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2 IAS, 5 PCS officers transferred in Punjab
Punjab government transfers 2 IAS and 5 PCS officers; Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari appointed as principal secretary, water supply and sanitation.
Updated on Jun 08, 2023 12:36 AM IST
Chandigarh contingent all set for national school games
Delhi will be hosting the national school games, including handball, basketball, chess, shooting, tennis, swimming, wrestling, taekwondo, kho-kho, gymnastics, kabaddi and yoga events
Updated on Jun 07, 2023 01:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh’s GCG-11 wins best environment society award
On the occasion, the administrator appreciated the efforts of the Chandigarh administration in organising over 6,800 action events and 4,000 awareness events from May 5 to June 5 as part of Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment)
Updated on Jun 06, 2023 02:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
School students asked to learn Punjabi words during summer vacation
The Punjab education department has asked students from classes one to eight to learn one Punjabi word every day during their summer vacation, an initiative, it said, will help them connect with their cultural roots
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 10:27 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Chandigarh: Virender Mendiratta: Doyen of letters, culture, passes away
After completing his higher education in Allahabad,Virender Mendiratta moved to Chandigarh to take up the job of a lecturer of Hindi Literature in the lone government college for girls and boys that was then housed in the Sector-23 government school. In the passing away, writers and theatre activists on Friday lost a father figure
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 03:23 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt, Chandigarh
For ACC U-23 Women’s Asia Cup: In a first, UTCA cricketer Kashvee picked for emerging Indian squad
“I attended the U-19 National Cricket Academy camps ahead of the inaugural U-19 World Cup but I failed to make the age-limit cut so I had to miss the chance of playing in the global event. But seeing the girls win the trophy motivated me to keep chasing my dream to represent India one day,” said Kashvee
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 03:13 AM IST
Shalini Gupta, Chandigarh
US Kids European Golf: Chandigarh’s Nihaal finishes second
Six-year-old Nihaal, unable to find any birdie on the last day, finished sole second. He shot an impressive score of 1 under over three days of the tournament. A student of Vivek High School, Nihaal started playing golf at the age of two and is often seen practising at the Chandigarh Golf Club greens.
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 03:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Punjab and Haryana HC for fresh assessment of threat to Sidhu
The HC bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh observed that the audit in Sidhu’s case was last done in April 2022, after which he had raised two more issues that have not been dealt with while downgrading his security cover from Z+ category to Y category
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:11 AM IST
Seven more Punjab women stranded in Oman return home
Seven more women and a boy from Punjab on Friday reunited with their families as they landed at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi under ‘#MissionHope’
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:04 AM IST
Work on Chandigarh’s first green corridor kicks off
The 8-km corridor, with lighting facility, will connect Capitol Complex to Sector 56, while running along N-Choe from north to south of the city
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 01:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Nod from Centre on congestion tax on outside vehicles awaited, says advisory panel
With a population of over 12 lakh and 15 lakh registered vehicles, Chandigarh has the highest density of vehicles per household in the country, leading to acute traffic problems
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 01:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Bansal’s allegations baseless, says UT administrator
UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday said Union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s allegations of neglectful treatment by central government with regard to fund allocation to Chandigarh were completely baseless
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 01:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Standoff over sealed cover report: Ex-Punjab DGP Chattopadhyaya seeks time from HC to file reply
Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya has sought time to file reply from the Punjab and Haryana high court on pleas demanding that sealed cover report on role of cops in drugs probe case submitted by him not be made public
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Bhagwant Mann doesn’t require ‘Z plus’ cover in Punjab, Delhi: Govt to Centre
The security wing of Punjab Police has written to the MHA stating that CM Bhagwant Mann does not require ‘Z-plus’ security in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi.
Updated on Jun 02, 2023 05:27 AM IST
Pro-Khalistan group member declared proclaimed offender. Who is Jaswinder Singh?
An NIA special court in Chandigarh declared a member of Jaswinder Singh alias Multani a proclaimed offender in the Model Jail Tiffin Bomb case of April 2022.
