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Punjab tops school education rankings, surpasses Kerala: Harjot Singh Bains

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Punjab has emerged as one of the country's best-performing states in school education, with the NITI Aayog Education Quality Report 2026 placing it ahead of Kerala on several key... Read More


Chandigarh: UT cracks down on encroachments in Manimajra; top officials inspect as SC affidavit deadline nears

Chandigarh, May 11 -- In a stepped-up drive against illegal encroachments, the UT administration carried out a large-scale removal of unauthorised vendors in the congested markets and narrow lanes of ... Read More


Chandigarh: HC seeks UT's response on veterinary infra in city

Chandigarh, May 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a response from the Chandigarh administration on the state of veterinary infrastructure and regulatory mechanism in the city followin... Read More


Chandigarh: MP pitches for free power, water for low-income families in UT

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Member of Parliament Manish Tewari has urged the Chandigarh administration to introduce a targeted welfare scheme offering 300 units of free electricity and 20,000 litres of free... Read More


Chandigarh: 4 held for attacking cops, helping drug suspect flee

Chandigarh, May 11 -- Four persons, including the mother of a suspected drug peddler, were arrested after members of an anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) were allegedly assaulted during a raid to arres... Read More


Chandigarh: rRs.r6-crore Chandigarh Shastri Market revamp kicks off

Chandigarh, May 10 -- The renovation of Shastri Market was formally launched on Saturday with a bhoomi pujan ceremony led by Satya Pal Jain, additional solicitor general. The project, expected to be c... Read More


Chandigarh court denies bail to accused in land grab, forgery case

Chandigarh, May 10 -- A district court has dismissed the regular bail plea of Manoj Pandey, accused in a 2021 case involving alleged land grabbing, forgery and extortion linked to an ancestral propert... Read More


ED raids Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora's aide, he vows to quit politics 'if found guilty'

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state president and cabinet minister Aman Arora on Friday said he was ready to face any investigation and vowed to quit politics if any wrongdoing was proved... Read More


Punjab launches digital sanction system to boost transparency

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday launched the Unified Sanction Management System (USMS), a digital platform aimed at streamlining the processing of administra... Read More


Dadumajra legacy waste: You created this mess, now, clean it up: HC to MC

Chandigarh, May 9 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Friday said that the "polluter pays" principle could be invoked against the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) for its failure to take... Read More