Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh, is set to hold the stone laying ceremony for the ambitious redevelopment of the Rose Club in Sector 16 under the public-private partnership (PPP) model Friday, marking the first time the civic body has outsourced the operation and management of a club.Following directions from mayor Saurabh Joshi’s office, the…
The MC will pay PEC a consultancy fee of Rs 10.8 lakh, plus GST, for undertaking independent quality checks Chandigarh: To ensure that the upgradation of the Kajauli water works meets prescribed technical standards and quality benchmarks, the municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh, has appointed Punjab Engineering College (PEC) as the third-party quality assurance agency for…
Mohali: Mohali police arrested two suspected drug smugglers and seized 400 grams of heroin from their possession during a naka on the road connecting Sector 104 and Sukhgarh village under the Sohana police station.The accused, both residents of Chandigarh, were travelling in a Hyundai i10 car that was intercepted after the driver allegedly attempted to…
Mohali: Former IA&AS officer and ex-additional deputy comptroller & auditor general of India Onkar Nath has urged the Mohali municipal corporation to clear encroachments from public footpaths, alleging that pedestrians are being forced onto busy roads, increasing accident risks.In a complaint to the MC, Nath claimed footpaths across several sectors have been encroached upon by…
Chandigarh: Campaigning for the coming Panjab University Senate elections is gathering momentum, with candidates intensifying outreach efforts among members of the university electorate.At a meeting in Mohali, Anandpur Sahib MP Malvinder Singh Kang and former Panjab University Campus Students Council (PUCSC) president and sitting Senator Prabhjeet Singh extended support to Senate candidate Dr Ravinder Singh…
Revenue boost for estate office Chandigarh: The UT estate office has more than doubled its revenue recovery in 2025-26, collecting Rs 335.05 crore against Rs 164.5 crore in the previous financial year, reflecting an increase of over Rs 170 crore, or more than 103%, driven by stricter enforcement, digital reforms and improved disposal of pending…
Chandigarh: Services of three assistant professors serving in DAV institutions in Chandigarh and Punjab have been terminated after Panjab University (PU) withdrew approval to appointments made on the basis of PhD degrees obtained from CMJ University, Meghalaya.The faculty who faced the action include an assistant professor of computer science at DAV College, Sector 10, Chandigarh,…
Chandigarh: The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the Industrial Area Phase II building collapse in Chandigarh that claimed two lives and has sought a report from the Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh.The Commission, comprising Chairperson Justice Sant Prakash, Member Justice Gurbir Singh and Member Jitender Singh Shunty passed…
Times News NetworkPanchkula: Police have arrested three persons in the double murder case of a man and his brother-in-law in Sector 19 two days ago. They said the incident was the result of an old dispute between the two. The arrested accused, Vipin, Prem Chand, and Sukhpreet Singh alias Lucky were produced in court and…
Mohali: A 75-year-old retired superintendent of Punjab Engineering College (PEC) was killed and his wife critically injured after their motorcycle reportedly skidded on a rain-soaked stretch of road. As they fell, they were run over by a truck near Jujhar Nagar on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Daulat Ram Saini. His wife, Krishna Devi,…
