Chandigarh: The Punjab legislative assembly committee’s report on Punjab Health Systems Corporation (2026–27) has highlighted that the state procured over 43.4 crore buprenorphine tablets since 2022 for de-addiction patients at outpatient opioid-assisted treatment (OOAT) clinics and prison facilities, even as the number of registered patients rose from around 2 lakh in 2022 to 3.2 lakh…
The move has ended weeks of uncertainty over her participation due to the absence of a recognised National Sports Federation (NSF) for karate. Chandigarh: Asian karate champion Alisha Choudhary from Haryana has received clearance from the Union sports ministry to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games, ending weeks of uncertainty over her participation due…
Chandigarh: AICC observer and Congress Working Committee member Jagdish Thakor will hold week-long consultations with party leaders and workers in Chandigarh under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. Feedback gathered during the exercise will be submitted to the party high command along with recommendations for district-level appointments. Thakor said new district presidents are likely to be announced…
Chandigarh: For the second consecutive year, Panjab University (PU) has allowed undergraduate students carrying up to three reappear or compartment papers to seek admission to postgraduate and postgraduate diploma courses in its affiliated colleges for the 2026-27 academic session.According to a notification issued by the deputy registrar (colleges) Wednesday, candidates with up to three reappear…
Mohali: The Saanjh Rahat Kendra launched in Mohali has emerged as Punjab Police’s model for supporting women in distress, with the initiative now replicated in Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.Over the past two years, the four centres have registered 1,069 cases and screened 1,656 women, providing counselling, legal aid,…
Mohali: Amid mounting complaints over garbage accumulation across the city, Mohali mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana Thursday announced the formation of special teams to identify those involved in illegal waste dumping and promised that all Resource Management Centre (RMC) sites would be cleared of accumulated garbage by Aug 15.The mayor said unauthorised dumping along roadsides and…
Mohali: Residents of Kharar will have to wait longer for canal water, with the Punjab govt informing the Vidhan Sabha that even the first phase of the long-delayed Kajauli water works project is unlikely to be completed before Dec 31, 2026.The govt said although the Rs 117.04crore project was approved to supply 35.53 MGD of…
Residents of Swaraj Nagar have threatened to carry urns filled with sewage water to the SDM office if the issue remains unresolved Mohali: Frustrated by months of sewerage overflow and alleged official inaction, residents of Swaraj Nagar in Kharar Thursday staged a protest and threatened to carry urns filled with sewage water to the SDM…
Amit Kumar reviews progress of the proposed Dadumajra biogas plant with IOCL representatives Chandigarh: The environment standing committee of the UT administrator’s advisory council Thursday visited the reclaimed Dadumajra dumping ground to review plantation, environmental restoration and maintenance works being carried out by the municipal corporation (MC).Led by chairman Gian Chand Gupta, the committee assessed…
Once a showpiece of Chandigarh’s road network, Madhya Marg is now dotted with potholes and damaged stretches Chandigarh: Once the pride of Chandigarh’s planned road network, Madhya Marg is increasingly becoming a symbol of civic neglect. Deep potholes, damaged road surfaces, malfunctioning streetlights and clogged storm water drains have turned daily commuting on stretches of…
