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Chandigarh forms panel to safeguard rights, liabilities of power staff

Chandigarh, March 1 -- In pursuance of the Chandigarh Electricity Reform Transfer Scheme, 2025, the UT administration has constituted a committee to receive options, representations and suggestions fr... Read More


Chandigarh food dept directs beneficiaries to update eKYC by March 31 to avail food subsidy benefit

Chandigarh, March 1 -- The food and supplies department has directed the food beneficiaries to update their eKYC and bio-metric authentication before March 31, failing which their incentive will be su... Read More


Panjab University gets rRs.r5-crore boost for disabled-friendly infra

Chandigarh, March 1 -- Centre has approved first instalment of Rs.5.22 crore of the requested Rs.54 crore by Panjab University to enhance accessibility infrastructure across campus and ensuring a barr... Read More


Chandigarh: Sartej Singh Narula is new high court Bar chief

Chandigarh, March 1 -- Advocate Sartej Singh Narula was on Friday elected as the president of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association in a tight election that saw outgoing president Vikas Ma... Read More


Chandigarh MC committee puts off hike in sewerage cess

Chandigarh, March 1 -- AAP and Congress councillors once again opposed the agenda to increase sewerage cess on water bills, during the first meeting of the recently formed water supply and sewerage di... Read More


Give up smuggling or leave Punjab, Harpal Cheema warns drug peddlers

Chandigarh, March 1 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday issued a stern and final warning to drug traffickers in Punjab to either give up smuggling or leave the state. Cheema, who heads ... Read More


CM Mann sets three-month deadline to make Punjab drug-free state

Chandigarh, March 1 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday gave Punjab a three-month deadline to make the state drug-free. Chairing a meeting of top police officials, including police commissioner... Read More


Centre raises Punjab's agriculture infrastructure fund to rRs.r7,050 crore

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The Punjab government on Friday said the Union ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare has revised the state's financing facility from Rs.4,713 crore to Rs.7,050 crore, rec... Read More


Punjab releases rRs.r15 crore for purchase of books in govt school libraries

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- With an aim to inculcate reading habit in government school students, the Punjab government has released a grant of Rs.15 crore for the purchase of books for government school l... Read More


9th Chasma Shah Team Golf c'ship: Golfing Buddies, Doon Ryder emerge champions

Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- Golfing Buddies and Doon Ryder emerged as the winners on the concluding day of the 9th Chasma Shah Team Golf Championship held at Chandigarh Golf Club on Thursday. The two-day ... Read More