Inaugurating a park constructed at a cost of ₹1.25 crore in Vidhan Sabha constituency Patti, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal stated that the state government will spend ₹15 crore on harnessing the potential of Harike wetland and make it a tourism hub. Badal said, “₹15 crore has been earmarked for this purpose in this […]
During a video conference on Tuesday, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh asked Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi to review UGC’s decision to conduct exams for exit classes in September. Citing the state’s rising Covid cases, which is at 24,891 with 604 deaths, the CM said, “Punjab may not be in a position to […]
The Punjab government has announced additional restrictions on Saturday in cities of Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala to contain the spread of coronavirus during the unlock 3.0. As per the new advisory, the night curfew will continue from 9pm to 5am within municipal limits of these three cities for all non-essential activities. However, essential activities […]
Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday morning met the family members of the hooch tragedy victims in Tarn Taran. He also announced an increase in the ex gratia relief from ₹2 lakh to ₹5 lakh. He was accompanied by Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar, director general of police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta, chief principal […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday directed the director general of police (DGP) to book those directly involved in the hooch tragedy for murder. Terming it as the biggest tragedy of recent times, the CM promised justice for the victims of the case. He also mooted enhancement of punishment for spurious/illicit liquor […]
Shimla Family members of the soldier who missed his wedding on January 16 due inclement weather in Kashmir, where he is posted, are expecting him to get home on Tuesday. With consent from the bride’s side, their marriage will be solemnized on a different date in Khair village of Dharampur sub-division. According to his family, […]
New Delhi With President Ram Nath Kovind today rejecting the mercy plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, a Delhi court issued fresh black warrants for execution of four convicts on February 1. Officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said […]
Haryana Nine candidates have scored a perfect 100 in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE)- Mains, the results of which were announced on Friday by the HRD Ministry’s National Testing Agency. The toppers for the engineering entrance exam include Delhi boy Nishant Agarwal, Nisarg Chadha from Gujarat, Haryana’s Divyanshu Agarwal, Landa Jitendra and Thadavarthi Vishnu Sri […]
Himachal A 68-year-old German tourist died in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Friday, police said. Rozowski Adelheid had been living in Malkota village in Bharmour tehsil for the last about four months, they said, adding no foul play was found behind her death. Her visa was found valid till February 2 and the German embassy […]
Punjab A resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed in the Punjab Assembly by voice vote on the last day of the two-day special session on Friday. The resolution, which was introduced by Local bodies and Parliamentary affairs minister Brahm Mohindra, called for doing away with CAA as it was “against humanistic […]