Jagdeep Singh Deep

The office-bearers of the District Petrol Owners Pump Association (DPPA) will soon meet Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal to raise their concerns.

Amrik Singh Somal is a three-time councillor. He is among the senior-most councillors in the party and had defeated heavyweight candidate Kulwant Singh.

In Kharar constituency, out of 27 wards, the Congress won in 10 wards while the SAD won in eight wards. Two Independent candidates are supporting the SAD. The majority mark is 14.

In 2013, Amanpreet Singh, advocate, was shot dead outside his residence in Phase 3A due to a parking-related issue. An increasing number of unauthorised paying guest houses in the city has further increased parking-related issues in the city.

However, the district administration claimed that the vaccination drive was going on at a good pace. “Total 138 sessions were held for administering the jabs. There is considerable pace in administering the vaccine,” said an official.

The accused were also betting on many sports events and were allegedly in touch with some gangsters.

The accused contended before the HC that the investigation according to them was hurriedly conducted by the police authorities and according to them, such hurried investigation was both unfair and improper, and also under public/media mass pressure.

The accused used to show lesser cash flow and small transactions in their accounts, while the bigger transactions were routed through Dubai.

On a visit to the hall, it was found to be open. However, some people present on the spot did not allow anyone to enter. “We cannot allow anyone to enter the hall. You can talk to our owner," said a man present outside.

The district has recorded ten virus-related deaths, along with a total of 501 positive cases between January 1 to January 10.

The sources further disclosed that the accused used to sell these bottles at many liquor vends in Chandigarh, and mostly brands which made more sales were replaced with the cheaper liquor.

Sources in the Sports department said that the approval of the committee was needed to purchase the kits, but the accused had ignored their senior officials and went ahead with the purchase.

All the parties are making development as their poll plank. The BJP, contesting independently for the first time after SAD breakup, could face the challenge of overcoming the resentment due to the ongoing farmers' protest.

The NIA stated in the chargesheet that both the accused were involved in collection, distribution and selling of heroin smuggled from Pakistan, as well as in collection and channelisation of proceeds so generated for furthering the activities of Hizbul.

With one of the highest number of Covid-19 patients in Punjab at one point of time, Mohali had quite a roller-coaster ride in 2020.

An SAD councillor told The Indian Express they have held meetings with senior leaders to discuss the party’s strategy to contest the elections.

A GMADA officer said that with the uniformity in the rates per square yard, buyers of bigger plots shall be benefitted. The last date for applying for the scheme is January 14.

So far more than 20 protesting farmers have died either at Delhi’s borders or in road accidents since November 26, out of which majority are from Punjab.

Ahead of the Municipal Corporation elections, SAD chief Sukhbir Sigh Badal has formed a five-member screening committee to finalise candidates for the upcoming Panchkula civic body polls.

The number of deaths had also increased slightly as compared to the previous month. A total of seven deaths were reported from October 21 to October 31 while from October 4 to October 9, a total of eight deaths were reported.

Health officials said that it was a ‘significant’ dip, but added that people must follow guidelines like wearing masks and avoiding large gatherings.

The DC said that it is mandatory for officers to reach the location within 48 hours. However, in some cases it was found that owing to late arrival, their teams failed to find if stubble was burnt or not.

The three-member committee will comprise the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Additional Chief Administrator (ACA) of GMADA and a Superintendent of Police (SP) level police officer, who will work on property-related pending complaints.

In the previous elections, the SAD-BJP alliance could not garner majority as it fell short of three councillors.