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F&CC okays sanitation, civic works

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- The Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) of the Chandigarh municipal corporation held its meeting on Friday under the chairpersonship of UT mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla. Various a... Read More


Sec-42 girls' college audit flags accounting lapses in pupil funds

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Alleged financial irregularities and procedural lapses have been flagged in the handling of pupil funds at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls (PG-GCG), Sector 42, wi... Read More


Awareness a consumer's strongest line of defence

India, Dec. 27 -- Consumer education must be passed on through school curriculum and public outreach. Strong reforms and strict enforcement are essential to restore consumer confidence. Consumer right... Read More


Malaysia court convicts ex-PM Najib in mega corruption case

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Dec. 27 -- Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Friday following a corruption trial tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investme... Read More


Carlsen, Arjun stand out in a chaotic start at Doha c'ship

Mumbai, Dec. 27 -- Such is the modern chess calendar that two days after finishing their gig for a franchise league in Mumbai, some of the world's top chess stars were back in action in Doha for the s... Read More


Amid no NPS corpus refund, Punjab govt in a fix over OPS

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- The Punjab government is caught in a Catch-22 over restoring the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for its employees, following the Centre's refusal to refund the accumulated New Pension... Read More


As agrarian issues mount, farmers push for unity of unions

Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Talks are on for unity between the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, Jagjit Singh Dallewal's Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Sidhupur) and Sarwan Singh Pandher-led Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Commi... Read More


Live-in couple dies by suicide in Barnala: Police

Barnala, Dec. 27 -- A live-in couple from Tallewal village of Barnala allegedly died by suicide during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday following the "failure" of the man's fast food busin... Read More


10-yr-old Ferozepur boy among 3 from region honoured

Ferozepur/Chandigarh, Dec. 27 -- Ten-year-old Shravan Singh of Ferozepur, 17-year-old Vansh Tayal from Chandigarh and Jyoti, 17, hailing from Sirsa district of Haryana were among the group of children... Read More


Efforts on for youth's early release: Activist

Jalandhar, Dec. 27 -- A Pakistan-based activist, Nasir Dhillon, said efforts were being made to secure early repatriation of 23-year-old Sharandeep Singh to India. Sharandeep is in the custody of Paki... Read More