A woman sits near the sarowar of the illuminated Golden Temple during a spell of monsoon rain in Amritsar Chandigarh: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has asked Pakistan to allow a group of around 500 Sikhs and Sindhis to visit the Golden Temple for the 557th birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev…
he deceased, Sita of Berla village, is survived by a 14-year-old daughter and a nine-year-old son Charkhi Dadri: A 37-year-old married woman was found dead in a canal under suspicious circumstances in Charkhi Dadri, triggering a confrontation between her maternal family and in-laws at the civil hospital during the postmortem.The deceased, Sita of Berla village,…
The ruling came amid a tussle between the state Congress govt and then governor Shiv Pratap Shukla over the appointment of vice-chancellors of the two universities in Palampur and Solan Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court on Thursday struck down provisions of the state law and rules giving the state govt a role in appointing…
he order issued by Kanwal Preet Brar, Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, Punjab, comes into immediate effect and will remain in force for one year from the date of its issuance, unless earlier rescinded, modified or extended in accordance with law Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, processing, preparation,…
Punjab government employees and pensioners on strike in Patiala Chandigarh: Govt work across Punjab was disrupted on Thursday as over 3 lakh employees joined a statewide Maha Hartal, while the govt prepared to act against those who remained absent from duty. CM Bhagwant Mann also cancelled a meeting with employee leaders in Jalandhar at the…
Panchkula: Panchkula police have arrested a 26-year-old man accused of robbing and molesting a young woman at knifepoint in Sector 7 on Aug 23.The accused, Neeraj, a native of Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh who was living as a tenant in Chandigarh, was produced before a court Thursday and remanded in police custody for two days.Police…
Former 15 Corps Commander Lt Gen KJS Dhillon (retd.) shares insights from Operation Maa during a screening of the documentary at Tagore Theatre Chandigarh: Counter-terrorism and compassion can go hand in hand, former 15 Corps Commander Lt Gen KJS Dhillon (retd.) said Thursday while reflecting on Operation Maa, an Army-led initiative that sought to bring…
Move Aims To Cut Waiting Time For Grp C Employees Chandigarh: Facing a growing mismatch between demand for govt accommodation and available housing stock, the Chandigarh administration has decided to upgrade more than 100 vacant lower-category houses so they can be allotted to employees waiting for accommodation in higher-demand categories.The proposal, cleared by the house…
Mohali: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Mohali president Parvinder Singh Sohana Thursday demanded the resignation of Punjab housing and urban development minister Harmanpreet Singh Mundian, citing allegations raised by AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang regarding the functioning of Gmada.Backing the Anandpur Sahib MP’s remarks, Sohana said when a ruling party MP himself was questioning the functioning…
MC seeks public feedback on new meat, poultry rules Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) Chandigarh has placed its draft Meat, Fish, Poultry Shops and Commercial Food Establishments Byelaws, 2026 in the public domain, inviting suggestions, objections and observations from residents and stakeholders. The move comes after the draft received approval from the MC general house…
