PATIALA: Senior retired engineers from across Punjab expressed deep disappointment over the growing political interference in the functioning of the power sector ,erosion of autonomy and the increasing disregard for technical expertise in decision-making processes. 

CHANDIGARH: Tension at the Panjab University campus here prevailed on Monday with minor clashes between protesters and the local police as the students were demanding the conduct of senate elections whose tenure ended last year.

CHANDIGARH: A major controversy has erupted after visuals surfaced showing Haryana Police personnel managing barricades in Phase 8, Mohali — inside Punjab territory — to stop students from reaching Chandigarh to join a protest at Panjab University (PU). The move has sparked outrage, with questions being raised over how the Punjab Government permitted police from another state to operate within its jurisdiction. 

CHANDIGARH: Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman S. Jasvir Singh Garhi called on Punjab Governor Sh. Gulab Chand Kataria at Raj Bhawan, here today.

CHANDIGARH: In a major intelligence-led operation, Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has averted potential targeted killings in the state with the arrest of four members of a gangster module and recovered two sophisticated weapons from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Power Minister Sanjeev Arora has announced that the selection process for 2,600 Apprentices (Interns) in the Lineman trade—including 2,500 for Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and 100 for Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL)—has been successfully completed.

PHAGWARA: In a remarkable act of social service and humanitarian commitment, the Helping Hands Organisation Phagwara, in collaboration with Punjab Radio London, organised a mass wedding ceremony for underprivileged families at Gurdwara Akali Banga Road, Phagwara. Under the leadership of founding president Harminder Singh Basra and Surjit Singh Ghumman, the organisation successfully solemnised the Anand Karaj of ten couples from financially weak backgrounds, enabling them to begin a new journey of life with dignity and blessings. One additional couple was provided complete assistance and essential household items required for marriage.