Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday made it clear that although the stay on the construction of a flyover in the Industrial Area has been vacated, the Chandigarh administration must ensure compliance with all environmental impact assessments and obtain requisite permissions before commencing work. The project is expected to take off from…
Patiala: Punjab power minister Sanjeev Arora on Wednesday dismissed allegations by a grouping of eight power sector unions that he had a conflict of interest in the sale of PSPCL land under a scheme for optimal use of vacant govt land. Arora, who is on a tour of the Netherlands with the CM to attract…
CHANDIGARH: An operation cell team of Chandigarh Police arrested a wanted criminal after a brief encounter from Sector 25, Chandigarh, in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused sustained bullet injuries in his leg and was admitted at GMSH-16 for treatment.Vikash Sheokand, DSP, Operation Cell, Chandigarh Police, said the accused has been identified as Mukesh…
Gurdaspur: Struggling to come to terms with the loss of his son, former Dargabad village sarpanch Amrik Singh has appealed to the Centre to urgently facilitate a visa for him and other family members to travel to Italy, where Rajinder Singh Rummy was shot dead outside a gurdwara recently. While talking to the mediapersons, Amrik…
JALANDHAR: A Punjab Police DSP died after a bullet from his service weapon was accidentally fired on Tuesday morning at his residence in the police complex in Phagwara. Police officials claimed it was an “accidental fire” that occurred while the DSP was cleaning his service weapon. DSP Yogesh Sharma, in his mid-fifties, was working with…
Pahalgam: At the one-storey govt hospital in Pahalgam, April 22, 2025, began like any other day. There was the usual OPD trickle. But one phone call changed the day — and the town forever. Just 2km away as the sound carries, terrorists’ AK47 bullets were ripping into tourists.This small facility swiftly shifted to emergency mode,…
Punjab Police bust foreign-linked drug module, 4 held (Image used for representational purpose only) CHANDIGARH: A major crackdown in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur has led to the busting of a narcotics and illegal arms module, with four people arrested and a large haul of drugs and weapons seized, police said on Monday.“In a major breakthrough, District Hoshiarpur…
New Chandigarh: The stadium which always turns up in overwhelming support for the home side, witnessed yet another electrifying evening as Punjab Kings extended their unbeaten run this season with a commanding victory over Lucknow Super Giants in a high-scoring encounter on Sunday.Playing at the New Chandigarh venue, Lucknow opted to field after winning the…
Mohali: Mohali continues to witness a high number of traffic violations, particularly cases of riding without helmets, with police data showing that offenders have become habitual despite sustained enforcement drives. However, an overwhelming majority of challans issued in the district are yet to be disposed of.According to official figures, 6.47 lakh challans were issued for…
Patiala: Claiming that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt misled the Himachal Pradesh high court in an ongoing case regarding the legal basis of the levy collected at the state’s entry barriers under the Himachal Pradesh Tolls Act, 1975, the Sangharsh Committee — an amalgam of protesting unions — on Saturday said the Himachal govt’s affidavit…
