the HC seeking directions for Punjab govt to supply a copy of FIRs registered against him. The next hearing is…
Mohali: The newly created Banur sub-division in SAS Nagar district got its first sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) with 2024-batch Punjab Civil Services officer Dr Ankita Kansal assuming charge. She will also continue to serve as assistant commissioner (general) at the District Administrative Complex in SAS Nagar. After taking charge, she said her priority would be to…
