- 'Forgetting' Sufi poet Syed Waris Shah's birth anniversary inexcusable, says Bir Devinder - The Tribune India
Former Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha Bir Devinder Singh said the occasion of 300th birth anniversary of legendary poet Syed Waris Shah should have been planned in advance and celebrated by not only the Language Department of the Punjab Government but also by the universities of the state, literary
- Copter fratricide: GCM of 2 IAF officers begins - The Tribune
The Indian Air Force has convened a trial by General Court Martial (GCM) of two senior officers for alleged lapses leading to an Mi-17 helicopter being shot down in friendly fire near Srinagar in February 2019 in the aftermath of the air strike on terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- Women voters outnumber men in 12 segments of Punjab - The Tribune India
Out of 117, there are just 13 constituencies where women voters outnumbered men. Interestingly, all these segments fall in Doaba.
- Power woes of Punjab may end as coal mine to become functional in Jharkhand - The Tribune India
Punjab could finally see an end to its power woes with operationalisation of its captive coal mine at Pachhwara in Jharkhand. The mining from this coal block is expected to begin by April end.
- ?Parties in Punjab planning to keep AAP away?, says Bhagwant Mann - The Tribune India
With speculation rife that Akalis, BJP and Capt Amarinder’s PLC will forge a post-poll alliance, AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann claimed in their lust for power they were planning to unite against AAP, but their plans wouldn’t succeed.
- Association condemns assault on PGI resident doctor by attendant - The Tribune India
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), PGI, has condemned the incident wherein a junior resident from the Medicine Department was slapped by an attendant after the unsuccessful resuscitation attempt on a patient.
- Advisory Council?s tenure extended for another six months - The Tribune India
The Administrator’s Advisory Council meeting was held today under the chairmanship of UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit in the presence of Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India, Dharam Pal, UT Adviser, Sarabjit Kaur, Mayor, members of the council, and senior officials of the
- Punjab and Haryana High Court fixes March 16 to hear plea on Chandigarh mayoral poll - The Tribune India
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today fixed March 16 for further hearing a petition by Anju Katyal of the Aam Aadmi Party and two other councillors. They had moved the court for declaring the election results for the Chandigarh Mayor’s post illegal. Directions were also sought to hold fresh
- Chandigarh invokes ESMA, bans strikes for six months - The Tribune India
The UT Administration today invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) and banned strikes across the city for six months. An order issued by UT Adviser Dharam Pal today banned employees of its Engineering Department (Electricity) from calling a strike for the next six months.
- Chandigarh: Man harasses, stalks woman for five months; threatens victim?s brother with dire consequences - Times Now
The accused is a divorced man who has allegedly stalked and harassed the woman for the past five months every time he has returned from Udaipur.
- 23 Covid cases,1 death in Chandigarh - The Tribune
Chandigarh: The city reported 23 cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, taking the tally to 91,608. The active caseload stood at 211. A 65-year-old woman from Faidan was brought dead at the GMCH-32 and tested Covid positive posthumously. She was fully vaccinated. TNS
- Harrowing time for motorists on Chandigarh - Zirakpur stretch - The Tribune India
Travelling on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur stretch is a painful experience these days but the 9am-11am time period today became a harrowing experience for the road users. The traffic on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur highway moved at a snail’s pace due to several bottlenecks. The stretch near the underpas
- Bizman held for stalking woman in Chandigarh - The Tribune
A 54-year-old businessman has been arrested by the UT police for stalking and harassing a woman for several months. The suspect has been identified as Sudeep Singh Sabharwal.
- Punjab and Haryana High Court takes suo motu cognisance of power crisis in Chandigarh - The Tribune India
Taking suo motu cognisance of the electricity crisis in Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today observed disruption in supply could cause irrevocable damage before directing the UT Chief Engineer to appear tomorrow “to apprise the court of the measures being taken to alleviate the
- Woman hangs herself to death in Mohali village - The Tribune
Mohali: A 30-year-old woman, Madhuri, committed suicide by hanging herself to death at her house in Salamatpur village near Mullanpur. The police have recovered a suicide note. On a statement of the deceased's father, Nanak Chand, the victim’s husband has been held for abetment to suicide. TNS