Chandigarh: The Centre on Thursday conceded that complaints regarding contaminated drinking water had been received from parts of Chandigarh, while attributing most instances to muddy water caused by repair works and ageing infrastructure.The response came in the Lok Sabha in reply to a starred question raised by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari.Replying to the question, Union…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed the regular bail appeal of Gagandeep Singh alias Gagan, alias Jarmanjit Singh, an accused in the 532 kg heroin haul from Attari on the India-Pakistan border in June 2019.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry cited the “serious nature and gravity”…
Image used for representational purpose CHANDIGARH: Pointing to declining water levels and low forest cover, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has recommended that the state formulate its own dedicated forest policy within a year. The recommendation, tabled in the assembly on Wednesday, underlined the need for a framework tailored to Punjab’s…
Kullu: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attended prayers for his long life, offered by the All India Tibet Support Groups as part of celebrations for his 90th birthday, at the main Tibetan temple in Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, on Wednesday. The Dalai Lama was welcomed at the gate to his residence by representatives of the Core…
Bathinda: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has acknowledged the degradation of five major rivers — Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum, and Chenab — in a recent affidavit submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT).The report highlighted non-compliance with water quality standards. For the Satluj, 10 of 16 locations monitored failed to meet the quality standards….
Chandigarh: In the ongoing budget session of the Punjab assembly, where it passed a condemnation resolution against the proposed India–US trade deal on Tuesday, both ruling AAP and opposition legislators invoked the Epstein files to attack the BJP-led govt at the Centre.Speaking on the condemnation resolution and supporting it strongly, leader of Opposition Partap Singh…
Hisar: A local court in Hisar has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for the murder of a villager following a drunken altercation nearly six years ago.The court of Hisar sessions judge Alka Malik convicted Mahabir alias Tenna, a resident of Kali Rawan village, for the murder…
Majitha: The demand for the release of Khadur Sahib MP and president of the Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, Amritpal Singh, gained momentum during a panthic conference held at Majitha, here on Monday.Several leaders called for Amritpal’s immediate release and urged the govt to allow the utilisation of the MP Local Area Development funds for…
BATHINDA: The Muktsar sessions judge granted bail to gangster Satinderjit Singh @ Goldy Brar’s mother, Preetpal Kaur, in a Rs 50 lakh extortion case. Preetpal and her husband, Shamsher Singh, both residents of Muktsar, were arrested from Amritsar on Jan 26. While Preetpal was granted relief, the bail application of Shamsher was yet to be…
Kullu: Hollywood actor Richard Gere, a longtime ardent supporter of the Tibetan cause, who was in Dharamshala to attend a conference of the Tibet Support Groups, said that the Tibetan movement is not a short-term struggle but “a long game.” In a video message that was played at the inaugural session of the Tibet Support…
