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2-layer security in place as city gears up for a 2nd shot at NEET

Chandigarh, June 18 -- As 3,048 candidates prepare for a second attempt at NEET-UG on Sunday, Chandigarh has set up seven examination centres with a two-layer security apparatus, including Central Arm... Read More


Despite low demand, vendors selling earthen pots, cooling pads cling to their business

Chandigarh, June 15 -- Two of the city's oldest seasonal trades - khas cooling pads and earthen pots, which enjoyed brisk business until a few years ago, have been battling to stay afloat. Years of fa... Read More


Teachers at UT govt colleges push for 5-day working week

Chandigarh, June 11 -- Government college teachers have renewed their demand for a five-day working week, with the Chandigarh Government Colleges Teachers' Association (CGCTA) writing to the Chandigar... Read More


3k PU pensioners awaiting 10 yrs of unpaid arrears, warn of legal action

Chandigarh, June 10 -- Over 3,000 pensioners of Panjab University (PU) are yet to receive arrears of the revised pay scales that kicked in from January 1, 2016. This wait has stretched for years, even... Read More


Country's 1st health education centre stuck in limbo for 2 yrs

Chandigarh, June 9 -- The Chandigarh Health Education Centre (CHEC) at Government Model High School (GMHS), Sector 22-the country's first of its kind, remains non-functional, two years after it was gr... Read More


City's best-kept ecological secret: A museum of genetically cloned trees of Sikh heritage

Chandigarh, June 5 -- In a city better known for its sectors and roundabouts, a patch of land in Daria village on the city's south-eastern fringe, holds genetically true clones of trees that once shel... Read More