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500 applications for 372 flats in 4 days

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- Launched on February 22, the Chandigarh Housing Board's (CHB) demand survey for the proposed general housing scheme in Sector 53 is already showing promising results. In just f... Read More


At 17.5degC, city logs warmest Feb night in 3 yrs

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- The minimum temperature soared from previous night's 13.7degC to 17.5degC between Tuesday and Wednesday, making it the warmest February night since 2022, as per India Meteorolog... Read More


Swinging Shers, 100 Horses lead respective groups on Day 1

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- Team Swinging Shers, comprising Dr Jaspreet Batth and Parampreet Sidhu, took the lead in Group A with a net score of 60.2 on Day 1 of the 9th Chasma Shah Team Golf Championship ... Read More


Cong alleges BJP-UT collusion in proposed property tax hike

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- The Chandigarh Congress has strongly opposed the proposed hike in property tax alleging that it is a result of collusion between the Chandigarh administration and the BJP leader... Read More


No takers amid steep deposit, complex application process

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- Despite a sustained campaign by parents over the past six months for the facility's launch, the newly established Group Home for mentally and intellectually disabled persons in ... Read More


Security boost: UT plans to install iron grilles around HC

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- The UT engineering department has decided to install iron grilles around the Punjab and Haryana high court to enhance security. The project, estimated to cost Rs.3.60 crore, aim... Read More


Juvenile among four nabbed for snatching, vehicle theft

Mohali, Feb. 27 -- Balongi police arrested four snatchers and vehicle lifters, including a juvenile, in Kharar on Tuesday. Besides five two-wheelers, including two bikes and three scooters, a snatche... Read More


Two of car-lifting gang arrested in Zirakpur

Mohali, Feb. 27 -- Two weeks after a gang of vehicle lifters made off with a Squadron Leader's Tata Harrier, Zirakpur police arrested two members of the Rajasthan-based gang on Tuesday. The accused, ... Read More


Govt weighs 50-yr bonds to deepen insurance market

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Indian government may consider issuing 50-year on-tap bonds in the next fiscal (FY26), in a bid to encourage insurance companies to subscribe and better manage their business... Read More


Punjab govt sacks naib tehsildar for land fraud

Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- Punjab government on Wednesday dismissed naib tehsildar Varinderpal Singh Dhoot for allegedly sanctioning the mutation of shamlat (common village land) at Seonk village in Khara... Read More