The Chitkara Lit Fest commenced today at Chitkara University, Punjab. The two-day fest boasted an impressive line-up of renowned authors, poets, and literary enthusiasts from across the country. The diverse literary community gathered under one roof to celebrate the written word. The fest brought together some of the most brilliant literary minds in the country […]
Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat has warned against “mis-governance” in the “sensitive border state” of Punjab and asserted that it can’t be “governed from Delhi”.Dulat, however, said he did not foresee another outbreak of militancy in Punjab, but stressed that the state needed “empathy”. “I am of the firm belief that […]
The Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Punjab’s Bathinda Rural seat Amit Rattan Kotfatta has been arrested in a bribery case by the Vigilance Bureau, a top official said on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The legislator’s arrest comes days after his alleged close aide Rashim Garg was nabbed by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau in the same […]
Chitkara University, Rajpura, and Chitkara International School, Sector 25, Chandigarh, are set to host a distinguished array of delegates for Chitkara Lit Fest to be held on February 25 and 26. The festival includes a stellar line-up of writers, poets and artists such as Javed Akthar, Usha Uthup, Irshad Kamil, Khushwant Singh and many more. […]
The CBI on Tuesday launched searches at 30 locations in Punjab as part of its probe into allegations of corruption against Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials who procured inferior grains to benefit merchants and rice millers, officials said. The CBI teams started coordinated raids on the premises of grain merchants, rice mill owners, and […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday was conducting raids across the nation at more than 70 locations belonging to gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi, Neeraj Bawana and their aides.The raids were conducted in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh. The raids started early Tuesday morning and are currently going on.Lawrence Bishnoi was […]
Bringing waves of positivity and promise, Chitkara University along with Chitkara International School, Chandigarh and Panchkula, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) here in Chandigarh. The delegates from UNESCO MGIEP visited both the […]
A case has been registered against Haryanvi singer and dancer Sapna Choudhary and her family members for their alleged involvement in harassing and demanding dowry from the former Big Boss contestant’s sister-in-law.Palwal Police have registered a case against her brother Karan and mother Neelam under various sections, including dowry assault. Sapna Choudhary’s sister-in-law filed a […]
In Spain, a Sikh boy was asked by a referee to remove his turban during a football match. The whole situation was “humiliating” for 15-year-old Gurpreet Singh.The reason given to Gurpreet Singh from Arratia C team was that that wearing “a hat” is prohibited as per the game rules. However, in all previous games, referees […]
Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had “allowed” militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale to grow into a sort of Frankenstein monster and decided to “finish him off” when he reached the pinnacle, claims Lt Gen (retd) Kuldeep Singh Brar who led the 1984 Operation Bluestar to flush out extremists from the Golden Temple. In the recent […]