For months, Dera Sacha Sauda has been a target of hatred and violence because of the controversial attire and mannerisms that its chief Ram Rahim Singh adopted to emulate 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh. Over a dozen people died and an attempt was made on Ram Rahim’s life after clashes broke out between Sikhs and [...]
The Panchkula police sealed a hospital in the city after a raid carried out by them found that the doctor who was running it did not posses valid certificates and documents.
Sandeep Sharma, who claimed to be an MBBS, MS, eye surgeon, had been running Shubham Hospital and Diagnostic Centre in Sector 20, for the [...]
Twelve families, mostly children and widows, of indebted farmers who committed suicide in Punjab, a prosperous agricultural State, are here to knock at the doors of the Centre.
On Thursday, the children will be joined by several others here in a solidarity march. They will wear T-shirts with the message, “Every farmer counts. Every child [...]
Chandigarh, seen as India’s best planned city, will have a Metro of its own which will also link it to the adjoining sub-cities of Mohali and Panchkula. The decision to place the city on the Metro map has been given an “in principle” clearance by the Urban development ministry.
The ministry has asked Punjab, Haryana [...]
Chandigarh Administration has called upon the residents of UT to join and pay their homage to the Martyrs, who sacrificed their lives in the struggle of India’s freedom.
To commemorate the Martyrs Day, two functions would be organised at Chandigarh War Memorial, Bougainvillea Garden, Sector 3, Chandigarh tomorrow i.e. January 30.
One in the morning [...]
HCL Infosystems today informed the BSE that the company has been awarded one of the most prestigious contracts for establishing the Punjab State wide Area Network (PAWAN).
HCL’s specialized expertise in the e-governance vertical made it the primary choice for setting up this backbone infrastructure by Government of Punjab (GOP).
Ajay Chowdhry, chairman & CEO, HCL Infosystems, [...]
The fastest way for any society to modernise itself is through educating its women. I am particularly happy to see a large number of women graduates in this hall.
Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Board of Governors, Indian Council and Research on International Economic Relations shared these views while delivering the convocation address at the 57th [...]
Movie lovers, intellectuals, students, academicians will have lot to cherish and enjoy in the four day long festival, an official spokesman said here on wednesday.
Interactive Sessions on careers in Entertainment, production design, rendezvous with renowned Directors like Shyam Benegal and M. S. Sathyu, Quiz competitions, book releases followed by a grand finale and much [...]
All sectors in the city are under their siege. They race with moving vehicles, chase residents into their homes or worse bite them. In short, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has miserably failed to curb the menace.
Though the MC has framed bye-laws for keeping pet dogs, it has failed to come up with a constructive [...]
The Punjab Government will seek one time special central grant to meet the target of 15 per cent forest cover in the state by the year 2017.
Disclosing this today in a release issued, Punjab minister for Forests and Wildlife Minister, Tikshan Sud, said that in the ensuing conference of Forest Ministers to be held [...]