The Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded 1,057 personnel from the police, fire, Home Guard, Civil Defence and correctional services on Independence Day 2026. The honours include 301 Gallantry Medals, 92 President’s…
Chandigarh's Sector 29 will get a modern community centre worth ₹7 crore. Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria laid its foundation stone on Wednesday. Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar, former mayor…
Chandigarh will become the first Union Territory to launch a full-scale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for food subsidy under PMGKAY on August 14. The digital rupee,…
Panjab University is setting up departmental safety committees after research scholar Jyoti (28) was electrocuted near a girls' hostel on July 28. Each department will form a three-member panel of faculty, staff,…
The Chandigarh Aided College Teachers' Association has asked local MP Manish Tewari to intervene in a dispute over promotion benefits. The administration has restricted UGC Regulation 2018 career advancement benefits to promotions…
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has collected nearly ₹7 crore from 64,806 challans issued since 2024, with roadside vendors accounting for the bulk of those fined. In 2024, the MC fined 19,475 encroachers…
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed courts to be "extra cautious" while granting bail in cyber syndicate fraud cases, noting the high probability of accused repeating the offence. The order…
Chandigarh mayor Saurabh Joshi on Saturday inaugurated a Rs 63.7 lakh project to replace an ageing water pipeline in Cheap House, Sector 24-C. Hindustan Times reports the old cast iron pipe (CI)…
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, has set aside the dismissal of a complaint against a renovation contractor and directed him to pay Rs 1.6 lakh. Homeowner Vinay Kumar Kapoor had…
The CII-Indian Women Network held a hands-on AI workshop in Chandigarh on Sunday for women entrepreneurs and professionals. Led by Rocky Jagatiani, the session covered generative AI, agentic AI and large language…
