Shimla: The meteorological department has forecast light to moderate rain or snow at several places in Himachal Pradesh on June 21 and 22. Isolated areas across the state may continue to face similar weather conditions throughout the week.A yellow alert has been issued for June 21, warning of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30…
Patiala: A local court on Saturday sent two key accused, recently deported from Malaysia, to seven-day police remand in connection with the attempted IED blast on a railway track near Shambhu.The accused, Gurwinder Singh of Ambala and Manjit Singh of Patiala, were deported following a coordinated operation involving Punjab Police, central intelligence agencies and the…
SIT probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing cases has summoned former Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla and others (Photo credit: X/@Vijay Sampla) CHANDIGARH: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing cases on Saturday summoned former Punjab BJP president and former national commission for scheduled castes chairman Vijay Sampla, retired IAS officer…
Chandigarh: The All India Congress Committee-appointed observers on Saturday submitted their report containing feedback from Punjab Congress leaders on any probable leadership change and party strategy ahead of 2017 Punjab elections to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence in New Delhi.While no decision was taken in the meeting, the report was understood to be…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said attempts by the ruling Aam Admi Party (AAP) to “spread a false narrative regarding chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s deposition at Akal Takht and its attempt to stage dharnas against the party had boomeranged.“SAD chief spokesman Arshdeep Singh Kler said, “AAP attempted to gherao and stage protest at…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has opposed the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhiniyam Bill, 2025, saying it could make higher education more expensive, centralise decision-making and weaken states’ ability to address local educational needs.In a letter to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Mann urged the Centre to reconsider the bill and hold wider consultations…
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have arrested 38,738 people, including gangsters and their associates, after conducting 93,927 raids across the state in the five months since the launch of the ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign on Jan 20, special DGP (law and order) Praveen Kumar Sinha said on Saturday.Sinha said district police teams, in coordination with the Anti-Gangster…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt released more than Rs 305 crore under the Widowed and Destitute Women Pension Scheme up to May, Dr Baljit Kaur, minister for social security, women and child development, said here on Saturday.She said the state govt had earmarked more than Rs 1,200 crore for the scheme during the financial year 2026-27.“Over 6.91…
Amritsar: Five days after the Akal Takht edict against chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday demanded his resignation and announced a series of measures to mobilise Sikh opinion on the issue.The committee also decided to convene a meeting of the SGPC general house on June…
Amritsar: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Saturday began his maiden three-day visit to Punjab from Amritsar, signalling the party’s intent to strengthen its organisational network and energise the cadre ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, which it plans to contest on its own.Soon after arriving in Amritsar, Nabin, accompanied by Punjab BJP president Kewal…
