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MC chief orders fact-finding report into Rs.227-cr agenda

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Amid furore over a Rs.227-crore table agenda passed without discussion during the July 31 municipal corporation (MC) General House meeting, MC commissioner Amit Kumar, has ordere... Read More


Rs.1-crore sewer network overhaul starts in Mohali

Mohali, Aug. 8 -- The long-pending sewerage problems of Phase 7, 3B2 and adjoining localities may soon come to an end as work to lay new high-capacity sewer lines from Chawla Chowk to Matour Chowk in ... Read More


Digital museum at Le Corbusier Centre gets heritage panel nod

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Chandigarh Heritage Conservation Committee (CHCC) on Friday approved a proposal to establish a digital museum at the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19 under the ministry of to... Read More


52-yr-old gets 20 years in jail for child's rape

Panchkula, Aug. 8 -- A fast-track special court in Panchkula on Friday convicted a 52-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl. ... Read More


Kin of persons with mental disabilities seek implementation of 2017 act

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Families of persons with mental disabilities, along with psychiatrists and mental health advocates, on Friday urged the Chandigarh administration to implement the Mental Healthca... Read More


Set up family court in UT at earliest: High court to admn

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a response from the Chandigarh administration on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking setting up of a family court at the distr... Read More


Domestic help held for stealing gold, diamond jewellery in Panchkula

Panchkula, Aug. 8 -- The police have arrested a domestic help on August 5 after cracking a theft case involving gold and diamond jewellery worth Rs.22.5 lakh in Sector-16 within just 6 hours. The accu... Read More


NOW, Mohali school GETS hoax bomb threat

Mohali, Aug. 8 -- Police came into prompt action after Shivalik School in Mohali received a bomb threat through email on Friday. Police conducted extensive searches on the premises but later confirmed... Read More


Punjab govt pensioners' protest leads to traffic chaos in city

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- The employees and pensioners of Punjab Mulazam and Pensioner Sanjha Front and the Sanjha Mulazam Manch organised a protest near the Sector 39 Mandi ground on Friday. They entered... Read More


Power firm launches WhatsApp helpline for safety hazards

Chandigarh, Aug. 8 -- Residents can now report electrical safety hazards across the city through WhatsApp, with Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) launching a dedicated helpline to enable qu... Read More