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Meritorious Teachers Union to march to CM house on July 3

Despite consistently delivering good results, demands of the meritorious teachers are never considered by the government, said the members of MTU

Coordinator Sukhjit Singh said now the “policy of delay” will not be tolerated. (HT file photo for representation)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Centre to open 16 NCB offices in Punjab: Bittu

Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Bittu says rampant drug availability in Punjab is a cause of concern and recent deaths of three persons in drug-related incidents shows the alarming condition.

Ludhiana MP pays tributes at Shaheedi Park in Moga town where 25 RSS volunteers were killed by terrorists on June 25, 1989.

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Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:20 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Power minister: Highest ever demand of 16,089 MW met

The minister highlights the measures taken by the PSPCL, resulting in a 28% increase in power demand met in June compared to the same period last year (7,464 MUs till June 26 versus 5,853 MUs till June 26 last year).

Punjab power and public works department minister Harbhajan Singh ETO.

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Updated on Jun 30, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Taxi union urges cabbies to cancel bookings to Himachal

The union has called all taxi owners and drivers for a meeting on July 8 to discuss the issue of cab drivers being thrashed in Himachal, as claimed in many videos doing round of social media

The union said that the drivers pay all kinds of taxes when they go to Himachal and contribute to the local economy. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 29, 2024 09:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Once a powerful regional force, the SAD is now a shadow of its former self

The political journey ahead will not be easy for the Akali party chief particularly when a few leaders have expressed dissent.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal

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Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:59 PM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber

BSF seizes over 6kg of heroin in border villages of Amritsar

The first consignment of 560g was recovered from Mahawa village and the second of 5.570 kg from Kakkar village

Border Security Force (BSF) personnel with the heroin seized from two drones in Amritsar district, on Saturday. (HT Photodistrict)

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Published on Jun 29, 2024 03:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

SYL canal issue: CM Saini urges ‘elder brother’ Punjab to share water with Haryana

The completion of the construction work of the SYL canal is a long pending issue between Haryana and Punjab. Haryana has been saying that due to the non-completion of the SYL canal, surplus and un-channelled water of Ravi, Sutlej and Beas goes to Pakistan. On the other hand, the stated stand of Punjab has been that the border state does not have a drop of water to spare.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini with others at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday.

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Updated on Jun 29, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondents, Amritsar/chandigarh

At 3,563 lakh units, all-time high power demand met: Minister

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO says the PSPCL supplied 7,231 million units during May this year which is 37% more than the 5,270 MUs supplied during May 2023.

According to power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO, the state government has met the highest-ever demand of electricity without imposing any power cut.

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Published on Jun 27, 2024 10:38 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab: NIA announces ₹10 lakh reward for each suspect in VHP leader's murder

On April 13, 2024, Prabhakar was shot and killed by two unidentified men on motorcycles at his shop in Nangal town, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

Vikas Prabhakar’s kin during protest in Nangal on Sunday. (HT)

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Published on Jun 26, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Punjab VHP leader’s murder: NIA announces reward of ₹10 lakh each for info on 2 accused

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday declared a cash reward of ₹10 lakh each for information on two wanted accused in connection with the targeted killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday declared a cash reward of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 lakh each for information on two wanted accused in connection with the targeted killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 08:04 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Sukhbir faces major revolt as senior SAD leaders ask him to step down

After a marathon meeting in Jalandhar, senior SAD leaders Prem Singh Chandumajra, Sikander Singh Maluka, Bibi Jagir Kaur, Parminder Singh Dhindsa and Sarwan Singh Phillaur also announced Akali Dal Bachao Lehar. This is the first serious challenge to Sukhbir’s leadership after Akali Dal’s poor showing in the Lok Sabha polls

Weeks after party’s disastrous outing in the parliamentary elections in which it could only muster one out of 13 seats in Punjab, a group of senior leaders in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday openly revolted against party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, seeking his immediate resignation. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 07:10 AM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber, Navrajdeep Singh, Chandigarh

Farmers say ready to restart talks with Centre

Farmers protesting at Shambhu border in Patiala district of Punjab on Tuesday said they are ready to restart talks with the Union government over various demands, even though they are yet to get any fresh formal invitation from concerned officials to resolve the ongoing deadlock.

