Priyanka

It takes special ability to restrain oneself under pressure, with all the adrenaline rushing through one’s veins. But somehow 25-year-old Gurkeerat Singh Mann relishes and thrives in these conditions. So, last Friday, when Mann walked into the middle in Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, India A were fighting with their back against the wall. C…[Read more]

Twins Sahil Bansal and Rahul Bansal from Bathinda brought laurels to the state by bagging 4th and 6th positions in the All India Pre- Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) re-conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, the result of which was declared on Monday.Sahil and Rahul are sons of advocate Rakesh Kumar.Their mother Neha is a…[Read more]

The Chandigarh administration has put a complete ban on the use of polythene and plastic carry bags in the city from Tuesday.Sub-divisional magistrate (central) Prince Dhawan, in the exercise of the powers vested under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), imposed a complete ban on the use of polythene and plastic carry bags in the…[Read more]

When 13 people on an average lose life every day in road accidents in Punjab and many more get injured, here is hope for many such injured and other emergency cases. The Punjab government will provide free health care for the first 24 hours of hospitalisation to all patients coming for emergency treatment to government hospitals from this…[Read more]

Five people were run over and killed by a speeding truck at Chandigarh’s Transport Chowk traffic light-point on Monday. Police sources said the accident occurred at the Sector 26 traffic crossing at 12.45am.They said traffic on the route was plying normally in the morning as the area had been cleared.

Even as the Punjab government proposes a new one-time settlement (OTS) policy for industrial defaulters, more than Rs 250 crore that its two top public-sector undertakings (PSUs) invested 20 years ago in private projects to revive industry in the militancy period remains stuck.The public money extended then has not been paid back by the…[Read more]

A Punjab minister on Sunday stoked a controversy by suggesting that there should be a mandatory “dope test” for politicians contesting elections.”All politicians should be made to undergo dope test before filing their nomination papers,” said agriculture minister Tota Singh. “The dope test should be made mandatory by the Election Commission,” he…[Read more]

The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has again raised the volume of water being released into the Sutlej river due to the increased inflow of water into the Bhakra Dam.Today, the flood gates of the dam were lifted further and a total of 59,900 cusec of water was released downstream. Yesterday, a total of 55,000 cusec water was released from the…[Read more]

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal will hoist the national flag on Independence Day at a state-level function at SAS Nagar, while deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal will unfurl the flag at Bathinda.
Punjab Vidhan Sabha speaker Charanjit Singh Atwal would unfurl the flag at Jalandhar and deputy speaker Dinesh Singh at Dharkalan in…[Read more]

As many as 500 residents paid the house tax on the first day with the hope to get honoured on the Independence Day, besides availing 40% rebate, which will be applicable for all those who deposit the tax in first two months. The administration collected about `6 lakh on Day One.The UT administration had announced that it would honour first payer…[Read more]

The Punjab and Haryana high court has sent the matter pertaining to tussle between Chandigarh Golf Club and the UT administration over the increased lease rent back for mediation.During a hearing on Tuesday, the division bench of justice SJ Vazifdar and justice HS Sidhu was told mediation between the parties had failed. However, the high court…[Read more]

The real culprit behind cholera breakout in Manimajra is contaminated water, this was revealed by the health department after examination of water samples collected from Manimajra.According to director health services, Chandigarh, Dr VK Gagneja, as many as seven out of 23 water samples collected from the area have failed the bacteriological test.…[Read more]

Sub-divisional magistrate (east) Danish Ashraf reinforced ban on the use of plastic carry bags under Section 144 (power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance of apprehended danger) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), in the area falling under his jurisdiction, on Tuesday. The ban on polythene bags will be effective with immediate…[Read more]

With three fresh cases of cholera reported on Monday, the total number of cholera cases reported from Manimajra have reached eight. Besides, 40 cases of diarrhoea were also reported in the area on Monday, said the UT health department officials.Earlier, five cases of cholera were reported on Sunday. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine…[Read more]

Union minister of power, coal and renewal energy Piyush Goyal on Monday sanctioned.Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who called on the union minister, urged the Centre to resolve the pending issues of state power utilities. Goyal said` 800 crore sanctioned under DDUGJY would be released shortly.
He said Punjab, which was already a…[Read more]

Indian Oil Corporation will supply diesel at cheaper rates to Pepsu road transport corporation (PRTC). The IOC has given exemption of 0.25 paisa per litre to PRTC.A spokesman of the transport department said a memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed in this regard. The spokesman further said that RS Nanda, Prem Kumar, PK Dass and…[Read more]

A delegation of prominent doctors from different hospitals in the United States, who visited the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, found the Emergency ward of the institute like a “madly crowded railway station”.The delegation, comprising nine reputed scientists of different disciplines, had vis…[Read more]

The Punjab government on Saturday claimed that the owners and chief executive officers (CEOs) of top companies based in Kerala and Tamil Nadu had shown a keen interest in setting up shop in the border state.
Deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is visiting South Indian states, held a series of meetings with the industrialists. “Punjab is…[Read more]

Chandigarh is the cleanest Punjab city to live in, while Hoshiarpur is the dirtiest, according to a nationwide survey by the Union Urban Development Ministry.Ten months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi wielded the broom in the Capital to promote cleanliness as part of his pet Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a majority of north Indian cities continue to…[Read more]

Exhorting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to Punjab’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, state Congress chief Partap Singh Bajwa on Friday demanded CBI investigation against senior BJP leaders who were allegedly ‘involved’ in drug smuggling.I have been seeking CBI probe into the drug racket and my stand is vindicated.Today not only SAD but their alliance…[Read more]