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From digitally dressing up a turbaned Sikh politician in an off-shoulder woman outfit to showing a chief minister being slapped inside a classroom, the social media battle between political rivals in Punjab seems to have hit a new low in the run-up to the Asse
Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari triggered fresh political speculation on Thursday with a cryptic social media post, hours after the Indian National Congress announced a new organisational team for Punjab without assigning him a key role. The post came shortly afte
A Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) flat in Sector 63 fetched Rs 1.92 crore nearly Rs 63 lakh above its reserve price of Rs 1.29 crore in an auction held on Tuesday. The bid, however, failed to translate into a wider response, with only two of the 14 freehold res
Chandigarh, Farmers under the banner of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on Tuesday began a week-long protest at the Chandigarh-Mohali border in support of various demands, including opposition to the proposed India-US trade deal. Farmers from across Punjab arrived i
The Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) elections ended with a dramatic political payoff on Monday as the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) retained the council s presidency for a second consecutive term, with candidate Ankit Bidhan defea
Commuters faced traffic disruption in Mohali on Monday as farmers began setting up barricades and tents a day before their planned protest on September 1. The activity caused congestion, forcing commuters through the area to take alternate routes
The mountains ahead of Tawang teach a strong sense of humility. Their beauty, serene under a thick shroud of snow, can turn treacherous in an instant, isolating you from the world in a heartbeat
A science teacher at Government Model High School, Maloya Colony, who turned a school hall into a three-dimensional dome theatre to make space and science lessons more interactive, has been selected for the National Teachers Award 2026. Ravi Kumar Jaiswal is a
Chandigarh, The Haryana Public Health Engineering Department has sought detailed reports on locations where waterlogging during the monsoon took relatively longer to drain, with the government seeking to ascertain the reasons for the delays, an official statem
Holding that charging a customer for a carry bag without prior disclosure amounts to an unfair trade practice, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has directed Sector 35-C retailer, to refund 12 charged for a paper bag, besides pay
Stress level: 10 out of 10. A first-year MA English student at Chandigarh s MCM DAV College describes the simple act of stepping outside her campus gates on a weekday afternoon
The Chandigarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has found a study-abroad consultancy guilty of unfair trade practice after it failed to deposit a student s tuition fee with a Canadian university and did not process her visa, resulting in her losing admis
Refusing to quash a case of forgery and cheating against a senior constable in Patiala though the parties arrived at a mutual compromise, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that since the accused is a public servant who allegedly forged a job appointme
Tension escalated at the Chandigarh-Mohali border on Saturday as Chandigarh Police used water cannons and tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha from entering the Union Territory to press for the release of Sikh prisoners and 10-day
Chandigarh Police used tear gas and water cannons on Saturday to disperse protesters of the Quami Insaaf Morcha who were marching from Mohali towards the Governor House in Chandigarh to demand the release of long-incarcerated Sikh prisoners. Several photos and
A dedicated cardiac triage unit at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has handled 3,049 patients in less than five months since its launch, helping reduce the burden on the main emergency at Nehru Hospital and providing quick
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday launched the digital rupee-based direct benefit transfer (DBT) of food subsidy into the wallets of the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the Union Territories
Civil Judge (Junior Division) Kaushal Kumar Yadav was hearing Khaira s application seeking an ad-interim injunction in his suit seeking removal of the allegedly AI-generated content, protection of his reputation, dignity and personality rights, and damages. Th
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has directed Radisson Hotels (South Asia) Private Limited and one of its establishments in Gorakpur to pay Rs 15,000 to a retired IPS officer for causing mental agony, harassment and litigation
Real estate giant Omaxe is launching a dedicated hospitality arm, planning 19 hotels across India within five years. The company will invest approximately Rs 6,200 crore, focusing on key urban centers and pilgrimage sites, with a significant presence planned i
Chandigarh: Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria to push for a 10-day parole for Beant Singh assassination convict Jagtar Singh Hawara, enabling him to meet his ailing octogenarian mother. The m
The UT administration has suspended the licence of Indsystems IT Private Limited, which operates the inDrive cab hailing service, for six months, citing non-compliance of the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Rules and continued violation of regulatory norms. The order
Only 394 residents got their domestic helps verified by the police between 2021 and 2025. This comes amid a police drive to identify vulnerable senior citizens, with around 1,800 people living alone or with their spouses identified so far following the alleged
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mohali, has directed Ola Fleet Technologies and Shahwar Motives to pay 1 lakh compensation and 3,860 towards third-party insurance charges to a Zirakpur resident after finding that they sold him a car that h
