Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail is grappling with severe overcrowding, housing around 4,700 inmates against its sanctioned capacity of 2,200, with nearly 75% of them being undertrials, according to a release issued by the Amritsar core committee of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) following its visit to the prison.The committee, comprising coordinator Ram Singh…
Probe Exposes Ghost Staff, VIP Deployments Panchkula: In the wake of an internal inquiry which exposed serious lapses in workforce management, the MC will introduce biometric attendance and prepare a digital database of sanitation workers, gardeners and beldars.MC commissioner Vinay Kumar ordered the probe, which revealed bogus attendance, missing field staff and municipal employees allegedly…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM), an umbrella body of city traders, has opposed the proposed creation of new vending zones, claiming the move would worsen traffic congestion, sanitation issues and business conditions in existing markets.In a representation submitted to the home-cum-local bodies secretary of the Chandigarh administration, the traders urged the administration not to approve…
Amritsar: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Saturday defended Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, saying the Centre demonstrated its commitment to accountability by acting on students’ concerns over alleged examination irregularities.Referring to the student protests at Jantar Mantar, Dhillon said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had accepted the students’ demands, adding that the CBI…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s first island tourism project at Jeori Pattan in Govind Sagar Lake in Bilaspur district is expected to open for tourists within the next month, deputy commissioner Rahul Kumar announced on Saturday.During a review meeting of the society for tourism, sports, trade and employment generation, the DC said that the project aimed to…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday hailed Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a victory for the country’s youth against what he termed a corrupt and arrogant regime.Demanding similar action in Punjab, Warring said education minister Harjot Singh Bains should also resign over repeated examination paper leaks in the state.Asserting…
Chandigarh: Drawing parallels with the resignation of the Union education minister over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, the Punjab Congress on Saturday intensified its attack on the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP govt, demanding the resignation of health and medical education minister Dr Balbir Singh over alleged irregularities in the recruitment examination for pharmacy officers.Former Punjab education…
A new interpretation of Clifford Odets‘ classic play, Waiting for Lefty returned to the theatre in New York City. Performed by Marie Nieves Ellecosta and Parmeet Singh (from Ludhiana), the production marked a heart-touching revival of the piece, which is quite integral to the history of the theatre since it had previously been staged in…
The Union government has launched CHESS+ to introduce structured chess learning in schools. CHANDIGARH: The Union government on Saturday launched CHESS+ (Championing Excellence in Sport Skills), a nationwide initiative to introduce a structured chess curriculum in schools, with the pilot phase covering 30 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) across the country, including 13 in Haryana, 15…
Bathinda: Cotton acreage, output and overall crop yields have dropped over the last six years, according to data tabled in Rajya Sabha by Union minister of state for textiles Pabitra Margherita in response to a query by MP Pramod Tiwari.Figures sourced from an April 2026 meeting of the Committee on Cotton Production and Consumption show…
