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Chandigarh: Basement clause costs insurer ₹1.9 crore

Published on Jun 20, 2026 06:10 am IST

The insurer is given 45 days to comply with the order, failing which a penal interest rate of 12% per annum will apply. (HT File)

Social audit reveals serious safety gaps in Kangra schools

According to the audit, nearly 44% of the surveyed schools lack adequate classroom space and sufficient rooms for teaching and non-teaching staff. (File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 06:06 am IST

Punjab govt fails to complete college staff hiring promised to Supreme Court

Punjab administrative secretary for higher education, Sonali Giri said the recruitment process was underway and the government could not remove the teachers until alternative arrangements were in place. (HT FIle)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 06:04 am IST

Punjab’s power generation hit as 6 units of 4 thermal plants develop snags

One unit of the Talwandi Sabo Power Limited plant in Mansa was forced out of operation due to a boiler-related glitch. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:54 am IST

Kataria bats for modernisation of Sangrur museum

During his visit to the Sangrur museum, Kataria said it served as an important centre for preserving the rich history, traditions, and heritage of Sangrur and Punjab. (HT)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:44 am IST

SKM delegation meets Punjab governor for action on farmers’ issues

A delegation of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha’s Punjab unit handing over a memorandum of demands to governor Gulab Chand Kataria in Chandigarh on Friday. (HT)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:40 am IST

Punjab info panel seeks report on ‘missing’ drainage channel in Barnala

Seeking a comprehensive status report, the commission impleaded the executive officer of the Barnala municipal corporation as a necessary party and directed the civic body to submit detailed information on land reserved for roads, open spaces and public amenities in the identified colonies. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:28 am IST

Punjab: HC stays recruitment advt for 5 PCS executive posts

Adjourning the matter for August 24, the high court has sought the Punjab government’s response on the plea. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:24 am IST

Punjab govt starts auctioning properties of GST, VAT defaulters

A property belonging to Sumit Engineering in Mohali was auctioned for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>13.22 crore on June 19, while a property of MR Rice Mills in Shahkot, Jalandhar, fetched <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.11 crore. (iStock)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:22 am IST

Jhajjar: Murder accused in 3 cases killed in police encounter, cop injured

During the encounter, sub-inspector Inderpal also sustained a bullet injury to his arm and was rushed to a government hospital for treatment. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:18 am IST

DSR adoption remains slow in Punjab, only half of target met so far

Although the Punjab agriculture department had fixed May 31 as the deadline for sowing paddy through the DSR method, paddy cultivation activities generally continue until July 15 in several areas. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:16 am IST

Punjab: Mann lays foundation stone of 38-km dhussi bundh road in Shahkot

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>61.82 crore had been sanctioned for this major infrastructure project under the state government’s ongoing drive to build world-class roads across the state. (HT)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:14 am IST

Sikh Regiment inks pact with GNDU for Agniveers’ higher education

VC Karamjeet Singh and Brigadier Digvijay Singh, commandant of the Sikh Regimental Centre in Ramgarh Cantonment, Jharkhand, after signing the MoU in Amritsar. (HT)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:10 am IST

Haryana govt’s austerity rules ‘mere posturing’, says Sampat

The INLD leader demanded a reduction in the “large number of advisors and officials” in the BJP government in Haryana “availing themselves of government perks and facilities”. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 05:00 am IST

Rohtak student nabbed on his way to deliver foreign weapons: Cops

Police secured a two-day remand of the accused and are questioning him to identify those involved in supplying and receiving the illegal weapons. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:58 am IST

Sirsa: Lotus will bloom in Punjab under Modi’s leadership, says Saini

Responding to questions on law and order, Saini accused opposition parties of indulging in politics rather than constructive engagement. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:54 am IST

Haryana to have 13 new NDPS fast-track courts

Haryana director general of police Ajay Singhal said the state government is committed to dismantling the drug network at its very roots. (HT Photo for representation)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:50 am IST

Numbers that sting: Haryana registers 402 child marriage complaints in 12 months

According to official records, Haryana reported 33 child marriage cases each in 2020 and 2021, 37 cases in 2022, and 28 cases in 2024. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:48 am IST

Five-day International Gita Mahotsav begins in Japan

A symposium was organised on the occasion in which discussions were held on the global relevance of the Gita and ways to further strengthen India-Japan friendship. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:46 am IST

Haryana agri varsity, Bangkok firm ink pact to promote climate-resilient farming

The collaboration aims to DSR cultivation through biological seed treatment technologies and strengthen farmers’ access to climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural practices. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:44 am IST

Ludhiana: PSPCL staffer assaulted after repairing transformer fault, 13 booked

The staffer was in Gian Chand Nagar to attend to a transformer fault when the incident took place. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:14 am IST

Ludhiana: Cops nab 2 from UP in ATM cash theft case, over ₹13 lakh recovered

LThe accused in the custody of Ludhiana police on Friday. (HT Photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:12 am IST

Ludhiana: Conmen dupe teen of six gold rings

An FIR has been registered at Division No 4 police station under Sections 318 (4) and 303 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 04:04 am IST

DC: Over 6 lakh voters remain unmapped ahead of SIR exercise in Ludhiana

Deputy commissioner Himanshu Jain said voters categorised as ‘unmapped’ should not be presumed to be ineligible or liable for deletion from the electoral rolls (HT File)

Published on Jun 20, 2026 03:58 am IST

Chandigarh tops UTs in voluntary blood donation, exceeds Centre’s annual target

In India, human blood is classified as a drug under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) Acts, which is an apex policy-making, advisory body for blood transfusion services and voluntary blood donation (HT File)

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 07:16 am IST

Guest Column| Hormuz eases: Time to cut fertiliser imports

Food security cannot be compromised, yet continuing down the path of fertiliser import dependence is neither fiscally sustainable nor strategically prudent. (Representational photo)

Published on Jun 19, 2026 05:36 pm IST

81-year-old retired SE found dead with head injury in Yamunanagar house

Retired superintendent engineer (SE), Jagdish Bansal, 81, had been living alone at his house in Jathlana village of Yamunanagar district since his wife’s death several years ago. (File photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 04:14 pm IST

BSF seizes cache of arms along Amritsar border, 1 detained

The BSF’s 117 Battalion in the Ajnala sector conducted a search operation in Harar Khurd and detained a suspect after recovering a haul of arms and ammunition on Friday.

Published on Jun 19, 2026 03:39 pm IST

ED summons PSIEC over 40-acre plot allotted to jailed ex-AAP minister Sanjeev Arora

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned officials of the Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) to submit records regarding a prime 40-acre land tract allotted to companies linked to jailed former Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora. (HT file photo)

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 05:12 am IST

Pakistan national apprehended near LoC repatriated at Teetwal

Pakistan national Asad Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Kupwara district on June 12, being handed back to Pakistan army officials at the Teetwal Bridge crossing point on Thursday .

Published on Jun 19, 2026 12:52 pm IST

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