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Haryana rights panel alarmed after Nuh govt school found operating in cowshed

Chandigarh, May 9 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has directed the state chief secretary to submit a time-bound action plan to ensure proper infrastructure in government schools of Nuh d... Read More


MACT awards Rs.19L to family of cyclist killed in 2019 mishap

Chandigarh, May 9 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded Rs.19 lakh in compensation to the family of a cyclist who died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in 2019, holding the driv... Read More


Automated testing to replace manual vehicle checks by Aug

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Manual inspection of commercial vehicles in the UT is set to be phased out, with the UT administration establishing an automated testing station (ATS) at Raipur Kalan, officials s... Read More


You created this mess, 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


ut lawyers go on strike till May 13

Chandigarh, May 9 -- Alleging that the Assam Tenancy Act, which has been extended to Chandigarh, would undermine the judicial process in rent-related disputes, lawyers of the Chandigarh district court... Read More


New tenancy act undermines judicial processes: Lawyers

Chandigarh, May 9 -- City lawyers on Thursday announced a complete strike and abstention from work till May 13 in protest against the implementation of the Assam Tenancy Act in the UT, alleging that t... Read More


Trial concert venue at Sarangpur to test future of city's event scene

Chandigarh, May 9 -- After a series of large events shifted out of the city due to venue constraints and traffic concerns, the Chandigarh administration has decided to set up a trial concert facility ... Read More


7 Punjab-origin youths deported from Canada over extortion

Toronto, May 9 -- A release from a Canadian police outfit listing seven Indian-origin persons allegedly in extortion-related violence, has triggered a xenophobic reaction as six of them shared the sam... Read More


Devotees with scriptures at home caught in a bind

Sangrur/Jalandhar, May 9 -- The new anti-sacrilege law has left those possessing "saroops" of Guru Granth Sahib and Gutka Sahibs at home on the edge, with several enquiring about Sikh "maryada" for ha... Read More


Deterrence or state interference: New law sparks panthic debate

AMRITSAR, May 9 -- The Punjab government's recent enactment of the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, designed to impose stricter penalties for sacrilege of the Sikh holy s... Read More