Chandigarh: Govt schools in Chandigarh went on summer vacation on May 23, nearly two months after the academic session began on April 1, leaving behind an academic term marked by unresolved issues ranging from missing Class IX textbooks and disruption in skill classes to uncertainty over contractual staff central to student support systems.While classrooms closed…
Mohali: A massive fire broke out late Saturday night at Nahar Spinning Mills near Lalru, causing extensive damage to cotton stock worth lakhs and destroying a shed inside the factory premises.Sources said the fire broke out in two large cotton warehouses of the company and spread rapidly due to the highly inflammable material stored inside….
Chandigarh: A 47-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at a housing society at VIP Road on Zirakpur. The deceased, Kanchan Gupta, wife of Satish Kumar, lived with her family in a flat.According to preliminary investigations, other family members were also present in the house at the time of the incident. The deceased is survived by…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: A 28-year-old man was found dead in Manimajra on Sunday noon. The body of the man, who had been missing for three days, bore injury marks.Police said the deceased was identified as Nandu, a resident of Shastri Nagar, Manimajra.A passerby noticed him lying unconscious near an underbridge in Shastri Nagar and informed…
Deepak.Yadav@timesofindia.comChandigarh: Petrol pumps across the city have come under the scanner of the Chandigarh administration, with the excise department initiating a data-matching exercise to check possible VAT evasion.The department has issued demi-official (DO) letters to major oil marketing companies — Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd…
Times News NetworkPatiala: Three minor children died after being allegedly thrown into the Bhakra Main Line canal by their parents, who then jumped in themselves near Mandoli village in Ghanaur on Sunday.While passersby and local divers managed to rescue the couple, their children — a 14-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl and an 8-year-old girl —…
Panchkula: The city is likely to get some relief from the blistering heat on May 28 and 29, when the weather department has forecast light rain and thunderstorm. Maximum temperature may dip to around 38 degrees Celsius by May 29.The IMD has forecast mainly clear skies for Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula from May 25 to…
Chandigarh BJP president Jatinder Pal Malhotra, national vice-president Saudan Singh and former city chief Sanjay Tandon were among senior leaders who addressed party workers Panchkula: A two-day district-level training camp organised by the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar district unit of Chandigarh BJP under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Prashikshan Mahaabhiyan concluded at Morni Nature Camp Sunday.Chandigarh BJP…
Panchkula: In a move aimed at improving road safety and strengthening accident investigations, a training programme on the iRAD (Integrated Road Accident Database) app was held at the police commissioner’s office in Sector 4 Sunday.Developed by the ministry of road transport and highways in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the digital platform seeks…
The incident triggered high drama as Congress workers surrounded the vehicle, claiming to have found multiple liquor crates inside. The incident kept the area on edge till late evening, with the party demanding a fair probe and strict action Mohali: A major political controversy erupted in ward 10 Sunday, the final day of campaigning for…
