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CAG also found that GIL provided training in “CCC+” to government officials through private empanelled coaching institutes. Pointing to the Rs 181 crore of unspent grant lying in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) pulled up the Gujarat government for not developing a “monitoring mechanism” for […]
An engineering student who was part of the protest told Chandigarh Newsline that on Tuesday night, someone had made a rape attempt on a woman student. Students of a private university carried out a protest on Wednesday alleging that some other classmates had attempted to rape and murder a woman student. The university management, however, […]
A senior officer in the vendor protection cell said he will take up the issue in the meeting of the town vending committee. Some members of the transgender community, who were evicted from Industrial Area where they had set up vends for the last 22 years, protested against their removal at the Municipal Corporation office […]
Chandigarh Gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria, who is lodged in Patiala jail, on Wednesday approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court, expressing fear that he might be killed in a “fake encounter”. In a plea filed before the court, Bhagwanuria sought protection for his life and demanded that he be shifted to Amritsar jail. He also sought […]
The award, instituted in memory of BJP stalwart and late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will be given to Ekbote for his “social activities for welfare of Dalits”. Bhartiya Baudh Sangh, a Delhi-based Buddhist outfit, has announced an award for Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote. The award, instituted in memory of BJP stalwart and late prime […]
Chennai Margazhi Kutcheri December Music Season 2019: From ramps for senior citizens and persons with disabilities to police bandobast, Narada Gana Sabha has gone all out in ensuring that rasikas and artists will have a memorable experience this year. Come Margazhi season and rasikas (culture enthusiasts) in the city often gear up to spend their time in […]
In the last 10 days, prices of onion have gone through the roof with one kilogram of onion being sold for Rs 140 per kg. The Chandigarh Administration’s claims of making onions available at nominal cost have been belied as the Centre has informed them that it will take 10 more days to supply those […]
On Saturday morning, Jagseer Singh Jagga (52), allegedly consumed a poison liquid while sitting at a dharna organised by BKU(Sidhpur) outside the Jaitu sub-divisional magistrate’s office in Faridkot district. A DAY after a farmer from Bathinda allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison during an ongoing protest in Faridkot demanding quashing of FIRs against stubble burning, […]
The system will begin from January onwards with the corporation’s twin-bin hopper tipper vehicles going around house to house collecting the waste. The entire waste collection system will be run by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation now as the much-awaited memorandum of understanding has been signed between the waste collectors and the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation after […]
On December 1, DD Girnar, a television channel run by the national broadcaster, Doordarshan, began telecasting Sindhi language programmes in a one-hour slot in the morning. Sindhi programme on national television is the culmination of a decade-long campaign by the language’s speakers. Sindhi Sangat, a Mumbai-based cultural group, filed a case in the Delhi high […]