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HC stays order handing ponds to fisheries dept

JODHPUR, March 22 -- The Rajasthan High Court has stayed a state government order transferring ponds from the control of Panchayati Raj institutions to the Fisheries Department until further orders. T... Read More


Punjab cannot impose water levy on Raj: Min

Jaipur, March 22 -- Days after Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann demanded Rs.1.44 lakh crore water royalty from Rajasthan, the latter's groundwater minister Suresh Rawat on Saturday said that Punjab... Read More


SGPC, Daduwal spar over control of Miri Piri hospital in Kurukshetra

Karnal, March 22 -- Members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and supporters of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee's (HSGMC) co-opted member Baljit Singh Daduwal on Friday ... Read More


Attacked with iron rods, sticks, 24-year-old dies

Mohali, March 22 -- Police have booked 12 persons and arrested three of them for attacking a 24-year-old youth with iron rods and stick, which led to his death, in the Peer Muchalla area of Zirakpur. ... Read More


Clear skies bring night temp down to 9.6degC

Chandigarh, March 22 -- The city's minimum temperature dropped by five notches after the sky cleared on the intervening night between Friday and Saturday following 18 mm rain in the day. As per the In... Read More


MC Mohali proposes 20% hike in annual budget, meet on March 24

Mohali, March 22 -- The Mohali Municipal Corporation (MC) has proposed a 20% increase in its annual budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, taking the proposed annual budget to Rs.226.89 crore. The budget... Read More


Guv to hear public grievances at 'Samadhan Shivir' tomorrow

Chandigarh, March 22 -- Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria will hear public grievances during "Samadhan Shivir" in Hallomajra from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm on Monday. Residents of Hall... Read More


Lured with remote job, Chandigarh man duped of Rs.7.44 lakh

Chandigarh, March 22 -- A resident of Dhanas has alleged that he was cheated of over Rs.7.44 lakh in an online work-from-home fraud operated through WhatsApp and Telegram, prompting aformal complaint ... Read More


Caught with 20-kg ganja, man to spend 10 yrs in jail

Chandigarh, March 22 -- Convicting a man who was caught with ganja and a pistol in 2023, a local court has sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. Arun Kumar, 32, was on his scooter carryi... Read More


PGI to get special transplant centre

Chandigarh, March 22 -- The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) will soon have a dedicated transplant centre, director Dr Vivek Lal said on Saturday. Addressing the annua... Read More