Rain and thunderstorm | Light to moderate rain is expected in Chandigarh from Wednesday, with the intensity and spread likely to increase on Thursday and Friday, the Met department has forecast. According to the alert, the wet spell may be accompanied by thunderstorms or lightning, along with gusty winds reaching 30–40 kmph at isolated locations…
Chandigarh: The Haryana govt is set to introduce a Green Hydrogen Policy soon to promote clean energy in the state. Alongside, India’s first mega Green Hydrogen project with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) is being established at Panipat under a PPP model by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).A high-level meeting chaired by…
CHANDIGARH: The central government has granted a one-year extension to IPS officer Kanwardeep Kaur, who is posted as SSP in Chandigarh. The order was issued from New Delhi on March 16, 2026.A 2013-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre, Kanwardeep Kaur had joined as SSP Chandigarh on March 8, 2023, for a tenure of three…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has called for urgent central intervention following allegations that local authorities in Hyderabad moved to forcibly seize land belonging to a 19th-century Sikh shrine.The country’s peak Sikh religious body issued a sharp condemnation on Monday, accusing the Telangana administration of violating religious sentiments and legal principles at Gurdwara…
Panchkula: Two more govt officials have been arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 597 crore IDFC First Bank fraud case, underlining the involvement of public servants. The latest arrests include Randhir Singh, controller, finance and accounts with the Haryana School Education Project Council, and Rajesh Sangwan, controller, Finance and Accounts with the Haryana State…
Chandigarh: The Haryana govt on Sunday claimed 2,157 gram panchayats, accounting for 35% of the state’s total 6,237 panchayats, were found eligible for TB-free certification in 2025 after verification. This was stated by additional chief secretary, health and family welfare department, Dr Sumita Misra.The TB Mukt Panchayat initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Chandigarh: Even as Panjab University’s standard operating procedures (SOPs), which were drafted after a student was murdered on campus during a fest last year, stipulate a ban on “star nights” during campus festivals, it is not necessarily the practice.Preparations on for the Jhankar fest, organised by the PU Campus Students Council (PUCSC) president, indicate that…
Jind: A bus overturned after hitting a divider near Baroda village in Uchana Kalan town of Jind district. More than 50 passengers were on board at the time of the accident. Around 5-6 people, including the driver, sustained serious injuries, sources said.The injured were shifted to the Jind civil hospital.The bus was travelling from Uchana…
Chandigarh: At just three, while most children are still learning the alphabet, Kushagra Gaur was already copying entire newspaper headlines. “If he saw something written like ‘Indian Golf Premier League,’ he would come home and write the whole phrase,” his mother, Shweta Gaur, recalls. Today, at 29, the Gurgaon-based athlete is an international Special Olympics…
Hisar: A controversy has erupted over appointments to key administrative posts at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, with allegations that the university administration overlooked eligible senior professors while assigning additional responsibilities to certain individuals. The dispute relates to the assignment of charge for the posts of Dean, College of Agriculture, and Director…
