Up to 20% hike in collector rates on cards

The All-Haryana Road Safety Quiz Competition-2024 was organised in all schools and colleges across the state with the aim of inculcating a culture of road safety among children. Over 44 lakh students participated in the competition and in spreading the...

The Regional Office of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has sealed 41 factories operating illegally in various villages of Bahadurgarh. Plastic products were being melted in these units. Sources said electricity connection of all such units had been...

The police have arrested 27 persons in connection with 12 cybercrime cases resolved over the past week. They recovered Rs 4.95 lakh in cash and freezed Rs 32,199 in the accused’s bank accounts. Additionally, Rs 6.32 lakh has been refunded...

Caring two hoots for the resentment among the residents, Principal Secretary Urban Development Devesh Kumar upgraded the Baddi municipal council into a corporation and Kunihar panchayat into a nagar panchayat (NP) in a notification issued last evening. Objections have been...

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today held a meeting with senior Congress leaders from Mandi district at his residence here to discuss various development projects. He emphasised the government’s focus on improving facilities at Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College and...

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said here today that remote Rarik village in Lahaul and Spiti district had been successfully connected to high-speed 4G broadband services. “This achievement has been made possible through collaboration with the BSNL, thus enabling residents...

Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri today chaired a state-level cooperative ceremony organised by the Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Development Union at Tarot village in Mandi district. Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank Chairman Devender Shyam also attended the event. Agnihotri said...

Sitting in a mud house in Kuath village of Chas area in Kishtwar, 60-year-old Abdul Rashid awaits the return of his son, Mushtaq Ahmad, who is undergoing treatment at an Army facility. Mushtaq was among four men allegedly beaten by...

The hills surrounding the picturesque Bhaderwah in Doda district experienced season’s first snowfall overnight, providing relief from the dry spell prevailing in the region for the last nearly two months, officials said on Sunday. The snowfall in the upper reaches...

Hundreds of shopkeepers and labourers took out a protest march on Sunday, the third day of their strike against a proposed ropeway project along the trek route to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district, as the organisers extended the...

4 hour-long search operation in Sidhra bypass area was called off around noon after no explosive material was found

A day after the fatal stabbing of a Delhi Police constable, the main accused in the case was shot dead in an encounter with the personnel of the force in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area, officials said on Sunday. Constable...

IMD forecasts moderate fog for Monday

Gearing up for the upcoming Assembly elections, the Delhi BJP on Saturday announced its citywide Parivartan Yatra as part of its campaign strategy. Sachdeva announced the initiative along with key appointments to various election committees. A nine-member committee has been...

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has hailed the party’s decisive victories in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and the Uttar Pradesh bypolls, calling them a significant boost for the BJP cadre in Delhi. He also noted the party’s improved performance in...

The Sadar police claimed to have solved a blind murder case in which body of the victim, identified as Surjit Singh (45), a resident of Bhai Manjh Road, Kot Mit Singh, Amritsar, was recovered from fields at Piddi village on...

Four days after the Jandiala police booked gangster-turned-cross-border smuggler Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Jatt, for demanding extortion from a local trader, the Amritsar (Rural) police arrested his four accomplices in this connection. Those arrested were identified as Lovepreet Singh, alias...

The Customs Department at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport have recovered 2 kg of gold worth Rs 1.5 crore from a passenger, who arrived here, from Dubai. The department arrested the passenger and initiated further investigation into the...

Efforts on to nab his accomplices

The inaugural season of the Vajra Punjab Hockey League-2024 concluded today with a grand closing ceremony at Katoch AstroTurf Stadium, Jalandhar Cantt. The league, organised under the aegis of Vajra Corps, aimed to promote sportsmanship, healthy living and community engagement...

After son’s victory in Chabbewal Assembly bypoll on Saturday, Hoshiarpur Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal has perhaps become the tallest Dalit leader of Doaba region. Earlier, this position was held by former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh...

The city’s traffic police have issued 369 challans for underage driving violations between August 23 and November 22 during a drive initiated under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019. However, the police are largely focused on creating awareness among violators...

In a significant achievement, the district police solved a murder case with the arrest of four suspects under Sections 103,109,115(2), 191(3) and 190 of the BNS on the charge of murdering Hani Kumar, alias Nannu, a resident of Saidan Mohalla,...

To ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city’s main ‘Chaura Bazaar’ market, the traffic police have started a trial run on Sunday. Under the initiative, no vehicular traffic would be allowed in the market on Saturdays and Sundays. Police...

The Kotwali police cracked the murder case of a 19-year-old youth, Kamaljit Singh, alias Kamal, with the arrest of three suspects. The trio have been identified as Happy (19), Shiva (18) and Ankit (22), all residents of Dhuri Lines. Two...

Political parties have pulled up their socks and become active as hustle and bustle can be seen among the parties at the local level as notification to conduct the Municipal Corporation (MC) elections by the end of December has been...

The Ludhiana rural police have booked a cyber criminal for duping a bank employee of Rs 18 lakh. The suspect posed as a stock market representative and lured the victim into investing in the share market, promising high returns. According...

Three people have died, and two others remain critically injured after a gas cylinder exploded while preparing food for a wedding in Mustafabad village. The incident occurred during a wedding at Avtar Singh's home, when Baisakha Ram and Navjot Singh...

