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MC's waste mgmt plant hits a wall as residents block work

Mohali, Aug. 18 -- The municipal corporation's waste management plans hit a roadblock on Sunday, as residents of Sectors 74 and 91 stopped JCB machines engaged in construction work at the proposed was... Read More


Sukhna's floodgate opened for 4th time

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- Following rainfall in its catchment area, one of the three floodgates of the Sukhna Lake was opened around 2.45 pm on Sunday, after the lake's water level reached near the dange... Read More


Miscreants vandalise 15 autos in P'kula's Budhanpur village

Panchkula, Aug. 18 -- Armed miscreants damaged nearly 15 autos in a late-night vandalism spree in Budhanpur village on the intervening night between Saturday and Sunday. According to residents, the in... Read More


Suspense over! CHB to launch Sec 53 housing scheme in Sept

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- After years of delays and uncertainty, despite a demand survey earlier this year, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is finally set to launch its long-pending General Housing Sc... Read More


Court to the rescue, asks officials to clear waterlogging promptly

Mohali, Aug. 18 -- The Permanent Lok Adalat has issued notices to the Kharar municipal council, Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) and the Punjab local government department over s... Read More


Cloudy week ahead before rainy weekend

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- Amid the yellow alert sounded by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city recorded 2.4 mm rain on Sunday. For the next few days the weather department has predicted c... Read More


SGPC slams denial of entry to Sikh sarpanch at Red Fort over kirpan

Amritsar, Aug. 18 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief Harjinder Singh Dhami has condemned the denial of entry to an "Amritdhari" Sikh sarpanch from a village near Nabha at the Red ... Read More


Protest in Bhiwani, kin refuse to claim body till accused arrested

Rohtak, Aug. 18 -- The opposition parties and social activists gathered at Bhiwani's Dhigawa village on Sunday, where family members of a 19-year-old play school teacher, have been protesting for the ... Read More


1.78 lakh cusecs released, flood alert in parts of Haryana, Delhi

Karnal, Aug. 18 -- Following incessant rains across the northern region in recent days, the Yamuna's water flow at the Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar surged to 1.78 lakh cusecs on Sunday, triggerin... Read More


HRY introduces community service rules for first-time offenders

Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- The Haryana government has introduced community service guidelines, 2025, aimed at replacing jail terms for certain first-time offenders in petty crimes with structured and soci... Read More