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Chandigarh extends its crackdown on drugs by a month

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Having made considerable headway in its war against drugs over the past three weeks, the UT administration has decided to extend its campaign by another month in an effort to fre... Read More


Appoint regular DGP expeditiously, cannot run on ad hoc basis indefinitely: HC to Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Punjab government to take expeditious steps for the appointment of a regular director general of police (DGP). "Appointment to... Read More


Chandigarh: Godrej Eternia's environment clearance revoked

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The Centre has revoked, with immediate effect, the environmental clearance granted to Godrej Properties for its commercial complex, Godrej Eternia, at Industrial Area, Phase-1, o... Read More


Retired Chandigarh schoolteacher loses rRs.r48 lakh in 'digital arrest' scam

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- A retired schoolteacher from Sector 20 allegedly lost Rs.48 lakh to cyber fraudsters who subjected her to a "digital arrest" while posing as police, Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) and N... Read More


No FSSAI licence: Food unit shut down in Manimajra, challan issued

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- A food vending unit running in Govindpura, Manimajra was shut on Thursday, after the food safety administration, health department found the vendor running the business without F... Read More


Special enrolment drive for young, first-time voters in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The UT administration will undertake a special enrolment drive across the city to ensure that all eligible citizens, particularly young and first-time electors, are included in t... Read More


55 assembly constituencies have completed SIR in Punjab

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab is nearing completion with 99.21 per cent of the work completed across the state. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)... Read More


Giani Harpreet questions Takht jathedar over selective action

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Former Akal Takht jathedar and president of Shiromani Akali Dal ( Punar Surjit) Giani Harpreet Singh has questioned incumbent jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj over what he des... Read More


Under SIR: Over 3.7L new voters apply for registration in Haryana

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Haryana's chief electoral officer (CEO) on Thursday said that 3,77,987 applications have been received for registration of new voters under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) p... Read More


7-member govt panel to discuss anti-sacrilege law on October 6

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- The seven-member coordination committee constituted by the Punjab government on Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act has convened a meeting here on October 6 f... Read More