Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today inaugurated the Rs 75-crore lift water supply scheme from Chaba (Kol Dam) and laid the foundation stone of the Rs 406-crore water supply scheme for the capital from the Sutlej. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stones of a multi-storey parking and link road to new OPD, IGMC-Shimla, […]
Two sisters in Haryana were denied a passport because the concerned officials thought they look like Nepali. “When we went to the passport office at Chandigarh, they saw our faces and wrote that we are Nepali. They ask us to prove our nationality,” said one of the sisters while narrating the ordeal. “We took the […]
There was no let-up in the bone-chilling cold wave sweeping Punjab and Haryana with Ludhiana being the coldest place in both the states. Minimum temperatures fell several notches below normal in the region with Ludhiana recording 0.3 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, an official of the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. Among other places, […]
New Delhi Delhi Police issued a total of 352 challans for drink-and-drive cases on the eve of New Year, officials said on Wednesday. Security was beefed up across the national capital, especially in the vicinity of markets, malls, five-star hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars, in order to ensure orderly celebrations. All PCR vans, Raftaar motorcycles […]
It takes immense courage to live with odds stacked against you. Dr Anupma Gupta, who lost her legs in a vehicle pile-up near Bandala village on the Amritsar-Tarn Taran highway on December 10, is the perfect example of bravery and strength. “In whatever condition the Almighty puts you, accept it and move on. It’s your […]
The Directorate School Education has allowed all private recognised schools in the state to conduct classes of Class IX to XII during the winter vacations. Earlier, the orders were issued for some schools from Hisar only. The Directorate in its orders said following requests from various schools, it has come to the notice that due […]
Amid ongoing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in various parts of the country, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said his government will not implement the CAA in Punjab and that the Congress will continue to fight it tooth and nail. Lashing out at the BJP for trying to change the Constitution’s preamble, Capt […]
Manali With a huge tourist influx, hotel occupancy in Kullu-Manali has gone up to 80 per cent. Hopeful of a “white New Year”, people from far-off places, even abroad, are making a beeline for the picturesque hills. Revellers are all excited to ring in New Year amid snowfall. On Christmas, the weather remained dry, which […]
Shimla The tourism industry is buoyant as tourists are making a beeline to key tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh to ring in the New Year and all hotels in the state capital are packed to capacity. There is a surge in tourist arrivals with record footfall expected following a prediction of snowfall on New Year […]
Fall in power demand following economic slowdown and ongoing winter season has prompted Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to shut all units of its thermal power plants and instead buy power to meet the local demand. Power-surplus Punjab is currently finding it hard to sell electricity due to poor demand. As power demand in […]