Chandigarh, June 10 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday approved a series of key decisions aimed at providing major relief to students appearing in the re-conducted NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) examination, besides generating employment opportunities for the youth, strengthening public infrastructure, promoting sustainable waste management and clean energy.The decisions include free bus travel for NEET aspirants and one attendan…
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Patiala, June 10 (IANS) Marking a paradigm shift in Punjab’s urban sanitation and cleaning initiative, state Local Government Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday announced a first-of-its-kind hybrid cleaning model that would make this city the cleanest in the state within a month and eventually position Punjab as India’s cleanest state. Demonstrating the new system on Patiala’s streets this morning, Bains said the hybrid model integrates mechanised shrub-cutters, super-suction machine…
Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday inaugurated the technical and intelligence facilities, including the state-of-the-art Special Intelligence and Technical Unit (SITU) at the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) police station in Mohali, officials said. The DGP also inaugurated the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) room, interrogation room and the office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police at the ANTF police station. The…
Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Amid rising temperatures and increasing heatwave risks across Punjab, several NGOs and social and religious organisations have joined hands to establish a network of community cooling zones and heat-relief shelters for gig workers, daily-wage earners, commuters, and the common man exposed to extreme heat. The initiative, by Saanjh Punjab, Eco Sewa, Kendriya Sikh Sabha, and Gurudwara Sahib in Patiala, in coordination with local authorities, aims to provide accessible spa…
Mohali, June 5 (IANS) A shocking case involving the brutal murder of a young woman working at a private company in Mohali, Punjab, has come to light. The accused has been identified as her colleague. Following the fatal stabbing, the assailant attempted to commit suicide, but was unsuccessful. Both individuals were rushed in critical condition to a hospital. Unfortunately, the young woman succumbed to her severe injuries. The deceased has been identified as Dimple, a resident of Patiala. Meanwhi…
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted till now. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26. The principal Opposition Congress emerged second by winning 348 seats. The Independents emerged third by winning 242 wards, higher than the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which won 169 wards. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (B…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Aspirants appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 on Sunday were anxious as they waited to enter exam centres in various parts of the country. However, the students were hopeful of scoring well after grinding for hours to prepare for the national-level examination for admission to various engineering colleges.Candidates have to first qualify the JEE Main examination to be eligible for the Advanced examIn Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, a student who aimed f…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Two-time World Championship medallist Nikhat Zareen is all set to miss the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Asian Games to be held in Japan later this year after failing to clinch her berth to the mega events via the qualifying trials in Patiala.Nikhat, who won the World Championships twice and gold in the Commonwealth Games and bronze in the Asian Games, went down to Sakshi Chaudhary in the women’s 51 kg semifinals during the national trials at the Nationa…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out raids at a flat near Kharar in Punjab’s Mohali district where two bags allegedly containing cash were reportedly thrown from a ninth floor of the house during the operation, officials said. The ED officials added that the raid was carried out in the flat of an IT professional, Nitin Gohal, in Western Towers and during the search operation two bags allegedly containing cash bundles were thrown within the building pr…
Amritsar, May 7 (IANS) An extremely dangerous game by the ISI is unfolding in Punjab, which has left the agencies concerned. There has been a wave of attacks since February, and the agencies see a clear pattern emerging. Overseeing these operations is a Pakistan-based gangster who goes by the name Shezad Bhatti. While attacks are being claimed by the Khalistan Liberation Army (KLA), officials say that it is Bhatti who has been coordinating with local gangsters to recruit locals to carry out thes…