A stray bull attacked a schoolgirl in Ambala Cantonment on Monday Ambala: Barely 30 hours after a stray bull attacked a schoolgirl in Lal Kurti, a stray animal knocked down a 70-year-old woman in Babyal’s Ravidas Mohalla on Tuesday, leaving her with fractures in her hand and feet.The woman, Krishna, was attacked shortly after stepping…
SAD (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh on Tuesday criticised the grant of furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, calling it “rubbing salt into the emotional wounds of Sikhs”.In a statement, Singh contrasted the decision with the govt’s refusal to grant…
Ambala: Six H1N1 cases have been reported in Ambala and Yamunanagar, prompting health authorities to step up surveillance and advise residents to take precautions against the infection.Ambala civil surgeon Dr Renu Beri said three cases had been reported in the district, including a four-year-old girl who suffered a seizure and was referred to PGIMER, Chandigarh….
Kangra: A dispute between four tourists from Punjab and local residents over vehicle passage and parking at McLeod Ganj turned violent on Aug 24, leaving two people injured on each side.Kangra SP Kulbhushan Verma said the tourists got into a scuffle with local residents over a parking/pass issue. During the altercation, the tourists allegedly attacked…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann Chandigarh: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday approved a more than 120% salary hike for teachers in Adarsh Schools, raising their monthly pay from around Rs 10,000 to over Rs 22,000. The decision will benefit around 1,100 teachers.Chairing a meeting with a teachers’ delegation, Mann said successive govts had…
Congress MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal Chandigarh: Congress MLA and former IAS officer Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal on Tuesday questioned the Punjab govt’s handling of electricity billing after it acknowledged that incorrect bills were issued to 63,000 consumers, demanding accountability for the errors.Dhaliwal said Punjab has around 78 lakh electricity consumers and asked…
Gurdeep Singh Batth and writer Harpreet Singh Baba Beli join Akali Dal Waris Punjab De Bathinda: Gurdeep Singh Batth, who had contested the Nov 2024 bypoll from Barnala assembly constituency, on Tuesday joined Akali Dal ‘Waris Punjab De’ along with writer Harpreet Singh Baba Beli. Batth had contested the Barnala Assembly bypoll as an Independent…
Rohtak: Haryana govt on Tuesday granted 21 days furlough to Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving jail terms in two rape cases. This is his third release from prison on parole / furlough this year and comes within three months of his last parole.Ram Rahim, who has been lodged…
Amritsar: “Harassed” by his wife and in-laws, a man allegedly ended his life here. Before taking the extreme step, Tajinder Singh recorded a video and posted it on social media, holding his wife and in-laws responsible for his death.Crying in the video, Tajinder could be heard saying he was ending his life because he was…
a woman reportedly attacked her husband with a large knife, inflicting a deep wound to his abdomen KURUKSHETRA: A woman accused of killing her husband allegedly slit open his abdomen in a 35-cm-long cut before trying to stuff his protruding intestines into a plastic bag, police said on Tuesday.Rajesh, 40, was found dead with multiple…
