Chandigarh: SAD (Punar Surjit) president and former acting Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday questioned the selective release of a video of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann‘s appearance before the Akal Takht in January, saying it was “neither appropriate nor fair” and risked undermining the institution’s credibility.Reacting to the release of excerpts from…
Amritsar: A controversy triggered by a viral video allegedly showing Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann disrespecting Sikh Gurus has escalated into a rare public standoff between the state’s highest political office and the Sikhs’ supreme temporal authority, Akal Takht.Even as both sides issue clarifications, Sikh intellectuals have voiced concern over how the dispute has unfolded,…
Chandigarh: If all goes well, the Sector 26 grain market will have a much saner monsoon in the times to come. The UT administration has initiated work on upgrade of the storm water drainage system in the Sector 26 grain market. The work, for which tenders have been floated, will be done at a cost…
Chandigarh: The UT engineering department will spend nearly Rs 1 crore to fill plantation gaps along five city roads. The horticulture wing has floated a tender worth over Rs 95 lakh for planting shrubs and trees, along with installing tree guards, on Purv Marg, Dakshin Marg, Vikas Marg, Route No. 2 (NH‑21), and Paschim Marg….
Plantation plan at Dadumajra dumpsite Chandigarh: Everything about the Dadumajra dumping ground is about to change.Eight acres of the site will soon host 10,000–12,000 plants, including trees and flowering shrubs, creating new green lungs for the surrounding areas.The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) will launch a large‑scale plantation drive at the dumpsite in the first week…
Police address media persons about the arrests and the weapon seizures in Chandigarh on Saturday Chandigarh_ In a major breakthrough in the Kumar Chemist firing case, the Chandigarh Crime Branch arrested three alleged associates of gangster Goldy Dhillon and recovered illegal weapons along with live cartridges. Police officials display the seized arms following the operation,…
Established in 1993 by the then Congress-led state govt under former CM Chaudhary Bhajan Lal, the board was designed to accelerate infrastructure, drinking water schemes, irrigation, road construction, and soil conservation in backward, semi-hilly areas Panchkula: The Shivalik Vikas Manch (SVM) has urged Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini to immediately revive the inactive Shivalik…
The victim, Hemraj, had arrived in Chandigarh at around 12.30 am on Friday night to purchase a second-hand car Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Police have booked an auto-rickshaw driver and his two accomplices for allegedly strangling, assaulting, and robbing a 26-year-old Shimla resident of ₹40,000 and personal documents in Sector 26. The incident took place during…
The campaign follows a historic judgment by the apex court on Friday, which ruled that the “Right to walk is a fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution,” connecting it directly to the right to life and free movement Panchkula: In the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling establishing walking as a fundamental…
Chandigarh: On the directions of chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab govt has decided to absorb 2,437 apprentice trainees as assistant linemen (ALMs) in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), state finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said here on Saturday.Addressing a news conference, Cheema said, “The decision addresses a long-standing demand of apprentice trainees and…
