File photo of Chandigarh’s Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16 Chandigarh: A fire broke out inside the main blood bank of Sector 16’s govt hospital in the early hours of Tuesday, narrowly missing critical blood stocks after old electrical wiring sparked an air-conditioning unit.On-duty staff at the Govt Multi-Specialty Hospital detected smoke inside the unit and…
School buses parked in Chandigarh Chandigarh: Private schools face strict legal prosecution and potential closures unless they fix dangerous student transport zones and illegal campus modifications during the summer holidays.Chandigarh deputy commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav issued the ultimatum to school executives following a safety audit that revealed widespread compliance failures across local private campuses.Under the…
Chandigarh’s Kaushalya river choked with city’s garbage Chandigarh: The country’s top environmental court has told the city administration to fix its garbage and sewage processing gaps to halt the contamination of local waterways.The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed deep concern that critical deficiencies remain unaddressed despite repeated warnings, demanding a time-bound roadmap to bring…
Chandigarh: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) is drafting an infrastructure and faculty recruitment proposal for the Union health ministry to launch its first undergraduate medical college on the 50-acre Sarangpur campus.The satellite centre will host an annual intake of 100 MBBS students, easing the fierce competition for medical seats in…
A fake Amazon call centre being cleared in Panchkula, Haryana. Panchkaula: The cybercrime cell has smashed a fake tech-support centre targeting US citizens, arresting 21 people during a midnight raid in this Haryana town.A joint task force of state cyber operatives and tactical units stormed a commercial building in Panchkula’s Sector 2, catching dozens of…
Chandigarh: Building inspectors have closed down a prominent nightlife venue linked to rapper Badshah following a string of severe zoning and construction violations.The Chandigarh estate office sealed the ‘Sago by Badshah’ club in Sector 26 on Tuesday after its management repeatedly ignored official warnings to demolish extensive illegal extensions. The closure follows a multi-agency raid…
Chandigarh: Police are analyzing CCTV footage after a 24-hour crime spree left three residents targeted by vehicle-mounted thieves.In the first incident, Soumya, a commuter from Kalka, was walking near the Sector 31 traffic lights when a motorcyclist ambushed her from behind, snatched her mobile phone, and sped away. Passersby rushed to aid the woman, who…
Hisar: Hansi Police have registered an FIR against 31 farm activists and several unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage the Rajli-Hansi drinking water pipeline and blocking the Hansi-Barwala road during a protest in Chanot village.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Hansi SP Vinod Kumar said the case was registered on a complaint by public…
Rs 5.5cr in penalties, yet Pkl trash crisis persists Panchkula: Even as the municipal corporation has withheld over Rs 5.5 crore from its waste contractor in 15 months over repeated lapses, residents say door-to-door garbage collection in the city continues to be erratic and unreliable.Pooja Consultations Co has faced nearly 20% deductions from its payments…
Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday completed his self-enumeration for the Census 2027 through the online portal – se.census.gov.in – and appealed to the people of Himachal Pradesh to actively participate in the exercise and complete their self-enumeration before June 15.Sukhu said that the Census 2027 in the state would be conducted in…
