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Top court defers hearing pleas on CEC, EC selections

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of multiple petitions challenging the validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the chief election commissioner (C... Read More


Decommissioned INS warship to make way for artificial reef

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- In a bid to promote adventure tourism in Maharashtra, the state tourism department is set to acquire decommissioned naval warship INS Guldar, which will be sunk near the Nivati Rock... Read More


parl panel seeks I.T. ministry reply on how law tackles obscene content

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, on Wednesday sought a note from the ... Read More


Two thriving cubs take Chhatbir zoo's tiger family to 7

Mohali, Feb. 20 -- In a heartwarming development, Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, better known as the Chhatbir zoo, has introduced two new tiger cubs-Abhay and Aryan-born at the zoo on auspicious ... Read More


Chain snatchers target 2 women in Mohali

Mohali, Feb. 20 -- Motorcycle-borne snatchers brazenly struck twice within an hour in separate areas of Mohali on Wednesday. In the first case, two snatchers made off with a woman's gold chain while ... Read More


MC ropes in pvt firms to keep Rose Fest going

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- Plagued by a debilitating financial crunch, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has managed to keep the upcoming 53rd Rose Festival flourishing without spending a single r... Read More


Sector 10 firing: Lookout notices issued against suspects

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- Chandigarh Police have issued lookout notices against the suspects involved in a firing incident at The Willow Cafe in Sector 10 when a man from a group of six dining on the ter... Read More


It's curtains on Chandigarh Smart City Ltd

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- With no fresh budget allocations and no extension from the central government, the operations of Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL)-the special purpose vehicle formed to imple... Read More


Man gets 10-yr RI for possessing 25 vials of banned injection

Chandigarh, Feb. 20 -- The special court of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed Rs.1 lakh fine on a man caught with 25 vials... Read More


UT assures action on gurdwara road

Mohali, Feb. 20 -- Efforts to decongest Mohali's increasingly busy roads gained momentum in a meeting chaired by deputy commissioner (DC) Aashika Jain. Representatives from the Chandigarh administrati... Read More