Centre pushes Haryana to fast-track listing of power utilities
Chandigarh: The Union power ministry has asked the Haryana government to expedite the proposed listing of its state owned power distribution companies for enhancing the financial...
53,000-page final chargesheet filed against Majithia, 12 others in ₹719-crore DA case
Mohali: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Wednesday filed a final chargesheet running into 53,000 pages in a disproportionate assets (DA) case against Shiromani Akali Dal...
Guest Column| Gen Z’s global indignation: New soundtrack, old clash
The lesson of the past few months is that today’s Gen Z are the young generation of yesteryear, unsatisfied with present conditions and eager to change...
Farmers protest Punjab Police action over Mansa youth’s death
Bathinda: Activists of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) staged demonstrations outside police stations across 13 districts of Punjab on Wednesday to protest the Mansa police’s action...
Panchkula’s only hydraulic fire rescue platform grounded
With its only hydraulic platform-cum-turntable ladder out of service following the expiry of its registration certificate, Panchkula’s fire department may have to rely on neighbouring Chandigarh...
3 months after research scholar’s electrocution: Panjab University inquiry flags glaring safety gaps
Nearly three months after 28-year-old Panjab University (PU) PhD scholar Jyoti Yadav died of suspected electrocution while walking through a waterlogged stretch on the South Campus...
Chandigarh MC General House meet today: On agenda, proposals to simplify issuance of separate property IDs
Residents seeking separate property IDs for portions of buildings could get relief from a cumbersome approval process, while sanitation workers employed by Lion Services may get...
Chandigarh: 10th Military Lit Fest to bring tales from battlefield
From tales of valour to discussions on the changing contours of modern warfare, the 10th Military Literature Festival, to be held from November 13 to 15...
Himachal: Solo paragliding resumes at Bir-Billing with strict safety conditions
Solo paragliding flights at Bir-Billing in Kangra district resumed on Tuesday. However, it will remain subject to stringent safety conditions, the local administration in Baijnath said....
Himachal HC quashes 6-month extension to PWD engineer-in-chief
The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the six-month service extension granted to public works department (PWD) engineer-in-chief Narinder Pal Singh, directing him to relinquish...