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Chandigarh: Tech professionals on tenterhooks as US hikes H-1B visa fee to $100k

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- The US decision to impose a massive $100,000 annual fee on the H-1B visa is poised to make it significantly more difficult for tech and other highly skilled professionals to wo... Read More


48 PU faculty among top 2% scientists globally: Stanford University report

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- As many as 48 faculty members of Panjab University (PU) have been featured in the "Top 2% Scientists of the World List" released by Stanford University on Saturday. This is th... Read More


Bihar, Purvanchal groups flag concern over migrant workers' safety in Punjab

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- The Bihar Foundation (an initiative of the Bihar government) and the Purvanchal Association have expressed concern over reports on social media suggesting that migrant workers ... Read More


'He was asleep in bus': HC acquits Jalandhar man who crossed into Chandigarh with pistol

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- A Jalandhar man, accused of entering Chandigarh on a bus with a pistol without a permit, has been acquitted by the Punjab and Haryana high court. "The petitioner was asleep du... Read More


Chandigarh: Couple wanted for rRs.r4-crore immigration fraud lands in police net

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- The Chandigarh Police have arrested a couple for allegedly duping hundreds of people of nearly Rs.4 crore on the pretext of sending them abroad. The accused, identified as 25-y... Read More


16 heritage items from Chandigarh auctioned for rRs.r3.93 crore in France

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- Taken out of the country illegally, as many as 16 heritage items from Chandigarh were auctioned for Rs.3.93 crore in France on September 18. Officials said the auctioned artic... Read More


Sword brandished at HC: Accused lawyer gets bail after complainant says 'no objection'

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- A local court on Saturday granted bail to advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi, who was arrested on September 17 for allegedly brandishing a sword on the Punjab and Haryana high cou... Read More


Punjab: Pargat Singh questions govt's Mission Chardikala fund-raiser

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- All India Congress Committee secretary and MLA Pargat Singh appealed to Punjabis, NRIs, and traders across the world to not donate to the Punjab government's Mission Chardikala... Read More


Punjab: Mann govt selling state assets to hide its financial blunders: Bajwa

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Saturday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, accusing it of orchestrating a systematic sell-off... Read More


Paddy purchase in Haryana to start from Sept 22

Chandigarh, Sept. 21 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said the procurement of Kharif crops in the state will now begin from September 22, 2025 instead of October 1. Additionally, the rice ... Read More