Jalandhar: After the Punjab Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the Behbal Kalan police firing case, summoned Vijay Sampla again to appear on June 28, the former Union minister stated that he remained fully committed to cooperating, but repeatedly issuing summons without providing any documentary basis was not only unjustified but also contrary…
Jalandhar: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday demanded a CBI probe into the controversy surrounding the alleged video involving chief minister Bhagwant Mann and the alleged procurement of “fake” forensic reports by Punjab Police officers to give him a clean chit.Addressing a press conference, the five-member SAD committee constituted to mobilise religious organisations and…
According to the complaint, Sandeep noticed a group of youths, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, assaulting a man. When he intervened and asked them to stop, the accused allegedly began arguing with him, hurled abuses and then attacked him. Mohali: A senior constable posted at Mataur police station was allegedly kidnapped, brutally assaulted and…
Officials said the markings suggest the furniture may have been removed from the custody of the institutions and transported abroad without authorisation. Chandigarh: Even as Chandigarh battles a relentless drain of its iconic design legacy, another piece of its history is set to go under the hammer abroad. With two heritage furniture items linked to…
Patiala: A prolonged strike by outsourced meter readers has left thousands of domestic power consumers in Punjab facing inflated and consolidated electricity bills, with some receiving bills as high as Rs 1.5 lakh covering the past five to six months.Patiala-based Senior Citizens’ Welfare Society, Urban Estate, on Wednesday wrote to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited…
Rohtak: A 15-year-old national-level canoeist from Rohtak died during a practice session in a village pond, with police awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death.Maya Dhankhar, a resident of Karontha village, was practising in the pond on Sunday evening when she reportedly suffered a heart attack and drifted into deep water….
Chandigarh: Responding to a letter written by Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon to Union minister of chemicals & fertilizers JP Nadda on June 10, the central govt has confirmed that adequate quantities of urea and DAP fertilisers are available in Punjab for the ongoing kharif 2026 season .In a letter dated June 23, 2026,…
Chandigarh: Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday appeared before the Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission in Chandigarh in connection with the Dhuri incident and submitted a written apology for his objectionable remarks against the Dalit community.Observing that the words used by Bittu and the circumstances surrounding the deletion of the…
District town planner Babita Gupta reported that four demolition drives were conducted during May 2026. Panchkula: A district-level anti-encroachment committee has ordered a targeted enforcement campaign to curb illegal construction, focusing immediate actions along controlled areas, national highways, and designated 30-meter restricted zones. DC Satpal Sharma directed executive engineers from the NHAI and the PWD…
Narnaul: Haryana BJP president Dr Archana Gupta on Wednesday accused the Congress of carrying out the “greatest assault on Indian democracy” by imposing the Emergency in 1975 solely to retain power.Addressing a felicitation ceremony here ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Gupta said Congress leaders frequently spoke about protecting the Constitution even though…
