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Chandigarh breathes easy at satisfactory AQI of 93

Chandigarh, Nov. 19 -- The air quality index (AQI) of the city has turned satisfactory, dropping from 137 on Monday to 93 on Tuesday as per the daily bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control... Read More


Chandigarh: Woman, her aide get 5-year RI for sexually assaulting minor sons

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- A woman and her male friend have been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting and harassing her two minor sons. The duo have also been tol... Read More


Chandigarh: Former CPCC secy, wife charged in 2021 disproportionate assets case

Chandigarh, Nov. 18 -- The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court has framed charges against former Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) member secretary Birendra Choudhary and h... Read More


Nights in Chandigarh colder than Shimla

Chandigarh, Nov. 16 -- Nights in Chandigarh are now colder than even the hill stations in Himachal, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Saturday. As per the IMD, while the city's ... Read More


Panjab University complains to police over November 10 unrest

Chandigarh, Nov. 16 -- Days after nearly 5,000 protesters, including politicians and farmers from Punjab, stormed into the Panjab University campus during the November 10 bandh call to push for senate... Read More


Panjab University bows down again, defers exams by 3 days amid students' boycott call

Chandigarh, Nov. 16 -- Once again giving into pressure from protesting students, who have announced to boycott the semester exams that were scheduled to start from November 18, Panjab University (PU) ... Read More


Chandigarh: Witnesses called for video conferencing in Sippy Sidhu murder case

Chandigarh, Nov. 15 -- After the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court had summoned two witnesses for their examination on Friday, the court has directed that they be allowed to appear t... Read More


At 8.7degC, Chandigarh logs coldest November night in 5 years

Chandigarh, Nov. 14 -- The city recorded its coldest night of the season on Thursday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 8.7degC. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the min... Read More


Chandigarh: Amid the tug-of-war over PU, cracks appear in student body

Chandigarh, Nov. 13 -- Fissures appear to have emerged in the Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) ever since Punjab asserted its claim over the varsity in the backdrop of the now-repeale... Read More


Poor Centre-PU coordination, lack of foresight led protests to spiral of control

Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- A lack of foresight and poor coordination between Panjab University (PU) and the Centre are to be blamed for the unprecedented protests that derailed the long-debated senate ref... Read More