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Chandigarh: Consumer panel directs insurer to pay for 'unjust denial' of claim

Chandigarh, Oct. 9 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DF-1) has directed Star Health and Allied Insurance Company to pay Rs.4 lakh under a health insurance policy, and awarded Rs.... Read More


Rain brings down temp, Chandigarh logs coldest day this year since Feb 28

Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- Following 26.5 mm rain on Tuesday, the maximum temperature of the city fell from 24.8degC on Monday to 22degC on Tuesday, 10.6 degrees below normal. As per India meteorological d... Read More


24% trials resolved in less than 3 years in Chandigarh, but conviction rate lags behind nation

Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- As per the latest Crime in India 2023 report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), a total of 1,888 trials were completed in the city in 2023, out of which, as ma... Read More


Chandigarh: Despite early morning showers, Sunday was warmest October day in 4 years

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- Despite 0.8 mm rain, accompanied by gusty winds and thunder, early in the morning, Sunday remained largely dry and sunny through the day causing the maximum temperature to climb ... Read More


Chandigarh: Refund rRs.r1.5-L fare, grant rRs.r22,000 relief to city resident, airlines told

Chandigarh, Oct. 6 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-1 (North) has directed Air Canada and Lufthansa Airlines to refund Rs.1.51 lakh ticket money and pay Rs.22,000 compensation to... Read More


69% rape victims in Chandigarh were minors: NCRB report

Chandigarh, Oct. 2 -- Chandigarh As many as 102 rape cases were reported in Chandigarh in 2023, with 70 (69%) of the victims being minors, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report released on T... Read More


Chandigarh: Court sentences man to 5 yrs RI in phone snatching case

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- A local court has awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to a man convicted in a mobile snatching incident that took place in 2022. The complainant, Kulwinder Lal of D... Read More


Chandigarh logs wettest September in 7 yrs

Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- With 252.1 mm rain recorded in the city this September as per the India meteorological department (IMD), this was the wettest September since 2018 when 295.8 mm rain was recorded... Read More


Students of PU's UICET dept stage protest over authorities getting 'affidavit filled forcibly'

Chandigarh, Sept. 30 -- Students of University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (UICET) staged a protest at the chairperson's office on Monday over allegations that the chairperson was... Read More


Chandigarh: PU to host dandiya night tomorrow, no police NOC sought

Chandigarh, Sept. 29 -- Panjab University (PU) is set to host a dandiya night on September 30 on the occasion of Ashtami. This comes months after a tragedy during a fest in PU where a student was stab... Read More