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221-ft Ravan goes up in flames in Panchkula

Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- A 221-ft-tall Ravan effigy was set ablaze at Shalimar Grounds in Sector 5, Panchkula, on Tuesday evening, drawing thousands of spectators to witness the region's tallest Ravan b... Read More


7 years on, no sanctioned posts: Sec-48 hospital depends on GMCH-32 medics

Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- Seven years after it was opened to meet the healthcare needs of the southern sectors and reduce the burden on the city's three main hospitals, the 100-bed government hospital at... Read More


Mohali MC floats Rs.21-cr tender for waste management overhaul

Mohali, Oct. 21 -- Amid a mounting garbage disposal crisis, the Mohali municipal corporation (MC) has floated a Rs.21-crore tender for projects which include the creation of three collection and segre... Read More


City sees coldest Oct night in 3 yrs

Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- The city's minimum temperature dropped to 14.3degC on Tuesday, making it the coldest October night in three years for the second consecutive day. The temperature was 2degC below... Read More


17-yr-old booked for raping teen neighbour

Ludhiana, Oct. 21 -- A 17-year-old Class 10 student has been booked on charges of raping his 15-year-old neighbour twice over the past three to four months andthreatening to circulate her private phot... Read More


Bystanders foil snatching bid

Mohali, Oct. 21 -- Bystanders caught two men who allegedly snatched a woman's mobile phone near a temple in Sohana on Monday. The suspects allegedly planned to sell the phone to buy drugs. According t... Read More


Govt contractor dies by suicide at Kharar home

Mohali, Oct. 21 -- A 57-year-old government contractor allegedly shot himself with his licensed pistol at his home in Model Town, Chhaju Majra, Kharar, on Sunday, police said. The incident came to lig... Read More


Authority orders developer to execute sale deed

Mohali, Oct. 21 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) directed Sushma Developers and its directors to execute a registered sale agreement and transfer a commercial unit in the Sushma E... Read More


Amid staff shortage, UT struggles to meet needs of special children

Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- For the 3,185 children with special needs enrolled in UT's government schools, there are only 97 special educators available against a sanctioned strength of 122 - figures which... Read More


Cong protests against election chief

Chandigarh, Oct. 21 -- On the occasion of Dussehra, the Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee staged a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar. Describing the protest as a stru... Read More