Chandigarh: An unidentified person fled after snatching gold earrings from an elderly woman who was on her way home from a shop in Sector 37 on Friday morning. The incident was captured in a CCTV camera installed at the spot.Sector 39 police reached the spot, recorded the elderly woman’s statement and began to search for…
Chandigarh: More than a decade after Panjab University (PU) first raised red flags over PhD degrees issued by a Meghalaya-based university in 2013, the varsity has finally moved to pull the plug on faculty appointments linked to the disputed qualifications. Around 17 teachers have been identified so far, many of them working in private colleges…
Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has initiated soil testing at the Dadumajra dumpsite to set up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant with a capacity of about 230 tons per day.The testing is part of preparations for the detailed feasibility report (DFR), which IOCL will submit to the MC. Senior MC officials recently met IOCL…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration will not impose any additional land, infrastructure, equipment or endowment fund requirements for the establishment and operation of private universities and higher educational institutions in the Union Territory beyond those already prescribed by national regulatory bodies.The decision follows an examination of recommendations related to minimum land requirements, endowment funds and infrastructure…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday submitted two chargesheets in cases of alleged diversion of funds linked to the Haryana government and Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL).One chargesheet, concerning misappropriation of Haryana govt funds, was filed before the Special Judge, CBI, Panchkula. Two private individuals identified as recipients of proceeds…
Chandigarh: An institutional inquiry has been launched at the Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, following allegations of misconduct and intrusion involving two junior resident doctors from the psychiatry department.The incident has once again pushed issues of women doctors’ safety within institutional hostel premises into the spotlight.According to a complaint forwarded through the…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh is set to get its own Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (AI-CoE). This development has the potential to transform the city into a hub of AI-driven governance, innovation and startup-led technological solutions.The proposed centre will help govt departments deploy artificial intelligence to improve public services and decision-making. It will also facilitate creation of…
Chandigarh: The CBI’s Chandigarh unit has registered a case against two Northern Railway employees of the Ferozepur division and an unidentified official for allegedly demanding a Rs 60,000 bribe to provide relief in disciplinary proceedings.Complainant Pawan Kumar, a senior clerk at the DRM office, Ferozepur, alleged that technician‑I Vijay Kumar and senior section engineer Dharmveer…
The turnaround comes after steadily rising demand in early June as residents relied heavily on air conditioners and cooling appliances Chandigarh: After touching a season-high peak demand of 421MW earlier this week amid intense heat, the city saw a sharp drop in electricity consumption Friday, with peak load falling to 292MW following rain and a…
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has issued a show-cause notice to the District Industries Centre (DIC), Mandi, after an inspection linked a sewage leak to fish mortality in Ratti Khad in the district’s Balh Valley.The Pollution Control Board action follows a complaint by Kapil Thakur, a local. He had alleged heavy…
