CHANDIGARH: On Feb 14, Chandigarh became a milestone in a journey that began at the southern tip of India and continues toward the northernmost frontiers of the nation. The Change The Soch Drive – a nationwide awareness initiative led by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund in collaboration with The Times of India – arrived in the…
Bathinda: Concerned over recent policy decisions permitting construction and regularisation in foothill areas with serious ecological concerns, environment organisation Public Action Committee (PAC) announced the launch of ‘Shivalik Morcha’, a public campaign to safeguard the Shivalik hills, recognised by environmental science as Punjab’s most sensitive and erosion-prone ecological belt. As the Shivalik Hills reflect a…
Chandigarh: Punjab, which grapples with high unemployment among its educated youth, recorded a low response to the Modi govt’s flagship Prime Minister Internship Scheme, both in terms of participation levels and retention of candidates.The scheme is an initiative launched by the Govt of India to provide structured internship opportunities to young people. Envisaged as part…
TNNChandigarh: Finally, the Chandigarh administration is set to commence construction of the long pending underpass connecting the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and Panjab University along the busy Madhya Marg. This comes after six years of delays — caused by bureaucratic hurdles, design revisions and objections from the heritage panel.The project was…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab launches first dedicated agtf police station to intensify crackdown on organised crime PATIALA: The Punjab govt established the state’s first dedicated Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) Police Station in Rajpura, Patiala, to intensify action against organised crime networks operating across district lines. Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav described 2026 as the…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a June 2023 charge-sheet filed by the Haryana Vigilance Bureau (VB) against eight Haryana Civil Service (HCS) officers in connection with irregularities in the selection of the 2001 batch.The ruling clears the path for the eight officers—Jagdeep Dhanda, Kuldhir Singh, Surinder Singh, Veena Hooda, Jag Niwas,…
Abohar: The four-day anti-drug march led by the Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria across the border districts concluded at DAV College here on Thursday.On the final day, the march against drugs was taken out from Railway Station, Abohar, to DAV College, witnessing enthusiastic participation from various sections of society.Vice-chancellors of various universities, principals of schools…
Chandigarh: Winter fog didn’t just blur the skyline this season — it threw Northern Railway off track, delaying one in every eight express trains and forcing cancellations across key routes. Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the Lok Sabha that 12.1% of express services under Northern Railway lost punctuality despite a battery of visibility-boosting tech…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh govt has called an all-party meeting on Feb 13 at the state secretariat to deliberate on the impact of the Centre’s decision to discontinue revenue deficit grant (RDG), based on the recommendations of the 16th Finance Commission.The meeting was initially scheduled for Feb 8, but was postponed after the leader of…