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 06:32 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Patiala

Ludhiana: AUCT spokesperson writes to education minister; questions delay in action

Tarun Ghai, a Ludhiana-based educator, informed that despite submission of an inquiry report in 2022, where it was clearly mentioned that RUSA guidelines were violated by using more than allocated funds in construction component, no further action against the concerned authorities has been taken so far

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 10:45 PM IST

ByAkanksha Attri, Ludhiana

Punjab: Farmer leaders want miscreants who tried to create ruckus at Shambhu arrested

Farm union leaders allege miscreants backed by the Punjab and Haryana governments hatched a conspiracy to defame their agitation

Unruly scenes were witnessed at the Shambhu border on Sunday when some traders from Ambala, led by Wholesale Cloth Merchants’ Association chief Vishal Batra, reached the protest site asking farmer unions to vacate the highway, following which both the groups entered into heated arguments. (HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 25, 2024 03:23 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Garbage crisis in Mohali: Handle your trash on your own, MC tells GMADA

While the area from Phase 1 till Phase 11, besides Sectors 65 to 80, along with Sector 48-C, comes under MC limits, the areas under GMADA include Aerocity, IT City, Wave Estate, TDI, GILCO, Sectors 88, 89, 90, 91, 104 and 105, and Balongi

In compliance with Punjab and Haryana high court directives, the city’s primary dumping ground at Phase-8B, Industrial Area, has been closed since June 18, throwing the city’s garbage management into disarray. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:28 AM IST

ByRobert Abraham, Mohali

In MP, 50 cattle rescued from Punjab trucks; nine arrested

According to the Madhya Pradesh police, the arrested persons didn’t have valid permit for transporting the cattle.

The cattle, valued at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15 lakh, were shifted to a ‘gaushala’ at Nimrani in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. (Picture for representational purpose only)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Bhopal

Biomass-based Jalkheri power plant recommissioned

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO says the facility, recommissioned on June 21, will consume approximately 1 lakh tonnes of paddy straw annually, helping the state government in curbing the problem of stubble burning on nearly 50,000 acres.

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Published on Jun 24, 2024 10:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

24-year-old Fazilka woman found dead in Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake

The woman’s body was noticed by a morning walker at Sukhna Lake around 6.30 am, following which Chandigarh Police were alerted

The deceased, an LLB graduate, was currently living in Sector 61, Mohali, said Chandigarh Police. (iStock)

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Published on Jun 24, 2024 09:01 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

11-year-old boy from Punjab dies after toy train overturns at Chandigarh mall

Four-year-old and toddler in same compartment of amusement ride escape unhurt; train driver booked for negligence, arrested and bailed out

Shahbaz Singh, an 11-year-old boy from Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, died when a compartment of the toy train he was riding overturned at Elante Mall in Chandigarh on Saturday. (HT file photo)

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Published on Jun 24, 2024 02:52 PM IST

ByNaina Mishra

‘Drunk’ men thrash Himachal cab driver, vandalise cars

Rupnagar SSP Gulneet Khurana says a case is being registered on the statement of the injured cab driver and four persons have been rounded up.

A police officer says the accused wanted to take revenge amid “attacks on Punjab residents in HP”.

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Updated on Jun 23, 2024 07:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Rupnagar

PSPCL meets all-time high power demand of 16,078 MW: Punjab minister Harbhajan Singh ETO

An official release stated, “No cuts have been imposed on any category besides providing an eight-hour daily uninterrupted power supply to agriculture feeders for the sowing of paddy crops throughout the state.”

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said that Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) successfully met its all-time highest demand of 16,078 MW on June 19 this year, surpassing last year’s maximum demand of 15,325 MW. (HT File)

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Updated on Jun 23, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Monsoon to cover northwest India by July: IMD’s forecast

The rain-bearing system, awaited by tens of millions for respite from what has been a scorching summer, has largely been stalled since June 11.

As of Saturday, the northern limit of monsoon passed through Navsari, Jalgaon, Mandla, Pendra Road, Jharsuguda, Balasore, Haldia, Pakur, Sahibganj and Raxaul. (Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 23, 2024 07:05 AM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

Music Day | Artistes who are amping up indie music scene, one beat at a time

Close on the heels of world music day, we talk to independent musicians from the region who’ve attracted a dedicated fan base

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 02:28 PM IST

ByAkshi Sharma

Mohali: Protesting sanitation workers dump garbage outside GMADA office

The sanitation workers’ union said if immediate steps were not taken to manage waste disposal or if the dumping ground was not reopened, the city’s cleaning work will be stopped and workers will go on strike

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Punjab govt reopens silk seed centre in Dalhousie

An initial installment of ₹14 lakh has been approved for this centre, which will enable preparation of silk seed grains starting in September and it will be provided to farmers at affordable prices, says horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra.

Punjab horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra

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Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Pathankot litchi to be exported to hike farmers’ income: Jouramajra

According to Punjab horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra, the state government’s move will reduce the farmers’ dependence on groundwater as this would encourage them to shift from the paddy-wheat cultivation to horticulture.

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 09:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Pathankot

Fazilka, Faridkot top in police transfers

Among the transferred 10,497 personnel, 794 have been transferred out of districts and 87 out of range. Those transferred out of range and districts are facing serious charges or their professional conduct has been under cloud, a senior police official said.

Senior officers fear the transfers will result in a spurt in voluntary retirement applications.

