Shimla: Light to moderate rain at isolated places across Himachal Pradesh brought a noticeable drop in temperatures, keeping the mercury below normal in several parts of the state on Monday.According to the Meteorological Centre, Shimla, the average maximum temperature in the state remained 4℃ below normal.Una and Neri recorded the highest maximum temperatures in the…
Rural residents have actively campaigned for street lighting for years to counter rising night-time accidents and criminal activities Panchkula: The Haryana development and panchayat department has floated a ₹11.72 lakh tender to install 261 LED street lights across 10 villages in Panchkula district, bringing long-awaited relief to rural residents. Bids for the project will be…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday took a swipe at BJP national president Nitin Nabin for promising to recreate the era of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Punjab, saying the state needed solutions to its pressing problems and not “a rewind of history”.In a statement, Warring said Punjab was grappling with issues…
SIT probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing cases has summoned former Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla and others (Photo credit: X/@Vijay Sampla) CHANDIGARH: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2015 Behbal Kalan firing cases on Saturday summoned former Punjab BJP president and former national commission for scheduled castes chairman Vijay Sampla, retired IAS officer…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court has modified the punishment awarded to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) constable, substituting his removal from service with compulsory retirement along with consequential benefits, while upholding findings of misconduct in a disciplinary matter arising out of consensual illicit relations with his a senior officer’s wife.The division bench comprising Chief…
Mohali: A man died after allegedly suffering an electric shock near a streetlight in C-Block of Aerocity on Friday, triggering protests by area residents. The deceased worked as a labourer and is believed to be a native of Bihar. He was between 40 and 42 years of age.Police said the body has been kept in…
Jalandhar: A 19-year-old youth of Punjabi origin has been arrested for allegedly killing his parents and maternal grandmother in the US, just months after the family visited their native village of Lakhpur, near Banga in Nawanshahr district.Gaurav Chopra is accused of shooting his father, Sweeta Ram, 56; his mother, Kamlesh Rani, 46; and his maternal…
Sahil Malik, the suspect in double murder, was arrested In Panipat on Thursday Mohali/Panipat: In a chilling twist to the Lalru property dealer murder, police say the accused nephew, Sahil Malik, allegedly went on to kill another man near Panipat within hours of shooting his uncle. The bullet-riddled bodies of Rahul Malik and Ankush were…
Sonipat: Haryana leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday demanded the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, holding him morally responsible for recurring incidents of exam paper leaks.Speaking to reporters in Sonipat, Hooda said the education minister had “completely failed” to safeguard the integrity of the examination system and should step down on…
CHANDIGARH: While transporting the two shooters arrested over the killing of Janki Das, the cashier of Shri Kumar Medical Hall in Sector-11, from Jammu to Chandigarh, the accused allegedly attempted to escape from police custody. As a result, the police took action and opened fire. Both shooters Aryan and Sunny Mehra, were hit in the…
