Manraj Grewal Sharma is the Resident Editor of The Indian Express at Chandigarh, covering the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Author of a book on Punjab militancy called “Dreams after Darkness”, she was a consulting editor with Asia Pacific Adaptation Network. She has also been a publishing consultant with the Asian Development Bank, Manila, and was the managing editor of “Gender, Technology and Development” , an international peer-reviewed journal of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, for five years.

November 12, 2025 12:53 IST
The PIL, filed by a woman labourer from Muktsar, said thousands were struck off the permanent waiting list months before last year’s Assembly bypoll in Punjab’s Gidderbaha.
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
November 12, 2025 00:06 IST
Quashes three chargesheets issued by the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation against a former inspector who had been fired from service in 2013
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
November 12, 2025 00:06 IST
Demonstration group seeks withdrawal of FIRs related to previous Senate election protest, seeks written assurances
Wed, Nov 12, 2025
November 11, 2025 17:43 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court says unregistered hawkers are free to apply afresh for vending in specified zones including in Chandigarh Sector 26.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
November 11, 2025 16:07 IST
The ruling condemned indefinite contractual employment as exploitation, directed Panjab University to regularise the teachers appointed through due process for over 12 years.
Tue, Nov 11, 2025
November 10, 2025 19:37 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court also asked the petitioner to show specific lapses before it could consider transferring the IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's suicide case to CBI.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 18:27 IST
All teaching work at Panjab University came to a standstill on Monday as protesting students shut the campus gates.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 18:23 IST
Executing court cannot probe decree validity or office address mismatch, rules Justice Mandeep Pannu of Punjab and Haryana HC.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 17:51 IST
The court said Haryana must file a synopsis -- to be vetted by the Amicus Curiae -- regarding the investigation progress, pending trials, and other developments in the Murthal allegations and Munak canal matter.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
November 10, 2025 13:22 IST
Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana HC had noted that while the administration’s affidavit revealed that penalties had been imposed on the contractor, it was silent on the role of the Market Committee officials.
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
November 07, 2025 15:05 IST
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda fails to stop framing of charges despite stay on co-accused; court says he accepted 2020 order and cannot now delay proceedings.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
November 06, 2025 21:47 IST
Court directs Amritsar Police to probe threat after woman leaves husband, two kids following a verbal divorce and starts living with a new partner.
Fri, Nov 07, 2025
November 06, 2025 15:49 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court ruled that the property in question was self-acquired and not ancestral.
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
November 06, 2025 12:44 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court examined whether the 2021 Centre notification, which limits OCI admissions to the NRI quota, can be applied retrospectively.
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
November 06, 2025 07:28 IST
The measures, set out in Budget 2025 and the federal government’s new 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan, signal a calibrated shift from mass migration to skills-driven growth.
Thu, Nov 06, 2025
November 05, 2025 17:56 IST
Nine-year wait ends as court orders retrospective promotions for two Haryana Health Dept clerks
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
November 05, 2025 14:26 IST
The Punjab and Haryana High Court backs Haryana Public Service Commission’s (HPSC) decision to conduct a general awareness–based screening test.
Wed, Nov 05, 2025
November 04, 2025 16:55 IST
Advocate Tanu Bedi says the UT administration has not implemented any of the suggestions given to decongest the city
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
November 04, 2025 16:07 IST
Justice Parmod Goyal holds Tribunal erred in applying age, multiplier and future prospects; ICICI Lombard’s appeal allowed
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
November 04, 2025 09:55 IST
While the overall rejection rate for all countries hovered around 40 per cent, Chinese applicants faced a 24 per cent refusal rate, underscoring intense scrutiny directed at Indian candidates.
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
November 04, 2025 09:26 IST
The stamp features an evocative illustration of a modern Sikh Canadian soldier saluting Buckam Singh’s weathered headstone.
Tue, Nov 04, 2025
November 03, 2025 21:02 IST
Petitioner submitted that his land was never classified as forest in revenue records — either in 1972–73 or in 2017–18 — and therefore cannot be treated as such under the Forest Conservation Act, which came into effect on October 25, 1980
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
November 03, 2025 17:55 IST
Justice Harpreet Singh Brar rules in favour of workers seeking a third promotional increment after 23 years of service; directs PSPCL to pay arrears with 12% interest
Mon, Nov 03, 2025
November 02, 2025 07:40 IST
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the crackdown on October 30. It comes close in the heels of a crash involving an Indian-origin truck driver
Sun, Nov 02, 2025
October 31, 2025 21:28 IST
Eight of 39 witnesses have already testified in the ongoing Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) trial.
Fri, Oct 31, 2025




