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Boost to industry as panel allows FAR to be hiked to 2

Chandigarh, April 13 -- In a major policy shift aimed at reviving industrial growth in Chandigarh, an 11-member committee has allowed the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in Industrial Area, Phases 1 and 2, to ... Read More


Stopped by traffic cops? Behave as body cameras are back

Chandigarh, April 13 -- Stopped by the traffic police? You can no longer think of slipping in bribe money to get off easy as Chandigarh traffic personnel will soon be required to wear body cameras whi... Read More


Pleasant days are over! Mercury may climb to 37degC this wk

Chandigarh, April 13 -- The extended pleasant spell that residents enjoyed, thanks to the recurring Western Disturbances and the resultant rains, are over as clear skies are expected to take the city'... Read More


Mandi soldier barwal breaks 48-yr-old nat'l marathon Record

Rotterdam (Netherlands):, April 13 -- Long-distance runner Sawan Barwal on Sunday scripted history by breaking the 48-year-old marathon national record, the longest standing mark in Indian athletics, ... Read More


Amarnath Yatra to commence from July 3

Jammu/ Srinagar, April 13 -- The annual pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir will commence on July 3 and conclude after 57 days on August 28 on the occasion of Raksha Bandha... Read More


Stricter sacrilege Bill to be tabled in Punjab House today

Chandigarh, April 13 -- The Punjab Vidhan Sabha is set to take up the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Monday, proposing stricter punishment, ranging from a minimum o... Read More


Talks fail, Trump says US will block Hormuz

India, April 13 -- Markets are bracing for a storm after the peace talks stalled on Sunday, breaking a brief spell of relief following the two-week ceasefire on April 8. While stocks, currency and ene... Read More


Opposition was not consulted: Kharge to Modi

New Delhi, April 13 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the special sitting of Parliament from April 16 was called without consultations with O... Read More


Jaishankar's UAE talks focus on diaspora, energy, ECONOMIC TIES

New Delhi, April 13 -- India's economic and energy ties with the UAE and the welfare of the four-million-strong Indian community figured in external affairs minister S Jaishankar's meetings with the t... Read More


12-year-old boy drowns while bathing in Ravi in Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur, April 13 -- A 12-year-old boy drowned while taking a bath in the Ravi river at Dharmkot Pattan, a border village near Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district. The boy, Prabhjot Singh, was rep... Read More