Bahadurgarh: A dispute between sanitation workers and Independent MLA Rajesh Joon erupted on Friday when a group of workers reached the legislator’s office to press for the resolution of their long-pending demands.The confrontation reportedly began during a heated exchange between the sanitation workers and the MLA. Rajendra, the workers’ representative, objected to what he described…
Every day, families are spending Rs 400 to Rs 500 on private water tankers, residents claimed Mohali: For the past seven days, taps in hundreds of homes across Vikas Nagar, Kamaon Colony and adjoining areas of Nayagaon have run dry, turning a basic necessity into a daily struggle and forcing residents to spend hundreds of…
Panchkula: Frustrated over door-to-door garbage collection remaining disrupted for several days, a retired engineer collected waste from several housing societies in Sector 20 on a rehri and dumped it on a road late Wednesday night in protest.The move prompted the municipal corporation to swing into action. Civic workers not only cleared the garbage dumped on…
The Iran women kabaddi team practicing at SAI Centre in Sonipat Sonipat: Away from the spotlights and behind a veil of secrecy, a 15-member Iranian women’s kabaddi squad and their coach have been quietly preparing for the Asian Games at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre in Sonipat, Haryana.The team arrived on Aug 13…
Jalandhar MP and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi skipped the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Wednesday, citing his MA postgraduate examination, even as other senior Punjab leaders attended the party’s highest decision-making body amid the state’s continuing factional tussle.The meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun…
Financial commissioner, revenue and disaster management, Sumita Misra Chandigarh: Haryana govt has announced its 100% stamp duty exemption on lifetime transfer of immovable property within blood relations also covers grandchildren through daughters — a benefit that had been held up by a wording ambiguity in the Hindi version of a 2014 notification.The clarification, issued through…
Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state govt can save up to Rs 200 crore a year by trimming the sanctioned strength of IAS, IPS and IFS officers.Sukhu said his govt would soon approach the Centre to reduce the sanctioned strength of IAS officers…
A video showcasing elderly men dancing at Punjab’s Independence Day celebrations has sparked a heated political discussion CHANDIGARH: A video of three elderly men dancing at Punjab’s state-level Independence Day function in Ferozepur has triggered a political slugfest, with the opposition alleging that they were presented as beneficiaries of the state government’s knee-replacement scheme despite…
RAF Flying Lieutenant Arshdeep Singh Dang with his father and brother Ludhiana: A little boy who could barely toddle when he announced ‘Main jahaj udana’ (I’ll fly a plane) is now the first Sikh to become a pilot with the Royal Air Force since World War-II.RAF Flight Lieutenant Arshdeep Singh Dang has fulfilled a dream…
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann Chandigarh: The Punjab govt felicitated members of village defence committees (VDCs) and ward defence committees (WDCs) on Independence Day for their role in the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ anti-drug campaign, launching a fortnight-long review exercise that will culminate in a state-level meeting on August 31.The recognition drive follows an Aug 2…
