- Sinha relieved, Chandigarh Administration re - allocates depts  - The TribuneTribune News ServiceChandigarh, September 1The UT Administration re-allocated the departments held by Finance Secretary Ajoy Kumar Sinha and Special Secretary Harish Nayyar after the completion of the 
- MHRD asks Chandigarh Administration to improve dropout rate  - The TribuneNaina Mishra
Tribube News Service
Chandigarh, September 1
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has asked Chandigarh to improve the dropout rate, especially at the secondary and higher 
- No public dealing at Jodhewal police station till September 6  - Times of IndiaLudhiana: Jodhewal police station has been closed for public dealing till September 6, after its additional SHO contracted Covid-19 and about 15 polic. 
- Casualty count continues to rise in HP as 4 succumb  - Times of IndiaShimla: Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported four Covid deaths, two each from Solan and Shimla, and 139 positive cases. 
- 300 aspirants sit for JEE Mains in Chandigarh and Mohali  - The Indian ExpressThe morning shift was from 9 am to 12 noon. The evening shift was between 3 pm and 6 pm. Computers along with seats of every aspirant were placed at a distance of at least 4 feet from each other. 
- NHAI projects in Himachal poorly maintained, says CM  - Times of IndiaShimla: The average time taken from sanction to award of works for Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY)-II (2019-20) was 5. 
- Himachal Pradesh prisons overcrowded: NCRB data  - Times of IndiaShimla: Prisons in Himachal Pradesh were overcrowded in 2019, with the occupancy of sub-jails in the hill state being almost twice of the national ave. 
- Farm chemicals kill nearly 700 in state  - Times of IndiaBathinda: According to NCRB figures, accidental intake of insecticides and pesticides killed as many as 6,962 persons in the country in 2019 alone. 
- 2nd relative of Raina dies of assault injuries  - Times of IndiaPathankot: Kaushal Kumar (32), cousin of former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, breathed his last in a private hospital here on Monday night, hours aft. 
- SAD: Spike in robberies, dacoities in state  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: Attacking the Congress government, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said killing of two relatives of cricketer Suresh Raina is a c. 
- Hry varsity final year exams by Sept - end  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: Examinations of final year students of all universities and colleges in Haryana will be conducted by the end of September. 
- Zaidi withdraws bail plea from HC  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: Senior IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, Zahur Haider Zaidi, who is an accused in the infamous Kotkhai custodial death case, withdrew. 
- SIT to probe attack on cricketer Raina?s kin  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: Punjab DGP has set up a special investigation team (SIT), headed by inspector general of police (border range) S P S Parmar, to investigat. 
- Record 1,694 cases, 17 casualties in Haryana  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: A day before competitive and terminal class exams were to begin in the state, Haryana on Tuesday recorded its worst Covid-19 spike of 1,69. 
- Study raises red flag on abuse of elderly residents  - Times of IndiaChandigarh: Sweeping socio-economic changes and unravelling family ties have rendered the elderly vulnerable to abuse, says a joint study conducted by.