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Students cry foul over IISc weekly hours rule

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- A new attendance policy at a department of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, requires 200 MTech and first-year PhD students to spend at least 50 hours a wee... Read More


punjab cabinet okays stilt-plus-4 floors in new urban areas

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025 under which it will allow the construction of stilt-plus-four floors in new urban sectors. A ... Read More


Punjab cabinet approves stilt-plus-4 floors

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday gave a nod to the Punjab Unified Building Rules, 2025 paving way for the construction of stilt-plus-flour floors in new urban sectors. A decision t... Read More


18 e-rickshaws destroyed in blaze at Chhatbir, no casualty, animals safe

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- A major fire broke out at Chhatbir zoo in Mohali district on Tuesday, destroying 18 electric rickshaws. Officials said there was no casualty and no animal enclosure was affected... Read More


City's AQI improves slightly but remains in moderate category

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The city's air quality index (AQI) improved slightly on Tuesday, recording 124 (moderate), compared to 136 on Monday, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. T... Read More


Four hooligans in car try to run over food outlet worker at 3B2 market

Mohali, Oct. 29 -- In yet another incident of drunken hooliganism, four men from Ropar assaulted a food outlet worker and attempted to run him over with their car in Mohali's Phase3B2 market early Mon... Read More


2 flights land at Chandigarh airport amid runway repairs

Mohali, Oct. 29 -- After a day of complete inactivity with regards to civilian flights, the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport saw the arrival of two flights on Tuesday. The flights came from ... Read More


Barwala man gets 20-yr jail for sexual assault on teen girl

Panchkula, Oct. 29 -- A Panchkula court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man from Barwala to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in his neighbourhood in... Read More


Tertiary water supply suspended till Nov 15

Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The pumping of tertiary treated (TT) water supply will remain suspended from October 29 to November 15 due to the urgent repair of the supply pipeline near CII, Sector 31, Chand... Read More


6 officials face action over farm fires in Tarn Taran

Patiala, Oct. 29 -- As farm fire incidents continue to rise across Punjab, the state government on Tuesday initiated action against six supervisory officers who were tasked with stopping stumble burni... Read More