May 19, 2026

Chandigarh

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Nanak birth anniversary: Centre allows Sikh jathas to visit Pak; caution advised | Chandigarh News

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CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR: Centre has allowed Sikh pilgrimage groups (jathas) to visit Pakistan for Guru Nanak Dev’s birth anniversary (Parkash Purb), reversing an earlier ban imposed over security concerns.Reviewing its Sept 12 restriction, govt acknowledged the pilgrimage’s religious and cultural significance. However, MHA stressed that security threats persist and advised travellers to exercise extreme caution.In a letter…

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‘Drugs at doorstep’: 4 deaths in 2 days trigger protests in Punjab village; 20K FIRs in 7 months | Chandigarh News

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FEROZEPUR: The border district of Ferozepur has been left shaken after four young men from Lakho Ke Behram village near Mamdot died due to alleged drug addiction within two days, sparking outrage and grief across the region.According to Lakho Ke Behram residents, one youth died on Tuesday, followed by three more deaths Wednesday morning, leaving…

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Haryana: Class 2 boy hung upside down, thrashed over homework at ‘illegal’ school; principal held | Chandigarh News

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CHANDIGARH: The principal and driver of a private school in Sonipat have been arrested for brutally thrashing a class 2 student. The child was allegedly strung upside down and beaten, to teach him a lesson for not doing his homework.The incident happened on August 22 but the parents and others came to know when a…

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Punjab passes resolution against Centre’s ‘apathy’ on flood aid | Chandigarh News

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the failure of the BJP-led central govt to sanction a special financial package required to address the state’s worst floods in decades.Moved by water resources minister Barinder Kumar Goyal on Friday, the resolution sparked two days of heated debate and sharp exchanges between the…

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Alarming find: High lead & uranium levels in kids in Punjab & Chandigarh | Chandigarh News

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Chandigarh: In an alarming revelation, a pilot study found high levels of lead and uranium in the blood of children and in groundwater samples from Bathinda, Ropar and Chandigarh, posing a grave public health crisis.The study, carried out by Panjab University’s Geo-Environmental Research Laboratory in collaboration with Baba Farid NGO among children in the age…

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‘Better to die than face this’: 73-year-old grandma, deported after 30 years in US | Chandigarh News

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CHANDIGARH: A 73-year-old grandma, who lived in US for 30 years, “did everything right, worked, paid tax, and never missed any immigration check date” is heartbroken after being deported in cruel manner — denied access to even her medicines on flight and once handed a plate of ice as food during her detention.“After living there…

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57 Years on, AFT orders pension for widow of soldier discharged from service in 1968 | Chandigarh News

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CHANDIGARH: Nearly 57-year after a soldier was invalidated out of military on medical grounds, the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has ruled that the widow of soldier, Lance Naik Umrawat Singh is entitled to arrears of invalid pension from 1968 and family pension from 2011.The government has been directed to release the benefits within three months.Division…

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Stubble burning returns: 48 fires, 8 FIRs, 13 red entries in just 5 days; Rs 1L environmental compensation imposed | Chandigarh News

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Bathinda: Despite Punjab grappling with its worst floods in decades, stubble burning has made a sharp resurgence this year, outpacing the figures from the same period in the previous two years. Between Sept 15 and 20, the state recorded 48 incidents of crop residue burning, a significant jump from 31 cases in 2024 and just…

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Rupinder Kaur Murder: ‘Beaten to death with baseball bat’ Inside the grisly murder of 71-year-old NRI in Ludhiana | Chandigarh News

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A grisly crime has come to light on the outskirts of Ludhiana, where a 71-year-old NRI, Rupinder Kaur was bludgeoned to death. CHANDIGARH: A grisly crime has come to light on the outskirts of Ludhiana, where a 71-year-old NRI, Rupinder Kaur, who had travelled from the US to marry her would-be groom, was allegedly bludgeoned…

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SAD leader Mohinder Kaypee’s son dies in road accident in Jalandhar; Punjab CM expresses grief | Chandigarh News

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NEW DELHI: Richi Kaypee, the son of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former MP Mohinder Singh Kaypee, died in a road accident in Jalandhar, police said on Sunday.The accident took place around 11 pm on Saturday near Mata Rani Chowk in Jalandhar’s Model Town area, when a speeding vehicle collided with Richi Kaypee’s SUV…

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