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Dachalwal takes charge as Mohali deputy commissioner

Mohali, Nov. 12 -- 2016-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Aaditya Dachalwal on Wednesday assumed charge as deputy commissioner (DC) of Mohali. He was previously serving as DC of Rupnag... Read More


UT villages to finally get land records for Lal Dora properties

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- For thousands of residents living in Chandigarh's villages, the absence of formal revenue records for their houses and plots has long complicated ownership claims, inheritance d... Read More


Winter's coming! Night temperature drops to 11degC

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- It's time to bring out your warm clothes as the mercury has finally started its plunge. The city's night temperature dropped to 11degC on Wednesday, the lowest it has gone so fa... Read More


4-way tie for lead in gold division

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- The opening round of the 32nd Punjab Open Ladies' Championship witnessed a closely contested battle, with four golfers sharing the lead in the Gold Division after carding identi... Read More


Mohali gets new sports ground

Mohali, Nov. 12 -- As part of the Punjab government's initiative to dedicate 1,000 sports grounds across the state, MLA Kulwant Singh inaugurated a sports ground in Nagari village, falling under the M... Read More


Six UT shopkeepers fined for violations of tobacco products Act

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- Six shopkeepers were fined a total of Rs.5,500 during an enforcement drive conducted in Sectors 35, 36, 44 and 45 for violating provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Pr... Read More


Hijack note in ai flight lavatory sparks panic at kolkata airport

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- A hijack threat note found in the lavatory of a Kolkata-Mumbai Air India flight just before take-off triggered a security scare at the Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning, offic... Read More


Preserve chainsaw attack suspect's amputated leg, hospital told

HYDERABAD, Nov. 12 -- The Andhra Pradesh high court has directed the Anantapur Government General Hospital to preserve the amputated right leg of Hemanth alias Dummu, the 21-year-old accused in the ch... Read More


14-year-old falls into water tank, 3 drown trying to save her in raj

Bikaner, Nov. 12 -- Three teenaged siblings and their 21-year-old cousin drowned in a water tank on an agricultural field in Bikaner district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said. Khajuwala circle o... Read More


Govt simplifies visa rules with fewer main, sub-categories

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The Centre has simplified India's visa regime, reducing the number of main visa categories from 13 to nine and sub-categories from 49 to 23, while cutting the number of fields in... Read More