- Minister lauds UT efforts on schemes for SCs, OBCs
Chandigarh, January 17Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, today appreciated the efforts of the UT Administration towards the effective implementation of sch
- Rs50K, gold ring stolen from grocery store
Panchkula, January 17An unidentified masked man allegedly stole Rs50,000 and a gold ring from the cash box of a grocery store at Rajiv Colony in Sector 17 on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday
- With 649 fresh cases, Panchkula positivity rate zooms to 79.53%
Panchkula, January 17At a whopping positivity rate of 79.53 per cent, the district recorded 649 fresh Covid cases. The reason for the “exceptionally high” positivity rate is relatively les
- Omicron variant found in 13% samples
Chandigarh: Omicron variant B.1.1.529 has been found in 13 per cent of the samples from the city sent for genome sequencing on January 4. Of the 75 samples sent to CSIR-IMTECH, Mohali, the variant of
- Candidate of SAD - BSP steps up campaign
Mohali, January 17Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BSP candidate from Mohali Parminder Singh Sohana has started door-to-door campaigning to inform voters of public welfare and development works carried out b
- 2 more die in Mohali, 702 +ve
Mohali: Two more persons, including a woman, succumbed to Covid-19 in the district during the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 1,087. The deceased were a 78-year-old man from Sector 78 in Mohali and
- Haryana police awarded prestigious President's Colour
Geetanjali GayatriChandigarh, January 17The President of India’s Police colour has been awarded to the Haryana Police for its commitment to professionalism.A communication received from the Mini
- Haryana reports 12 deaths
Chandigarh, January 17Haryana reported 12 deaths in the past 24 hours from Karnal (4), two each from Gurugram and Yamunanagar, and one each from Faridabad, Ambala, Kurukshetra and Fatehabad.A total of
- 27% samples since Nov +ve for Omicron
Bhartesh Singh ThakurChandigarh, January 17As many as 27.3 per cent samples have tested positive for Omicron in Haryana. Out of 761 samples sent for testing from November 25 to January 16, Omicron was
- AAP fields former Congress man Gurpreet Singh Gogi against Bharat Bhushan Ashu
Kuldip Bhatia
Ludhiana, January 17
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded former Congress leader and party councillor (from ward 76) Gurpreet Singh Gogi from Ludhiana West.
He would
- POLL NUGGETS
Fatehgarh Sahib: In order to curb fake voting, the Election Commission of India has introduced webcasting at all 570 polling booths in Fatehgarh Sahib district. District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Co
- Election Commission: Online, mainstream media no different
Vishav BhartiChandigarh, January 17Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju today said social media was no different from the mainstream media and pre-certification was required to run an on
- Arvind Kejriwal to name Punjab CM face today: AAP
Chandigarh, January 17Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal will announce party’s chief ministerial face for the Assembly elections on Tuesday.Party’s state affairs co-incharge
- Bains brothers set to be part of BJP alliance
Chandigarh, January 17The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance is likely to get another ally as its talks with the Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) are in the final stage.The LIP was formed ahead of the 2017 el
- Illegal mining hollows Punjab govt claims
Ruchika M Khanna
Chandigarh, January 17
The cartelisation of the business of mining minor minerals from riverbeds, leading to high prices of sand and gravel, had cost the previous Akali Dal-BJP disp
