- Patwari's 'aide' held for accepting Rs1K bribe
Fazilka: The Vigilance Bureau has nabbed an alleged aide of a patwari for accepting a bribe of Rs1,000 in Fazilka. The action was taken on the basis of a complaint registered on the anti-corruption helpline. Ashok Kumar of Jalalabad had uploaded a video on the helpline of bribe being accepted by Kul
- Finance and Contract Committee, Mohali Municipal Corporation, awards work orders worth Rs 11 crore
Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC), Mohali Municipal Corporation, today awarded work orders worth over Rs 11 crore. Besides, proposals for development works worth more than Rs10 crore were passed and the orders for the same would be awarded at the next meeting of the committee.
- Students of Punjabi University, Patiala, slam Centre for ?infringing? on rights of Punjab
Students of Punjabi University on Tuesday organised a protest on the campus alleging that the Centre had discriminated against Punjab with its decision of increasing the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in the state, removing Punjab’s permanent membership in the Bhakra Beas Mana
- Navjot Singh Sidhu visits kin of group clash victim
Former PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu today visited the family of Sukhraj Singh, one of the four persons killed in cross-firing between two groups, at Phulra village yesterday.
- Brezza robbed at gunpoint near Barwala
Five unidentified miscreants took away a Brezza car at gunpoint near Sultanpur village at the Barwala T-point late on Monday night.
- Report sought on 'flaws' in rural projects
Close on the heels of a probe into alleged misuse of rural development funds during the previous Congress government’s tenure last week, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has now sought a report on the flaws
- Most demands 'accepted', farmers call off protest
Keeping farmers in Punjab in humour is seemingly the prime agenda of the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. The very first farmers’ protest at Muktsar, held soon after the Mann government took charge, ended on Tuesday with the latter reportedly accepting most of the demands by the protestin
- CM assured of London - Chd direct flights
CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday asked British Deputy High Commissioner, Chandigarh, Caroline Rowett to take up the matter of starting direct flights between London and Chandigarh on priority.
- What people want
Reference to ‘The mood of Indian voters’; the electoral system has failed to understand the mood of the people. Voters cast votes based on economic, religious and social factors, besides failure of a government to perform. What is imperative is public welfare. For this, emphasis should b
- Chandigarh Civic body staff roughed up
Employees of the enforcement wing, Municipal Corporation, were roughed up by vendors during an anti-encroachment drive in Sector 19 here today.
- AAP protests water tariff hike in Chandigarh
AAP councillors and other party workers protested against the water tariff hike outside the MC office here today.
- Haryana Government, Opposition stand united on Chandigarh issue
In a charged special session where political affiliations and party boundaries stood blurred, the treasury benches and the Opposition joined hands to put up a united fight against Punjab after the latter passed a resolution seeking Chandigarh.
- Expedite probe against lawmakers: High Court
More than a year after the Punjab and Haryana High Court made clear its intent to fast lane the cases involving sitting and erstwhile parliamentarians and legislators of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, a Division Bench today directed expeditious investigation in the matters against them.
- Mask off, feels like we?re back in pre - Covid times, say Chandigarh residents
While many city residents came out without a mask today as the UT Administration made it optional, several continued to wear it as a precaution against Covid-19.
- Private schools in Chandigarh 'endorse' uniform sellers too
It is not just booksellers’ names that are recommended by private schools, parents have also been told to purchase the uniform from select vendors through circulars, slips, messages and orally.