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The four-day long Chhath Puja concluded after devotees prayed to the rising sun on Saturday morning. Even though the congregation at the lake this year was greatly reduced due to the pandemic, like previous years, garbage and other items were left behind, which had to be cleaned by the workers of the municipal corporation. The […]
After a long wait, cinema halls are finally set to reopen in the tricity on Thursday after an almost seven-month hiatus in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. While most theatres will start screening films from Friday, Cinépolis’ Fun Republic (Manimajra) will reopen on Thursday. The cinemas will strictly adhere to the standard operating […]
The post will be filled on contract basis for a period of one year, with a renewal on the basis of the approval of the post. The National Health Mission (NHM), Chandigarh Administration, recently issued an advertisement for the post of Administrative Director, NHM, the interview of which is scheduled on September 23, at the […]
An assistant sub inspector (ASI) and constable with Chandigarh police faced a departmental inquiry on Friday for dereliction of duty after a theft accused escaped from their custody even though he was arrested later. Investigating officer and ASI Yashpal and constable Yogesh were at the Sector 22 police post at 8.30 pm questioning Sanjay Kumar from […]
Grain Market-26 is situated close to BDC-26, a hotspot and containment area. The Chandigarh police Tuesday recorded its first COVID-19 positive case as a woman constable, who had been deputed at Grain Market in Sector 26 for the last one month, tested positive, triggering alarm bells within the police circle, especially those on frontline duty. […]
The rampant growth of unregulated paying guest (PG) accommodations in the city has resulted from the fact that the established educational institutions have been impotent in meeting the growing demand for student hostels. And at the centre of this catastrophe is the UT administration’s stranglehold on policies that hegemonise creation/expansion of hostel facilities in schools […]
Acting on a tip-off, police officials set up a nakka near near the main gate of HMT Pinjore at around 3 am. Panchkula Police said that the truck crossed the nakka at 4.40 am and on seeing the police team, it sped away. A truck carrying 1,000 kg of poppy husk was seized by the […]
K. Sivan said ISRO is focusing on another moon mission by 2020. Despite all attempts to establish contact with lander Vikram went in vain, ISRO chairperson K. Sivan on Saturday termed Chandrayan 2 mission a huge success and said the country was raring to go for Gaganyaan mission. “Chandrayan 2 Mission comprises a very big […]
In line with the direction received from the urban estates department in Chandigarh, the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) will take possession of a disputed piece of land in Sector 12A on Thursday. The land has been in dispute, ever since a private developer took licence for developing a group housing society on the 3.75-acre […]
There was only one proposal for the post, the party’s national general secretary Arun Singh told reporters. Senior BJP legislator Gulab Chand Kataria was on Sunday unanimously chosen as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly by the BJP legislature party during a meeting at the party office in Jaipur. The 74-year-old was also […]