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Tension on Panjab University campus as Sikh activists clash with UT police

India, Nov. 10 -- Tension prevailed on Panjab University campus as protesters, including All India Sikh Student Federation and farmer activists, forcefully made their way through gate number 1 of the ... Read More


PU bans vehicle entry sans sticker; declares holiday for two 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


Night temperature drops to 12degC 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 Meteorologica... Read More


City lawyer held guilty of defaming former FOSWAC chairperson

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


Late-night firing at Mohali hotelier's Sector-38 residence

Chandigarh, Nov. 6 -- Four shots were fired outside hotelier Tara Singh Saini's residence in Sector 38 during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Saini owns the Regenta Place Hotel at TDI ... Read More


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 discrepancy in the forensics team's deposition and the eyewitness... Read More


Centre restructures Panjab varsity's 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 wettest in 11 yrs

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 Departme... 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


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 of... Read More