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New Delhi | The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently ordered 177 social media accounts and links linked to farmers' protests, citing the need to maintain `public order`. Emergency blocking orders have been issued. The orders were finalized on Monday following a request made by the Home Ministry last week. These emergency orders supplement the final orders issued on February 14. #subhead1 Both the orders of the final blocking orders issued on February 19 and 14 respectively, are temporary and conditional issued for the duration of the ongoing agitation. After the protests end, social media platforms have the option…

Chandigarh | Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda, reacting to the Governor's address, said the BJP-JJP government has made the Governor's address a medium for telling official lies, and spreading formal misconceptions. This time too, as always, the address lacked truthfulness, factuality and reality. The government, put the dignity of the Governor at stake, and handed over an address to him, which is far from the truth, Hooda said. The former Chief Minister said the government has made big claims of development, but the people of Haryana are at a loss to understand how development is…

Chandigarh| The Punjab Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh resonated with the vibrant cultures and traditions of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh as it played host to the Foundation Day celebrations of these states. The event, organized with great enthusiasm and fervor, marked a significant step towards promoting national integration and fostering a sense of unity among diverse cultures across the country.  Banwari Lal Purohit, Governor of Punjab graced the occasion and commended the visionary leadership of the Prime Minister of India for conceptualizing the idea of celebrating the foundation day of each state in every Raj Bhawan throughout the nation. He emphasized…

Chandigarh |The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its relentless campaign against corruption in the state on Tuesday nabbed Nishan Singh, senior constable, posted at police post Green Avenue, Amritsar city for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000. Disclosing this here today an official spokesperson of the state VB said the above mentioned police personnel has been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by Rajinder Singh, a resident of New Abadi, Amritsar. #subhead1 The spokesperson further added that the VB Amritsar range after a preliminary investigation of this complaint, laid a trap and the said police official…

Chandigarh | Dr. Roop Lal Mahajan, an esteemed PEC alumnus, now the Lewis Hester Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering and also the Director, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech University, USA, visited his alma mater on Tuesday, 20th of February 2024. Enthusiastic to get a pulse on the collaborative research work that has been undertaken with the department of Metallurgical and Materials engineering, Dr. Mahajan's visit to the institute was one filled with progressive and fruitful discussions with students and faculty alike. It may be recalled that Dr. Roop Mahajan, a 1964 batch PEC alumnus,…

Punjab | The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Tuesday arrested Kuldeep Singh, a driver in the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs department, Punjab as his bail petition was dismissed by the Supreme Court.  Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the state VB said the said Kuldeep Singh was wanted in a case registered under FIR No. 28, dated 30.10.2023, at police station VB Flying Squad-1, Punjab, Mohali as a co-accused in the case related to Malwinder Singh Sidhu, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Human Rights cell, Punjab Police who used to exploit their positions, committed fraud, blackmailing, extorting money…

Chandigarh |Another police personnel, ESI Kaushal Kumar, who was deployed at Shambhu Border during the farmers' protest, passed away today. He suddenly fell ill on duty and was rushed to the Civil Hospital in Ambala, where doctors declared him dead. Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur expressed his condolences and prayed for peace to his soul. ESI Kaushal Kumar stationed beneath the bridge near the Ghaggar River during the farmers' protest, tragically passed away. A resident of Kanjiwas village in Yamunanagar district, the 56-year-old served as an ESI at the Chhattar police station. His untimely demise has plunged both the…

Chandigarh | Punjab Water Resources and Soil & Water Conservation Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra, on Tuesday, inaugurated two treated water-based irrigation projects from Sewerage Treatment Plants of Talwandi Bhai and Zira of 4 and 8 MLD capacity, respectively. Both the projects will provide irrigation water to 556 hectares of about 360 farmer households. Addressing the gathering,  Chetan Singh Jouramajra reiterated Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led government’s commitment to provide every possible assistance to state’s farming community and that providing irrigation water at farmers’ fields is on top of that priority list. Recalling the recent drive to restore canal water-based…

Ferozepur | Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today said construction of the 100 bed PGI Satellite Centre here would finally start with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slated to lay the foundation stone of the same virtually on February 25. The SAD president said it was a moment of joy for people of the border belt that the Satellite Centre, land for which had been transferred by the erstwhile SAD government in 2016, would finally see the light of day. He said successive State governments, including the Congress and the present day Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, had…

New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Chandigarh mayoral poll results. The court declared AAP-Congress combine candidate Kuldeep Kumar the winner. The Bench ordered initiation of criminal proceedings against returning officer Anil Masih under Section 340 of the Criminal Procedure Code for ballot-tampering. #subhead1 However, Sonkar had resigned on Sunday. Supreme Court orders that 8 votes which were treated as invalid, were validly passed in favour of AAP candidate Kuldeep Kumar and says counting the eight votes for him will make him have 20 votes.  We direct that the election result by the presiding officer is…