- Expedite shifting of Sector 26 mandi, Chandigarh Adviser tells DC
Adviser to the UT Administrator Dharam Pal today visited the Grain Market in Sector 26 along with senior officials. He heard the grievances of the vendors and directed the officials to expedite the process of shifting the mandi to Sector 39.
- Hansraj Public School
Panchkula: Hansraj Public School here organised a “Youth Parliament” session under the National Youth Parliament Scheme (NYPS) launched by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India. Haryana Legislative Assembly Honourable Speaker Gian Chand Gupta was the chief guest at t
- Chandigarh: Purse snatched from teacher
Chandigarh: A motorcycle-borne miscreant sped away after snatching a purse from a schoolteacher. Complainant Poonam Rani (41), a resident of Malerkotla district, who is a schoolteacher in Gujjriwala, reported that her son was taking coaching from an institute in Chandigarh and was staying on rent in
- Chandigarh Football League to be held in city from June 4
The 9th edition of the Chandigarh Football League (CFL) will start on June 4. The league will be organised by Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS) at the Dev Samaj College for Women, Sector 45.
- Chandigarh: Taekwondo meet ends
The 5th Emerald Taekwondo Championship and annual award ceremony was conducted at Carmel Convent School. Over 300 students participated in the meet conducted in poomsae, breaking, kyorugi (fight) and speed kicking.
- Chandigarh: Tagore Theatre celebrates golden jubilee
Golden jubilee celebrations of the Tagore Theatre opened on a colourful note today. The programme started with an audio-visual presentation on the journey of the Tagore Theatre from stage to heart, followed by folk dances from the length and breadth of our country.
- Chandigarh: Woman riding pillion dies in road mishap
A 22-year-old woman riding pillion on a motorcycle was killed, while the motorcyclist was injured in a mishap near Hallo Majra late on Sunday night. The victim has been identified as Pooja of Daria village, while the injured motorcyclist has been identified as Amritpal of Zirakpur.
- Five years on, Chandigarh court acquits man in road mishap case
A local court has acquitted a person, Ravinder Kumar of Sector 30 in Chandigarh, of the charges of rash driving and causing death by negligence. A woman allegedly died after being hit by his car in May 2017.
- UP beat Chandigarh team to retain junior hockey title
Uttar Pradesh Hockey defended their crown by defeating Hockey Chandigarh in the final of the 12th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship in Kovilpatti (Tamil Nadu). Hockey Haryana claimed third place by defeating Hockey Association of Odisha.
- Cyclist injured in hit - and - run in Chandigarh
A 20-year-old cyclist was injured in a hit-and-run case reported from the Sector 22/21 light point. The victim, Anmol Preet Singh, a resident of Sector 29, was returning home when a recklessly driven Punto car (CH-01-AK-9337), hit the bicycle. The suspect stopped at the spot and later sped away. The
- 12 children in Chandigarh get benefits under PM CARES scheme
UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit today handed over a letter from the Prime Minister, “Sneh Patra”, PM CARES for children passbook, health cards, wrist watches and shoulder bags to 12 children under the PM CARES for children scheme.
- Youth Congress takes out candle march in memory of Sidhu Moosewala in Chandigarh
Activists of the Punjab Youth Congress and Chandigarh Youth Congress held a candlelight march in memory of Shubhdeep Singh, alias Sidhu Moosewala, here at the Punjab Congress Bhawan.
- Bhullar moves HC for 'pre - mature release'
Claiming to have completed more than 27 years of actual sentence, Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, a convict in 1993 Delhi bomb blast case, moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, demanding “pre-mature release”.
- Extortion case: 3 more nailed with Rs 4.63 cr in Panchkula
The local police today arrested three more persons, including the wife and daughter-in-law of financier Anil Bhalla, who was arrested earlier, and recovered nearly Rs 4.63 crore, illegal arms and ammunition, and drugs from their possession.
- Gangster Goldy Brar was named in FIR lodged in Chandigarh
The name of gangster Goldy Brar, an active member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang who has claimed the responsibility for Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s killing, had recently appeared in an FIR lodged by the UT police. The FIR had stated that Goldy was running an extortion racket and the gang wa