Patiala : Even as the Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent notices to Punjab, Chandigarh and Haryana authorities seeking status reports on the spread of dengue, the enormity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that government institutions in Patiala district are admitting only those whose platelet count has slipped below the […]
Chandigarh : The Capt Amarinder Singh government is looking into 1.08 lakh cases of embezzlement, unsanctioned expenditure and irregular cuts imposed while making payments, a majority of these in the Local Bodies Department, during the 10-year Akali-BJP rule.The local audit wing of the Finance Department has recommended that strict action be initiated against erring officers […]
Chandigarh : The Punjab government’s move to slam shut the chapter of 800 primary schools with student strength of less than 20 today came under the Punjab and Haryana High Court scanner, with an advocate filing a petition in public interest against the decision. In his petition placed before the Bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal […]
Jalandhar : Despite 40 Congress MLAs repeatedly demanding action against former Akali minister Bikramjit Singh Majithia for his alleged role in a high-profile drugs case, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today said he could not override the investigations already underway by Central agencies. Ignoring Local Bodies Minister Navjot Sidhu’s ‘jija-sala dak deyange’ (will put […]
Mohali : Thirtythree days after the brutal murder of senior journalist KJ Singh (65) and his mother Gurcharan Kaur (92) at their residence here, the Mohali police today claimed to have cracked the case with the arrest of an unemployed youth from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh, Gaurav Kumar, residing in Chandigarh’s Kajheri village. The police […]