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MC plans to water down National Building Code norms for fire safety

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After approving the 'Haryana Fire Safety Act' for the city, which lowers the threshold for mandatory fire safety clearance and brings more buildings under its ambit, the Chandig... Read More


2 Nihangs arrested for hacking elderly man to death in Sohana

Mohali, Sept. 7 -- Two days after a 63-year-old man was hacked to death with a sword in Sohana, police arrested two Nihangs on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Harnoor Singh and Tarampree... Read More


P'kula MC steps up efforts for pet dog registration

Panchkula, Sept. 7 -- In a bid to regulate pet ownership and curb dog-bite incidents in the city, the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) has stepped up enforcement, making it mandatory for all resid... Read More


Security guard loses phone to snatchers

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- In yet another snatching incident in Chandigarh, a 22-year-old security guard was robbed of his mobile phone near Sector-46. The city has witnessed over 70 snatching cases since... Read More


At 202.6 mm, rain in 1st six days of Sept crosses month's average

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The city recorded 202.6 mm rain in the first six days of September, which is more than the normal for this month. As per the India Meteorological Department, the average Septemb... Read More


Satpal Sharma is Panchkula DC

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- Satpal Sharma has been posted as the Panchkula deputy commissioner, replacing Monika Gupta who has been posted as administrator, Haryana Shehri VikasPradhikaran (HSVP), Panchkul... Read More


hc: Judicial working can't be stone-walled

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has asserted that the judicial functioning cannot be permitted to be stone-walled, either by the ordinary litigants or Bar members, in a case w... Read More


MBBS counselling starts at GMCH with OBC quota

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- After a month's delay, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, commenced the first round of MBBS course counselling for the 2025-26 session on Friday. Thi... Read More


Mohali prep institute's Deepit Sharma commissioned into army

Mohali, Sept. 7 -- Deepit Sharma of the seventh course at Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI), Mohali, has been commissioned as a lieutenant into the Kumaon Regiment of ... Read More


Occupants pay the price of patchy PG norms' implementation in UT

Chandigarh, Sept. 7 -- In 2020, after three girl students were charred to death in a fire that broke out at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Sector 32, the Chandigarh administration had brought in... Read More