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New PSPCL CMD suspends chief engineer over fuel cost, triggers row

Chandigarh, Nov. 2 -- Barely a day after taking charge as the chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), 2005-batch IAS officer Basant Garg on Saturday sus... Read More


PMLA probe: ED to quiz Bajwa Developers' MD

Mohali, Nov. 1 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has secured a three-day remand of Jarnail Singh Bajwa, managing director of Bajwa Developers Limited, for a money laundering probe. The ED initiated ... Read More


Special meet called to tackle garbage crisis

Mohali, Nov. 1 -- Amid the escalating solid waste management crisis in the city, Mohali mayor Amarjit Singh Sidhu has convened a special House meeting on November 3 to discuss urgent measures to tackl... Read More


With 57.4 mm rainfall, this October was wettest in 11 yrs

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Even as October ended on a dry note in the city, it was the wettest since 2014, paving the way for a pleasant transition to winter. According to the India Meteorological Departme... Read More


Panchkula's air quality turns 'poor' again, Chandigarh fares better

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- After showing improvement for a day, the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Panchkula worsened again on Friday. On Wednesday, Panchkula had recorded an AQI of 334, considered "very poor"... Read More


Chandigarh Club member gets bail in Rs.7cr extortion case

Mohali, Nov. 1 -- A local court on Friday granted bail to Chandigarh Club executive member Vikas Bector, who was arrested by the Mullanpur police last month for allegedly trying to extort Rs.7 crore f... Read More


Policy to improve garbage collection back on the table

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Pending for over a year, a policy with regard to door-to-door garbage collectors is set to be finalised in the upcoming Chandigarh MC House meeting on November 3. The policy aims... Read More


Bar Council has no authority to inquire into HC bar body affairs: secy

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Responding to a show-cause notice issued by the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana (BCPH), secretary of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) Gagandeep Jammu ... Read More


Guv leads Unity March at Sukhna Lake

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday led the "Sardar@150 Unity March" at Sukhna Lake to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbha... Read More


Maj Gen Bharat Mehtani takes over ADG charge

Chandigarh, Nov. 1 -- Major General Jagdeep Singh Cheema, the additional director general of NCC Directorate for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh (PHHP&C), handed over the charge to Ma... Read More