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Panchkula's AQI improves to moderate

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A day after Panchkula's Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to 334, making it the worst in the country, the city's air improved from poor to moderate due to changing weather conditio... Read More


Man who hacked wife to death with axe gets life term

Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A Manimajra resident has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for hacking his 35-year-old wife to death with an axe at their house in February 2020. The court of... Read More


Panchkula's air turns worst in country

Chandigarh, Oct. 30 -- The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Panchkula soared to 334 on Wednesday, making it the worst in the country, as per the daily AQI bulletin released by the Central Pollution Control ... Read More


UT DGP Hooda, former SC judge on the guest list

Chandigarh, Oct. 28 -- UT DGP Sagar Preet Hooda will be among the distinguished alumni attending Panjab University's sixth global alumni meet on November 1. Hooda, who completed his MA (1989-1991) and... Read More


Nod dispute puts Guru Teg Bahadur event at PU in limbo

Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- Uncertainty prevails over a seminar proposed to mark Guru Teg Bahadur's 350th martyrdom anniversary at Panjab University on Monday, with students claiming they were denied permi... Read More


Chill is in the air, but night temp still 2degC above normal

Chandigarh, Oct. 27 -- Even as the night temperature has fallen by three notches over the past four days, bringing a chill in the air, the temperature still continues to remain above normal for this t... Read More


PU looks to hire 2nd mental health counsellor on campus

Chandigarh, Oct. 25 -- Panjab University (PU) is looking to hire a second mental health counsellor on campus, after hiring one at the start of the year. The varsity currently has only one counsellor f... Read More


City breathes easy but P'kula air still poor

Chandigarh, Oct. 24 -- While City Beautiful's air quality has improved from poor to moderate, Panchkula remains on the edge with poor air. As per the Haryana State Pollution Control Board's observator... Read More


Tuesday night's fireworks raise pollution levels, AQI now 'poor'

Chandigarh, Oct. 23 -- The air quality in Chandigarh deteriorated again on Tuesday night as some people celebrated Diwali and burst crackers. Earlier on Monday, when most of the Diwali celebrations to... Read More


AQI turns very poor on Diwali night, but improves within hrs

Chandigarh, Oct. 22 -- The city's air quality index (AQI) slipped into the 'very poor' category in half of Chandigarh's monitoring stations on Diwali night, but improved rapidly within hours - a marke... Read More