UT disburses ₹2-crore grants to startups
The UT administration on Wednesday distributed grants worth ₹2 crore to eight startups and four incubators under the Chandigarh startup policy 2025 at a ceremony held...
BJP protests over Sangrur daily wager’s suicide after questioning minister
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held a protest at Phase 3B2 and Phase 5 Light Point on Tuesday over the death of Gulzar Singh, a daily-wage...
Chandigarh: Protesters still avoid Sector-25 rally ground
Years back, even as the UT administration earmarked Sector 25 protest site for holding demonstrations and rallies, the rule is rarely observed. Most recent major protests...
Panchkula court upholds ₹25L recovery order against MC
A local court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) and its officials against a decree directing them to pay ₹25 lakh...
Chandigarh: Day on, cab drivers, passengers find a way around ban
A day after the state transport authority suspended the aggregator licences of Uber and Rapido for six months, both platforms continued to accept bookings on Wednesday,...
Panchkula: Man gets life-term for killing power staffer over land dispute
Nearly 11 years after a 32-year-old man was murdered in a land dispute in Raipur Rani, a local court sentenced a 58-year-old man to life imprisonment....
Tarn Taran man nabbed after encounter in Mohali
A suspected shooter, allegedly preparing to carry out an extortion in Mohali’s Saneta area, was arrested after an exchange of fire with police on Wednesday. The...
Chandigarh: 1st arrest in Punjabi influencer’s murder case
Nearly a fortnight after a Punjabi social media influencer Manjeet Kaur, 28, who was abducted and set on fire, succumbed to her burn injuries, police have...
Chandigarh: HC for regularisation of 40-odd faculty of PU, colleges working on contract basis
The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has upheld a single judge order that mandated Panjab University (PU) to regularise the services of contract teachers serving...
Haryana sanitation workers extend strike, plans jan nyaya panchayats
: Sanitation workers in Haryana on Wednesday extended their state-wide strike for four more days and announced city-level ‘jan nyaya panchayats’ from September 10 to 12,...