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At 461 MW, UT's power demand touches season's high

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Amid the sweltering conditions, Chandigarh's power demand climbed to the season's high of 461 megawatt (MW) on Tuesday, just shy of the record 465 MW recorded on June 12 last yea... Read More


Mum drowns THREE kids in canal, tries to end her life

Mohali, July 1 -- Three children - aged 10, 7, and 4 - died after their mother allegedly threw them into the Sirhind canal in Ropar on Tuesday before jumping into the water herself. While the children... Read More


Honeytrap ends in Rs.2 lakh extortion, car theft in Zirakpur

Mohali, July 1 -- A 62-year-old Chandigarh resident lost Rs.2 lakh, his car, an iPhone 15 and other valuables after a group allegedly lured him through a honeytrap to a house in Zirakpur, threatened h... Read More


Prolonged cuts disrupt life in Mohali

Mohali, July 1 -- It is 2.30 am on a sweltering summer night. Ordinarily, most residents would be fast asleep in the comfort of their air-conditioned rooms. Except they are not. An infant's cries can ... Read More


June rain deficit at 75%, monsoon likely to arrive in city in next 2-3 days: MeT

Chandigarh, July 1 -- City saw 75% rain deficit in June, with only 39.3 mm of rain recorded against the normal of 155.5 mm, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials. Relief is, however, in sigh... Read More


1 booked for stealing Rs.60k from Kalka shop

Panchkula, July 1 -- Police booked an unidentified person on Saturday for allegedly stealing Rs. 60,000 from a shop in Kalka's main market, with the entire incident being captured on CCTV. The theft t... Read More


Encroachment, illegal mining issues come up at grievance meet

Panchkula, July 1 -- Haryana development and panchayats minister Krishan Lal Panwar on Tuesday disposed of five out of seven complaints received during the grievance redressal committee meeting held a... Read More


5 deadlines missed, railway station upgrade still off track

Panchkula, July 1 -- For thousands of passengers using Chandigarh railway station every day, the promise of a world-class railway terminal remains elusive. More than three years after redevelopment wo... Read More


two arrestedfor phone snatching

Chandigarh, July 1 -- Two snatchers were arrested for snatching a mobile phone from a Himachal resident on June 28. According to the police, Ajay Kumar of Tanhihar, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh ar... Read More


UT to formalise 30k unregistered MSMEs

Chandigarh, July 1 -- The UT administration launched a drive to bring around 30,000 unregistered micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under the official fold, a step that could substantially wi... Read More