Chandigarh: Tourists travelling on the Unesco-listed Kalka-Shimla heritage railway have received a boost with the resumption of the regular mixed train service from July 16. The Ambala railway division has restored the daily up and down service after the conclusion of the Holiday Special train.The six-coach train departs from Kalka at 8am and reaches Shimla…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Intermittent showers on Sunday offered residents some respite from the heat, but high humidity levels kept conditions uncomfortable across the city.While the rainfall helped lower day temperature slightly, moisture‑laden air ensured that the “feel‑like” temperature remained elevated.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city recorded a maximum temperature of 36 degrees…
Stray packs and monkey troops leave PGI workforce vulnerable Dogs and monkeys menace in PGI. Chandigarh: The human-animal conflict, with both sides struggling for space, is becoming a serious concern for Chandigarh. There are few places where the problem manifests itself as clearly as in the PGI residential area. Monkeys and stray dogs roam around…
Chandigarh: Panjab University (PU) has integrated its online fee payment portal with students’ fee due and collection records, making it mandatory for all existing as well as newly-admitted students to pay their course fees through the new system. The move follows the portal’s integration with the university’s student fee database.According to a circular issued by…
Another heritage furniture from Chd to go under hammer in USA, advocate seeks govt intervention Another Chandigarh Heritage Stool Set for Auction in the US; Local Advocate Seeks MEA Intervention: After halting the auction of the Chandigarh based heritage items in Paris by the foreign auction house last month and raising the issue before the…
Mohali: The NRI police station has registered a case against a Mohali-based visa consultancy for allegedly cheating a Patiala resident of Rs 10.5 lakh. The accused allegedly promised German work visas by arranging fake job offer letters and forged documents.The case against Ramandeep Kaur, operator and head counsellor of an immigration firm in Mohali, has…
UT administration spends Rs 1,915cr in Q1, capital outlay slows Chandigarh: The UT administration has spent over Rs 1,915 crore in the first quarter (April-June) of the 2026‑27 financial year, accounting for 29.2% of its total budget allocation of Rs 6,545.5 crore.The Union finance ministry sanctioned the budget in Feb during presentation of the Union…
Bathinda: Punjab Police on Sunday said they had dismantled a “highly sophisticated, interstate exam cheating racket” that involved the use of “espionage devices”, like pen cameras, in a recruitment exam for pharmacist posts conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS).At least 28 candidates were caught using devices that were concealed in socks, undergarments…
Mom shields baby from stray dogs, gets bitten Monkey and dogs terror in PGI residential he area: menace of monkeys and aggressive stray dogs at the PGI residential areas has left the frontline healthcare workforce living in absolute terror. Times News NetworkPanchkula: A four‑month‑old baby narrowly escaped a potentially fatal stray dog attack after the…
Civic Body To Fix Accountability Of Dairy Owners Mohali: With stray cattle and dogs continuing to trigger accidents, disrupt traffic and spark public complaints, the Mohali municipal corporation (MC) is drawing up a comprehensive policy that will, for the first time, seek to hold dairy owners accountable for abandoning cattle and allowing them to roam…
