Punjab govt discusses custom milling policy with rice millers; industry flags storage shortage Chandigarh: Ahead of the paddy procurement season, a group of Punjab ministers on Tuesday discussed the draft custom milling policy for kharif 2026-27 with rice millers, who flagged a severe shortage of storage space and sought strict adherence to the 17% moisture…
The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at eight locations across India. MOHALI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at eight locations in connection with a suspected fake call centre fraud and money laundering case, with sources indicating that a key premises linked to the alleged operation was located in Sector 108, Mohali.According to sources, the…
Amritsar: Amritsar rural police have arrested Harpinder Kaur, mother of gangster-turned-terrorist Harpreet Singh alias Happy Passia, in connection with the Aug 21 grenade attack on a house in Jattan village of Ajnala, and secured her two-day police remand. Her daughter and Passia’s sister, Kirandeep Kaur, is on the run.Passia is reported to be in US…
UT Grant Takes Q1 Receipts To Rs 434cr; Civic Body Spends Rs 254cr In April-June Chandigarh: Property tax powered the municipal corporation’s finances in the first quarter of the current financial year, helping the civic body generate Rs 134.47 crore from its own sources between April and June. With a Rs 300-crore grant-in-aid from the…
Haryana assembly speaker Harvinder Kalyan Chandigarh: Ahead of the monsoon session of the Haryana assembly, speaker Harvinder Kalyan on Monday inspected the assembly complex and reviewed arrangements inside the House.He also reviewed the committee and meeting rooms, technical infrastructure, media facilities and other support systems. Kalyan directed officials to complete all works in time and…
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has received another 21-day parole from jail. CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted another 21-day parole, with the jailed sect chief set to leave Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail and head to Sirsa.This is Ram Rahim’s 17th parole since he was first released from prison on parole/furlough…
Congress protests Gurugram FIRs, seeks withdrawal of cases against youth workers Congress protests Gurugram FIRs, seeks withdrawal of cases against youth workers Congress protests Gurugram FIRs, seeks withdrawal of cases against youth workers Congress protests Gurugram FIRs, seeks withdrawal of cases against youth workers Congress protests Gurugram FIRs, seeks withdrawal of cases against youth workers…
CM Bhagwant Mann shakes hands with football players Patiala: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Monday unveiled 509 modern ‘pendu khed maidan’, or rural sports grounds, across the state, taking the number of such grounds to 764.He the initiative would provide rural youth better sporting facilities while strengthening govt’s campaign against drugs.Launching the second phase from…
Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh ETO Ropar: Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Monday laid the foundation stone of a new 111.24-metre high-level steel bridge to be constructed over the Sirhind Canal in Ropar, replacing the old bridge considered a lifeline of the Ropar main market. The construction work was formally initiated by the Punjab Cabinet…
Narnaul: A 26-year-old man was killed after an SUV allegedly rammed his scooter near Koriawas village on Sunday. The victim, Surender Kumar, was on his way to his tyre puncture repair shop in Narnaul.Surender, a resident of Koriawas, was the sole breadwinner of his family and is survived by his wife and young son.According to…
