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Waste mgmt near airport in focus after bird strike threat

Mohali, Nov. 2 -- Taking a serious note of increasing bird activity posing risks to aircraft, the Chandigarh International Airport Limited on Saturday convened a high-level meeting at the UT Guest Hou... Read More


5th edition of Balramji Das Tandon cricket meet gets underway

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- The fifth edition of the Balramji Das Tandon Memorial Under-16 Multi-Day Cricket Tournament began at the Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, on Saturday. UT sports secretary Prerna Puri ... Read More


Panchkula police arrest 4 for illegal cutting, theft of Khair wood

Panchkula, Nov. 2 -- Following investigations, the Panchkula Sector 26 crime branch on Friday arrested four persons for illegal cutting and theft of Khair wood. The accused were identified as Salim Kh... Read More


Army team clinches golf title

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- The Army team, led by Lt Gen KS Mann, beat the IPS team 4-2 to win the golf tournament at Forest Hill Golf and Country Club Resort near Chandigarh on Saturday. Two senior-ranked ... Read More


287 ex-servicemen employed as security personnel at PGIMER

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has recruited 287 ex-servicemen on contract basis for security purposes in the hospital. This follows the s... Read More


Bike-borne assailants open fire at realtor's car in Mohali

Mohali, Nov. 2 -- Two motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly opened fire at a real estate dealer's car near Airport Road in Mohali on late Friday night. The businessman and his friend narrowly escaped ... Read More


Centre revamps Panjab varsity's senate and syndicate

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- After an almost decade-long debate, the Centre has affected a major overhaul in the functioning of the 142-year-old Panjab University (PU), trimming the size of its apex governin... Read More


2 youths from Punjab, Haryana killed by traffickers in Guatemala

Hoshiarpur/Kaithal, Nov. 2 -- Two youths from Punjab and Haryana, who set out for the United States in October last year through the treacherous "dunki" route in search of a job, have been killed afte... Read More


4 US lawmakers move to label 1984 riots as genocide

Washington, Nov. 2 -- Four lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives have introduced a resolution to formally recognise and commemorate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as a "genocide". The reso... Read More


DA case: Governor gives nod to prosecute Majithia

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria has granted sanction to prosecute Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets (DA)... Read More