HC breather for lawyer who filed cash-for-transfer plea: Punjab won’t demolish farmhouse till Sep 11 | Chandigarh News

Patiala: Punjab govt on Friday informed a specially constituted division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court that no demolition would be carried out at advocate Nikhil Saraf’s family-run eco-tourism retreat in Mohali district until Sept 11. A demolition notice had been pasted outside the property earlier that day.The urgent hearing was held on…

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Patiala MP flags SIR discrepancies; Dharamvir Gandhi & family ‘very much’ on draft voter roll, counters EC | Chandigarh News

Patiala: Punjab election authorities have rejected reports that Patiala MP Dr Dharamvir Gandhi and his family were removed from voter lists, saying all five are registered in the draft electoral roll published on Aug 13.The clarification followed Gandhi’s allegations of procedural flaws and voter-mapping discrepancies in Punjab’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026. The Congress…

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Cross-border row over damage to century-old Hindu temple in Pakistan | Chandigarh News

According to Pak media reports on Friday, a minority rights organisation has alleged that the historic place of worship was demolished to facilitate the construction of a madrasa Amritsar: A controversy has erupted in Pakistan’s Punjab province over the alleged demolition of a 100-125-year-old Hindu temple at Siraj in Narowal.According to Pak media reports on…

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SGPC censures the alleged desecration of articles of faith of an initiated Sikh youth | Chandigarh News

Amritsar : Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday censured the alleged torture of an Amritdhari Sikh youth, Mohanjeet Singh of Sheron village, and the alleged desecration of his kesh and kakaars after he raised questions about Punjab’s drug menace during Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s visit.SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami termed the allegations “extremely unfortunate…

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Arriving Late: Chandigarh railway station upgrades miss 8th deadline | Chandigarh News

While officials are utilising an ongoing 36-day traffic block to accelerate construction, basic infrastructure, parking networks, and passenger amenities on the Chandigarh entrance remain largely incomplete. Chandigarh: The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has set December 31 as the revised deadline to complete the ₹462-crore redevelopment of Chandigarh Railway Station, after missing eight previous targets…

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Despite crores spent on renovation, Panchkula civil hospital infra falling apart | Chandigarh News

Inside the premises, unpaved or damaged road patches and open road gully chambers pose safety hazards for elderly patients and children Panchkula: Patients and visitors to Panchkula’s civil hospital in Sector 6 are facing severe inconvenience due to caved-in roads, closed entrances, broken speed breakers, and unhygienic conditions across the premises.Gate No. 1 has remained…

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Decorated Canadian-Punjabi police officer charged with fraud, theft | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: A veteran Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officer of Punjabi origin known for his anti-gang youth advocacy has been charged with nine criminal offences, including fraud, theft, and breach of trust, in connection with alleged offences dating back to 2017, Canadian media reported.Kalwinder “Kal” Dosanjh, 50, faces four counts of fraud over 5,000 Canadian dollars,…

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