- 10 Covid cases, 16 recoveries in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The city witnessed 10 new cases of Covid on Thursday, taking the overall tally to 92,200 and the active caseload to 87. While there was no fresh fatality, 16 patients recovered from the disease. The virus has claimed 1,165 lives in the city so far. — TNS
- Chandigarh: 5% discretionary quota in CHB schemes to go
Chandigarh: The UT has decided to put an end to the discretionary quota of the UT Administrator in the allotment of houses under schemes of the CHB. The Board of Directors of the CHB had, in December 2020, decided to abolish the 5 per cent discretionary quota. At a meeting, presided over by Dharam P
- Chandigarh man duped of Rs 1.59 lakh in online fraud
In yet another online fraud, a 67-year-old Mani Majra resident has been duped of Rs 1.59 lakh. According to the police, complainant Harbhajan Singh, a resident of the Modern Housing Complex, Mani Majra, reported that he received a call from a fraudster, who introduced himself as an employee of HDFC
- Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann?s interference in Chandigarh will not be tolerated, says BJP
State BJP president Arun Sood objected to the demand of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors to tighten the grip on the MC Commissioner and other officials from Punjab during a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Terming it as petty and cheap politics of AAP, Sood said interference of Man
- Simplify process of awarding players: Chandigarh Adviser
UT Adviser Dharam Pal today directed the Sports Department to simplify the process of giving awards to players and also asked it to introduce performance-linked incentives for coaches.
- Jharkhand rout Chandigarh in men's sub - junior nationals
Hockey Jharkhand edged past Hockey Chandigarh 4-2 in the penalty shootout, which was held after both teams were locked at 3-3, during a quarterfinal of the 12th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship in Goa today.
- Government to chargesheet officer in NHAI ?antedated? award case
Less than 10 days after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) alleged that a compensation of Rs 1,185 crore was awarded for land acquisition even though the amount earlier assessed was Rs 922 crore for a stretch on the expressway, the Punjab and Haryana High Court was told that a decision
- Retirement at 58: Chandigarh Home Guards volunteer moves High Court
A Home Guards volunteer has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the quashing of an order dated May 6, whereby he has been ordered to be discharged from the rolls of the “Chandigarh Home Guards Organisation” on attaining the age of 58.
- Chandigarh: ITBP?s retired dogs to help children with special needs
After guarding the tough Himalayan borders and neutralising deadly threats from bombs and terrorists, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force’s (ITBP) canine warriors are now donning kid gloves to help out children with special needs.
- Chandigarh Administration to relook into Industrial Policy - 2015
In order to make the city industry-friendly, the UT Administration has decided to relook into the Industrial Policy-2015.
- Chandigarh: Two get 10 - yr RI in snatching case
A local court has sentenced two persons - Shane Alam, alias Ashlam, and Ishrar Khan of Uttar Pradesh - to undergo 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for snatching a gold chain from a woman in 2021. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 75,000 on each convict.
- Chandigarh?s beauty wows Telangana delegation
Delegates from Telangana, who are in Chandigarh on a study tour, were astonished by the rich heritage of the city and its clean roads, gardens and market places.
- Home Department recommends IGP Hemant Kalson's suspension
More trouble seems to be brewing for controversial IGP-rank police officer Hemant Kalson, with the officer facing suspension in a recent case where he had created ruckus and misbehaved with a nurse and other staff allegedly in an inebriated condition at the General Hospital, Panchkula, Sources said
- Mohali: Doctor rapes mentally challenged woman
The police have booked a doctor for allegedly raping a mentally challenged elderly woman at his clinic in Handesara village in an inebriated condition on Tuesday night. He has been identified as Dr Shubhankar Vishwas.
- Army drone goes missing during Ludhiana exercise
A drone of the Indian Army being flown from the Dholewal Military Camp has been reported missing after it strayed into the residential area here on Monday evening.
