Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.Acting on specific inputs about the presence of militants in Shitipora area of Bijbehara in the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. He said […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had spared no effort while serving the country in the last eight years, and not done any such work that would make people hang their heads in shame.Modi was addressing a gathering after inaugurating a 200-bed multi-specialty hospital at Atkot town in Gujarat’s Rajkot district. “I have […]
Session on Mental Health issues faced by Journalists organized by Facebook and Fortis Healthcare Chandigarh, May 28, 2022: Mental Health issues of journalists must be debated and addressed and the media houses should pay attention to the mental stress faced by the media persons at different levels and in odd situations like COVID times. The […]
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India and NSS Regional Directorate, Chandigarh, in collaboration with National Service Scheme, Chitkara University, Punjab, organised a National Integration Camp at Chitkara University, Punjab from May 20 to 26. The camp saw 200 volunteers coming in from 9 different States and Union territories. The camp began […]
The Punjab government has withdrawn the security of 424 VIPs in the state. These include former MLAs and former police officers.Ten personnel from the security of Dera Radha Soami, Beas, have also been withdrawn. Two personnel from Majitha MLA Ganeive Kaur Majithia’s security have also been withdrawn.One person from the security of former Punjab DGP […]
At least seven soldiers of the Indian Army reportedly died after a vehicle carrying 26 jawans fell in the Shyok river in Ladakh’s Turtuk sector on Friday. According to available information, several other soldiers received grievous injuries in the accident. An ANI input, citing Army sources, said efforts were on to ensure best medical care […]
The Customs department has recovered over four kg gold worth more than Rs 2 crore from two passengers who arrived from Dubai at the Chandigarh international airport here on May 25, an official said on Friday.Customs officials intercepted a passenger and found four gold bricks of one kg each from his hand bag, said the […]
A Mohali court on Friday sent sacked Punjab minister Vijay Singla to 14-day judicial custody.Singla, who held the health portfolio in the state government, was arrested on corruption charge on Tuesday after chief minister Bhagwant Mann sacked him as he was accused of demanding “one per cent commission” in tenders and purchases by his department. […]
A Delhi court on Friday awarded four-year jail term to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala in a disproportionate assets (DA) case.Special Judge Vikas Dhull also imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the convict in the case of acquiring disproportionate assets from 1993 to 2006. The judge also directed the authorities concerned […]
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday gave a clean chit to Aryan Khan, son of film actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the October 2021 ‘drugs on cruise’ case in which he was arrested last year.Officials of the NCB, which filed its chargesheet in a Mumbai court, said Aryan Khan and five others had not […]