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New tenancy act undermines judicial processes: Lawyers

Chandigarh, May 9 -- City lawyers on Thursday announced a complete strike and abstention from work till May 13 in protest against the implementation of the Assam Tenancy Act in the UT, alleging that t... Read More


Bad roads hit businesses on Kharar-Landran stretch

Mohali, May 9 -- Months after repeated complaints over the deteriorating condition of the Kharar-Landran road, residents and shopkeepers say the stretch continues to remain a daily ordeal, with broken... Read More


Explore hiring of doctors, nurses via govt agency: Rogi Kalyan Samiti

Chandigarh, May 9 -- In order to have transparency in contractual and outsourced based hiring, Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS), in its meeting on Friday has decided to explore the hiring for Government Multi... Read More


Trial concert venue at Sarangpur to test future of city's event scene

Chandigarh, May 9 -- After a series of large events shifted out of the city due to venue constraints and traffic concerns, the Chandigarh administration has decided to set up a trial concert facility ... Read More


Sanitation workers strike over pending demands

Mohali, May 9 -- Members of the Safai Sewak Majdoor Union, Mohali, continued their strike for the third day on Friday, protesting against the Punjab government over pending demands of sanitation worke... Read More


Akal Takht rejects sacrilege law, gives Punjab govt 15 days to amend clauses

Amritsar, May 9 -- In a sharp escalation of standoff between the Punjab government and Sikh clergy, the Akal Takht on Friday formally rejected the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) A... Read More


7 Punjab-origin youths deported from Canada over extortion

Toronto, May 9 -- A release from a Canadian police outfit listing seven Indian-origin persons allegedly in extortion-related violence, has triggered a xenophobic reaction as six of them shared the sam... Read More


Punjab drug situation 'alarming', go after the 'big fish': SC to state

New Delhi, May 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Punjab government for not catching the "big sharks" in drug trafficking, observing that the increase in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Su... Read More


HC relief for RS members Pathak and Gupta

CHANDIGARH, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court provided legal breathers on Friday to Rajya Sabha members Sandeep Pathak and Rajinder Gupta, who is also Trident Group's chairman emeritus, in se... Read More


Assassination suspect blamed Farooq for terror: Challan

Jammu, May 9 -- A special investigation team (SIT) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday filed a 600-page chargesheet, in connection with the alleged assassination attempt on former chief minister... Read More