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'Point of call' status to ensure more Int'l flights from Chandigarh airport: Sandhu

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- Seeking to transform the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport into a major global gateway, Rajya Sabha member Satnam Singh Sandhu on Tuesday urged the Union government to ... Read More


No tariff hike' projections: Power engineers slam PSPCL's revised petition

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- Power engineers body has raised concerns over Punjab State Power Corporation Limited's Multi-Year Tariff (MYT) petition for the 2026-27 to 2028-29, alleging that key assumptions... Read More


Haryana: rRs.r1,431cr disbursed to 56L beneficiaries under 18 welfare schemes, says Saini

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday disbursed Rs.1,431 crore to 56.34 lakh beneficiaries under 18 public welfare schemes. Addressing a press conference, the CM said t... Read More


Chandigarh: Haryana to double grants for panchayats doing outstanding work for SCs' welfare

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- The Haryana government has decided to increase the grants given to outstanding panchayats working for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) from Rs.50,000 to Rs.1 lakh. Chief m... Read More


Punjab CM Mann rallies AAP cadres, sets sights on 2027 state elections

Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged party cadres to pull up their socks to ensure the victory of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Punjab assembly elections in 2027, sa... Read More


Chandigarh: Fire erupts in groom's house on wedding day; jewellery, clothes ravaged

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Celebrations at a house in Dadumajra Colony turned into panic and grief on Monday after a fire broke out just hours before a wedding ceremony, causing heavy damage to household ... Read More


Chandigarh: MP Tewari asks Centre to create clear plan to prevent air pollution

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari on Monday raised the issue of air quality and the government's strategy to prevent air pollution in the Lok Sabha. MP Tewari asked the Union minister... Read More


High court, Panchkula district court receive hoax bomb threat emails

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court, and Panchkula district court received separate bomb threat e-mails on Monday afternoon, prompting an immediate security alert and thorough sea... Read More


Punjab: 5-time Prez medal awardee Bikramjit Brar promoted as SP

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Punjab Police encounter specialist and anti-gangster task force (AGTF) officer Bikramjit Singh Brar, PPS, was on Monday promoted to the rank of superintendent of police (SP). A... Read More


Caste slur row: Water cannons used as AAP protests Bajwa's remarks; ministers, MLAs detained

Chandigarh, Feb. 10 -- Police in Chandigarh on Monday used water cannons to disperse Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers from Punjab who attempted to breach barricades while marching towards the... Read More