Dead worker shown unmarried in PF claim; parents face FIR Mohali: The parents of a deceased municipal corporation sanitation worker have been booked for allegedly declaring him unmarried in EPF claim documents despite official records showing he was married.The case was registered after the worker’s widow, Shamli, submitted RTI-obtained documents that allegedly showed her husband…
Bathinda/Amritsar: The Punjab bandh called by sanitation workers on Thursday over the alleged police lathicharge on protesters in Barnala received a mixed response across the state, with complete shutdown in Barnala and partial closure of markets in several other towns. The workers, who have been on strike since Jul 8, reiterated their demands for regularisation…
Kullu: The Una district administration has ordered a probe into suspected irregularities in the Sugam Darshan system at Chintpurni temple. The police have also registered a case and launched a separate inquiry.In a statement, deputy Commissioner Jatin Lal said that additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Una, has been appointed to conduct a detailed administrative inquiry and…
Bathinda: Punjab’s peak electricity demand is projected to rise to 22,486 MW by 2031-32, while the state’s annual energy requirement is expected to cross 1.08 lakh million units (MUs), according to the Resource Adequacy Plans (RAPs) prepared by the state in consultation with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).Union power minister Manohar Lal shared the projections…
Chandigarh: Former India hockey captain and Punjab MLA Pargat Singh on Thursday objected to the reported change in the Indian hockey team’s traditional blue jersey, alleging it was an attempt by the BJP-led Centre to politicise sports.Pargat said the Indian hockey team had worn blue jerseys for decades and the colour had become an integral…
CHANDIGARH: Raising the issue of southern Haryana during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Member of Parliament Sanjay Bhatia urged the Union government to establish a circuit bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Gurugram. He described the proposal as a significant step towards strengthening access to justice, judicial decentralisation and…
CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Police have registered a case against 15 named leaders associated with Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) and 2,500-3,000 unidentified supporters in connection with the protest at Gaushala Chowk on July 29.The Chandigarh Police claimed that 15 police personnel, including SSP (UT) Kanwardeep Kaur, sustained injuries during the clash with protesters.The FIR alleges…
(L) Jyoti, a 28-year-old PhD scholar at Panjab University, the routine walk from her hostel to the microbiology department on Tuesday turned out to be her last. CHANDIGARH: As Panjab University grapples with the fallout from the death of a research scholar due to alleged electrocution, students have raised fresh concerns over exposed electrical infrastructure…
BATHINDA: Most of the towns in Punjab observed bandh on Thursday at a call given by sanitation workers union. The sanitation workers taken out protest marches across many cities in the state demanding regularisation of their services and wage enhancement.The workers also demanded registration of case against suspended Barnala DSP Satvir Singh and transferred Barnala…
A file photo of Panjab University research scholar Jyoti and her mother Chandigarh: For the second time in little over a year, Panjab University has reached an agreement with the family of a student who died on its campus- this time offering Rs 16 lakh in financial assistance, a Rs 19,000 job for the victim’s…
