Record 100 mm rainfall sinks Gurugram
With the Gurugram recording 100 mm of rainfall on Thursday morning, the residents were seen helpless and multiple stretches across city turned into a river. However, officials claimed that efforts are on to clear waterlogging. Power outages were also reported from different areas of the city. A few hours of rain...
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Traffic cops to re-launch upgraded version of Traffic Sentinel app
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Shahbad Dairy BJP Councillor joins AAP
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Lawyer files complaint with Delhi Police against Mamata for inciting remarks
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Innovative ideas shared at workshop on pre-incubation entrepreneurship
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Cluster bus with 50 passengers catches fire, no casualties reported
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DU welcomes new batch of UG students for academic session 2024-25
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NDMC to provide free tea and snacks to its field staff
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ECI will take final call on demands for postponing Haryana poll: CEO Agarwal
PIONEER INTERVIEW With Assembly elections barely a month away, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal said that the officers involved in election duty have been directed to make strenuous efforts at war footing to ensure maximum participation of citizens in the voting for the Assembly Elections scheduled for October 1. Elaborate...
Stubble burning a grave threat, exacerbating air pollution, endangering public health, and eroding soil fertility: Study
In Punjab, a state renowned as India’s ‘granary’, a smoldering environmental catastrophe looms larger with each harvest season. The notorious practice of stubble burning is not just an annual inconvenience but a grave threat, exacerbating air pollution, endangering public health, and eroding soil fertility. The burning of rice stubble, which...
In Vinesh Phogat’s honour, LPU to sponsor 100 promising women athletes
To celebrate Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s achievements and her contribution to the sports by backing a new generation of female athletes, the Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Thursday announced sponsorship for 100 promising women athletes. LPU’s founder-chancellor Dr Ashok Kumar Mittal made the significant announcement in the wake of Phogat’s...
Punjab bans party symbols in panchayat elections; Nod to amend panchayat rules
PUNJAB CABINET In a significant move aimed at fostering unity and development in rural areas, Punjab Government on Thursday approved an amendment to ‘The Punjab Panchayat Election Rules-1994’ to prohibit the use of party symbols in elections for sarpanch and panch. The decision, made during a meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers chaired...
Punjab Police Bust Pak-Backed Arms Smuggling Module
Punjab Police, in a joint operation with central agencies, achieved a significant breakthrough by dismantling a Pakistan-backed arms smuggling module in Tarn Taran. The operation led to the arrest of two individuals and the recovery of four sophisticated Glock-19 pistols, including one with the inscription ‘Made for NATO Army’, along...
Wish to contest Assembly poll but final decision will be of Cong’s High command: Selja
Senior Congress leader and Sirsa MP Kumari Selja on Thursday said that she wishes to contest the Assembly election but the final decision will be of party's high command. Selja said this a day after the Congress told its MPs that they would not be allowed to contest the Haryana...
Sukhbir appoints his trusted soldier, Bhunder, as SAD working president ahead of Sikh clergy meeting
With the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) grappling with a severe internal crisis, the panthic party on Thursday made a strategic decision to appoint Balwinder Singh Bhunder, a close aide and trusted soldier of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, as its working president. The move, announced by senior party leader Daljit Singh...
