Panchkula: Following its recent drive against illegal street vendors in parts of the city, the municipal corporation (MC) is set to launch an online registration exercise to streamline street vending and create an updated database of vendors.Unlike the previous survey-based exercise, the civic body will require vendors to register themselves on an online portal. The…
New wage regime to expand pay protection across sectors Chandigarh: Employers and workers in Chandigarh are set to see significant changes in wage regulation with the Chandigarh administration likely to notify rules under the Code on Wages, 2019, in early Aug. The move will bring all wage-related provisions under a single legal framework and extend…
Even Minor Devpt Works Being Routed Through F&CC Chandigarh: More than half of the current municipal council’s tenure has passed, but the city municipal corporation is yet to constitute any of its 12 sub-committees, including three mandatory panels empowered to take financial and policy-related decisions. The delay has raised questions over the relevance of these…
Mohali: A nearly 500-metre-long stretch of roadside garbage in Kharar has triggered fears of a public health crisis, with residents alleging that rotting waste, waterlogged potholes and poor sanitation have turned the area into a breeding ground for mosquitoes and a danger zone for commuters during the monsoon.Locals said heaps of household waste, plastic and…
Kurali erupts over Gmada land curbs Mohali: Hundreds of farmers and landowners from Kurali and adjoining villages have opposed the draft master plan prepared by Gmada, demanding immediate amendments to what they term “arbitrary” zoning proposals that classify large tracts of land as agricultural and green zones.The protesters claimed the proposed land-use pattern would severely…
Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an enforcement officer of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) district office, Patiala, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 2.50 lakh from an EPF consultant. The accused, Shubam Tyagi , posted at EPFO office in Patiala, Punjab, was arrested on July 22 and…
Chandigarh: Naib Risaldar Virender Singh died after suffering a brain stroke while serving at an altitude of 16,000 feet in Ladakh, but his final act of service came after death. The family of the Indian Army soldier donated his organs after he was declared brain dead at Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir, on July 21,…
Placards demanding justice for NEET aspirants stood alongside slogans condemning alleged police action against protesting students in Delhi. Speakers repeatedly argued that the current crisis is merely a symptom of deeper structural failures that have been building for years. Placards demanding justice for NEET aspirants stood alongside slogans condemning alleged police action against protesting students…
Chandigarh residents and students gathered peacefully at Sector 17 Plaza to express solidarity with environmentalist and education reformer Sonam Wangchuk Chandigarh: Expressing concern over recent developments in the national capital following peaceful student protests regarding the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the PGI has called for immediate accountability…
Chandigarh: Following the death of a final-year MBBS student at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, the institution has announced measures aimed at strengthening student welfare and mental health support on campus.GMCH director-principal Dr Ravneet Kaur said the college already has a student drop-in centre and conducts regular counselling sessions every Wednesday through…
