Mohali Sec-69 green parcel: GMADA told to protect biodiversity
The Punjab forest department’s decision to prohibit tree cutting and restrict development on a 23-acre parcel in Sector 69 has brought into focus not only the...
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Farmers end stir as Punjab accepts demands, promises special House session
The 23 farmer unions protesting under the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday announced they were calling off their weeklong protest on the outskirts of Chandigarh...
Shah likely to address September 30 Jalandhar rally
Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to address a BJP rally in Jalandhar on September 30, marking the culmination of the party’s proposed statewide anti-drug...
Punjab secretarial staff on casual leave today; strike illegal as matter sub judice, says Arora
The Punjab government secretarial staff will proceed on a one-day mass casual leave on Tuesday as part of the agitation over pending dearness allowance arrears even...
St Stephen’s School founder Harold Carver passes away at 80
Harold Carver, founder and director of St Stephen’s School, passed away at the age of 80 on Monday. Carver founded the school in 1982 after nearly...
Chandigarh: CAT orders common seniority list for UT clerks
Chandigarh The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh bench, has directed the Chandigarh administration to revive the option for clerks and junior assistants recruited under individual departmental...
Panchkula traffic police introduces water-filled plastic crash barriers
Panchkula In a move aimed at making traffic management safer and more flexible, Panchkula traffic police has replaced heavy iron barricades with water-filled plastic road crash...
Punjab: Sekhon’s police dossier lists 49 criminal cases, gang links
Gangster-turned-political leader Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, 38, whose induction into the Aam Aadmi Party has triggered a political controversy, has a long criminal history spanning more than...
Ludhiana: 55-year-old man succumbs to injuries; 3 booked for murder
A 55-year-old tractor driver succumbed to his injuries two days after he was allegedly assaulted by three neighbours in Ghalauti village near Khanna, following a quarrel....
Special judge to hear two cases involving Khemka, Sanjeev Verma
The sessions court has ordered the transfer of two connected cancellation reports relating to cross-FIRs involving retired IAS officer Ashok Khemka, former managing director (MD) of...