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has flagged that considering the serious nature of allegations, complexity of the investigation and impact of such offences on society, the courts are required to be extra cautious in granting bail in cyber syndicate frau
A bed belonging to PGI Chandigarh is set to go under the hammer in Chicago on August 13, with a heritage activist seeking an immediate probe into how the hospital furniture reached the United States. The item, described as a teak day bed, has been listed as Lo
Six years ago, Sarabjeet Kaur and her husband Sandeep Singh, both in their mid 40s, were left with just Rs 10,000 and no steady source of income after their two-month-old daughter fell seriously ill and was admitted to PGIMER, Chandigarh. To meet her treatment
In a move aimed at strengthening the city s water supply infrastructure, Chandigarh mayor Saurabh Joshi on Saturday inaugurated a 63.7 lakh project for replacing the existing water pipeline in Cheap House, Sector 24-C. The project involves replacing the ageing
Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, passed away in the early hours of Sunday at Medanta Hospital, Gurugram. He was 59
In a bid to reduce congestion and strengthen connectivity across Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, as well as neighbouring regions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for three major National Highway projects on July 17
Two youths were seriously injured after a speeding Mercedes allegedly hit them outside a nightclub in Sector 26 on Saturday evening. The driver allegedly fled the spot with the vehicle
Chandigarh has emerged as the country s highest-spending city on a per-household basis while also ranking among India s richest cities in household income, according to a report released by Mumbai-based People s Research on India s Consumer Economy (PRICE) and
The high-stakes meeting of the Punjab Congress group led by former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Bhupesh Baghel, AICC general secretary in charge of Punjab, has gotten underway at the residence of Kapurthala MLA Rana Gurjit in Chandigarh on Saturda
Thousands of commuters, schoolchildren and office-goers bore the brunt of the UT administration and Chandigarh police s decision to allow a 25,000-strong farmers rally through the city on Friday, as major roads, including the Madhya Marg and those around Secto
While 92.3 mm rain was recorded overnight in the city, a three year high for July as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature of the city fell to a six year low for the month of July as per IMD data. While chances of rain will con
Among eight union territories, Chandigarh has recorded the highest increase in the prevalence of underweight children below the age of five years, according to the national family health survey (NFHS) 2023-24, released recently by the Union ministry of health
Questioning inflated tree plantation claims in Chandigarh, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday warned that adding up the annual plantation figures would mean there wouldn t be enough land to accommodate them. He stressed that suc
Days after a video purportedly showing a municipal corporation (MC) inspector receiving a head and body massage from a gaushala attendant at Makhan Majra went viral on social media, the Chandigarh MC has taken disciplinary action against the employees involved
The Allahabad High Court sought a response from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and other authorities on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on minors access to the online gaming platform Roblox and similar platforms, citing
Delhi has been placed among the country s better-performing States and Union Territories in the latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2025-26 released by the Union Ministry of Education. However, official education data linked to the assessment also point to
The Chandigarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission recently directed Airbnb India to refund more than Rs 70,000, along with interest and compensation, to a woman after finding that she did not receive a refund despite cancelling her booking for an accommoda
A dramatic video of a paraglider making an emergency crash landing on a road in Himachal Pradesh s Manali has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred on Sunday after the pilot reportedly lost control mid-flight
Gurpreet Singh, alias Goldy Dhillon, an accused absconding in the National Investigation Agency (NIA)-investigated Sector 5 firing case, was arrested in Spain, clearing the way for Chandigarh Police to seek his extradition for questioning in the June 13 murder
The Centre has extended the Punjab Right to Business Act, 2020 to Chandigarh that aims to ease compliance requirements for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and create a more investor-friendly environment in the Union Territory. The move introduces a
A Chandigarh consumer commission has ordered a visa consultancy and its former employee to refund 12.35 lakh with interest to a young woman. The duo misled her with fake admission documents for a Canadian college, pocketing the substantial sum
A consumer commission in Chandigarh has held a sportswear company liable for deficiency in service and unfair trade practice after it allegedly sold a defective shoe to a customer. President Amrinder Singh Sidhu and member B M Sharma ordered the sportswear bra
A dominant India made light work of Afghanistan, thrashing them by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New...
On his way to the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium in Mullanpur on Saturday morning, Khial Mohammad told his cab driver something worth remembering. Afghanistan, he said, stands very little...
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