At the recently held 51st Chandigarh State Shooting Championship, Bansal won four medals- two golds in the senior category, in the 50-metre and 10-metre air pistol events, besides a silver in the 50-metre event and a bronze in the 10-metre event in the masters category. Chandigarh: At 67, Suman Bansal has finally found the time…
A child being admitted to hospital after falling ill due to midday meal kheer Kullu: At least 38 children of a govt primary school in Manali subdivision fell ill after eating kheer served as part of midday meal on Tuesday.According to parents, children began vomiting soon after having the kheer in the school in Bari…
Tributes being paid to Sant Harchand Singh Longowal on his death anniversary Jalandhar: Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, then Shiromani Akali Dal president, was assassinated on Aug 20, 1985, weeks after he signed the Punjab Accord with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Jul 24. An account by then Punjab DGP Kirpal Dhillon raises questions over alleged…
Senior SAD functionary Bikram Singh Majithia Chandigarh: Rajbir Singh Ghuman, the OSD (officer on special duty) to chief minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday hit back at Shiromani Akali Dal functionary Bikram Singh Majithia, challenging him to produce evidence for his allegations or apologise publicly.In a social media post, Ghuman said, “I openly challenge Bikram Singh…
The Iran women kabaddi team practicing at SAI Centre in Sonipat Sonipat: Away from the spotlights and behind a veil of secrecy, a 15-member Iranian women’s kabaddi squad and their coach have been quietly preparing for the Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonipat, Haryana.The team arrived on Aug 13…
Jalandhar MP and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi skipped the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday, citing his MA postgraduate examination, even as other senior Punjab leaders attended the party’s highest decision-making body amid the state’s continuing factional tussle.The meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun…
Shimla: The bodies of all three people trapped in a landslide at a limestone mining site in Sirmaur’s Shillai tehsil were recovered by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday, a day after the accident.The landslide occurred on Tuesday afternoon at a mining site in Tilordhar near Kafota, when heavy debris and large boulders…
Amritpal Mehron, charged in the killing of influencer Kamal Bhabhi, was taken to the hospital after doctors found kidney stones. Bathinda: Kidney stones have been found in both the kidneys of Amritpal Singh Mehron, the main accused in the killing of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari aka Kamal Bhabhi, according to his counsel Manpreet Singh…
Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania addresses a news conference in Shimla on Wednesday Shimla: The monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly will be held from Aug 21 to Sept 3, with 10 sittings scheduled for the period. The session is expected to witness intense political exchanges between the ruling Congress and…
Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh Chandigarh: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added Punjab-linked gangster Major Singh to its wanted list over his alleged role in a transnational crime network operated by Jaggu Bhagwanpuria organised crime group.Major Singh is among those named in a federal indictment unsealed in July under Operation Hard Ball, an FBI-led…
