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Chandigarh: CBI nabs Sector-26 beat incharge taking rRs.r6,000 bribe from vendor

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a head constable posted as beat in-charge in Sector-26 police station for allegedly accepting a Rs.6,000 bribe from a vend... Read More


Chandigarh: March saw high temps but was also wettest in 2 years

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Rajanbir Singh This March had the highest average maximum temperature since 2022 and the highest rain since 2024 as per data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD)... Read More


Centre disburses rRs.r332-crore grant to Punjab rural bodies

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The Union government has released Rs.332.46 crore as a 15th Finance Commission grant for the 2025-26 financial year to rural local bodies in Punjab. The grant has been released... Read More


Punjab okays key industrial reforms, eases leasehold conversion norms

Chandigarh, April 1 -- The state government on Tuesday approved reforms in the policy for the conversion of leasehold industrial plots and sheds to freehold. Minister Sanjeev Arora, who holds the por... Read More


Pre-SIR: 72% voters mapped in Punjab; EC pushes to speed up process

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Election Commissioner of India Dr SS Sandhu on Tuesday held a detailed review of the progress of pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) mapping in Jalandhar. Punjab chief ele... Read More


Haryana begins wheat procurement with new biometric rules, tractor entry checks

Chandigarh, April 1 -- Ahead of the one-and-a-half-month long wheat procurement season beginning Wednesday, Haryana government on Tuesday assured farmers of elaborate arrangements across over 400 mand... Read More


Chandigarh: Singapore-style skywalk in UT on mayor's mind

Chandigarh, March 31 -- At a meeting of the Chandigarh MC's finance and contract committee (F&CC), mayor Saurabh Joshi pitched an ambitious "Sky Garden", an elevated green walkway inspired by global u... Read More


HC disposes of PIL challenging Punjab government's Mukh Mantri Tirath Yatra scheme

Chandigarh, March 31 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Punjab government's Mukh Mantri Tirth Yatra scheme, launched in Novem... Read More


Rajya Sabha member Satnam Sandhu seeks flood resilience plan for Punjab

Chandigarh, March 31 -- Rajya Sabha member Satnam Singh Sandhu on Monday urged the Centre to formulate a 'Comprehensive Punjab Flood Resilience & Water Security Plan' to mitigate flood risks, minimise... Read More


Punjab to start wheat procurement on April 1: Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak

Chandigarh, March 31 -- Even as wheat harvesting is expected to begin at full scale in mid-April owing to late rainfall in the month of March, Punjab food and civil supplies minister Lal Chand Kataruc... Read More