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78% turnout in peaceful Ph-1 of Himachal panchayat polls

Shimla, May 27 -- Barring minor skirmishes at the Haroli polling booth in Una and Sheetalpur in Solan districts, the first phase of panchayati raj elections concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a turn... Read More


TATA TO PAY Rs.53 cr to compensate for hostel blocks damaged in crash

Ahmedabad, May 27 -- Tata Group has agreed to contribute Rs.53.12 crore to compensate for damage at the Atulyam 1 to 4 hostel blocks at the at the BJ Medical College complex in Gujarat, which were dec... Read More


Central panel to assess demographic changes

New Delhi, May 27 -- The Centre has constituted a "high-level committee" under a retired Supreme Court judge to study demographic changes across the country due to "illegal immigration and other unnat... Read More


SC judgment today on SIR exercise challenge

New Delhi, May 27 -- The Supreme Court will on Wednesday deliver its ruling on petitions challenging the validity of the special intensive revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India ... Read More


Day on, one succumbs to injuries; two critical

Chandigarh, May 27 -- Hours after a series of explosions ripped through Burail village when a convenience store owner was illegally refilling gas cylinders, a 34-year-old man succumbed to his injuries... Read More


HC appoints commissioner to inspect Dadumajra dump, verify MC claims

Chandigarh, May 27 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Tuesday appointed a commissioner to inspect the Dadumajra dumping ground to ascertain whether the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC)'... Read More


Mohali turnout dips to 54% amid heatwave

Mohali, May 27 -- As temperatures simmered at 41.6degC, Mohali city saw a dip in its voter turnout for the civic body polls as only 54.8% of the eligible electorate turned up to exercise their franchi... Read More


Court junks tehsildar's anticipatory bail plea

Panchkula, May 27 -- A local court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of tehsildar Vikram Singla, 48, a resident of Sector 27, Chandigarh, who was booked by the state vigilance and anti-corrupti... Read More


Direct Flights to Pune, Bengaluru FROM JUNE 1

Mohali, May 27 -- In a major boost to air connectivity from Chandigarh, Air India Express will start new direct flights to Pune andBengaluru from June 1. The Chandigarh-Pune flight will depart at 12.4... Read More


Southpaw Abhishek turns to golf to boost bat swing

Chandigarh, May 27 -- Ahead of Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) high-stakes IPL eliminator, while most cricketers were sweating it out in the nets, fine-tuning yorkers, slower balls and match-ups, Abhishek... Read More