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PU Bachao Morcha protest: Over 5,000 storm campus, breach barriers

Chandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Chaos was the order of the day on the Panjab University (PU) campus as over 5,000 supporters turned up on students' call for a university shutdown on Monday. What began as a st... Read More


Protest for senate polls: PU bans vehicle entry sans stickers; declares holiday for 2 days

Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Amid the students' ongoing agitation for senate elections, Panjab University has prohibited the entry of vehicles without stickers and won't allow outsiders to protest on the cam... Read More


Chandigarh: Night temperature drops to 12 degrees for first time this season

Chandigarh, Nov. 7 -- After rising to 16.4degC on Wednesday, the city's minimum temperature recorded a sharp drop to 12.8degC on Thursday, 1.8 degree below normal. According to the India Meteorologic... Read More


Chandigarh lawyer convicted of defaming former FOSWAC chairperson

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- A local court in Chandigarh has convicted city-based lawyer Siddharth Sanwaria for defaming PC Sanghi, a retired chief engineer and former chairperson of the Federation of Sector... Read More


Centre puts Panjab University senate restructuring on hold

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Amid political backlash in Punjab and protests on the campus, the central government has put the restructuring of Panjab University's senate on hold. On Thursday, two notificati... Read More


Sippy Sidhu murder case: Forensics' take on bullet injury contradicts eyewitness version, states Kalyani's counsel

Chandigarh, Nov. 4 -- The defence counsel for Kalyani Singh, the main accused in the Sippy Sidhu murder case, alleged that there was a major discrepancy in the forensics team's deposition and the eyew... Read More


After decade-long debate, Centre overhauls PU senate, syndicate

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


With 57.4 mm rainfall, this October was Chandigarh's wettest in 11 years

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Even as October ended on a dry note in the city, it was the wettest since 2014, paving the way for a pleasant transition to winter. According to the India Meteorological Departm... Read More


Panchkula's AQI improves to moderate

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A day after Panchkula's Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to 334, making it the worst in the country, the city's air improved from poor to moderate due to changing weather conditio... Read More


Chandigarh: Man who hacked wife to death with axe gets life term

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A Manimajra resident has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for hacking his 35-year-old wife to death with an axe at their house in February 2020. The court o... Read More