The university has proposed Aug 29 and Aug 31 as the two possible dates for the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council elections Chandigarh: Panjab University is likely to hold its student council elections on Aug 31, advancing the polls from the usual first week of Sept as the university’s earlier plan has run into security…
As part of the agitation, protesting workers staged a demonstration outside the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) office and surrounded the building. Police erected barricades at the entrance gate to prevent demonstrators from entering the premises. Panchkula: Cleanliness across Panchkula has deteriorated significantly as an ongoing statewide strike by sanitation workers crossed its first week, leaving…
The arrested accused are Deepak Kumar alias Deepu Bihari of Guru Nanakpura, Sultanwind in Amritsar and Jasminder Singh alias Jass, of New Kotmil Singh aere of Tarn Taran Panchkula: Police have arrested Nikhil Gulshia, the main accused in an alleged ₹20.8-lakh Canada work visa fraud, following his evading arrest under a look out circular.Gulshia was…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses mediapersons in Chandigarh on Wednesday Chandigarh: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a report from Punjab chief secretary within four weeks on a complaint alleging Independence Day was not observed under governmental instructions in several govt schools, particularly in rural, remote, border and allegedly underserved areas.The move drew…
MC officials say rapid urbanisation and increasingly intense rainfall events are putting pressure on a drainage network originally designed for much lower stormwater loads Chandigarh: A day after a portion of the carriageway near Transport Light Point on the busy Madhya Marg caved in following a heavy downpour, attention has once again turned to Chandigarh’s…
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak: The death of Narendra Dhankhar, a retired former superintendent of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), in a tragic road accident near the university’s newly constructed gate No. 4 has sparked anger among members of the MDU Non-Teaching Employees’ Union.A delegation of the union met the MDU registrar and submitted a memorandum demanding…
Jind: Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized 5.7 kg of heroin, or chitta, during an operation on the Ujhana-Piplatha road, officials said on Wednesday.According to SP Kuldeep Singh, a CIA Staff Jind team led by inspector Yadvender Singh was checking vehicles near Ujhana bus stand when it received information that two men were…
According to a detailed assessment carried out by the engineering wing, many severely affected points were found clogged due to the removal of road gully gratings or the accumulation of dry leaves, branches and other debris Chandigarh: After large parts of the city witnessed severe waterlogging during Tuesday evening’s downpour, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC)…
At the recently held 51st Chandigarh State Shooting Championship, Bansal won four medals- two golds in the senior category, in the 50-metre and 10-metre air pistol events, besides a silver in the 50-metre event and a bronze in the 10-metre event in the masters category. Chandigarh: At 67, Suman Bansal has finally found the time…
A child being admitted to hospital after falling ill due to midday meal kheer Kullu: At least 38 children of a govt primary school in Manali subdivision fell ill after eating kheer served as part of midday meal on Tuesday.According to parents, children began vomiting soon after having the kheer in the school in Bari…
