Canadian police in Chandigarh for Kanishka probe

A team of police personnel from Canada on Tuesday held talks with the top brass of Chandigarh police and CBI here in connection with the bombing of Air India flight ‘Kanishka’ in 1985.
The five-member team is on a visit to Chandigarh and Punjab to probe a few leads in connection with the incident in which […]

Amarinder asks Badal to support Indo-US nuke deal

Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s immediate predecessor Amarinder Singh has urged him to rise above political considerations and depart from the stand taken by the NDA over the Indo-US nuclear deal in the country’s interest.

In a letter faxed to Badal yesterday the former Punjab chief minister said though he was aware it was difficult for […]

Want admission to Class 11 in Chandigarh? Dial help ...

A helpline for students seeking admission to Class 11 in this city’s highly sought after government schools is turning out to be a big hit. The helpline - made up of 15 phone numbers - was started this month by Chandigarh’s education department and are getting scores of calls every day from students and parents. […]

Punjab Assembly passes Finance Bill

The Punjab Assembly (PA) passed the Finance Bill on Thursday after an amendment, increasing the entertainment fee at the Race Club.
Opposition members did not participate in the session.
Finance Minister Tanveer Ashraf Kaira moved the Finance Bill in the House. PA Acting Speaker Rana Mashhood read the amendment and the bill for the fiscal year 2008-09 […]

Mohali civic body house meet: 15 councillors stage ...

Fifteen of the total 31 councillors of the Mohali Municipal Council walked out from the MC House meeting held today. The councillors were reportedly angry over the issues of insanitation, encroachment, hoardings and failure to release pension.
Councillors Gian Chand Aggarwal and Suresh Kumar, who owe allegiance to the Kharar Congress MLA Balbir Sidhu, raised […]

Chandigarh men outplay Goa in softball

Hosts Chandigarh started their campaign with a bang by routing goal with a 22-0 margin in the men’s opening match of the 30th Senior National Softball Championship which commenced at the Panjab University Campus here today.
Dewan (4 home runs), Ravinder Singh, Nimit, Rohit and Vijay (3 home runs each), Vishal, Harshit and Vijay ( 2 […]

A shrine in Punjab promoting football in the region

There are several shrines in Punjab dedicated to the social causes of rural areas and promoting spiritualism. But a shrine in Gurdaspur district has gained popularity over
the years for promoting football.
Located in Nikke Ghumman Village, about 15 kilometers from Gurdaspur, the Sant Baba Hazara Singh football academy has formed a team of village […]