Thousands of families in remote pockets of Ramban district are eagerly waiting for the inauguration of train services on the Banihal-Sangaldan section by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, and say it will fulfil their decades-old dream and completely transform their lives.
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MLA seeks special train to Varanasi for Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Guhla MLA Ishwar Singh today wrote a letter to the Ministry of Railways and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, urging them to arrange a special train from Kurukshetra to Varanasi so that devotees and followers can participate in the celebrations of Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 24.
5K more LED & 1,182 Tiranga lights to illuminate streets
A total of 5,000 LED lights and 1,182 Tiranga fancy lights will soon illuminate the main roads of the city. The Sonepat Municipal Corporation (MC) has allotted a tender of Rs 2.36 crore for this purpose. Earlier, the MC had installed 650 LED lights and 1,100 Tricolour fancy lights on the main entry roads connected […]
Road-widening project takes toll on trees on Verka-Mudhal stretch in Amritsar
Hundreds of trees on both sides of the Verka-Mudhal road have been cut for widening the road. Over the years, a majority of the fully grown trees on roads in the city as well as on the outskirts have been axed to pave way for wider roads. Joginder Singh, a local resident, said, “When a […]
IAF’s Chinook helicopter makes precautionary landing in Punjab’s Sangrur
A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing following a “technical snag” in Punjab’s Sangrur district on Sunday, police said. The helicopter landed on an open ground at Dhadrian village of Longowal in Sangrur around 1 pm, a police official said, adding both crew members and the helicopter were safe.
Sangrur: Indian Air Force copter lands in village after ‘snag’
A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing following a “technical snag” in Sunam on Sunday. The helicopter landed on an open ground in Dhadrian village around 1 pm, a police official said, adding that both crew members and the helicopter were safe. After knowing about helicopter’s emergency landing in the […]
China’s first home-grown airliner makes international debut in Singapore
China’s challenger to Airbus and Boeing’s passenger jets, the narrow-body C919 manufactured by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), has made its first trip outside Chinese territory, staging a fly-by at the Singapore Airshow on Sunday. China has invested heavily in its attempt to break the hold of the dominant two Western planemakers on […]
Soon, pay entry tax in Himachal via FASTag
The Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here today approved the New Mining Policy-2024 aimed at cubing illegal mining and generating employment avenues. It also gave nod to filling 80 posts of mining guard in the Industries Department.
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway project: Nitin Gadkari reviews progress, asks NHAI to speed up work
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari took stock of the progress of the construction work (Package-I and Package-II) at the DND-Sohna highway, a part (spur), of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway today. He directed officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to ensure completion by the due date.
Construction of Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway: NGT imposes Rs 45 cr penalty on NHAI
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of Rs 45 crore on the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for filling up a pond and encroaching on two nullahs at Kiranj village in Nuh and for illegal construction and cutting of trees at Hajipur village in Gurugram, for constructing a stretch of the […]
Amritsar-New Delhi airfares surge six times in 2 days
Due to ongoing farm protests leading to restrictions on the land route, the Amritsar-New Delhi airfare has seen a six times increase. On normal days, the fare ranged between Rs 3,500-4,000 one-way per seat. Yet, it has skyrocketed to Rs 12,000-25,000. There are three airlines, Air India, Vistara and Indigo, which operate 10 direct flights […]
PSPCL SDO, official held for taking Rs 30,000 bribe
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Harbans Singh and revenue accountant Khushwant Singh while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. Both were posted at the PSPCL office at Bhawanigarh in Sangrur district.