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Chandigarh : Haryana Public Health Engineering and Public Works Minister Ranbir Gangwa on Wednesday cancelled the leave of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department employees across the state and suspended four field engineers over drinking water lapses during the summer season. The minister also warned officers against negligence in handling public grievances, water supply complaints and repair works, directing them to remain accessible to public representatives and stay in the field. The directions were issued during a statewide review of summer drinking water supply and field preparedness. Two SDOs and two Junior Engineers posted in Charkhi Dadri and Hansi were suspended over

Chandigarh : Haryana has begun building an Olympics 2036 talent pipeline from villages, with the state government planning to identify and groom children aged 10–12 years for future international competitions, CM Nayab Singh Saini said on Wednesday. Chairing a review meeting of the Sports Department’s five-year roadmap under Haryana Vision-2047, the CM said children with sporting talent will now be identified at the village level and trained in the sport of their choice through coordinated efforts involving panchayats, schools and the sports department. The move signals Haryana’s push to create a long-term Olympic talent ecosystem at a time when India is

Chandigarh : Cloudburst disasters that have repeatedly hit Himachal Pradesh in recent years could increasingly spread to Uttarakhand and northeastern states in the coming years, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu warned on Tuesday, citing changing weather patterns and growing ecological stress across Himalayan regions.

Chandigarh : Chandigarh will host the Asian Relay Championship 2027, returning to the international sports calendar 38 years after the city last staged a major continental event. The hosting rights were awarded by the Asian Athletics Association during its council meeting in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The championship, scheduled for May 2027, will bring leading track and field contingents from across Asia to Chandigarh. The event will be the first major international championship in Chandigarh since the Asian Rowing Championship in 1989, ending a nearly four-decade gap in the city’s presence on the continental sporting circuit. See also Dress code policy

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said India’s policing system must completely shed its colonial-era mindset and evolve into a citizen-centric force where police act as “partners and guides” rather than rulers over the public, asserting that such transformation is essential for achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat. The President made the remarks while presenting the prestigious ‘President of India’s Police Colour’ to Sikkim Police in Gangtok, one of the country’s highest honours awarded to a police force for distinguished service. Murmu said India’s policing structure still carries the imprint of colonial rule, where the primary objective of the police

Chandigarh: BJP on Tuesday appointed senior party leader and former Barnala MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon as the new president of its Punjab unit, placing a Jat Sikh face at the centre of the party’s strategy for the 2027 Assembly elections. Dhillon was serving as a member of BJP Punjab’s core committee before being elevated to the top organisational post. The leadership change comes as BJP attempts to rebuild its Punjab strategy after drawing blanks in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and struggling to expand beyond its traditional urban support base following the break-up of its long-standing alliance with Shiromani Akali

Chandigarh: The BJP on Thursday appointed Haryana BJP state general secretary Dr. Archna Gupta as the party’s new Haryana president, replacing Mohan Lal Badoli in a significant organisational reshuffle aimed at regaining political control over a state unit hit by repeated factional confrontations and competing power centres. The appointment was announced by BJP national general secretary Arun Singh and takes immediate effect. Gupta becomes the first woman to head Haryana BJP in 43 years after Dr. Kamla Verma, who served as state president in 1980. A radiologist by profession, Gupta earlier served as Panipat BJP district president before being elevated

Chandigarh: Haryana recorded a sharp increase in fuel consumption this month, with petrol sales rising 22% and diesel demand growing 18% year-on-year during May 1–26, according to PSU oil marketing companies. Public sector OMCs — Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited — said they are maintaining uninterrupted supplies of petrol, diesel and LPG across Haryana and other regions despite the sudden surge in demand. Despite economic caution, cost-cutting by households, and broader concerns around consumption slowdown, fuel demand in Haryana is still rising sharply. See also Comparisons with Trump 'obvious' to BerlusconiThe companies said

Chandigarh: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Thursday claimed his government has supplied 21,000 cusecs of canal water to farms — equivalent to the flow of two Bhakra canals — while groundwater levels in several parts of the state have risen by 2 to 4 metres due to large-scale recharge efforts. Addressing the 38th Salana Barsi Samagam of Sant Baba Avtar Singh Ji at Seechewal village in Jalandhar, Mann said Punjab used 96% canal water this year through an expanded irrigation network aimed at reducing dependence on groundwater. See also Head Granthi of Sachkhand Sri Harmandar Sahib Honours Jathedar Giani Kuldip

Chandigarh: Haryana attracted investment commitments worth more than ₹1.1 lakh crore, including projects worth around ₹30,000 crore proposed through foreign direct investment (FDI), shortly after unveiling its flagship Make in Haryana Policy and nine new sector-specific industrial policies in Gurugram on Sunday. The commitments were announced soon after the state launched its new industrial policy framework, signalling strong investor interest in Haryana’s revised incentive regime and industrial growth strategy. The event was attended by Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister Rao Narbir Singh, industry leaders, investors, startup founders, MSMEs, foreign delegations and senior government officials. Officials