Patiala: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Wednesday heard complaints in over 45 cases during the ‘National Commission for Women at Your Doorstep’ public hearing in Patiala.She issued necessary directions to the officials concerned, and added ensuring accessible, sensitive and timely justice for women remains one of the commission’s key priorities.At the…
Major fire broke out in PGI in 2023 Chandigarh: Planning failures have left critical clinical services at the PGI in limbo for nearly three years at the transplant surgery department.The problem stems from a decision to remove air handling units (AHUs) from the ground floor to allow the nephrology department to expand its clinical services….
Jalandhar: Two youths in their 20s who had come to the Doaba region with a combine harvester for maize harvesting were found dead near Jando Sarai village, near Kartarpur, police said on Monday.The deceased were identified as Jaspreet Singh of Ferozepur district and Gagandeep Singh of Muktsar district. They had been working in the fields…
Youngsters in Punjab are being recruited as killers for meager sums, often as little as Rs 5,500, fueled by drug addiction and unemployment. Driven by drugs and a lack of jobs, youngsters are turning to killing for meagre sums as police grapple with new recruitment networks and a growing spate of crimeAll it takes is…
Chandigarh: The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Sunday arrested a deputy civil surgeon, posted in Nuh district, red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000.The complainant told the ACB that he and his wife, a GNM degree holder, were running a hospital under the name ‘Labuja Karim’ in Punhana. Following an inspection by the…
Suspects allegedly involved in cashier’s murder in Chandigarh Chandigarh: In a chilling lapse after a brazen daylight killing, the three shooters who gunned down chemist shop cashier Janki Das in Sector 11 reportedly stayed put in Kajheri village for nearly two hours — buying fresh clothes, changing their appearance, and calmly planning their escape —…
Kullu: A special CAG audit ordered by the Himachal Pradesh high court has uncovered a series of alleged irregularities in land acquisition and compensation disbursement for the Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway project. These include irregular payment of Rs 8.29 crore to 52 encroachers for structures built on govt land, alongside other compensation discrepancies exceeding Rs 14…
CHANDIGARH: The appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC) has approved empanelment of two 1995-batch IPS officers of Punjab cadre Amit Prasad and Kapil Dev for holding Director General and equivalent-level posts at Centre. Amit Prasad is serving as additional director general of police (ADGP) Counter Intelligence and head of the Internal Security Wing. Kapil Dev,…
Shimla: The operator of Saraswati Paradise International Public School in Sanjauli’s Housing Board Colony was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons on the school premises around 7:30 pm on Saturday, triggering panic in the area.The victim, Manisha Mittal, was reportedly involved in a property dispute with family members. The Shimla police stated that a murder…
Chandigarh: An institutional inquiry has been launched at the Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, following allegations of misconduct and intrusion involving two junior resident doctors from the psychiatry department.The incident has once again pushed issues of women doctors’ safety within institutional hostel premises into the spotlight.According to a complaint forwarded through the…
