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MoRTH's new rule: Pay 1.25x toll fee through UPI if no valid FASTag

New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Any vehicle user entering a toll plaza without a valid, functional FASTag can now opt to pay via UPI and be charged 1.25 times the applicable fee as an amendment has been rolled o... Read More


Day on, Oppn councillors resign from mayor's panel to finalise Manimajra land zoning plan

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla constituted a committee to examine the terms and conditions and revise the zoning plan of a prime land parcel i... Read More


H Rajesh Prasad is UT chief secy

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- The Union home ministry on Saturday appointed H Rajesh Prasad, a 1995-batch IAS officer, as the chief secretary of Chandigarh. Prasad, an AGMUT-cadre officer, has been serving as... Read More


Co-conspirator chargesheeted in NIA court

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against a key accused in the Sector-10 grenade attack case, allegedly masterminded by Pakistan-based... Read More


Robbers stab 2 in Panchkula; both victims critical

Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- Two brutal stabbing incidents were reported in Panchkula in a span of 48 hours, leaving two men critically injured. The motive in both cases was robbery, police said. On Friday ni... Read More


One SUV, multiple violations: Rs.42,500 fine slapped in one go

Panchkula, Oct. 5 -- How many offences can one commit on a road? For this Mahindra Thar driver, it seems, the road has no limits, or at least rules. The Panchkula police impounded the vehicle near the... Read More


Twin firing assailant attacked inside Burail jail over old rivalry

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- One of the assailants in the recent twin firing case was allegedly attacked by three inmates inside the Model Jail, Burail, on Friday morning over an old rivalry. According to po... Read More


Stop govt teachers' non-educational duties: Bains

Chandigarh, Oct. 5 -- Taking note that teachers are being deployed even for routine clerical and administrative tasks, Punjab school education minister Harjot Singh Bains has written to the chief secr... Read More


FIR filed after altercation between two groups

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- A day after tension prevailed between two communities, the Jalandhar police commissionerate registered a case against unidentified persons for hurting religious sentiments and vol... Read More


Beard ban in US military violates Sikhs' religious freedom: NAPA

Jalandhar, Oct. 5 -- The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) has expressed concern and opposition to the Pentagon's directive rolling back religious accommodations for facial hair in the United ... Read More