- Chandigarh administrator gives approval for auction of property on freehold basis
After getting approval from UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit, the UT Administration will now be able to auction its unsold commercial and industrial properties and nursing home sites on a freehold basis.
- Hopeful of repeating its '89 feat, SAD (A) fighting for open trade with Pakistan
Hopeful of repeating its 1989 feat, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), generally known as Akali Dal Mann founded by Simranjit Singh Mann in 1994, is contesting on eight Assembly seats of Amritsar district and total 87 seats in the state.
- RPO writes to DGPs of Haryana, Punjab over fake passport cases
After surfacing of flaws in the police verification that led to making of passports on fake documents across the region, the Regional Passport Officer (RPO), Chandigarh, has written to the DGPs in Haryana, Punjab and UT for the implementation of complete police verification process of the applicant.
- PUNJAB POLL 2022: Himachal CM campaigns for Sanjeev Khanna in Zirakpur
Himachal Pradesh was once a part of the joint Punjab. The neighbouring state is now elder brother to it and both of them are committed to all-round development of the region.
- Chandigarh allows offline classes in schools from February 14
The UT Education Department has approved opening of schools from February 14 with full capacity. However, students cannot be forced to attend physical classes.
- Over 96K Chandigarh kids to be given polio drops
As many as 96,831 children up to the age of five years will be covered in the city during the Pulse Polio campaign to be conducted from February 27 to March 1.
- Wind blowing in AAP favour: Kulwant Singh
The wind is blowing in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) across the state and the party faces no competition. People of Punjab are going to exercise their right to vote to form the AAP government on February 20.
- Panchkula schools reopen to thin attendance
Government schools for students of Class 1 to IX reopened in the district to a thin attendance. This was stated by senior officials of the Education Department. However, the department did not share the data, but said not many children turned up at schools on Day 1. As the physical mode is optional,
- Two years on, few takers for Panchkula vending zones
Two years ago, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation had inaugurated its first vending zone in Sector 19 with much enthusiasm to kick off its plan to rehabilitate street vendors, eyeing an encroachment-free city.
- As cases dip, walk in for OPDs at PGI from Feb 14
In addition to the teleconsultation service, the PGI will open the registration counters for walk-in patients for an hour between 8 am and 9 am from Monday.
- Nearly all open now in Chandigarh
After over a month, the UT Administration has lifted almost all restrictions, including night curfew, from the city. At a meeting here today, UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit approved a proposal of the Administration to further ease the Covid restrictions considering the steady decline in coronav
- Chandigarh: No chopper rides, but Rose Festival to have many firsts
No chopper rides, but this time there will be many firsts during the Rose Festival to be held from February 25 to 27 at Rose Garden, Sector 16.
- Roof collapses in Gurugram housing complex; many feared trapped
A portion of roof from sixth floor to ground floor collapsed in Chintal Paradiso High Rise Society in Sector 109, Gurugram, on late Thursday.
- Government hospitals in Chandigarh to resume OPDs with 50% capacity
After witnessing a decline in Covid-19 positivity rate, UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit has directed the GMSH-16 and the GMCH-32 to resume daily physical OPDs with 50 per cent capacity.
- Urban local bodies to get 7% of Budget: Haryana CM Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that this time, the budget of urban local bodies (ULBs) would be 7 per cent and 2 per cent budget would be kept separately for local bodies with low income. Besides, the ULBs get 2 per cent of the budget in the form of stamp duty apart from 2 per c
