Hansi police have registered an FIR against 31 farmer leaders and unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage a drinking water pipeline and blocking a key road. HISAR: Hansi Police have registered an FIR against 31 farmer leaders and several unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage the Bhakra drinking water pipeline and blocking the…
Hisar: In a dramatic protest against delayed crop compensation and insurance claims, farmers from Daiyar village in Fatehabad district on Monday marched 37 km to the district headquarters in a half-clad state, alleging official apathy despite severe crop losses.The farmers, who have been protesting in their village for the past five days, said the symbolic…
Chandigarh: Deputy election commissioner Sanjay Kumar on Monday asked Haryana officials to ensure the inclusion of all eligible voters and the removal of deceased, shifted and ineligible electors through a transparent process, while reviewing the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of electoral rolls in the state.Chairing a review meeting in Chandigarh, Kumar assessed…
Gagandeep Kaur among 3 Amritsar students scoring 637 marks. Chandigarh: A Class X student’s question at a state function on Sunday prompted Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann to scrap the age-based tie-breaker used to rank students with identical scores in board examinations.The change came after Gagandeep Kaur, one of three students from Amritsar district who…
Hisar: In a major disciplinary action, four police personnel, including the CIA in-charge of Kalanwali, were suspended over allegations of involvement in illegal activities in Dabwali police district. The action was initiated following a review by Hisar Range IGP Kuldeep Singh, who recently visited the district and ordered a probe into complaints against certain officers.Those…
An FIR was registered against the MLA in Patiala on Sept 1, 2025 PATIALA : The Punjab and Haryana high court has granted regular bail to Sanaur MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra in a case involving allegations of rape, sexual exploitation, criminal intimidation and cheating.Granting relief to the AAP legislator, Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya directed that he…
Chandigarh: With youth concerns such as unemployment, migration, drug abuse, paper leaks, quality of education expected to shape Punjab’s political discourse ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, the Punjab Congress has started reaching out to first-time voters and young professionals.The outreach comes at a time when youth-related issues continue to dominate public debate in Punjab…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s governing AAP won 958 (48.4%) wards as municipal poll results were declared on Friday. Of 8 municipal corporations that went to polls, AAP won 5 – Mohali, Bathinda, Barnala, Moga and Batala – BJP won Abohar and Pathankot, Congress won Kapurthala.Congress was a distant second, winning 390 wards, followed by SAD with 191…
Bathinda: In a setback for Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Congress could win only two of the total 19 wards in Gidderbaha municipal council, results of which were declared on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 17 seats, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) failed to open its account. Till 2012, Gidderbaha…
CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed former Congress MLA and industrialist Kewal Singh Dhillon as its Punjab president, marking a shift from the party’s earlier practice of appointing a Hindu leader in the Sikh-majority state. By picking Dhillon, a Jat Sikh, the BJP has made a significant political move less than a…
