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Power firm issues disconnection notices to 805 homeowners in city

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- The Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) has issued notices to 805 homeowners for carrying out unauthorised constructions dangerously close to electric poles and overhea... Read More


Mechanical sweeping proposal of 'C' roads rejected

India, Aug. 26 -- During the house meeting held on August 22, the House also rejected the proposal to introduce mechanical sweeping on 'C' roads (internal roads). Deputy mayor Kuljit Singh Bedi oppose... Read More


DECISION ON FIRE SAFETY ACT ALSO ON CARDS

India, Aug. 26 -- The MC will again table its proposal for adopting provisions of the 'Haryana Fire Safety Act' for Chandigarh, which, if approved, will lower the threshold for mandatory fire safety c... Read More


sc on free speech

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned social media influencers and podcasters that they cannot press their free speech rights when their "commercial" content offends the dignity ... Read More


Ration cards cancelled due to AAP's 'incompetence': BJP

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma on Monday alleged that the ration cards of people have been cancelled due to the mistakes and incompetence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AA... Read More


Flood crisis deepens, evacuations on, schools shut

Amritsar/Hoshiarpur, Aug. 26 -- Heavy rainfall in their catchment areas continues to swell the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers, pushing them to dangerous levels and plunging Punjab deeper into the prevai... Read More


VC appears before Takht with reply

AMRITSAR, Aug. 26 -- Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) vice-chancellor Karamjit Singh on Monday appeared before the Akal Takht after being summoned by the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs over his in... Read More


500 Panchayat Ghars, Common Service Centres to come upat villages

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- The Punjab government will construct 500 Panchayat Ghars and Common Service Centres in villages across the state at a cost of Rs.125 crore, rural development and panchayat minis... Read More


4 hand grenades, IED recovered, one arrested

BATALA, Aug. 26 -- The Batala police on Monday unearthed a Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence-backed terror module with the arrest of one person and seized four hand grenades, one RDX-based improv... Read More


Will not allow central govt to snatch rights of Punjab's people: Mann

Chandigarh, Aug. 26 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday reiterated his accusation that the BJP-led central government was attempting to cancel the ration cards of 55 lakh underprivileged people ... Read More