The anonymous call prompted a massive security sweep and heightened alert across Chandigarh as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepared to launch projects worth Rs 4,700 crore before travelling to Punjab for a series of public engagements.
A 500-metre road linking Chandigarh's key government buildings briefly reopened for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy, drawing fresh attention to a decades-old public access dispute that remains pending before the Supreme Court.
The Prime Minister's three-state tour includes the launch of India's first hydrogen-powered train, new highways, railway stations, hospitals and education projects aimed at boosting infrastructure and connectivity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he looked forward to visiting Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for a series of development projects spanning railways, healthcare, education, connectivity and culture, asserting that the initiatives would significantly improve the lives of people, particularly the country's youth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Friday in a politically significant tour that marks the BJP's intensified push ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, which the party is planning to contest independently.
Air India and IndiGo have announced the cancellation of flights to and from several key cities near the India-Pakistan border for Tuesday.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal has said the issue of the water of Punjab’s rivers is not a dispute but a case of “brazen” loot against the people of the patriotic border state.”
Wife of the detained BSF jawan from Rishra travelled to Pathankot on 28 April. A total of five family members boarded a flight from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for Chandigarh.
The victim's wife, before leaving for Chandigarh answered to the queries put up by the media persons.
The event also witnessed the launch of former Miss India-America Leena Gupta’s debut book ‘Anchor Within’
