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Saurabh Joshi new Chandigarh mayor as BJP walks away with top 3 posts

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Saurabh Joshi, 44, was elected the new mayor of Chandigarh as a saffron wave swept through the municipal corporation (MC) House on Thursda... Read More


Disunity: An 'uncomfortable' alliance since beginning

Chandigarh, Jan. 30 -- The AAP-Congress pact, which was formed in sync with the now collapsed INDI Alliance in 2024, was an uncomfortable alliance from the first day as both sides lacked unity, strugg... Read More


Chandigarh mayoral polls today: Will it be a BJP cakewalk or will Cong-AAP spring a surprise?

Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- All eyes will be on the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) today as the House elects the last mayor of its five-year tenure, with a triangular contest emerging as all three p... Read More


Threat to Majithia in Nabha jail: Top prisons officials will be held personally responsible, says HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 14 -- The Punjab additional director general of police (Prisons), IG (Prisons) as well as the jail superintendent will be held personally responsible in case of any dereliction of dut... Read More


Threat to Bikram Majithia in jail serious issue, says Punjab and Haryana HC

Chandigarh, Jan. 13 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday took note of the plea raising concerns over the security of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, who is lodged in Nabha ... Read More


Gloves off: AAP, Congress alliance headed for split in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Jan. 8 -- The gloves are off. The heated exchange of words between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress leaders, who had joined forces in 2024 to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read More


Chandigarh mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla's report card: Of fiscal rescue, flagship failures

Chandigarh, Jan. 6 -- BJP's Harpreet Kaur Babla, 60, pulled off a dramatic victory on January 30, 2025, defeating the AAP-Congress joint candidate, Prem Lata, by just two votes. This was despite the n... Read More


Suspended Punjab Police DIG HS Bhullar granted default bail in disproportionate assets case

Chandigarh, Jan. 6 -- The CBI Court on Monday allowed the default bail plea of suspended Punjab police DIG HS Bhullar in a disproportionate assets case registered against him. However, he will continu... Read More


An alarming economic offence, says CBI court while denying bail to suspended DIG Bhullar

Chandigarh, Jan. 4 -- The special CBI court, while dismissing the regular bail plea of suspended Punjab Police DIG HS Bhullar on Friday, minced no words in saying that the Rs.8-lakh bribe case against... Read More


Chandigarh mayoral election on January 29

Chandigarh, Jan. 3 -- It's official! The last mayor of the current Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) House will be appointed on January 29. Deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav, who is the pres... Read More