- Panjab University, Chandigarh, in same bracket in QS World University Rankings
Panjab University has been ranked in the bracket of 1001-1200 in the latest QS World University Rankings 2022 issued today. It got 1001+ in 2021.
- Promoting Enmity Charge: Punjab and Haryana High Court notice to Punjab on BJP leader?s plea
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today put the state of Punjab on notice on a petition filed by BJP leader Tejinder Pal Singh Bagga for quashing an FIR registered for promoting enmity between different groups on a complaint lodged by Dr Sunny Singh Ahluwalia, Lok Sabha incharge and spokesperson of
- Now, cyber fraud helpline of Punjab functional round the clock
The state government today said the cyber fraud helpline 1930 would be operational round the clock now. “Earlier, the helpline was functional on a single hotline between 9 am and 5 pm on working days only.
- Electric Vehicle Policy: Chandigarh Administration mulls single - window system
The UT Administration has decided to introduce standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines for simultaneous implementation with the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy.
- Woman raped at Zirakpur hotel
The police have booked an unidentified person for raping a Barwala woman at a hotel here on April 1.
- New timings of Sewa Kendras
The working hours at the Sewa Kendras will be changed from tomorrow.
- Chandigarh: Sector 33 school gets notice over low EWS admissions
Education Department has issued a show-cause notice to Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 33, under Section 12(1) (C) of the RTE Act, 2009, for not admitting students of the economically weaker section (EWS) or the disadvantaged group for the sessions 2021-22 and 2022-23.
- Wheat demand rising, explore export option: FCI chief to states
Wheat-producing states can explore new export markets following a surge in global demand for wheat in wake of the Russia-Ukraine war. Madhya Pradesh has already taken the lead by waiving the mandi fee on private wheat purchase for export, said Atish Chandra, chairman and managing director of the Foo
- Complaint to police by kin not threat to life & liberty, says Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that a complaint to the police by kin of a live-in couple could not be construed as a threat to their life and liberty. The kin, too, were free to avail of their remedy in law in case they felt an offence had been committed. The assertion came as J
- People feeling insecure in Punjab: SAD
The SAD today said the collapse of the law and order situation in Punjab post formation of the AAP government had created a feeling of insecurity in the minds of Punjabis. The party has requested CM Bhagwant Mann to take immediate corrective steps instead of remaining busy in propaganda exercises.
- Punjab Health Minister, Vijay Singla, orders probe into sanitiser scam
Taking cognisance of The Tribune report regarding a scam in sanitiser procurement during Covid, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Research Vijay Singla has ordered an inquiry against the erring officials.
- Tenure of contractual staff in Punjab extended by 1 year
The Punjab Government has extended the tenure of all contractual employees by a year. This comes close on the heels of the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s announcement to regularise the services of 35,000 contractual employees.
- Pedestrian dies in hit - and - run in Panchkula
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a speeding car on the Zirakpur-Shimla highway near a petrol pump in Sector 3. The identities of both the victim and the suspect are yet to be ascertained.
- Panchkula railway overbridge misses another deadline
It seems Haryana Speaker Gian Chand Gupta’s directions have not had any effect on the officials concerned with the Sector 19 railway overbridge (ROB) being built on the Chandigarh-Ambala railway line. After the project missed several deadlines, March 31 was fixed as the “latest target&rd
- Chandigarh reports one fresh Covid case
Chandigarh: The city logged one fresh case of Covid-19 on Wednesday, taking the overall tally to 91,933. There was no fresh fatality, while two patients were cured of the disease in the past 24 hours. TNS