Punjab witnessed a total of 77 farm fires on Sunday, with Ferozepur topping the list with 10 farm fires. Today’s fires took the toll this season to 10,682. According to the data compiled by the Punjab State Pollution Control Board,...

Patiala MLA Ajitpal Singh Kohli today inaugurated development projects worth crores across three locations in the city. Accompanied by Joint Commissioner Deepjot Kaur, Executive Engineer Mohan Lal, SDO Amitoj Singh, and several prominent local leaders, MLA Kohli emphasised the government’s...

A pall of gloom descended over a family in Mustafabad village while they were preparing for a wedding after a gas cylinder caught fire. A 50-year-old woman, Gurdish Kaur, lost her life in the incident, while five others received burn...

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Madan Veera’s poetry, rooted deeply in the lived experiences of marginalised voices within Punjabi society, finds new life in English through ‘Narratives of the Excluded’, translated by TC Ghai. Spanning 85 selected poems from Veera’s five volumes published between 2001...

Pain and suffering, the eternal woes of being mortal… How we all wish, at times, for the elixir of happiness, one that will grant us the supreme goal of contentment and free us from the cycle of desire. But what...

Sujit Saraf’s ‘Island’ is a captivating exploration of isolation, ambition and the collision between modernity and indigenous life. Inspired by the tragic real-life encounter of American missionary John Chau with the Sentinelese in 2018, the novel reimagines this incident as...

How innocent we must seem when we don’t know our fate,” says Hanif Kureishi in ‘Shattered’. It is one of the truest lines I have read in a long time. A man is at his partner’s house in Italy, running...

From the formal to the informal, theatre spaces have been through a journey of interesting transitions

Vocalist Mahesh Kale is based in California, but visits India every other month, crisscrossing the country, giving concerts, teaching and recording for his show on Colors Marathi. An icon for the younger generation, it is a common sight to see...

We, in Chandigarh, claimed Prof BN Goswamy as our own, cheering him and basking in his achievements as he travelled and lectured around the world. We knew he would be back home, and we could interact with him, listen to...

On his first death anniversary, a tribute to Prof BN Goswamy

A 200-year-old house in Panjim serves as a space to celebrate iconic local musical genres, besides Indo-Portuguese arts

The elegant city is known for Georgian architecture and a range of eclectic museums, art galleries and bookshops

A century-old house, Alleppey’s tourist appeal and Punjabi ‘jugaad’ — a story of hope amid the sinking feeling

The Andamans, with their unique blend of history, culture and natural beauty, offer an enriching experience. Whether you’re exploring the remnants of British colonialism, snorkelling amid vibrant coral reefs, or catching the sunset on a secluded beach, the islands promise...

I had made a passing reference in a previous book about the trial of officers of Subhas Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), at the Red Fort in Delhi in November-December 1945, hastening Indian Independence. A history professor and rector of...

It is night as I arrive at the 150-year-old stately Diwans Bungalow in the Raikhad locality, entering the old city gate of the walled city in Ahmedabad, and driving through the narrow lanes. I drive into the tall iron railing...

There are very few dishes that can rival shab deg for its resplendence as a seasonal celebratory dish. The recipe originated in Kashmir and came to Shahjahanabad when the new Mughal capital was commissioned by the Emperor, who gave the...

To be different each time is the USP of this creative duo, whose latest OTT series, ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’, is breaking all records

There are very few dishes that can rival shab deg for its resplendence as a seasonal celebratory dish. The recipe originated in Kashmir and came to Shahjahanabad when the new Mughal capital was commissioned by the Emperor, who gave the...

A few careless words uttered in a film I was watching on the telly hit me hard. “Anyone can make a stew,” said Irina Asanova, female lead in ‘Gorky Park’, and got me all, please pardon the pun, stewed up....

Biting into a mutton chop one pleasant evening, I got thinking about this delightful snack that eastern India revels in. A chop is not to be confused with the western lamb chop, or mutton chaap, or something indescribable called a...

There is an old saying, ‘Catch them young!’ This is the best way, we are told, to spot talent so that kids with promise can grow up to be stars. This is as true in the kitchen as on the...

The Nilgai is found only in the Indian subcontinent, and is the largest antelope outside of Africa

If I were asked which of the 17 homes we lived in after I was married I loved the most, I’d pick the one we had in Rouse Avenue any day. In the course of my husband’s life in the...

After a deadly fire tragically cut short the lives of more than six newborn children at a private neonatal intensive care facility in East Delhi in May, the National Neonatology Forum, a national body dedicated to neonatal care, issued a...

In the mid-1980s, we were stationed at the Binnaguri Cantonment, where my father, then a Major, was posted. Sometime in December 1987, we went on a trip to Sikkim, not very far from Binnaguri. During the three-day outing, we enjoyed...

Both anxiety and depression involve amygdala hyperactivity, which can contribute to excessive emotional responses

Researchers say that food choices made while feeling stressed can influence how stress impacts heart health

Oncologists urged public to not delay their treatment by following unproven remedies after former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu claimed at a presser that his wife Navjot Kaur defeated stage 4 cancer with dietary and lifestyle changes

Researchers have developed an AI-based tool that can predict episodes of mood disorder in patients using only sleep-wake data recorded by wearable devices such as smartwatches. People suffering from mood disorders, including bipolar disorder, experience long periods of sadness, depression,...