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByRavinder Vasudeva, Chandigarh

Punjab: Relief from sizzling heat, day temp dips by 6 notches

Sporadic rainfall at many places in Punjab on Wednesday brought respite from searing heat as the average maximum temperature on Thursday dropped by 6 notches at many places

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:36 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash

Punjabi farm labourer dumped with severed arm dies in Italy

A farm labourer from Punjab working in Italy’s Latina died on Wednesday after being left by the road following an accident that severed his arm, a minister said, condemning an “act of barbarity”

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Updated on Jun 21, 2024 08:10 AM IST

ByAgencies

Punjab FM approves 6th pay panel recommendations for aided staff

Decision will benefit employees of aided schools and colleges under the departments of school education, technical education and industrial training, non-teaching staff of these institutions under the higher education department, and retirees of aided schools.

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday gave in-principle approval for implementing the sixth pay commission recommendations for employees of aided educational institutions. (HT file photo)

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Published on Jun 20, 2024 04:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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Despite consistently delivering good results, demands of the meritorious teachers are never considered by the government, said the members of MTU

Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Bittu says rampant drug availability in Punjab is a cause of concern and recent deaths of three persons in drug-related incidents shows the alarming condition.

The minister highlights the measures taken by the PSPCL, resulting in a 28% increase in power demand met in June compared to the same period last year (7,464 MUs till June 26 versus 5,853 MUs till June 26 last year).

The union has called all taxi owners and drivers for a meeting on July 8 to discuss the issue of cab drivers being thrashed in Himachal, as claimed in many videos doing round of social media

The political journey ahead will not be easy for the Akali party chief particularly when a few leaders have expressed dissent.

The first consignment of 560g was recovered from Mahawa village and the second of 5.570 kg from Kakkar village

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO says the PSPCL supplied 7,231 million units during May this year which is 37% more than the 5,270 MUs supplied during May 2023.

On April 13, 2024, Prabhakar was shot and killed by two unidentified men on motorcycles at his shop in Nangal town, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday declared a cash reward of ₹10 lakh each for information on two wanted accused in connection with the targeted killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab

Farmers protesting at Shambhu border in Patiala district of Punjab on Tuesday said they are ready to restart talks with the Union government over various demands, even though they are yet to get any fresh formal invitation from concerned officials to resolve the ongoing deadlock.

Farm union leaders allege miscreants backed by the Punjab and Haryana governments hatched a conspiracy to defame their agitation

While the area from Phase 1 till Phase 11, besides Sectors 65 to 80, along with Sector 48-C, comes under MC limits, the areas under GMADA include Aerocity, IT City, Wave Estate, TDI, GILCO, Sectors 88, 89, 90, 91, 104 and 105, and Balongi

According to the Madhya Pradesh police, the arrested persons didn’t have valid permit for transporting the cattle.

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO says the facility, recommissioned on June 21, will consume approximately 1 lakh tonnes of paddy straw annually, helping the state government in curbing the problem of stubble burning on nearly 50,000 acres.

The woman’s body was noticed by a morning walker at Sukhna Lake around 6.30 am, following which Chandigarh Police were alerted

Four-year-old and toddler in same compartment of amusement ride escape unhurt; train driver booked for negligence, arrested and bailed out

Rupnagar SSP Gulneet Khurana says a case is being registered on the statement of the injured cab driver and four persons have been rounded up.

An official release stated, “No cuts have been imposed on any category besides providing an eight-hour daily uninterrupted power supply to agriculture feeders for the sowing of paddy crops throughout the state.”

The rain-bearing system, awaited by tens of millions for respite from what has been a scorching summer, has largely been stalled since June 11.

Close on the heels of world music day, we talk to independent musicians from the region who’ve attracted a dedicated fan base

The sanitation workers’ union said if immediate steps were not taken to manage waste disposal or if the dumping ground was not reopened, the city’s cleaning work will be stopped and workers will go on strike

An initial installment of ₹14 lakh has been approved for this centre, which will enable preparation of silk seed grains starting in September and it will be provided to farmers at affordable prices, says horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra.

According to Punjab horticulture minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra, the state government’s move will reduce the farmers’ dependence on groundwater as this would encourage them to shift from the paddy-wheat cultivation to horticulture.

Among the transferred 10,497 personnel, 794 have been transferred out of districts and 87 out of range. Those transferred out of range and districts are facing serious charges or their professional conduct has been under cloud, a senior police official said.

Sporadic rainfall at many places in Punjab on Wednesday brought respite from searing heat as the average maximum temperature on Thursday dropped by 6 notches at many places

A farm labourer from Punjab working in Italy’s Latina died on Wednesday after being left by the road following an accident that severed his arm, a minister said, condemning an “act of barbarity”

Decision will benefit employees of aided schools and colleges under the departments of school education, technical education and industrial training, non-teaching staff of these institutions under the higher education department, and retirees of aided schools.

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