Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Former Punjab deputy chief minister and Gurdaspur MP, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, expressed concern over any kind of “unnecessary interference” in the religious and administrative affairs of the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib Board. He said respecting the autonomy (self-governance), religious sanctity and traditions of Sikh institutions is the responsibility of every govt and constitutional authority.Randhawa…

A central monitoring system has already been established at the Phase 7 control room to track the camera feeds and identify individuals illegally dumping waste outside designated areas to improve sanitation standards. Mohali: The Mohali municipal corporation has decided to renovate all local resource management centres (RMCs) into fully enclosed structures and install CCTV surveillance…

While her back was turned, one of the men crept up from behind and suddenly covered her eyes with a cloth. Chandigarh: Two unidentified miscreants blindfolded a woman running a Verka milk booth in Sector 20 on Friday morning and fled with her purse containing ₹45,000 in cash. The Sector 19 police have registered a…

Chandigarh: Punjab govt has decided to raise fresh loans of Rs 1,500 crore, a move that has drawn criticism from the opposition. The first part consists of state govt stock with a 4-year tenure for an aggregate amount of Rs 1,000 crore. The remaining portion involves Punjab govt stock with a 13-year tenure for an…

Bathinda: Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian inaugurated the first bio-fertiliser quality control laboratory in the state and laid the foundation stone of a seed testing laboratory in Bathinda on Friday.The lab is meant to check the quality of bio-fertilisers and ensure availability of quality agricultural inputs to farmers. Addressing a gathering, Khuddian said the…

Amritsar: The Dal Khalsa, a Sikh body, has called upon all the Sikh members of the Punjab legislative assembly to honour the directive issued by jathedar Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and appear before the Akal Takht on June 29 to explain their role in the “hurried passage” of the amendments to the Jagat Jot Guru Granth…

Bathinda: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Friday stated that Bhagwant Mann was “getting entangled in his web of lies” with his old associate Jagman Samra exposing him even further by providing details of additional sacrilegious conduct of the chief minister.Speaking to the media persons, the five-member committee of the SAD, which visited gurdwaras near…

Chandigarh: Continued consultations over a reshuffle of the Punjab Congress organisational set-up have triggered concerns over delays, with a few party members fearing prolonged uncertainty could hurt its prospects and hamper preparations for the upcoming assembly elections.Patiala MP Dharamvira Gandhi appeared to express his anxiety on social media. Quoting a movie dialogue, “Main Vaapas Aunga”,…

Bathinda: Bathinda police on Friday arrested the alleged mastermind behind the petrol bomb attack at the homeopathy clinic of BJP functionary Dr Tarsem Garg in the Patel Nagar area.The accused has been identified as Sandeep (24), a resident of Khuia Sarwar. Police said he was apprehended on Friday. Earlier, two alleged assailants — Nakul and…

Chandigarh: Senior Congress leader and MLA Pargat Singh has condemned the alleged circulation of objectionable and derogatory AI-generated videos of jathedars on social media pages linked to the AAP’s IT cell. He said such acts not only hurt religious sentiments but also appear to be an attempt to disturb the atmosphere in Punjab and create…