NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday defended the removal of Raghav Chadha as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, calling it part of routine party functioning and warning that those who deviate from the party line would face action.“This is regular party functioning. It is his call…
Baba Bakala (Rayya): The politics over the 2015 sacrilege cases sharpened on Thursday, with Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring taking on each other over the issue of delayed justice.Addressing a rally in Baba Bakala as part of SAD’s ‘Punjab Bachao Yatra’, Sukhbir accused the Congress…
Ashok Kumar Mittal replaces Raghav Chadha as AAP’s new Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha as the party’s deputy leader in the Upper House, according to news agency PTI.In its communication, the party has also requested…
Jalandhar: Senior advocate H S Phoolka, the face of the legal battle for justice for the victims of the Nov 1984 massacre of Sikhs, joining the BJP on Wednesday is the saffron party’s biggest catch so far from among prominent Sikh faces. For more than four decades, he has identified himself with Sikh issues and…
CHANDIGARH: A landmark study has identified a “fourth complication” of Type 2 diabetes hiding in plain sight, revealing that lakhs of patients are progressing toward life-threatening liver failure without showing a single outward symptom.The DiaFib-Liver Study, published in The Lancet, is the largest real-world survey of its kind conducted in a developing nation. It warns…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh govt on Tuesday withdrew its decision to increase entry tax for five-seater and six-to-12-seater vehicles from outside the state following strong protests in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana.The fee for five-seater vehicles was to be raised from Rs 70 to Rs 170, while that for six-to 12-seater vehicles was to go up…
FAZILKA: Sandeep Tomar, a convicted former Army captain who had been on the run for nearly four years after being found guilty of strangling his wife, was traced by police in collaboration with NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid) and subsequently arrested from Pandhurna district in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Tomar was convicted of the murder of…
Patiala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has unveiled a major infrastructure offensive in the Sanaur constituency, promising to drought-proof over 40,000 acres of farmland and deliver a “facelift” to the region’s crumbling road network.The ₹114 crore package includes ₹87 crore for road renovations and ₹27 crore for canal-lining projects. Addressing a massive gathering on Monday,…
Chandigarh: In a major development in the alleged Rs 83-crore cheating case linked to the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST), Chandigarh Police have arrested the organisation’s project director, Sukhwinder Abrol.The case pertains to an FIR registered on March 12, 2026, under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), following…
Bathinda: Barnala police have suspended Dhanaula SHO inspector Lakhbir Singh for the second time in less than three months over separate allegations of misconduct.In the earlier case, the officer faced action over allegations of misbehaving with a woman during a property dispute in a village. According to sources, a land demarcation dispute had led to…
