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MC house for independent UT status, assembly for Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Amid huge uproar, the municipal corporation (MC) general house gave a nod for complete Union Territory (UT) status to Chandigarh with its own Vidhan Sabha, so that there was no interference from Punjab and Haryana. The house resolved that assembly should be constituted in Chandigarh to enable people to…

The Times of India

‘Punjab, Haryana neither give us funds nor jobs’

Chandigarh: The councillors of the BJP and the Congress lambasted the Punjab and Haryana governments for using Chandigarh’s facilities without giving a single penny in financial support. During a special general house held on Thursday, the ruling and opposition councillors said the state governments always set their agendas on the…

The Times of India

Chandigarh civic body jumps into fight over city’s UT status

City should get its own Legislative Assembly so that residents can decide policies themselves, it says

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I-League: Punjab FC strike thrice in second half to notch 3-1 win over Indian Arrows

CHANDIGARH: In a repeat of their previous outing against Sudeva Delhi FC, RoundGlass Punjab FC struck thrice in the second half to register a comfortable 3-1 win over Indian Arrows in an I-League contest at Naihati in Bengal on Wednesday. This was the Punjab side’s second win in a row.

The Times of India

Punjab CM announces taskforce to deal with gangsters

CHANDIGARH: To combat the network of gangsters operating in the state, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday directed DGP Punjab VK Bhawra to set up a full-fledged Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) headed by an ADGP rank officer.

The Times of India

Discus Thrower Kirpal Singh ends 6-year wait to breach 60m barrier

CHANDIGARH: Punjab’s Kirpal Singh Batth is finally a relieved man. After all, the discus thrower’s years of struggle and patience bore fruit on Tuesday when he managed to hurl the discus past the 61m mark, thereby breaking a two-decade meet record at Kozhikode.

The Times of India

Punjab’s claim over Chandigarh ‘not acceptable to the people of Haryana’

Haryana Assembly passes resolution urging Centre to settle ‘all the issues emanating from the reorganisation of Punjab’

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Chandigarh belongs to Punjab: Navjot Sidhu

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday said Chandigarh belongs to Punjab and will always remain so and predicted that its next big battle with Haryana will be over river waters.

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Malayalis seek train home via UT

MOHALI: Malayalee Samajam, Mohali a socio-cultural organisation comprising residents of Kerala in the city, demanded diversion of Amritsar-Kochuveli express train via Chandigarh. Sivaramakrishnan K S, president, Malayalee Samajam, Mohali wrote a letter to divisional railway manager, Ambala Division making the request.

The Times of India

UT denies 10 acres at Capitol Complex for Haryana assembly house

CHANDIGARH: Arguing that Le Corbusier’s composition can’t be altered under the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031 and the dossier submitted with Unesco for heritage site status, the UT administration has declined to give Haryana 10 acres out of Capitol Complex for either a new assembly house or extending the old building.

The Times of India

Summer of 1966: When tempers rose before Punjab’s reorganisation

JALANDHAR: When the vexed issues of Bhakra Beas Management Board and Chandigarh are back in discourse as the Punjab assembly has passed a resolution for capital’s transfer, many are thinking of 1966 when tempers ran high in the region over the proposal for reorganising the state. There were not just…

The Times of India

Haryana reports 54 new Covid cases, Himachal Pradesh 8 and Punjab 4

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Punjab reported four cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. One case each was reported in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Muktsar and Mohali. Himachal Pradesh reported eight cases and Haryana 54 new Covid-19 cases.

The Times of India

Unemployment in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana up, falls at national level

CHANDIGARH: Pointing at the grim scenario of unemployment in Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, the rate of joblessness crept up in the two neighbouring states at a time when it came down at the national level.

The Times of India

Chandigarh row: Haryana calls special assembly session

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has decided to convene a one-day special session of the legislative assembly on April 5. The duration and subject matter of the business will be decided during the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to be held on the same morning.

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Centre in 1970 had decided to give Chandigarh to Punjab

CHANDIGARH: As the Punjab assembly passed a resolution reiterating the state’s claim on Chandigarh, the capital it shares jointly with Haryana, a debate has again erupted over the contentious issue. However, some of the documents accessed by TOI have revealed that in 1970, the Union government had decided to give…

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UT mulls no incentives for e-autos in EV draft policy

CHANDIGARH: The UT administration is considering to exclude e-autos and e-rickshaws from any kind of incentives to discourage them from hitting the roads as it prepares to roll out a draft of the city’s first electric vehicle (EV) policy this month.

The Times of India

1,200 beds in non-referral hospitals for Chandigarh of 12 lakh

CHANDIGARH: The city has one doctor for every 492 patients and one bed for 299 people, according to the health department data that shows an impressive ratio if compared to the WHO recommendation of 1,000 patients per doctor for India.

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Khattar-Chautala govt converted Haryana into center of 'paper leak mafia': Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader and party's national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday said that the BJP-JJP government of Haryana is constantly playing with the future of the youth of Haryana and this anti-youth government has converted the state into a center of 'paper leak mafia'.

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Ready to make any sacrifice to protect Haryana's interests: Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda

CHANDIGARH: Days after the Punjab assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of the Union Territory of Chandigarh to the AAP-ruled state, senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday said they are ready to make any sacrifice to protect Haryana's interests. Chandigarh is the joint capital of Haryana and…

The Hindu

Haryana to hold special Assembly session on Chandigarh transfer issue

Haryana had, has, and will continue to have a right, to Chandigarh: CM Manohar Lal

The Times of India

I-League: Punjab FC records 3-2 win over Sudeva Delhi on comeback

CHANDIGARH: If the first half was about warming up after a week's break, the second half witnessed a scintillating comeback from RoundGlass Punjab FC that helped them pip Sudeva Delhi FC 3-2, and more importantly get their I-League campaign back on track.

The Hindu

Punjab assembly passes resolution; asks Centre to transfer Chandigarh to Punjab

Chief Minister moves resolution during special session of Assembly

The Times of India

Special one-day Punjab session over UT today

CHANDIGARH: Amid the political row sparked by Centre’s decision to apply central service rules to employees of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, a special one-day session of the Punjab assembly will be convened on Friday.

The Times of India

Punjab to provide digital J-forms to 9 lakh farmers: CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: To ensure transparency, Punjab government on Thursday decided to provide digital J-Forms to the farmers across the state from April 1, 2022.

The Times of India

Punjab extends current excise policy till June 30

CHANDIGARH: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government led by Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday gave nod for extending the existing excise policy for three months from April 1 to June 30.

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