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Punjab and Haryana HC asks govt to form compensation commission
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Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday asked Punjab government to set up a compensation commission within one month for the victims
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Punjab cabinet okays Chandigarh University in pvt sector
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The Punjab Cabinet today gave approval to establish and incorporate a private university named Chandigarh University to be run and managed by the Chandigarh Educational Trust
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25% rise in crime in 3 months
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There has been a 25% increase in cases of rowdyism, drunken brawls, eve-teasing, road accidents and misbehaviour during the first three months this year as compared to last year.
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Manmohan, Sonia to attend cultural event
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will Friday attend the inaugural of the silver jubilee celebrations of zonal cultural centres in India at Panchkula town in Haryana.
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Chandigarh belongs to Punjab, says governor; sparks debate again
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"Chandigarh and other Punjabi-speaking areas have been kept out of the state and must be transferred back at the earliest, " Governor Shivraj Patil said in the assembly.
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Punjab and Haryana high court appoints local commissioner for factual report
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The petitioner stated that Sukhna Choe was a natural system of drainage of rain water running since times immemorial, such a natural drainage system must be protected from encroachments etc.
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College non-teaching staff protest failure to hike salaries
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Agitated by the failure of the local colleges in increasing the salaries of its non-teaching staff, 44 employees, including two women, courted arrest during a protest on Monday.
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Firm finalized, get your high security registration plates soon
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The work of affixing high security registration plates (HSRPs) on both old and new vehicles is set to resume soon, as the Chandigarh administration has finally selected a company to execute the work.
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Chandigarh unhappy over protests against Osama movie
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Chandigarh artistes are unhappy over the protests against the shooting of Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" -- on the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Census in Morni to check wild strays
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Concerned about a series of incidents where wild animals from Morni wildlife area strayed into residential areas of Panchkula, the Haryana Wildlife Department
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Chandigarh becomes Osama's Abbottabad - for Hollywood film
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The two places may be 600 km apart, but Oscar-winning Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow has chosen Chandigarh and its surroundings in Punjab to depict the Pakistani city of Abbottabad
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Toy train gets more popular
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Foreigners and local tourists in large numbers are opting for the Kalka-Shimla toy train services nowadays. The officials say that they expect the number of tourists to rise further once the exam days of the students are over after March.
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Unhygienic accommodations under UT eye
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UT administration's drive against unauthorized paying guests staying in the city has fizzled out and the Estate Office is now focusing on accommodations where students are packed in dingy
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Environment awareness rally
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To spread the awareness about keeping the environment clean, a rally was organized by students of K V School, Sector 47, Chandigarh, (second shift) under the project,
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City's green cover shrinking, reveals survey
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In a city that boasts of its green environs, the tree cover has gone down by 100 hectares, if the latest annual report of Forest Survey of India (FSI) is to be believed.
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City airport may take time to go international
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On Monday, commercial head of Air Arabia, A K Nizar, said, it's very unfortunate that higher authorities in India are taking a longer time in giving necessary approvals for operating international flights
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"House tax to be less than 5%"
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Pressurized Congress-ruled Chandigarh municipal corporation has started the exercise.
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Sukhna underpass plan buried, chaos to stay
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With swelling number of visitors at Chandigarh's spectacle, Sukhna Lake, and vehicles clogging the parking on weekends,
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City may have to bear water shortage
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Residents of the city may fail to get adequate water supply and better sewerage system from the municipal corporation as the civic body has failed to generate sources
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Insurance firm to pay for unclear investment clauses
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The confusion between the customer and an insurance company over the clauses of the investment scheme resulted in the company having to pay a heavy fine to the customer.
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2 pollution check centres sealed
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State transport authority has sealed two pollution check centres in the city for discrepancies. To check the genuineness of pollution under control certificates issued by various pollution check centres in the city
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2 pollution check centres sealed
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State transport authority has sealed two pollution check centres in the city for discrepancies. To check the genuineness of pollution under control certificates issued by various pollution check centres in the city
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Cold aggravates in Punjab, Haryana; Amritsar shivers at -3 degrees
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Cold wave conditions further aggravated in parts of Punjab and Haryana with Amritsar shivering at -3 degrees Celsius.
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Ponty Chadha raids: I-T confirms seizure worth Rs 6 cr
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The Intelligence and Criminal Investigations (I&CI) wing of the income tax department conducting operations claimed to have recovered jewellery and cash worth Rs 6 crore
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Security up for President Pratibha Patil’s visit to Chandigarh today
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Chandigarh Police have tightened security arrangements in the wake of President Pratibha Patil’s visit to the city on Tuesday.
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