- First rainless March since 2008
First rainless March since 2008
- Smriti Irani to be in city tomorrow
Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani will be in the city to take part in a zonal meet to facilitate Centre-state cooperation to achieve the goals set by the ministry here on Saturday.
- Education Department issues result criteria for govt schools in Chandigarh
The UT Education Department has issued criteria for issuing results of classes I to VIII, IX and XI for the session 2021-22 of government schools. According to the criteria, the results of classes I to II (both model and non-model schools) will be under the non-grading and co-scholastic system, as w
- Vax drive in 12 - 14 age group yet to gather steam in P'kula
With only 2,066 children vaccinated in the 12-14 age group so far, the drive has yet to gain steam.
- Man nabbed on theft charge
Chandigarh: A resident of Sector 56 has been arrested for allegedly stealing an iron grill. Manjit Singh, supervisor, Hockey Stadium, Sector 42, alleged that Krishana (30) was caught by him while stealing an iron grill installed at the boundary wall of the stadium. TNS
- Property tax camps to boost collection in Panchkula
To boost its collection, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation is organising property tax camps in societies to provide the payment service to taxpayers on the doorstep. With the help of residents’ welfare associations, the civic body is eying to make the plan a success.
- Four contract virus in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The city logged four fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, pushing the active case count to 24. The virus has so far claimed 1,165 lives in the UT. Meanwhile, two patients were reportedly cured of the disease in the past 24 hours. —TNS
- Man awarded 10 - yr jail for raping minor niece
A local court today sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his minor niece.
- Vivek Soni new Mohali SSP
The Punjab Government, in a major reshuffle in the Police Department, has posted Vivek Sheel Soni as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mohali. Soni, a 2011-batch IPS officer, has replaced Harjeet Singh, who had joined as the Mohali SSP on January 19 and has now been posted as the SSP, G
- Akalis 'losing' grip on SGPC post poll rout
Decimation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in the recent Assembly elections indicates the party may face stiff resistance in maintaining its supremacy in the next elections to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini parliament of the Sikhs in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh a
- Power tariff unchanged, no word on 300 free units
In a relief to consumers, there is no change in power tariff for 2022-23, with the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC) approving the new order today.
- Kerala NGO diverts funds via J&K to build mosques in Faridkot
A Kerala-based NGO, Relief and Charitable Foundation of India (RCFI), which has no unit in Punjab, has caught the eye of the security agencies over its “curious” funding of the construction of three mosques in Faridkot district.
- Congress protests price hike
As part of nationwide agitation against the skyrocketing prices of essential items, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, former deputy chief minister OP Soni and others staged a protest at Hall Gate in Amritsar.
- Govt eyes 10% jump in excise revenue
The newly formed AAP government is looking at increasing its annual excise collections by 10-15 per cent in the next financial year, beginning Friday.
- Govt dissolves subordinate services selection board
The Aam Aadmi Party government today dissolved the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB), though an order issued by the Chief Secretary, Punjab.
