Amritsar: A devastating fire has destroyed Gurdwara Dashmesh Darbar in Virginia, north of Adelaide, Australia, causing over $1 million in damage.Emergency services were alerted around 9:40pm on Sunday, prompting a massive response. Approximately 60 firefighters and 20 trucks from the Country Fire Service responded, supported by the Metropolitan Fire Service, SA Ambulance Service, SA Police…
New Delhi/Shimla: The Supreme Court Monday directed immediate transfer of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag Chander Sharma, superintendent of police Madan Lal and sub-divisional magistrate Nishant Kumar by agreeing with Himachal Pradesh high court that had ordered their transfers along for failing to maintain public order by not preventing large-scale rave parties in Kasol from June…
Kullu: Two devotees from Amritsar were killed and 13 others injured, three of them critically, when a private bus carrying around 35 pilgrims overturned near Shahtalai on the Deotsidh-Shahtalai road in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday night.The accident occurred around 9:45 pm at a sharp bend along the Bilaspur-Hamirpur border as the group was returning to…
Chandigarh: Punjab’s govt schools are grappling with a shortage of teachers, with nearly one in every six sanctioned posts lying vacant.Of these, 10 of Punjab’s 23 districts have a teacher vacancy rate above the state average. Despite the shortfall, Punjab meets the prescribed pupil-teacher ratio (PTR) under the Right to Education (RTE) Act.Figures shared by…
Chandigarh: Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradeshtogether secured approval to divert 2,734.2 hectares of forest land for non-forest use between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2026, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha.Himachal Pradesh accounted for the largest share at 1,510 hectares, followed by Punjab (677.3 ha) and Haryana (546.9 ha). Chandigarh recorded a diversion of…
Chandigarh: Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal has renewed his appeal to the Centre and sports authorities to ensure international karate champion Alisha Choudhary represents India at the 2026 Asian Games, saying deserving athletes should not be denied opportunities due to administrative hurdles.Alisha, from Pundri in Kurukshetra district, won became the first Indian to win gold at…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Olympic Association (HOA) on Monday approved standard guidelines for selection trials and coaching camps ahead of national events, besides clearing preparations for the 28th Haryana State Games at its annual general meeting in Panchkula on Monday.The guidelines mandate document verification during registration and require selection trials to be held 20–25 days before…
Chandigarh: In a bid to ease persistent traffic congestion around Chandigarh Railway Station, Chandigarh Traffic Police on Monday conducted a joint traffic survey with officials from the Ambala railway division and experts from the Chandigarh Road Safety Society (CRSS).The survey aimed to identify the reasons behind traffic snarls in the area and suggest practical measures…
Chandigarh: Mayor Saurabh Joshi on Monday held a “Janta Darbar” at his office in the Municipal Corporation building in Sector 17, where he heard public grievances and directed officials concerned to address them. While some issues were resolved on the spot, others were forwarded to relevant departments for time-bound action.Representatives of RWAs, MWAs, village committees,…
Jalandhar: A local MLA’s attempt to craft a “mini-bypass” over a railway track to ease traffic in Hoshiarpur district’s Garhshankar town has stirred a political row.Punjab assembly deputy speaker and local MLA Jai Krishan Singh Rouri dumped earth along the tracks to create the temporary route, later posting videos of the work on his Facebook…
