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Financial centre: Govt rejects Tewari's proposal

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- The Union ministry of finance has turned down local member of Parliament Manish Tewari's proposal to establish an International Financial Centre (IFC) in Chandigarh, modelled on... Read More


Duo on bike snatches chain from morning walker in Sector 42

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- A morning walk turned into a harrowing experience for a 40-year-old homemaker when two unidentified motorcycle-borne snatcherstargeted her near the busyKajheri Chowk in Sector 4... Read More


Burglars target another Verka Booth

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- Burglars once again targeted a Verka booth in the city, this time in Sector 18-D, decamping with dairy products, chocolates and coins worth around Rs.15,000 after breaking the l... Read More


41.6 mm rain in four hours turns Mohali, Kharar, Zirakpur into pools

Chandigarh/Mohali, Aug. 25 -- A 41.6 mm rain spell, between 4 pm and 8.30 pm on Sunday, left large parts of Mohali, Zirakpur, Nayagaon and Kharar waterlogged, throwing life out of gear. The India Mete... Read More


Left-leaning AISA to make its poll debut this year

chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- All India Students Association (AISA), a party affiliated to the Communist Party of India, Marxist (CPI-M) will debut in the Panjab University Campus Student Council (PUCSC) pol... Read More


Encroachments cleared along NH 5

Panchkula, Aug. 25 -- Taking strict action against roadside encroachments along National Highway-5, the Panchkula police and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officials have cleared encr... Read More


PU extends admission deadline for NRI students

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- The Panjab University (PU) has extended the last date for submission of admission applications for foreign nationals and non-resident Indian (NRI) students to September 10 for a... Read More


Woman stabs relative over remark on weight

Haldwani, Aug. 25 -- A 50-year-old woman was arrested in Haldwani, after she allegedly stabbed her sister-in-law over a taunt on her weight, police said on Sunday. The victim, Pushpa Singh (40), was o... Read More


Admn halts construction near temple in Sangrur

Sangrur, Aug. 25 -- The district administration has halted the construction of a boundary wall on land adjacent to Shri Mangala Devi Temple after it was discovered that the plot was designated for com... Read More


Cheema: Efforts intensified to recover excise arrears

Chandigarh, Aug. 25 -- Punjab finance, planning, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the excise commissionerate had intensified efforts to recover long-pending excise arrears inherit... Read More