- Annual convocation
Chandigarh: The 63rd annual convocation of Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector 11, was held here. Professor Nishtha Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, awarded the degrees. Over 1,000 graduates and postgraduates were conferred degrees. TNS
- Storm: 11 Delhi flights diverted to Mohali
Eleven flights were diverted from the Delhi airport to the Mohali international airport last evening after heavy rain and thunderstorm lashed the national capital and its adjoining areas.
- Mani Majra man assaulted
Chandigarh: Gurdeep Singh, a Mani Majra resident, alleged that Navjot, Karambir, alias, Banti, Jaswinder Singh, Sahil and Manmohan attacked him with a sharp weapon near a cremation ground in Mani Majra on May 18. The victim suffered injuries and was admitted to the GMCH-32. A case under Sections 147
- 2 years on, drive against ?personal green belts? in limbo
With the UT having failed to implement the parking policy, a drive against encroachments on green belts outside houses has remained halted for over two years.
- Firemen Recruitment: Chandigarh Municipal Corporation asks police to book three for impersonation
The Municipal Corporation today sent a communiqué to the UT police to lodge an FIR against three persons for impersonation in the firemen recruitment physical test being conducted at the Police Lines, Sector 26.
- No school in Chandigarh should function under temporary tin shed: Governor Banwarilal Purohit
Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit ordered that no school should function under temporary tin shed in Chandigarh, after visiting Government High School, Hallo Majra, here, today.
- 3 from Chandigarh fall prey to fraudsters
Dharmendra Kumar Pathak, a resident of Sector 47, alleged that he received a call from a courier service on April 11 mentioning that one of his parcels containing a credit card has been redirected to the bank due to area PIN code mismatch as per their records.
- Chandigarh residents await solar plant subsidy
Even after more than two years, many residents of the city have not received the subsidy for installation of rooftop solar plants.
- Chandigarh: Caught napping, health centre staff to be shifted
The UT Health Secretary, Yash Pal Garg, conducted a surprise visit to health and wellness centres (HWC) today and found staff not performing their duty properly. Garg ordered for the transfer of the erring staff and issued instructions to the Health Department.
- Bids to smuggle liquor foiled, 2 gangs busted
The state Excise Department and Punjab Police have once again tightened the noose on persons involved in smuggling of liquor. In coordinated efforts of Special Operations Group of the department and Fatehgarh Sahib police, two gangs involved in illegal smuggling of liquor from neighbouring states of
- Focus on education, jobs to stop brain drain: Minister
In a bid to stop brain drain, the state government is entirely concentrating on imparting quality education, providing better healthcare facilities and creating more opportunities for the state youth so that they won’t need to go to other countries for education and jobs, said Punjab Revenue,
- ?Poor state of affairs? in prisons, Punjab and Haryana High Court tells DGP to take necessary steps
Taking cognisance of “poor state of affairs prevailing in the jails across the state” in one such matter, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has asserted that the Director General of Police (Prisons) would be “well advised” to look into the issue. The order’s copy was al
- Milk procurement price hiked by Rs 20 per kg fat
Considering difficulties being faced by milk producers due to continuous increase in purchase price of raw cattle feed ingredients, finished feed rates, fodder and other milk production overhead costs, Milkfed Punjab has decided to increase the procurement price being paid to farmers by Rs 20 per kg
- Centre agrees to buy moong at MSP
The Government of India (GoI) has agreed to implement the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for procurement of moong in Punjab for the rabi season 2021-22.
- Jeanneret, our neighbour
I WAS a little more than seven years old in 1963 when my family moved into House No. 58 in Sector 5 in the then new town of Chandigarh. The street had 10 houses, five on each side. All were built and owned by the Administration and occupied by government officers like my father. The street was quite