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CHB pushes Sec-53 land sale to private builders

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 11 -- Acting on the directions of UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has begun the process of dividing a portion of land in Sector 53 into two po... Read More


A project long marked by delays

India, Dec. 11 -- Sector 53 has faced setbacks for nearly a decade. First proposed in 2018, the scheme received just 178 applications for 492 flats, primarily due to high prices-Rs.1.8 crore for a thr... Read More


HC stays eviction orders by BBMB at Nangal town

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday stayed eviction orders passed by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) in respect of 60-odd properties against the occupants at Nang... Read More


2 flights cancelled, ops near normal in Amritsar

Amritsar, Dec. 11 -- After days of disruption, flight operations have started normalising at Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, director Bhupendra Singh announced on Wednesday. Of the total 24 I... Read More


CBI chargesheet against Bhullar points to role of more officials

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its chargesheet against suspended Ropar Range DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and alleged middleman Krishanu Sharda in the Rs.8-lakh bri... Read More


Trump's tariff signal worries basmati exporters in state

Chandigarh, Dec. 11 -- Punjab rice exporters on Wednesday raised concern over US President Donald Trump's fresh signal to impose tariffs on Indian basmati. At a White House event, Trump said he would ... Read More


WW-1 Sikh memorial founder Capt Jagjeet felicitated with Order of the British Empire

Jalandhar, Dec. 11 -- A 42-year-old Birmingham-based Sikh man has received the OBE award from Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, at St James's Palace, London, for services to the commemoration of Comm... Read More


Newly opened Gurdaspur sugar mill commences ops

GURDASPUR, Dec. 11 -- The Gurdaspur Cooperative Sugar Mill, equipped with a crushing capacity of up to 5,000 tonnes of cane per day (TCD), commenced operations on Wednesday. The facility was formally ... Read More


Groom's grandfather dies as truck rams into wedding convoy cars

Karnal, Dec. 11 -- Groom's grandfather was killed and at least 20 others were injured after a trailer truck allegedly rammed into cars of a wedding procession parked on the NH-44 in Karnal on Wednesda... Read More


Sirsa man gets 10-yr-jail for raping minor, fined Rs.1 lakh

Rohtak, Dec. 11 -- A fast track special court dealing with rape and POCSO cases in Fatehabad , on Wednesday, sentenced a man to 10-years-imprisonment forraping a 17-year-old girl in 2023. The addition... Read More