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 09:46 PM IST
Ex-Punjab CM Channi dubs allegations white lie, says Mann targeting him allegations as white lie
Denying chief minister Bhagwant Mann’s charges, his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi accused him of mentally torturing and targeting him and his family by levelling baseless allegations time and again
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Channi’s nephew sought ₹2 crore from IPL player in lieu of job: Mann
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday alleged that his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew Jashandeep had demanded ₹2 crore from cricketer Jass Inder Singh, a member of IPL team Punjab Kings XI, now known as Punjab Kings, to help him get a government job during the previous Congress government
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Khelo India University Games: Panjab University bags 10 gold medals, rises to top of medal tally
Three new Khelo India University Games records were set on the day, all in athletics, at Guru Gobind Singh Sports College tracks in Lucknow
Updated on May 31, 2023 10:19 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
First National Rowing Championship ends: Panjab University champs across board, rakes in 12 Golds
The Khelo India University Games National Rowing Championship concluded with Panjab University, Chandigarh winning 12 Gold Medals and becoming the overall champion in both men and women?s category. The event also saw medalists in different categories for both men and women.
Updated on May 31, 2023 08:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Gorakhpur
Pending prosecution sanctions: HC notice to Centre, Punjab
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking quashing of standard operating procedures issued by the Union government for investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act for public servants
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:33 AM IST
Graft case: HC grants bail to Punjab Police AIG Kapoor
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday granted bail to Punjab assistant inspector general of police Ashish Kapoor and assistant sub-inspector Harvinder Singh in a bribery case
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:30 AM IST
Tighten noose around tax evaders: Punjab minister Cheema
Punjab's Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has directed the state intelligence and tax intelligence units to crack down on tax evaders in the service sector. The department has already done well in checking tax evasion in the trade of goods.
Updated on May 31, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Chandigarh MC to finalise consultant by mid-June for 24 X7 water supply project
Chandigarh MC will be floating an RFQ by next week. The residents of the first phase - (Sectors 1 to 30) are expected to get 24 X7 water by December 2024. In December last year, the MC and the French government’s Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) had signed the final water supply project agreement.
Updated on May 29, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Now, adopting a child becomes easier in Chandigarh
Chandigarh admn adopts central government’s 2022 notification, allowing district magistrates to issue adoption orders instead of courts
Updated on May 28, 2023 01:49 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh
Five injured as bus overturns in Zirakpur
The bus, ferrying 15 passengers, lost control after a scooter rider on the wrong side came in front of the bus on the Zirakpur-Ambala road
Updated on May 28, 2023 01:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Stopping Punjabi news bulletin from AIR’s Delhi, Chandigarh stations unjust: Dhami
Dhami said a large number of Punjabis live in Delhi, while Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab, and stopping the broadcast of Punjabi language bulletins from these areas is a big injustice to Punjab and Punjabis.
Updated on May 27, 2023 11:37 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Haryana Police arrests interstate arms smuggler from Madhya Pradesh
The accused is a a resident of Umrati village in Madhya Pradesh, who was living in Burhanpur district of Haryana.
Published on May 27, 2023 06:40 PM IST
PTI |
Now, serving hookah in Chandigarh to invite up to 3 years in jail
Now, the Union ministry of home affairs, vide gazette notification dated May 15, 2023, has extended the Cigarettes and other Tobacco products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2018, to the Union Territory of Chandigarh
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Colleges, varsities in Punjab can impart IELTS coaching: Minister
Punjab agriculture and NRI affairs minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said the “loot” in the garb IELTS coaching will be stopped in the state
Updated on May 26, 2023 12:54 AM IST
₹2-cr bribe allegations: Come clean on charges against nephew, Bhagwant Mann tells Charanjit Channi
The war of words between Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and his predecessor Charanjit Singh Channi intensified with the former on Thursday asking the Congress leader to come clean on allegations that his nephew had sought a bribe of ₹2 crore to give a government job to a player
Updated on May 26, 2023 12:43 AM IST
