Jalandhar: A young woman from Jalandhar, who faced very harsh conditions in Oman and returned home through the efforts of Rajya Sabha member Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal, claimed she saw many girls from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and India living in extremely poor conditions.According to her, girls were being sold from one employer to another…
Fatehgarh Sahib: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said the financial assistance under the Maavan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna may not make women “rich”, but would give them “dignity, self-respect and confidence”. Addressing a Lok Milni programme after inaugurating development works in Chanarthal Kalan village of Fatehgarh Sahib constituency, he reiterated that the first instalment…
Patiala: Punjab’s 920-MW Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant (GHTP) at Lehra Mohabbat in Bathinda shut all four generating units on Sunday and produced zero electricity as an indefinite strike by about 1,850 outsourced workers escalated into a complete work boycott amid peak paddy transplantation and the summer heat wave.GHTP chief engineer Tej Bansal confirmed the shutdown,…
Chandigarh: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held one-on-one meetings with five top Punjab Congress functionaries in what party leaders described as the final round of consultations before the party finalises its strategy for the 2027 assembly elections.The meetings in Delhi came a day after Rahul discussed the political situation in Punjab…
Ludhiana: BJP chief Nitin Nabin on Sunday admitted to the 2027 elections in Punjab being a challenge for the saffron party, but nothing was impossible if the party’s workers wanted to emerge victorious.Addressing a gathering of BJP workers here, Nabin said, “I know it is not going to an easy thing to win elections in…
Patiala: Volunteers on Sunday cleared four trolley-loads of garbage from the 18th-century Nabha Fort and an adjoining park, renewing demands that the monument linked to Maharaja Ripudaman Singh be protected and developed as a tourism destination.The clean-up was led by newly elected municipal councillor Yadvinder Singh, who said he acted on public demand despite the…
Chandigarh: Over 1.1 lakh elderly beneficiaries were reached through various welfare, healthcare, awareness and social participation programmes during the 2025-26 financial year, Punjab social security, women and child development minister Dr Baljit Kaur said here on Sunday.She stated that extensive health camps conducted across Punjab facilitated 7,552 screenings for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), 2,181 cancer screenings,…
Rewari/Jhajjar: The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 was conducted peacefully across Rewari and Jhajjar on Sunday amid tight security, extensive CCTV surveillance and strict monitoring by the district administrations.Authorities deployed heavy police presence, imposed prohibitory orders around examination centres and enforced multi-layered security checks to ensure a fair and malpractice-free examination.In Rewari, 3,938 candidates had…
Chandigarh: Congress MP from Gurdaspur Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Sunday sought registration of an FIR, alleging that an AICC letterhead was forged to falsely announce his appointment as Punjab Congress chief.In a complaint to Punjab director general of police (DGP), Randhawa alleged that the fake letter was circulated as a digital image on social media…
Chandigarh: The Panjab University Combined Entrance Test (PU CET-PG) 2026 concluded on Saturday after being conducted over three days, with more than 7,400 candidates appearing for admission to 39 postgraduate and professional programmes.According to university officials, 8,119 candidates had registered for the entrance examination, of whom 7,413 appeared, taking the overall attendance to 91.3%.The entrance…
