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Chandigarh Housing Board drive sparks protests in Sector 45; tension escalates on day two

Chandigarh, April 8 -- Tension gripped Sector 45 on Tuesday as the Chandigarh Housing Board's (CHB) anti-encroachment team returned for a second consecutive day to continue its demolition drive, trigg... Read More


Prisoner's escape: 'Can't blame cops in absence of necessary means at their disposal'

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has acquitted three Haryana cops booked for negligence after a prisoner escaped Ambala police custody in 2010, holding that the absence of... Read More


Punjab: 4 deputy commissioners among 12 IAS, PCS officers transferred

Chandigarh, April 7 -- The Punjab government on Monday issued the transfer and posting orders of 13 IAS and PCS officers, including deputy commissioners of four districts, with immediate effect. Vika... Read More


Punjab agri dept readies rRs.r1,388-cr annual action plan for FY 2026-27

Chandigarh, April 7 -- The Punjab agriculture department has finalised an annual action plan of Rs.1,388 crore to execute various projects in financial year 2026-27, agriculture and farmers' welfare m... Read More


Chandigarh: Teachers' salaries withheld, union threatens agitation

Chandigarh, April 7 -- School counsellors in UT are being paid for only 10 months a year, their salaries remain withheld during summer, winter, and autumn breaks, despite CBSE affiliation norms mandat... Read More


Chandigarh: Study shows keyhole brain surgery causes less inflammation than neurosurgery

Chandigarh, April 7 -- A study conducted by the neurosurgery department of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research has shown that minimally invasive keyhole brain surgery shows less ... Read More


AAP slams BJP, Congress over 25-year delay on Chandigarh Housing Board

Chandigarh, April 7 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday launched an attack on both the BJP and the Congress, alleging their failure to resolve the long-pending issue of "need based changes" in Chan... Read More


MPs Vikramjit, Harsimrat write to Union agri minister, seek spl package for farmers

Chandigarh, April 7 -- Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney on Monday urged the Union government to immediately announce a special compensation package for farmers in Punjab who are facing severe... Read More


Punjab CM orders girdawari for rain-hit crops, pledges swift relief

Chandigarh, April 7 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday ordered a comprehensive crop loss assessment across the state following extensive damage caused by unseasonal rain and hailstorms. Addres... Read More


Chandigarh: City schools, govt buildings get hoax bomb threats again

Chandigarh, April 7 -- Panic swept through Chandigarh on Monday morning after several schools, the Punjab and Haryana secretariat and the mayor's office received bomb threats via an email purportedly ... Read More