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FOSWAC demands permanent solution for need-based changes

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A deputation of the Federation of Sectors Welfare Association Chandigarh (FOSWAC) met the UT administrator on Tuesday, raising a set of pending civic and policy issues affecting... Read More


Heaps of waste at Ph-5 veggie market pose risk to public health

Mohali, April 8 -- The district's deputy mayor conducted an inspection of the Phase-5 vegetable market here on Tuesday, the situation as stated poses a serious threat to public health. "The condition ... Read More


Smart City ex-CFO sent to judicial custody

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A local court has sent Nalini Malik, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Smart City Company Limited (CSCL), to judicial custody in connection with the Rs.116 crore Chandigar... Read More


Illegal felling of over 1,000 'khair' trees: Forest guard denied bail

Panchkula, April 8 -- A local court has dismissed the bail application of a 40-year-old forest guard, Raghwinder Singh posted in Panchkula, in connection with the illegal felling of around 500 Khair t... Read More


RERA directs builder to pay Rs.9l interest

Mohali, April 8 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ordered Rs.9 lakh as interest on delayed possession to V.N. Sharma Builders Private Limited and directed the promoter to issue... Read More


Retd Col gets refund as panel flags gaps in Rs.1-crore duplex deal

Mohali, April 8 -- District consumer redressal commission orders refund to an Army veteran who bought a Rs.1.4 crore duplex in Maya Garden City, Zirakpur, after the panel found that the builder handed... Read More


City colleges await UT nod on principal appointments

Chandigarh, April 8 -- Nearly four months after Panjab University (PU) issued show-cause notices to 42 affiliated colleges for flouting norms on appointing regular principals, key Chandigarh instituti... Read More


Doraha minor's Rape-murder: HC quashesdeath penalty, orders retrial

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed the death sentences awarded to two men, including the victim's cousin, in the 2019 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Ludh... Read More


Mann: govt med college to come up in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur/Patiala, April 8 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced a new medical college in Hoshiarpur to be completed in two years. Addressing a gathering after rolling out development ... Read More


Manipur: 2 killed in CAPF firing during protest over kids' deaths

IMPHAL, April 8 -- Two people were killed and 29 others injured on Tuesday after security forces allegedly fired at a mob that had stormed a CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur to protest the deaths of a... Read More