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Punjab gets 879 new polling stations after rationalisation

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has carried out rationalisation of polling stations across Punjab as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026, increasing the tota... Read More


Chandigarh: High court seeks report on pendency of cases before DRT-III

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT)-III to submit a report giving details of those cases in which orders have been reserved for more than ... Read More


Punjab: Chaudhary seeks probe into bridge construction delay over Ravi River

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- Dinanagar MLA Aruna Chaudhary on Tuesday sought an inquiry into the prolonged delay in the construction of two bridges over Ravi River at Makaura Pattan and the Upper Bari Doab C... Read More


20 mm rain recorded in the Chandigarh; trees uprooted due to strong winds

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- Around 20.5 mm rain was recorded in the city on Tuesday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Chances of rain can continue for around two more days after which the ra... Read More


Chandigarh has more IAS, IPS officers than sanctioned strength: MHA

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The city continues to have more IAS and IPS officers than its sanctioned cadre strength, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply... Read More


Punjab: Legal team examining DA order, says Cheema

Chandigarh, Aug. 5 -- The Punjab government is legally examining the high court's order asking it to clear all pending Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears of its employees and pensioners, state finance mi... Read More


Punjab: rRs.r13-crore SGPC dues not recovered, says SAD (Punar Surjit)

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) on Monday alleged that more than Rs.13.5 crore belonging to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) remained unrecovered, accusi... Read More


Question Hour: Bitumen shortage has hit road projects in state, says Khudian

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The state's road construction projects have fallen behind schedule due to a shortage of bitumen, agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian told the House on Monday. Replying to... Read More


Haryana freezes SC quota in group A, B promotions pending HC verdict

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Haryana government on Monday said that implementation of reservation in promotions of Scheduled Caste (SC) employees to Group 'A' and Group 'B' posts has been suspended until... Read More


Haryana to deploy AI-powered drones to track illegal constructions, mining

Chandigarh, Aug. 4 -- The Haryana government on Monday said that drone technology will be institutionalised as a core governance tool by deploying AI-powered surveillance and high-resolution geospatia... Read More