Dharmendra Pradhan backs NCERT move to expose 'dark chapter' of Emergency

India, June 25 -- Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday backed the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) decision to introduce the 1975-77 National Emergency ... Read More

PU slips from 32nd to 43rd rank nationally

Chandigarh, June 19 -- Panjab University (PU) has recorded one of the sharpest drops among major regional universities in the QS World University Rankings 2027, released on Thursday, slipping 11 place... Read More

900 mid-day meal workers at UT schools await April, May salaries

Chandigarh, June 19 -- Around 900 mid-day meal workers employed in Chandigarh government schools have gone unpaid for April and May. They alleged that their salaries have yet to be disbursed, even tho... Read More

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

Centre flags 25% cost-utilisation mismatch, calls for study by UT

Chandigarh, June 1 -- Flagging a mismatch between the utilisation of food grains and material costs, the project approval board under the PM Poshan Scheme has directed the UT administration to commiss... Read More

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