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Campaigning comes to a close, BJP, Congress intensify push on final day

Panchkula, May 9 -- The high-pitched campaigning for the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) elections ended on Friday evening, with candidates for the mayoral post and 20 ward councillor seats makin... Read More


Local court restrains Rekha Sharma from making defamatory remarks against P'kula MLA, his father

Panchkula, May 9 -- A local court in Panchkula has restrained Rajya Sabha member Rekha Sharma from making any further remarks against Panchkula MLA and former Haryana deputy chief minister Chander Moh... Read More


Reality bites Panchkula on stray promise

Panchkula, May 9 -- During its 2020 municipal poll campaign, the BJP promised to free Panchkula of stray animals, particularly dogs and cattle. Five years on, rising dog bite cases and cattle roaming ... Read More


Security heightened ahead of polling day

Panchkula, May 9 -- Ahead of the municipal corporation elections, district police have operationalised 24 checkpoints across the district, including five inter-state nakas, two inter-district nakas an... Read More


New tenancy act undermines judicial processes: Lawyers

Chandigarh, May 9 -- City lawyers on Thursday announced a complete strike and abstention from work till May 13 in protest against the implementation of the Assam Tenancy Act in the UT, alleging that t... Read More


Bad roads hit businesses on Kharar-Landran stretch

Mohali, May 9 -- Months after repeated complaints over the deteriorating condition of the Kharar-Landran road, residents and shopkeepers say the stretch continues to remain a daily ordeal, with broken... Read More


Explore hiring of doctors, nurses via govt agency: Rogi Kalyan Samiti

Chandigarh, May 9 -- In order to have transparency in contractual and outsourced based hiring, Rogi Kalyan Samiti (RKS), in its meeting on Friday has decided to explore the hiring for Government Multi... Read More


Trial concert venue at Sarangpur to test future of city's event scene

Chandigarh, May 9 -- After a series of large events shifted out of the city due to venue constraints and traffic concerns, the Chandigarh administration has decided to set up a trial concert facility ... Read More


Sanitation workers strike over pending demands

Mohali, May 9 -- Members of the Safai Sewak Majdoor Union, Mohali, continued their strike for the third day on Friday, protesting against the Punjab government over pending demands of sanitation worke... Read More


Akal Takht rejects sacrilege law, gives Punjab govt 15 days to amend clauses

Amritsar, May 9 -- In a sharp escalation of standoff between the Punjab government and Sikh clergy, the Akal Takht on Friday formally rejected the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) A... Read More