BATHINDA: Three labourers died when a double storey house which was being lifted by erecting hydraulic jacks, caved in at Pharwahi village in Barnala district of Punjab on the wee hours of Sunday. With successive road carpeting the house had reached at the level of street and owner of the house had decided to lift…
Chandigarh: BJP leader Sunil Jakhar has alleged that the reported disconnection of electricity at the residence of Warehousing Corporation DM Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, along with the presence of suspicious individuals near the house, was an attempt to intimidate the family.In a message shared on social media, Jakhar raised sharp questions to chief minister Bhagwant Mann….
Mohali: A former sarpanch was brutally attacked in Kurawal village near Dera Bassi in a suspected case of targeted assault, leaving him critically injured with both legs fractured. A video of the incident has since surfaced on social media, drawing widespread concern. According to initial reports, the victim was intercepted early in the morning while…
Chandigarh: In a major push toward a barrier-free campus, Panjab University (PU) is set to equip its iconic academic blocks and the construction office with elevators under a multi-crore Central accessibility project. While the departments of chemistry, physics, and zoology have been earmarked for these long-awaited upgrades, the university is now racing against a looming…
Chandigarh: The main suspect in the Panjab University firing incident was arrested following a joint operation by Chandigarh Police, Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Fatehgarh Sahib Police. The arrest came after a brief exchange of fire in Fatehgarh Sahib, in which the accused was injured.The accused has been identified as Jaspreet Singh alias Jass…
Bathinda: Baghapurana sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Babandeep Singh Walia has been transferred to Fazilka as chief minister’s field officer against a vacant post.The move comes three days after his March 22 letter to the Punjab chief secretary alleging harassment and intimidation by Moga deputy commissioner Sagar Setia for declaring the results of the March 17 block…
Chandigarh: Buoyed by the Centre’s aggressive push for Deregulation 2.0 — a sweeping initiative to slash compliance burdens and unlock land and construction potential — the Chandigarh administration swiftly embraced an ambitious reform blueprint earlier this year, promising streamlined approvals, higher floor area ratios (FAR), flexible zoning, relaxed building norms, and the first-ever amendments to…
Patiala: ANNAM.AI, the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture set up at IIT Ropar by the Union ministry of education, on Wednesday announced a set of initiatives aimed at accelerating AI-led, data-driven farming in India.As part of the plan, ANNAM.AI launched the deployment of 100 AI-based weather stations, with Punjab as the first…
Punjab air improves; 3 cities still among world’s worst (File Photo) BATHINDA: Two towns in Punjab apart from Chandigarh have ranked below 100 in the most polluted cities across the world as per its annual average particulate matter (PM2.5) in 2025. BATHINDA: Mandi Gobindgarh has been found to be most polluted in the state, which…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt has reassigned the portfolios previously held by sacked minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday—three days after the former’s resignation—allocating transport department to finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and jails department to Ravjot Singh.This reallocation follows an initial notification on Monday, which stated that the governor formally accepted…
