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Chandigarh hikes minimum wages for workers by rRs.r175 a month

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The UT labour department has raised the minimum wages for workers covered under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, by Rs.175 a month, with the revised rates applicable retrospectively... Read More


Haryana sanitation staff strike : After govt action, workers threaten to intensify stir

ROHTAK, Sept. 9 -- The Haryana government's action against striking sanitation workers, including suspensions, terminations, FIRs and deployment of agency workers, has failed to break the prolonged ag... Read More


Another jolt for AAP as ward 15 councillors defects to Congress

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Two months before the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) goes to the polls, there is no end to setbacks for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which suffered another major blow on Tue... Read More


Haryana forest minister sets Sept 15 deadline for Van Mitra dues

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- Haryana forest minister Rao Narbir Singh on Tuesday issued directions to release pending maintenance dues of "van mitras" by September 15. The pending dues pertain to financial... Read More


Viksit Bharat Quiz: Selected youth to present ideas before PM

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The "Viksit Bharat Quiz" is being organised to encourage participation of youth in the age group of 15 to 29 years through 'MY Bharat' portal. An official spokesperson said tha... Read More


Haryana transfers 16 IAS officers in major administrative reshuffle

Chandigarh, Sept. 9 -- The Haryana government on Tuesday carried out a major shuffle of IAS officers effecting changes in the town and country planning, excise and taxation, Haryana Shahari Vikas Prad... Read More


Pratap Chowk area reels under 'civic neglect'; ward councillor promises relief

Ludhiana, Sept. 9 -- Industrial Area A near Pratap Chowk is grappling with a range of civic issues, from broken roads and garbage strewn along streets to encroachments and water accumulation. The dete... Read More


Ludhiana: Man shot at as rivals clash over old feud

Ludhiana, Sept. 9 -- One person suffered two bullet injuries and several others were injured after two rival groups attacked each other with sharp-edged weapons during a clash near Pippal Chowk in Chh... Read More


Gen Z saves money in gullak for 9 years, uses it to buy a piece of land: 'rKhud ke liye ek ghar sajaur'

India, Sept. 9 -- Buying property independently remains a distant dream for many young women, but one Gen Z proved that steady discipline can turn it into reality. Diksha Jaiswal claimed that saving c... Read More


Caesarean deliveries' rising numbers may not be all bad

India, Sept. 9 -- My first encounter with maternity care was in the sugarcane belt of rural Maharashtra, in the year 2000. I had conducted 18 deliveries at a primary health centre over one year. This ... Read More