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Urban revamp gets Rs.7,257-cr boost

Chandigarh, March 9 -- The Punjab government has earmarked Rs.7,257 crore to boost urban infrastructure. The biggest increase is in the municipal development fund (MDF), which has been allocated Rs.1,... Read More


None of farmers' issues addressed, say unions

Sangrur/Chandigarh, March 9 -- The budget has been crafted keeping the election strategy in mind, Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta-Ugrahan) president Joginder Singh Ugrahan said on Sunday. "Why doesn't the... Read More


Punjab's debt liability set to touch Rs.4.47-L cr

Chandigarh, March 9 -- Among the most indebted states in the country, Punjab's outstanding debt is projected to approach the Rs.4.50 lakh-crore mark during the 2026-27 financial year. The state govern... Read More


Salon owner ends life by hanging in Kalka

Panchkula, March 8 -- A 30-year-old man allegedly ended his life by hanging himself at his salon in Dharampur Colony, Kalka, on Saturday morning. The deceased hailed from Bijnor district, Uttar Prades... Read More


Two held for stealing gold jewellery from Khudda Lahora house

Chandigarh, March 8 -- Two youths have been arrested for stealing jewellery from a house in Khudda Lahora, police said. The accused have been identified as Ashu, 21, of Khudda Lahora and Arjun, alias ... Read More


53 challans issued during anti-enroachment drive

Chandigarh, March 8 -- The municipal corporation (MC) carried out an anti-encroachment drive across multiple sectors of the city on Saturday. A team of officials seized three trucks in Sector 26 from ... Read More


Nation ready for next phase of dispute resolution journey: CJI

Chandigarh, March 8 -- Highlighting the global outreach of Indian dispute resolution institutions, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday said the country was ready to think seriously abo... Read More


All that glitters is gold gone bold manifold

India, March 8 -- Holi season is all about colours. This festival of colours has been defined by a parade of palettes of another kind. The #Virosh vivaah narrative made it a festival of gold, on the o... Read More


Letter from Iran, the land ofSufi poets Rumi & Hafez

India, March 8 -- All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal, so said John Steinbeck (1902-1968). He was a man of words as a novelist, short story writer and war correspondent who won ... Read More


Dispelling clouds of doubt

India, March 8 -- Doubting Thomases abound these days in our society. Positive news is scarcely palatable to such worthies. Negativity is assimilated with ease by them. The original Thomas from the Go... Read More