AMRITSAR: Rejecting the exit poll predictions, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday claimed that the SAD-BSP alliance would form the next government in Punjab. He said ruling Congress would not get more than 20 seats in this election. Speaking to reporters after paying obeisance at Golden temple here, Badal questioned the […]
HAMIRPUR (HIMACHAL PRADESH): Union Minister and local MP, Anurag Thakur launched ‘Mahila Suraksha Kavach’ under which 108 motorcycles were dedicated to the state police on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on Tuesday. The 108 motorcycles, donated by Hero MotoCorp, will increase police mobility and help in patrolling, thus ensuring safety and security of […]
SHIMLA: Life is priority, not MBBS degree, said two girls from Theog in Shimla district upon reaching their native place from war-torn Ukraine late on Sunday night. The two were trapped in Ukraine for days before they were evacuated by the Indian government. The medical courses offered by Ukrainian as well as Russian universities attract […]
Deep Sidhu, a Punjabi actor and one of the prime accused in the Red Fort violence case died in a road accident on Tuesday evening. The accident took place around 8.30 pm near Pipli toll plaza in Kharkhoda area of Sonipat district. Haryana Police said that the crash site was nearly 30 km from the […]
Mukerian: The illegal mining case, already a hot issue in Punjab with elections around the corner, has taken a turn for the worse. A Punjab court has extended the judicial custody of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew, Bhupinder Singh ‘Honey’. The rural areas of the border belts are the worst affected, with farmers […]
Shimla: Two soldiers from Himachal Pradesh — Ankesh Bhardwaj (21) of Seu village in Bilaspur district and Rakesh Kumar of Maheshgarh (Kandral) village in Baijnath — were among the seven Army personnel martyred in an avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh, adjacent to the eastern border of the country. Other martyrs include Havildar Jugal Kishore, Rifleman Arun […]
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of the Punjab Assembly poll, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) candidate from Ferozepur (Rural) constituency Ashu Bangar resigned from the party, accusing the AAP leadership of issuing threats of cancellation of ticket to candidates in case they refused to toe their “dictatorial directions”. Blaming AAP’s Punjab affairs incharge Raghav Chadha for his decision, Bangar […]
CHANDIGARH: In a major political development ahead of the Punjab Assembly elections, former Jail Minister in the SAD-BJP government Sarwan Singh Phillaur and his son Damanvir Singh Phillaur resigned from the Congress on Monday and joined the SAD (Sanyukt). The move is expected to boost the poll prospects of the SAD (Sanyukt)-BJP-PLC (Punjab Lok Congress) […]
SHIMLA: A six-month-old child is Himachal Pradesh’s lone Covid fatality in the last 24 hours even as the state added 1,773 new cases. The count of active cases rose to 8,115 from 6,937 a day before. The baby boy succumbed to the virus in Sirmaur district, pushing the total deaths in the state due to […]
SHIMLA: Following a complaint by a teacher from Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh, the Rashtrapati Bhawan has asked the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to launch a crackdown to check nudity on social media. Vijay Heer had sent a petition complaint to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, which took it seriously and forwarded it for action to […]