Punjab BJP launches ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark Modi’s b’day
The Punjab BJP on Thursday launched a month-long ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday. As part of the initiative, Punjab BJP...
Family protest outside Rohtak school over alleged ‘sexual assault’ on 5-year-old
The family of a five-year-old nursery student staged a protest outside a private school in Rohtak on Thursday, alleging that the girl was subjected to “sexual...
Judicial probe ordered into Bathinda custodial death
A judicial probe has been initiated to ascertain the cause of death of a 26-year-old who died in the custody of Bathinda police. Senior superintendent of...
Punjab’s 5-yr roadmap aims zero stubble burning by 2030
Punjab has drawn up a comprehensive five-year long-term plan to achieve ‘zero’ stubble burning by 2030, with the state government submitting the roadmap to the Commission...
Chandigarh: HC quashes GMCH-32 merit list for UT-pool SC candidates
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has quashed the merit list prepared by Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, for Scheduled Caste (SC)...
Haryana to train 5,200 youth as disaster responders
Haryana will expand its disaster response volunteer network by training 5,200 youth in 14 more districts with each trained volunteer to be provided an emergency responder...
Rajoana writes to PM, seeks urgent decision on mercy plea
Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death-row convict in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging...
Kishau project: Congress govt protected HP’s interest, says CM
Referring to the Kishau multipurpose dam project, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said the Congress government had firmly worked to protect the interests of...
Rape case against SAD leader: Woman held captive, raped at Anandpur Sahib serai, says FIR
The rape case against senior Akali Dal leader and SGPC member Amarjit Singh Chawla has put the party and the gurdwara body in a tight spot....
UT to formally launch Bharat Taxi app today in Chandigarh
After suspending the licences of private cab aggregators – Ola, InDrive, Uber and Rapido – over non-compliance of norms, the UT administration is set to formally...