
Chandigarh gives tax relief for commercial vehicles
The administration has also exempted all vehicles of municipal corporation from paying road tax with immediate effect.
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON NOV 27, 2020 11:01 PM IST
In a major relief to the transport sector, the UT administration on Friday waived the motor vehicle tax in respect of commercial vehicles from March 23 to May 19, 2020.
These include trucks, buses, mini-buses, cabs and three-wheelers.
A notification issued by Mandip Singh Brar, secretary, transport, stated the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in non-plying of public service vehicles and also restricted the movement of goods vehicles, thereby adversely affecting the income of the transport sector.
The administration has also exempted all vehicles of municipal corporation from paying road tax with immediate effect.

Himachal celebrates role of women police personnel
By Gaurav Bisht
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:11 AM IST
28 officers to be felicitated as all-women contingent, motorcycle show take centrestage on the Ridge

Hundreds of Punjab women leave for Delhi’s Tikri border to mark International Women’s Day
By Avtar Singh, Barnala
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:44 AM IST
Activists under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha travel in buses, tractor-trailers and other vehicles via the Khanauri border in Sangrur district

Women to take centrestage at farmer protest sites at Delhi borders today
By Press Trust of India, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:42 AM IST
Thousands of women farmers especially from Punjab and Haryana will congregate at Delhi’s borders on Monday and the day will be entirely dedicated to women farmers, activists and students, farmer leaders said

86% Mandi Gobindgarh industries issued show-cause notices for causing pollution
By Harmandeep Singh, Moga
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:33 AM IST
These units failed to switch over to piped natural gas from coal, says Punjab Pollution Control Board in an action taken report submitted to National Green Tribunal

Villagers pitch in take care of land of farmers who are protesting at Delhi borders
By Harsimran Singh Batra, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:24 AM IST
From arranging labour for the farms to spraying pesticides, fertilisers and feed for their cattle, villagers take care of everything, so that the protesting farmers don’t have to worry about their fields back home

Staff salaries not paid for 6 months, Bathinda govt sports school stares at uncertainty
By Vishal Joshi, Bathinda
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:15 AM IST
The arrears of employees at the institute, run by a local committee headed ex-officio by the deputy commissioner, have piled up to ₹83 lakh and the state government has yet not released any grant

Punjab budget today, focus likely on agri sector, jobs & healthcare
By Navneet Sharma, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 01:01 AM IST
This will be the last budget of the present Amarinder Singh govt as assembly polls are due next year

Amarinder sets 7-point agenda for his govt in final year before polls
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:41 AM IST
Pointing out that of the 546 promises that his party had made in the manifesto during the 2017 state elections, Capt Amarinder said that the remaining commitments will also be fulfilled in the time left.

Mohali’s public libraries closed for over a year
By Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:42 PM IST
Residents say the libraries are not being opened on the pretext of the pandemic, but in reality, there is no staff to maintain them

Chandigarh tribunal awards ₹83L to kin of banker killed in mishap
By Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:40 PM IST
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Chandigarh, has awarded a compensation of ₹82

96 liquor vends to be auctioned in Chandigarh
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:13 PM IST
The Chandigarh excise and taxation department is putting 96 liquor vends on auction for the next fiscal, up from 94 in 2020-21

Women-led ventures to get a boost in Chandigarh Startup Policy 2021
By Munieshwer A Sagar, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:11 PM IST
The policy will provide for incentives over and above the Startup India Action Plan of the Government of India

23 govt school students, five teachers test positive in Kaithal
By Neeraj Mohan, Karnal
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:38 PM IST
Twenty-three students and five teachers tested positive for Covid-19 at a government school in Kaithal on Sunday

Haryana Gram Sabhas can pass proposal to ban liquor vends till March 15
By HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Ban on all the financial transactions of gram panchayats and other Panchayati Raj institutions imposed on February 15 will be removed from March 8

Open to inputs from industry in framing rules on pvt sector job quota: Dushyant
By Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:57 PM IST
The Haryana government is open to including suggestions from industry bodies while framing rules for the law that provides 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state, deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said on Sunday