Tewari flags sharp rise in cab fares in Chandigarh, questions burden on commuters
Lok Sabha member Manish Tewari has raised concern over the sharp increase in cab fares in the city. Posting on social media platform X, Tewari on...
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Draw of lots held for 96 temporary green cracker licenses across Chandigarh
The office of the deputy commissioner, Chandigarh, on Monday conducted a draw of lots for the issuance of temporary licences for the sale of only Council...
16-year-old student’s death in Faridabad : Physical punishment in name of discipline unacceptable in schools, says rights panel
The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance on the death of a 16-year-old Class 11 student of a government school in Faridabad,...
Outages spark outcry across Punjab
The deepening power crisis in Punjab spilled onto the streets on Monday, with farmer unions and the principal opposition party, the Congress, staging protests outside the...
Chandigarh: 97 FIRs registered; 133 persons arrested in NDPS cases this year
The UT police have registered 97 cases and arrested 133 people in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act related matters in the city this year....
Punjab set to host maiden Asian Champions Trophy from Oct 27
Punjab is set to host of the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy for the first time, with Mohali set to stage the tournament’s decisive phase, including the...
ED letter to DGP: Punjab ignored ‘rajdharma’, indulged in ‘political dharma’, ED tells high court
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday accused the Punjab government of indulging in politics and not acting on the letter sent by the federal probe agency’s...
CM must ensure ₹3.1k MSP for paddy this season, before Punjab polls: Deepender
Rohtak MP and senior Congress leader Deepender Hooda on Monday hit-out at Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini for making “false promises” in Punjab and demanded that...
Chandigarh administration intensifies crackdown on misuse of habit-forming drugs
As part of the ongoing campaign against drug abuse launched by the Chandigarh administration a meeting was held today between the home-cum-health secretary, Mandip Singh Brar,...
4 stranded pilgrims rescued from Churdhar forest in 7-hour overnight operation
Shimla: Police rescued four pilgrims overnight after they lost their way while descending from the 11,965-foot Churdhar Peak in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. The group of...