The North News Shimla, December 1 Himachal Pradesh continues to face a dry but biting cold spell, with temperatures in several towns falling below 10°C. In Shimla, light morning cloud cover cleared by midday, but conditions remained sharply cold across the region. The Meteorological Department has forecast that a western disturbance will become active from […]
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The North News Chandigarh, December 1 Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Monday said that the Punjab Police have busted a cross-border narcotics network operating with links to Pakistan. Sharing details he said that the Counter Intelligence in Amritsar arrested one operative and recovered 5kg of heroin in what he described as a “major breakthrough”. According […]
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The North News Chandigarh, December 1 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Harpreet Singh Gulati, a close aide of Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, in a case involving alleged illicit fund transfers routed through multiple liquor companies. Gulati was taken into custody from Mohali and produced before a local court, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 29 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has unveiled what he says will be the largest road-construction programme in the state’s history, detailing plans to build or upgrade 44,920 km of roads by the end of next year at a cost of ₹16,209 crore. Speaking in Chandigarh on Saturday, Mann […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 29 The Punjab government has introduced wide-ranging reforms to the regulation of societies in the state, aiming to increase transparency, accountability and oversight across organisations involved in health, education, sports, social welfare and charitable work. The Societies Registration (Punjab Amendment) Act, 2025 — a major update to the 1860 legislation […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 29 The State Election Commission has announced the schedule for elections to Punjab’s Zila Parishads and Panchayat Samitis, with polling set to take place on December 14. State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhuri said nominations will open on December 1 and close on December 4, with scrutiny on 5 December […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 28 The power sector employees and engineers across India staged coordinated protests against the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 and what they describe as an accelerating push toward privatisation in several states. The demonstrations, held under the banner of the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE), brought […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 28 The Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has approved the empanelment of 300 specialist doctors across 12 key medical disciplines as part of efforts to strengthen public healthcare services in the state. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Friday. […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 28 IndUS Canada, a coalition of 79 diaspora organisations across the United States and Canada, has renewed its call for the Indian government to introduce dual citizenship or expand the rights available under Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status. While addressing a press conference at Chandigarh Press Club yesterday, the […]
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The North News Chandigarh, November 27 The Vice-President of India, who also serves as Chancellor of Panjab University, has approved the schedule for the university’s Senate elections, clearing the way for the first full-term polls since the previous body completed its tenure in October 2024. The approval was conveyed in a letter sent to Vice-Chancellor […]
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