Times News Network Chandigarh: Less than a month after the UT informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that the Dadumajra dump had almost been cleared and would be fully cleaned by the first week of April, the administration on Friday pushed the deadline to the first week of May, citing unseasonal rain.The division bench…
Jhajjar/ Rohtak: Tension gripped the Dubaldhan Majra grain market on Friday as farmers and agents locked gates to protest slow lifting and mounting stocks left in the open. The blockade ended after Beri SDM Renuka Nandal promised swift resolutions, including opening two additional lifting points and expanding the mandi area by paving the premises.Despite these…
Panchkula: With the model code of conduct for the Panchkula municipal corporation elections coming into force from Monday, several routine civic works as well as major flagship projects of Panchkula will get further delayed.Officials sources said about 14 development agendas were to be taken up during a meeting of the Panchkula Metropolitan Authority (PMDA) on…
Chandigarh: Dismissing the plea filed by radical Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh against his third consecutive detention order under National Security Act (NSA), Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday made it clear that public order and security of the state are likely to be prejudiced if he were not preventively detained.“It…
Chandigarh bomb threat hits schools, Air India flights, Secretariat (File Photo) CHANDIGARH: Bomb threat emails targeting multiple schools, two Air India flights and the Secretariat in Chandigarh on Thursday morning triggered panic and prompted a swift response from police authorities. The schools that reported threats include St Soldier International School (Sector 45), Ryan International School…
Chandigarh: A major vehicle registration scam has been unearthed at the Ambala Cantonment sub-divisional magistrate’s (SDM) office, exposing large-scale irregularities and raising concerns over possible administrative complicity.According to preliminary findings, a copy of which is with TOI, vehicles from other states, particularly from those in the south, were registered at the SDM’s office using fake…
ED Raids AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal’s Residence NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted a raid at the house of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal in Punjab.The search operation was carried out at his residence located at 16, The Mall Road, Jalandhar Cantt, officials said. Watch…
Chandigarh: The UT education dept has proposed that summer vacation in govt and government-aided schools across the Union Territory will be observed from May 23 to June 30, as per minutes of a departmental committee meeting.The schedule, finalised after meetings held in January and March, sets the summer break at 39 days. However, June 29…
Amritsar: Reacting to the bill introduced by the Punjab govt during a special session of the legislative assembly to curb incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami said the Sikh community has long been demanding decisive action on this sensitive issue, but no outcome in line…
Chandigarh: Asserting that the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, would mark the end of religious desecration in future, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said it is a state-specific piece of legislation that does not require Presidential assent. He also accused previous govts of lacking the intent to craft a foolproof…
