Second IAS officer resigns in Punjab amidst posting delay

Second IAS officer resigns in Punjab amidst posting delay

Thursday, 11 April 2024 | Monika Malik | Chandigarh

  /   In a recent development highlighting the administrative challenges in Punjab, a 2015-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Karnail Singh on Wednesday tendered his resignation. The decision came after Singh, who was removed from his position as Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner on January 30, was not assigned any new posting since then.   Singh’s...

Case registered against Prime Cinema for violation of Model code of Conduct

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

Taking action against the violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), Punjab Police have registered a case against the owner and managers of Prime Cinema, along with the in-charge of Qube Cinema, for allegedly screening advertisements featuring the Punjab Government logo and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The FIR was...

Global Workshop in Himachal Explores Cooperatives' Role in Sustainable Supply Chains

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | SHIMLA

Experts and stakeholders from across the globe and India congregated here at a two-day workshop beginning Tuesday deliberating on the role of cooperatives in global supply chain logistics and how they contribute to sustainable development and inclusive growth.   Ashish Bhutani, Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India, inaugurated the...

Multi-Crore Nature Heights Infra Scam accused arrested

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh/Fazilka

In a breakthrough in the Nature Heights Infra Limited scam, Punjab Police has apprehended the prime suspect, Neeraj Thathai alias Neeraj Arora, who had been evading arrest for nearly a decade, and was facing more than a hundred cases. Thathai was apprehended in a joint operation conducted by the Faridkot...

AAP lodges complaint against SAD chief Sukhbir Badal with poll body

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, accusing him of violating its directions by making a child raise slogans in favour of his party during election campaigning. The complaint was submitted to Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin...

Excise policy case against Kejriwal is biggest political conspiracy: Sanjay Singh

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | Chandigarh

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that the excise policy case against Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP leaders is the "biggest political conspiracy after independence". Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Singh, who was given bail by the Supreme Court recently,  said this case...

Birender Singh joins Cong; Says, not just his 'ghar wapsi' but also 'vichar wapsi'

Wednesday, 10 April 2024 | PNS | New Delhi/Chandigarh

A day after quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the former Union Minister Birender Singh on Tuesday joined the Congress along with his ex-MLA wife Prem Lata.  Brijendra Singh, the son of Birender Singh, resigned from the Lok Sabha and the BJP and joined the Congress last month. Birender Singh was...

INLD and JJP in Haryana fighting for political survival

Tuesday, 09 April 2024 | MANOJ KUMAR | Chandigarh

As the campaign for the Lok Sabha elections picks up, it seems the regional parties Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in Haryana, are fighting a battle for political survival.    The INLD, became a regional force and secured between 15 to 28 per cent vote share on...

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