CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Monday sought a month's time from the Punjab and Haryana high court to submit its final report about the constitution of a state human rights commission. The counsel for the state told the division bench headed by Justice MM Kumar that the meeting to discuss ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the union home ministry to take immediate decision on Punjab government's plea for deputing a specialized team for destroying RDX and other explosives piled up in various police malkhanas. The directions came from a division bench headed by Justice MM Kumar during ...

CHANDIGARH: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday that the file carrying the report of then Haryana director general of police (DGP) RR Singh regarding the inquiry against accused SPS Rathore, also a former Haryana DGP, in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case ...

CHANDIGARH: A large number of posts of teachers are vacant in Punjab schools, which include 420 posts of principals, 312 of headmasters, 3,723 of lecturers, 1,599 of vocational masters, 103 of vocational teachers, 2,145 of master cadre and 692 of classical and vernacular cadre. Apart from this, 102 posts of block ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police have, till date, dismissed 52 policemen of various ranks convicted in different cases, including four DSPs. However, there are still 22 policemen who have been retained in service despite their conviction and awarded lenient punishments. This was submitted by MS Chhina, assistant inspector-general of police, welfare and ...

GURDASPUR: Punjab school education secretary Hussan Lal has terminated the services of four 2006 cadre lecturers in physical education with effect from January 12 for the Departmental Selection Committee had not recommended their names. The orders came on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana high court. The candidates, with higher ...

CHANDIGARH: Taking up public interest litigation, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday stayed the nomination of five government nominees on the Punjab Nurses Registration Council. The nominated members include Charanjit Singh Walia, chairman of Mata Sahib Kaur Nursing Institute, Balongi, in Mohali and Rakesh Kumar Jindal, member of management ...

CHANDIGARH: On a public interest litigation seeking directions to the Punjab government to provide night shelters for the poor in all cities/towns of the state and to see that no one dies of cold, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice of motion to the state. The petition filed ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday disposed of the contempt petition filed by Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) president and Hisar MP Kuldeep Bishnoi against the three MLAs, Narendra Singh, Satp,al Sangwan and Vinod Bhayana, who joined the ruling Congress in 2009 after leaving his party. Satpal Sangwan and ...

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Fatehabad District Bar Association to pay 50%i9f its pending electricity bill within one month to avoid disconnection of supply. As per the directions on a petition filed by the association, a bench headed by Justice Alok Singh ordered that the remaining ...

FATEHGARH SAHIB: Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, son of Beant Singh, one of the two assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, will contest the assembly election as an Independent from Bassi Pathana (Reserved), where the SAD-BJP has fielded Justice Nirmal Singh (64), a former judge of the Punjab and Haryana high ...

CHANDIGARH: Taking up a public interest litigation filed by the Sehajdhari Sikh Party seeking appointment of an administrator to take care of the day-to day working of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued notices of motion to the Centre, Gurdwara Election Commission ...

CHANDIGARH: Taking up a petition seeking directions to pay fixed medical allowance to all retired employees of the Improvement Trusts, whether getting pension or not, the Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notice of motion to the Haryana government and Improvement Trust, Kamal. The petition filed by PS Chawla, former ...