Tarn Taran: A 20-year-old law student shot dead a female classmate inside a college classroom and then turned the gun on himself as others scattered in terror at Mai Bhago Law College in Tarn Taran on Monday. Both of them were in the first semester.The shooter, Prince Raj, is in an extremely critical condition. Victim…
TARN TARAN: CCTV footage captured the shocking moment at Tarn Taran’s Usma Law College when a first-year student shot dead his classmate inside a classroom before turning the weapon on himself. The entire tragedy unfolded in just four to five seconds, leaving students and staff in utter shock.The footage shows the suddenness and severity of…
Mohali: An analysis of road accident data from 2022 to 2024 by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre (PRSTRC) has identified Derabassi and Kharar as the most fatal zones in Mohali district. Over the three-year period, Derabassi recorded 97 deaths, followed by Kharar with 72 fatalities.Airport Road also emerged as a high-risk stretch,…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Saturday suspended two IAS officers — Kamal Kishor Yadav, administrative secretary of department of industries and commerce, and Jaspreet Singh, MD of Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Limited (Punjab INFOTECH).Though no reason has been specified in the orders, sources said action relates to a delay in procuring smartphones for Anganwadi…
Bathinda: Anger is rising across the farming community over the framework for interim trade agreement between India and the United States, which outlines tariff reductions or complete tariff elimination on a wide range of US industrial, food and agricultural products. The list includes dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh…
Chandigarh. Rail passengers continued to face inconvenience as train delays persisted on Thursday, with at least 10 trains arriving late at Chandigarh railway station, disrupting travel plans and causing long waiting hours.One of the worst-affected services was the 14217 Unchahar Express from Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), which reached Chandigarh at 7.38 pm — more than 10…
Chandigarh: A 25-year-old taxi driver, Sushil alias Sahil of Sector 20, Chandigarh, was allegedly kidnapped in broad daylight from Hallomajra and later found murdered in Dera Bassi on Friday, police said. The victim had been attacked with iron rods.His body was found near the Dera Bassi civil hospital on Friday afternoon and was shifted to…
CHANDIGARH: A CCTV video has emerged showing the fatal shooting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionary Lucky Oberoi outside a gurdwara in the upscale Model Town area of Punjab’s Jalandhar city early on Friday morning.The brazen attack took place during the morning hours at around 7.35am on a street burstling from vehicles and devotees heading…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Thursday approved a proposal to waive training fees for orphans and visually impaired students enrolled in the computer operator and programming assistant (COPA-VI) trade across govt-run industrial training institutes (ITIs).Confirming the decision after clearing the official file, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the move reflected CM Bhagwant Mann govt’s…
CHANDIGARH: Retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Haryana cadre M L Rajavanshi withdrew his plea from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in which he sought directions to quash the report of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) that indicted several political leaders, bureaucrats and forest officials for harassing whistleblower Indian Forest…
