Ropar: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday adjourned till Wednesday the hearing on a petition alleging illegal mining near the strategic Agampur bridge over the Satluj and Swan rivers in Sri Anandpur Sahib, after the Punjab govt denied any unauthorised extraction and maintained that only desilting for flood mitigation was being carried out.The…
Chandigarh: The Congress high command’s three observers, appointed to assess the political situation in Punjab, were on Tuesday told that the controversy surrounding chief minister Bhagwant Mann presented an opportunity for the party that could be capitalised on by uniting the organisation, expediting key organisational decisions and launching a coordinated campaign on the ground.The demand…
Patiala: Nihang Sikhs have said they will restart and ‘make permanent’ their symbolic “Khalsa tax” on Himachal Pradesh-registered vehicles from any day after June 21, renewing a dispute that has run for weeks over Himachal’s entry tax on vehicles from outside the state.Nihang leader Baba Achar Singh, who represents the Anandpur Sahib faction of the…
Patiala: Residents of Nabha have alleged inadequate desilting of drains ahead of the monsoon and accused officials of ignoring repeated complaints.Residents have uploaded videos on social media showing clogged drains and have lodged several complaints with the Patiala deputy commissioner. One video also shows an argument between locals and the contractor handling the work.On Tuesday,…
Chandigarh: Punjab assembly leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Tuesday described the decision of the Akal Takht, led by acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and other Sikh high priests, to declare chief minister Bhagwant Mann a ‘Guru Drohi’ as a matter of grave concern carrying immense significance for the Sikh community.Bajwa said the…
Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday conducted an extensive inspection of major traffic junctions, roundabouts and public spaces across Chandigarh to assess the city’s infrastructure, aesthetics and preparedness in view of the proposed relay event associated with the Asian Games-202 Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Tuesday…
: A Booth Level Officer (BLO) checks details in a list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls Chandigarh: Nishant Kumar Yadav, Chandigarh deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer (DEO), on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls through video conference.The review assessed on-ground achievements…
Chandigarh to measure its carbon footprint Chandigarh: How much greenhouse gas pollution does Chandigarh generate, which sectors contribute the most, and how much of it is offset by the city’s extensive green cover? To find answers, the Chandigarh administration will soon launch a comprehensive scientific assessment of the city’s carbon footprint and carbon stock, an…
Suspects in cashier’s murder in Chandigarh Chandigarh: More than three days after the murder of a chemist shop cashier in Sector 11, Chandigarh Police are yet to arrest the shooters, despite deploying 10 teams. Rumours about the detention of one assailant surfaced but were not confirmed by police.Investigators have identified the weapon used in the…
Major fire broke out in PGI in 2023 Chandigarh: Planning failures have left critical clinical services at the PGI in limbo for nearly three years at the transplant surgery department.The problem stems from a decision to remove air handling units (AHUs) from the ground floor to allow the nephrology department to expand its clinical services….
