Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday inaugurated a multipurpose sports stadium, built at a cost of Rs 3.18 crore, at Sanjauli in Shimla.The facility includes an open sports ground, a hall, an open hall, a kitchen and other essential amenities aimed at promoting sports activities in the region. Chitta Awareness Volleyball TourneySukhu also…
AI Image used for representational purpose only PANCHKULA: A chilling hit-and-run in Pinjore has triggered outrage after a 48-year-old security guard was allegedly picked up by the occupants of the vehicle that struck him – only to be dumped by the roadside after he died.The victim, Charanjit Singh, a father of two, was hit around…
Hisar: Workers of Delhi Cloth and General Mills Company Ltd (DCM Mill) staged a strike on Sunday, marking the first major labour action at the unit in more than five decades. The protest was suspended later in the day after the management assured workers that their demands would be addressed within 10 days.Hundreds of workers…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation conducted an extensive field tour of the city’s primary solid waste management infrastructure for municipal councillors on Saturday.Organised as a core initiative of Environment Week, the educational visit aimed to give public representatives a firsthand look at local sanitation facilities and deepen their understanding of the newly implemented Solid Waste Management…
Shimla: Governor Kavinder Gupta on Saturday said the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 could be achieved only when villages, farmers, youth, and women become active partners in the nation’s development.Addressing the annual lecture on ‘Bharat 2047: The Resolve of a Viksit Bharat’, organised by Panchnad Shodh Sansthan in Shimla, he stressed that a strong rural…
Mohali: A Special CBI Court in Mohali has sentenced Mandi Gobindgarh businessman Sameer Dua to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a 15,000 rupee fine for his role in a 4 crore rupee bank fraud case.The case involves GD Ispat Udyog, a firm that entered into a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently secure a 4…
Shimla: On World Environment Day, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu urged the people to make environmental protection a mass movement and adopt sustainable practices in daily life.Addressing a gathering at the Ridge here on Friday, Sukhu emphasised that clean air, water, forests and rivers were invaluable natural resources and their conservation was a…
Shimla: At a time when the 2026 National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) paper leak scandal has shattered the trust of lakhs of medical aspirants, the trial in Himachal Pradesh’s 2006 Combined Pre-Medical Test (CPMT) paper leak case remains pending even after 20 years — stuck at the evidence-recording stage.A Shimla trial court has again ordered day-to-day…
Mohali: Cyber fraudsters duped people of more than Rs 30.1 crore in Punjab during the past four months, with police registering 13 major cases involving fake investment schemes, visa scams, bogus job offers, property frauds, loan-related cheating and honey traps.Based on complaints received, FIRs have been registered at the cyber crime police station and the…
Chandigarh: In a ruling for insurance policyholders, the Chandigarh district consumer disputes redressal commission has held that a consumer cannot be penalized for an insurer’s own administrative lapse, directing an insurance company to pay the surrender value of a policy along with interest and compensation to the policyholder.The commission’s observation came while deciding a complaint…
