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After 2-year wait, Panjab University senate polls begin today

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After nearly two years without an elected senate, Panjab University (PU) will finally begin the process of reconstituting its apex governing body with the polling for principals... Read More


Chandigarh: FOSWAC flags concerns over traffic, CHB issues and power bills

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Traffic congestion, shortage of parking, long-pending Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) issues, faulty electricity bills and deteriorating law and order were among major civic conc... Read More


National meet on strengthening biodiversity governance kicks off

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The 16th National Meet of State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and Union Territory Biodiversity Councils (UTBCs) began in Chandigarh on Sunday, bringing together senior officials, e... Read More


Chandigarh's northern sectors get rRs.r12-cr underground power network

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Sunday inaugurated a Rs.12-crore underground electricity distribution network for the city's northern sectors, aimed at improving power r... Read More


Pinjore: Road crash victim drove on 'wrong side', finds HC, halves relief to kin

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has halved the compensation payable to the family of a 30-year-old private firm employee who died in a road crash while driving on the wro... Read More


Mishra to take oath as high court CJ today despite Punjab govt objection

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The oath-taking ceremony of Punjab and Haryana high court chief justice-designate Ashwani Kumar Mishra will go ahead as scheduled at Punjab Lok Bhawan here at 9.30 am on Monday,... Read More


4 held in Daria murder case; SUVs recovered

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Police have arrested four people and recovered the Scorpio and Thar SUVs involved in a dispute near Daria village that led to the murder of a 34-year-old on August 31. Police s... Read More


Protecting sanitation workers' interests top priority: Haryana govt

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Haryana government on Sunday again reiterated that chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has given in-principle approval to bring striking sanitation workers under the ambit of H... Read More


Punjab: Farm unions demand written assurance from ministers to end protest

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab government on Sunday agreed to the demands of protesting farm unions who have been demonstrating under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha umbrella for the past six days on the ... Read More


Chandigarh consumer panel directs insurer to pay rRs.r72k medical claim

Chandigarh, Sept. 6 -- Ruling that Care Health Insurance Ltd failed to establish claims of concealed medical history, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed the firm to pay an a... Read More