TNNChandigarh: A Chandigarh-based advocate has won a consumer case against a leading pet food manufacturer after discovering live worms inside a sealed packet of dog food meant for her seven-year-old Labrador.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, directed the company to refund the cost of the product and pay compensation after holding the company guilty…
Chandigarh: More than two months after the beginning of the new academic session, govt school students are finally about to receive NCERT textbooks. The education department is starting cluster-wise distribution of books for Classes IX to XII from Tuesday.The district education office (DEO) has directed cluster in-charges to collect NCERT books between June 9 and…
Chandigarh: The highly anticipated governing body meeting of the PGI, originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday in New Delhi, has been postponed.The high-level session was slated to be chaired by the union minister of health and family welfare, JP Nadda. Official sources revealed that the last-minute deferment became necessary due to the health minister’s…
Chandigarh: In a boost for public healthcare and education infrastructure, the Project Appraisal and Approval Committee headed by chief secretary H Rajesh Prasad approved three major development projects in Chandigarh.These include construction of a 50-bedded critical care hospital at the Sub-District Hospital, Manimajra, an Ayush health and wellness centre with administrative block in Sector 28,…
Waterlogging in Chandigarh Chandigarh: Ahead of the monsoon season, MC commissioner Amit Kumar reviewed arrangements made by the civic body to tackle waterlogging and other rain-related emergencies.As part of its comprehensive monsoon preparedness plan, the MC has constituted 18 special flood control teams and operationalised seven flood/waterlogging control rooms across the city.These arrangements will remain…
Chandigarh: In a significant reform aimed at promoting ease of doing business and facilitating agricultural trade, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria approved the proposal of the State Agricultural Marketing Board, UT, to abolish the requirement of furnishing bank guarantee and cash security by applicants seeking licences under Section 10 of the Punjab Agricultural Produce Market…
Water pollution in Ghaggar River at Panchkula (story pics) Panchkula: With the solid waste management rules 2026 mandating the Municipal Corporation to clean water bodies and stop ingress of solid waste, hopes have got revived among environmentalists and residents about rejuvenation of Ghaggar river as it gets free from years of unclarity about job of…
Amritsar: Police have arrested two people after two hand grenades were allegedly recovered from them in Amritsar.Davinder Singh and Rajwinder Singh allegedly retrieved a consignment of explosive material sent by their handlers from across the border and were planning a terror activity to disturb the peace and harmony of the state, said Amritsar (rural) SSP…
Fatehgarh Sahib: Amid growing speculation over a possible revival of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-BJP alliance, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said both parties had repeatedly failed Punjab and were now attempting to return to power through an opportunistic arrangement.Addressing a Lok Milni programme in Shamaspur village, Mann said the proposed alliance…
Rohtak: A massive fire that broke out in a shoe showroom near D-Park in Rohtak on Tuesday afternoon spread to nine adjoining shops, engulfing 10 commercial establishments and triggering a major rescue operation amid fears that three persons may be trapped inside.The blaze erupted around 1.30 pm at the Rohtak Shoes. Shopkeepers said the fire…
