- Haryana: Two held with 410 gm opium in Kurukshetra  - Times of IndiaKURUKSHETRA: The crime investigation agency (CIA)-I of Kurukshetra police arrested two accused after recovering 410 gm opium from their possession und. 
- Chandigarh: 4 people die of COVID - 19; 191 new cases take tally to 4,346  - The Tribune IndiaTribune News ServiceChandigarh, August 31
Four people lost their lives to COVID-19 in Chandigarh on Monday and 191 fresh cases were reported to take the total tally to 4,346.
Of the 4,346 cases, the 
- Punjab hikes health charges in govt hospitals, draws flak from Opposition  - Hindustan TimesPunjab hikes health charges in govt hospitals, draws flak from Opposition 
- Night curfew lifted in Chandigarh; bars to open  - The Tribune IndiaTribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 31
The administration on Monday lifted night curfew in Chandigarh from September 1.
The night curfew was inforce from 10pm to 5am. The administration has als 
- SD College organises blood donation camp  - Times of IndiaA team of doctors from GMCH 32 was assisted by the NSS volunteers of the college in organizing the camp. 
- Record 7 fatalities push Chandigarh toll to 52  - The Tribune IndiaTribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 30
The city today recorded the highest single-day Covid-19 deaths with seven persons falling prey to the virus, taking the toll to 52.
A 52-year-old man, a r 
- Covid - 19: Panchkula count shoots up by 1,553 in 29 days  - Times of IndiaThe district saw a major spurt in coronavirus cases in August, climbing from 599 on August 1 to 2,152 till Sunday, with urban areas reporting more tha 
- Scholarship fund scam: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh attacks Harsimrat Kaur Badal  - Times of IndiaReacting to Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s demand for a CBI probe into the over Rs 55 crore postmatric scholarship scam, Punjab chief minister 
- AAP rejects probe by Punjab chief secretary  - Times of IndiaThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has rejected Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s decision to hand over the investigation of over Rs 55-crore post-m 
- Amid Covid - 19 pandemic, low - key Onam for Chandigarh Keralites this year  - Times of IndiaThe Onam festival, which will be celebrated on Monday, will be a low key affair this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There will be no community ga 
- Vigilance books 3 Panchkula contractors  - Times of IndiaThe Haryana State Vigilance bureau has registered three FIRs against three different contractors in a construction scam related to laying of road betw 
- Mohali recovery rate plunges from 72% to 56%  - Times of IndiaThe district has seen a decline in the recovery rate to 56% from the formidable 72% in July. According to cumulative test results, a total of 27,076 s 
- Minutes before leaving, outgoing SP had FIR filed  - Times of IndiaMinutes before leaving the charge as Mahendergarh SP, IPS officer Sulochana Singh got an FIR registered into the incident related to viral audio conve 
- Animal Carcass Plant: Chandigarh MC to take final decision today  - The TribuneTribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 30
The issue of location for opening the city’s first animal carcass plant continues to hang fire.
After scrapping the idea of opening it in the Indust 
- MC, residents should join hands to restore Chandigarh's lost glory  - The TribuneOpen House: What should be done to improve cleanliness & UT’s rank in Swachh Survekshan
Residents, admn must come together
The City Beautiful cannot achieve second rank like in 2016 until