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National SC panel summons Punjab census chief over 'casteist' terms

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) on Tuesday took cognisance of the use of casteist words in the official list prepared for the upcoming nationwide decadal coun... Read More


SAD reaches out to NRIs in Australia, New Zealand ahead of 2027 assembly polls

Chandigarh, May 20 -- A delegation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which returned last week from Australia and New Zealand tour, met party president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday and briefed him on... Read More


HC rejects Haryana minister's plea against election petition

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has dismissed a plea from Haryana cabinet minister Vipul Goel against the election petition filed by Lakhan Kumar Singla of Congress, chall... Read More


Haryana suspends four senior doctors for poor monitoring of sex ratio measures

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Haryana health department suspended three senior medical officers (SMOs) and one medical officer (MO) for "poor performance" and "failure to ensure" effective monitoring of measu... Read More


Chandigarh declares no-car day on Wednesdays for govt staff

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Acting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for austerity and reduced fuel consumption, the Chandigarh administration has decided to observe a vehicle-free day every Wednesday,... Read More


Chandigarh: 3 gangsters held after encounter at ISBT 43

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Three gangsters with ties to foreign-based handlers Doni Bal and Mohabbat Randhawa were arrested by the operations cell of the Chandigarh Police after a late-night shootout on Mo... Read More


'Will appear in our hometown': UT sees student exodus ahead of NEET re-exam

Chandigarh, May 20 -- The fallout of the NEET-UG paper leak is emptying the streets of Chandigarh's prominent coaching hubs. With the National Testing Agency (NTA) opening an exam city and address cor... Read More


Chandigarh: 10 months on, 1,200 PGI technical staff yet to get restructuring benefits

Chandigarh, May 20 -- Nearly ten months after Union minister of health and family welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda approved the technical cadre restructuring, over 1,200 technical cadre staff at the Post G... Read More


rRs.r13-lakh graft case: Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief's reader seeks pre-arrest bail

Chandigarh, May 19 -- Punjab Vigilance Bureau chief director Sharad Satya Chauhan's reader OP Rana has moved an anticipatory bail application in connection with the Rs.13-lakh bribery case against him... Read More


Sikh intellectuals seek repeal of Punjab's anti-sacrilege law

Chandigarh, May 19 -- A section of Sikh intellectuals, legal experts and community representatives on Monday sought repeal of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, contend... Read More