Chandigarh

The municipal corporation (MC) elections for six municipal corporations of Haryana would be held as per schedule on June 2 as the Punjab and Haryana high court refused to stay the election process on Tuesday.

The ruling SAD-BJP coalition sweeps the zila parishad elections winning 55 of the 57 zones declared so far and was leading in a majority of the 89 other zones where the counting was still on. 'District wise list till 4pm': http://read.ht/2Pu

The ruling SAD-BJP coalition sweeps the zila parishad elections winning 55 of the 57 zones declared so far and was leading in a majority of the 89 other zones where the counting was still on. 'District wise list till 4pm': http://read.ht/2Pu

The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has captured majority of the seats in Ludhiana, Kapurthala, Amritsar and Patiala besides leading in other zones. The trend shows it might continue to enjoy public support.  Results so far: Ludhiana: SAD wrests 18 block samiti seats and one zila parishad seat; Kapurthala: Out of 10 zila parishad seats, SAD wins 5 and leading on other five; Amritsar: SAD wins in Kathunangal zila parishad zone; Bathinda: SAD wins one seat in zila parishad and 4 seats in block samiti. For latest update: www.punjab.ht

The counting of votes for the zila parishad and block samiti polls was underway amid close monitoring and tight security in Punjab. (Situation thus far) Chandigarh: SAD leading; Gurdaspur: SAD wins two seats in Kahnuwan block samiti ; Sangrur: SAD wins three seats in block samiti; Tarn Taran: SAD leading.

After experimenting with romantic films, dramas and comedies, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in a rugged avatar for the first time in Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet. He will play a street fighter in the movie that’s set in the 60s, and he has already started training for the part. Only, he’s retired hurt for now.

I grew up in a family where footwear inside the house was sacrilege. Family members would place their shoes on the rack near the entrance, wash their hands and then go inside. Bhartendu Sood writes

The post-mortem examination of software company owner Naveen Kumar that was conducted on Monday could not reveal the exact of his death.

In what highlights brazen highhandedness of police in dealing with cases of counterfeit currency, two ITBP personnel - arrested on May 17 for possessing fake currency of Rs. 91,000 - were let off on Monday after the Reserve Bank of India verified the seized currency and found it to be genuine.

The name of UT deputy commissioner office building, Chandigarh Lake Club, registrar of companies and director meteorological features on the list of defaulters, who owe the electricity department more than Rs. 1 lakh.

The mercury continued to head north on Monday as the city's maximum temperature touched 42.9°Celsius (C), five degrees above normal. The searing hit kept most city residents indoors throughout the day. Even the minimum temperature, at 26.4°C, was three degrees above normal.

BJP workers demonstrated outside the CBI office on Monday, demanding the suspension of deputy inspector general Mahesh Aggarwal because he allegedly had tried to cover up the scam in which former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is involved.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inspector Balbir Singh, who had accused CBI deputy inspector general (DIG) Mahesh Aggarwal of leaking trap information and forcing him to go soft on accused, has been transferred in public interest, claimed the CBI, while vehemently denying allegations levelled by the inspector against his seniors.