Monica Sharma

Irrigation scam: Punjab vigilance bureau files challan against contractor, five officials

Irrigation scam: Probe reveals main accused Gurinder Singh was favoured to the tune of Rs s1,000 crore in seven contracts.

Vision document for Mohali aims at holistic development of the district

The different aspects covered include  education, employment, safety of women, health and civic issues among others.

A sanitary pad revolution that never took off in Punjab

Low-cost sanitary manufacturing units were set up at Faridkot, Ajnala and Amritsar. They also made adult diapers for elderly persons with medical problems.

My hands are tied, I am unable to deliver: Mohali mayor Kulwant Singh

“I am unable to perform for the last six months. The local government department is objecting to most of the agendas cleared by us.”

Choked N-choe raises a stink in Mohali

‘Suspension order’: Kulwant takes on Sidhu, Mohali House backs him

MC meet: 24 of 37 councillors vote in favour of resolution condemning ‘suspension’ order, mayor to file defamation suit against minister

Consumer first: Zirakpur retailer penalised for charging VAT on discounted clothes

Vaibhav Goyal of Panchkula and Shifali Mahajan of Chandigarh had sought action against Chawla Fashions, which has its store at a Zirakpur mall.

Chandigarh police go on verification drive, checks 2,000 autos

Owners register autos, but rent it out and transport dept has no records of drivers; also plying of autos of Mohali and Panchkula in UT and vice-versa and lack of coordination among the authorities adds to mismanagement

Lease of life to soldiers disabled in service: Mohali’s Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre wages war on disability

Fighting fit: This centre provides a new lease of life to soldiers disabled in service. From fighting the enemy at the border, they are now fighting crippling disabilities

Mai Bhago Armed Forces Preparatory Institute: Preparing women from Punjab’s hinterland

Best foot forward: This institute makes officers out of girls from the hinterland of Punjab. All it needs from its candidates is a raw passion for the armed forces

Harbinger of private health care in Mohali

Conceived in 1996, the Fortis is today a premium health care hospital in the private sector for those who can afford it; know the story behind its quality of care, its vision and the unique architecture

Ec(h)o-friendly Diwali Part 3: HC orders a blow to North India’s cracker epicentre, Kurali

Damp squib: Kurali, the epicentre of crackers in the north, is seeing its sales halve due to the GST, demonetisation, and eco-friendly Diwali campaigns coupled with the HC order

Rain check: Monsoon yet to strike but chikungunya knocks out 66 in Chandigarh

Last year, dengue became a household word in Chandigarh. We also got up, close and personal with chikungunya. This year, the anti-malaria warriors in the tricity claim they are ready to battle the sting even as a study in Delhi shows that controlling mosquitoes in the non-transmission season holds the key to a dengue-free monsoon.

Rain check: Chandigarh periphery in deep waters

Take out your gum boots and get a raincoat if you have to survive monsoons in the satellite townships. Haphazard construction, non­existent drainage & clogged choes are a recipe for chaos here

Rain check: Mohali set for monsoon blues

Too many agencies, inadequate drainage, poor cleaning and rising level of roads is setting up the township for monsoon blues this year as well. HT studies the trouble spots and solutions

Tepid response: Waste segregation a non­-starter in Chandigarh

The municipal corporation had started the process of distributing free dustbins to residents in two colours - green for wet waste and blue for dry waste.

HT Clean My Chandigarh Campaign | The dark spots

Although the city has a robust rehabilitation policy, there appears to be no end in sight to the perennial problem of squatters. The three slums in the city not only lack sanitation but are also a potential breeding ground for diseases. What we need is a policy of prevention and education.

HT Clean My Chandigarh Campaign | Mandis in a mess

It’s thumbs down for cleanliness in the fruit, vegetable and meat markets of the city where leftovers are left to rot, and flies have a feast. Shopkeepers blame it on inadequate manpower and lack of any mechanism to punish the litter bugs.

Punjab board Class 10 results: Border districts bag all 5 top positions

Gurdaspur topped among the 22 districts with 86.97 pass percentage followed by Amritsar with 83.95 and Taran Taran with 80.62. The pass percentage of Pathankot is 76.42 and Ferozpur is 66.01.

Punjab board Class 10 results declared, Shruti Vohra of Ropar tops with 98.77% | check details

The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) declared the results of the secondary school or Class 10 board examination on Monday and the pass percentage this year dropped to 57.50 as compared to last year’s 72.25.

In Chandigarh, nominated councillors don saffron hues to welcome Amit Shah

Youngest nominated councillor greets party national president with a Bhangra; some attend functions as party office-bearers

Punjab board Class-12 results: Border district students perform better

PSEB Class 12 exams, 2017: Girls bag top 3 positions, pass percentage lowest in 3 years at 62.36%

PSEB Class 12 exam, 2017: Overall pass percentage this year dipped to 62.36 % in comparison to 76.77 % in 2016 and 76.24 % in 2015.

Superstition, sheer love drive adoption of animals at Chhatbir zoo

Besides genuine animal lovers, there are others who are adopting deer, monkeys, snakes and other inmates to propitiate the stars.

Chandigarh babus get fancy vehicle registration numbers at throwaway price

The 0001 number which has been getting major revenue in the past years with bidding going in lakhs, this time was allotted against the reserve price of Rs 5,000.

A dog-bite victim’s mother tells it like it is: ‘9 yrs on, the incident still haunts me’

Memories of my 9-year-old entering the house, limping with flesh separated from his thigh, sends shivers down my spine even nine years after the incident. It was just another day in June when my son Vishesh had gone out in the neighbourhood park to play

Mohali safai karamcharis to lift only segregated garbage from June 5: MC

The development is significant as all type of garbage is segregated later.

India’s tallest victory tower a picture of neglect: Punjab forgets Chappar Chiri memorial

Even as Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar visited  Fateh Burj at Chappar Chiri in SAS Nagar to take inspiration for a memorial at Lohgarh, capital of the first Sikh state under Banda Singh Bahadur, in Yamunanagar district, the Punjab government seems to be struggling to maintain the tallest victory tower in the country.

In three weeks, five women held for carrying drugs in Mohali

The city could just well be emerging as a haven for women drug peddlers to ferry small quantities of contraband for a short distance, analysis of arrest made for possession of drug shows. Starting March 25, five women have been arrested for drug peddling in different cases. The latest in the chain being a 21-year-old receptionist at Hotel JW Marriot, Harkanwal Kaur, on Thursday.

To cut travel time, 9 traffic lights on Chandigarh airport road to be synchronised

The SAS Nagar municipal corporation (MC) has decided to introduce automatic traffic light synchronisation system on airport road on a pilot-project basis to help commuters save their time while moving from one traffic light to another on the busy stretch.