Briefs
20,000 posts lying vacant in health services in Hry: Bhupinder Hooda Chandigarh: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Friday said about 20,000 posts were lying vacant in health services in the state. “There is a shortage of 14,000 doctors in hospitals. About 94 percent of specialist doctors' posts are lying...
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Sukhbir appoints his trusted soldier, Bhunder, as SAD working president ahead of Sikh clergy meeting
30 August 2024 | Monika Malik -
Wish to contest Assembly poll but final decision will be of Cong’s High command: Selja
30 August 2024 | PNS -
Punjab Police Bust Pak-Backed Arms Smuggling Module
30 August 2024 | PNS -
Punjab bans party symbols in panchayat elections; Nod to amend panchayat rules
30 August 2024 | PNS -
In Vinesh Phogat’s honour, LPU to sponsor 100 promising women athletes
30 August 2024 | PNS -
Stubble burning a grave threat, exacerbating air pollution, endangering public health, and eroding soil fertility: Study
30 August 2024 | Monika Malik -
ECI will take final call on demands for postponing Haryana poll: CEO Agarwal
30 August 2024 | MANOJ KUMAR
Punjab Govt Intensifies Crackdown on Drugs with New Anti-Narcotics Task Force
In a determined push to curb the menace of drug trafficking in the State, the Punjab Government on Wednesday launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening its ongoing battle against narcotics. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF), which replaces the existing Special Task Force (STF) —...
Political Parties in Haryana trying to woo 46.86 lakh young voters
The mood and decision of the young voters will be decisive in all the 90 Vidhan Sabha Seats of the Haryana Assembly Elections that go for poll on October 1. Of the 2.02 crore Electors eligible to exercise their franchise in the State Assembly elections, about 46.86 lakh are young...
Bhangoo’s family pledges to return investors’ money
The family of Nirmal Singh Bhangoo, the principal figure behind the staggering Rs 45,000 crore Pearl Group scam who passed away on Sunday, issued a public notice vowing to return the money to investors. The announcement came in the wake of Bhangoo’s recent death, which has intensified the spotlight on...
SAD’s Dimpy Dhillon Joins AAP, may get ticket for Gidderbaha bypoll
In a significant political development, Hardeep Singh ‘Dimpy’ Dhillon – a prominent leader from Gidderbaha and close aide of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal – joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday, ending his 38 years long association with the party. The move, seen as a...
FORMER MINISTER SUNDER SHAM ARORA REJOINS CONG AFTER LEAVING BJP
Punjab’s former Cabinet Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Wednesday rejoined the Congress, ending a short-lived association of two years with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Arora announced his return on Wednesday, sharing images with Punjab Congress in-charge Devender Yadav, signaling his recommitment to the party. Arora, a two-time MLA from Hoshiarpur,...
No sitting MPs will be given permission to contest Assembly election in Hry: Cong
The Congress party on Wednesday made it clear that its sitting MPs from Haryana will not be fielded in the Assembly elections. “No sitting MPs will be permitted to contest,” Congress General Secretary and Haryana in-charge Deepak Babaria told reporters. Babaria was responding to a question about whether sitting MPs like...
Himachal CM directs officials to expedite execution of key tourism projects
Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday directed officials of the tourism department to expedite the execution of key projects, including heliports and hotels. Presiding over a meeting of the tourism department here to review the ongoing projects, Sukhu also asked the tourism department to explore the possibility of establishing...
