- Mohali: Akshat defeats Yash in tennis
Top seed Haryana’s Akshat Dhull defeated Yash Patel without conceding a single game (6-0, 6-0) in a boys’ U-18 first round match during the ongoing Roots AITA CS(7) National Rankings Tennis Championships.
- Sewerage connections of 7 illegal colonies snapped in Ludhiana
The Municipal Corporation on Monday disconnected sewerage connections of seven illegal colonies. Of them, four illegal colonies are located outside the MC’s jurisdiction, while three such colonies are under the MC’s Zone D area.
- Akal Takht calls meet over Gurbani ?distortion?
Akal Takht is all set to initiate action against US-based Thaminder Singh Anand for allegedly distorting the Gurbani while printing the saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in an unauthorised manner.
- Amid protests over outages, Punjab govt invites farmers for talks on May 10
Amid protests over unscheduled power cuts and erratic supply to the agriculture and domestic sectors, particularly in the Malwa belt, the Punjab Government has invited farm union leaders for talks on May 10. Farm leaders had on Sunday held talks with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited officials
- Gaushalas packed, Panchkula MC stares at stray problem
With gaushalas full in Panchkula, the stray cattle problem seems to have gone out of hand. Left with no option, the local Municipal Corporation has requested the Mata Mansa Devi gaushala and the Sukhdarshanpur gaushala to accommodate 100 (50 each) head of cattle.
- Agriculture revamp plan: DSR, moong cultivation
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will be making major changes to Punjab’s agriculture during the upcoming kharif season, as it aims to break the wheat-paddy cycle and make the agrarian sector environmentally sustainable.
- ?Atta? scheme to cost Punjab govt Rs 670 crore
The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has approved the scheme for home delivery of wheat flour to 1.54 crore beneficiaries. The beneficiaries will start getting the flour on their doorstep from October 1.
- Panchayat Land: Day on, Rural Department reverts to old norms for auction
Taking cognisance of a news report highlighting how the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats has made amendments to the auction process for the panchayat land that went against the Dalits’ right on one-third share, the department has asked the District Development Project Officers (D
- Sacrilege case: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim to appear in court via online mode
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim would appear in a court through video conferencing in connection with a sacrilege-related matter.
- Portal for views on Budget launched by Punjab Government
The Punjab Government has launched ‘Janta Budget’ portal seeking suggestions from public about their expectations from the state Budget.
- Panjab University student parties protest
Various students’ political parties of Panjab University staged a protest against the university’s recent announcement of having specific protest sites on the campus. The protesting students also set on fire the copies of the notice.
- Two FIRs for same offence abuse of law: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that two FIRs — one for theft and another after the recovery of stolen goods — at separate places could not be registered as the second FIR for the same offence was an abuse of the process of law.
- Panchkula couple booked for ?illegal abortion?, centre sealed
An FIR has been lodged against a Panchkula-based couple for indulging in illegal abortion practices.
- Gymkhana Club, Red Bishop among government properties to be sealed in Panchkula
The local Municipal Corporation has decided to seal several government buildings, including the Gymkhana Club, the Red Bishop resort, the Haryana Government Press building, the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) office, the Electricity Department office in S
- Chandigarh: Youth dragged on bonnet in Sector 22 market, dies
The police have arrested Nawanshahr resident Swapan Preet Singh for allegedly mowing down a 24-year-old youth under his car near a hotel in a Sector 22 market on Friday around 11.30 pm. The victim, identified as Shubham, a resident of Dadu Majra Colony, died today. The luxury car, with a Delhi regis