The Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) received Rs 13.95 crore under NCAP in 2025-26. Chandigarh: Chandigarh’s clean-air performance has paid off — literally. After recording a sharp 26 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) reduction in PM10 against a target of just 4 µg/m³, the city has secured a nearly four-fold jump in central funding under…
The loss in numerical strength cost AAP the status of leader of the opposition (LoP) over a month ago, which went to the Congress. Congress had initially held the fewest seats when the current term began in 2022. Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fallen to third place in the Chandigarh municipal corporation with…
Chandigarh: The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has flagged major shortcomings in the implementation of the Green India Mission (GIM) in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, citing shortfalls in plantation targets, outdated planning data and inadequate monitoring.The performance audit covered 16 states and Union Territories, from 2015-16 to 2022-23, with findings updated up to…
Singer and actor Ammy Virk Patiala: Punjabi singer and actor Ammy Virk’s father, Kuljeet Singh, on Wednesday dismissed initial media reports claiming that the artiste or his personal vehicle were targeted in a shooting in Canada, confirming that Virk is safe and unhurt.The statement follows an investigation by the Abbotsford police department into a late-night…
Gurpreet Kaur Mann, wife of Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann Chandigarh: A Chandigarh district court on Wednesday restrained Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, Congress MLA from Bholath Sukhpal Singh Khaira and retired Punjab and Haryana high court judge Justice Ranjit Singh from posting or circulating ‘unverified or allegedly defamatory material’ against Punjab CM…
Chandigarh: Former Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its Jalandhar office on Wednesday in connection with its money-laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in Suntec City project in Mohali.Verma reached the ED office around 11 am carrying documents and was understood to have been questioned by the agency in connection with…
Himachal Pradesh received 593.7 mm of rain between June 1 and Sept 8 Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has recorded a 10% rainfall deficit during the monsoon season so far, receiving 593.7 mm of rain against the normal 657.9 mm between June 1 and Sept 8.According to the weather department’s rainfall data, the shortfall has been particularly…
Mann seeks CII collaboration to tackle stubble burning Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday sought collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to promote sustainable crop residue management, strengthen horticulture through knowledge and technology exchange, and build a skilled workforce to support industrial growth in the state.During a meeting with a CII…
Waste dumped at National Highway Chandigarh: Haryana’s sanitation crisis deepened on Wednesday as the strike by municipal sanitation workers entered its 34th day, with the govt intensifying disciplinary action but failing to break the deadlock. Undeterred by the govt dismissing nearly 72 of their colleagues in just two days, the protesting workers have extended their…
Amritsar: Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), headed by jailed MP Amritpal Singh, on Wednesday named Mandeep Singh Sidhu, brother of late actor and farm activist Deep Sidhu, as its candidate from Talwandi Sabo. It also fielded former gangster Lakha Singh Sidhana, who claims to have been pulled into the world of crime before he turned…
