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Chandigarh MC sensitises councillors to new waste rules

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Marking World Environment Day, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Friday organised a special sensitisation meeting of elected councillors to strengthen implementation o... Read More


UT administrator leads plantation drive

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Marking the World Environment Day, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday led a plantation drive at Punjab Raj Bhavan under the nationwide "Ek Ped Maa... Read More


UT lowers plantation target, shifts focus to quality & survival

Chandigarh, June 6 -- The UT administration has decided to prioritise quality over quantity in its plantation drive for 2026-27, setting a lower but more focused target of over 4.19 lakh saplings, UT ... Read More


E-rickshaws drive anti-drug campaign deeper into villages

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Seeking to deepen the reach of its "Yudh Nashian Virudh" campaign at the village level, the Punjab government has deployed specially designated e-rickshaws in 3,440 villages, bui... Read More


Nihang youth shot dead in Batala road rage incident

AMRITSAR, June 6 -- A Nihang youth identified as Deepinder Singh was killed and three others were seriously injured after a minor dispute over giving way to a vehicle escalated into a shootout between... Read More


Saini launches Rs.2,738-crore horticulture promotion project

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded Rs.2,738-crore horticulture promotion project and laid the foun... Read More


Two teens drown in Raj Canal in Sirsa

Rohtak, June 6 -- Two teenage boys drowned in the Rajasthan Canal flowing through Sirsa district on Thursday afternoon, police said on Friday. The missing boys, aged 17 and 14, are residents of Bani v... Read More


Punjab Police arrest 295 on Day 136 of anti-gangster drive

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Punjab Police on Friday conducted 548 raids across the state as part of the ongoing anti-gangster campaign aimed at eliminating organised crime networks in Punjab. The special op... Read More


Goods worth Rs.7 crore seizedduring tax evasion crackdown

CHANDIGARH, June 6 -- Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that the state taxation department has impounded more than 200 vehicles and seized goods worth nearly Rs.7 crore during a spec... Read More


3.79L patients provided cashless treatment: Mann

Chandigarh, June 6 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Friday reviewed the progress of the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna and said the flagship healthcare scheme had emerged as a major relief for... Read More