Punjab AAP gears up for high-stakes bypoll CHANDIGARH: The AAP is gearing up for the Lok Sabha byelection in Sangrur, a seat chief minister Bhagwant Mann clinched for his party in 2014 and 2019. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Punjab ends referrals to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has pulled the plug on unnecessary referral of patients from government-run facilities in districts to health care facilities in Chandigarh. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Public prosecutors move Punjab and Haryana high court to seek air conditioners CHANDIGARH: Haryana public prosecutors (district attorneys) have moved the Punjab and Haryana high court demanding air conditioners (ACs) for their offices to beat the blazing heat. The prosecutors are aggrieved by the Haryana government's instructions issued in 1970 that they are only entitled to desert coolers in their offices. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Punjab number one in national education survey, Delhi showing takes hit JALANDHAR: In sync with its high-scoring Performance Grade Index (PGI)-2020 report, Punjab has got first rank in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) conducted by the Union ministry of education on November 12, 2021, in all subjects of classes III, V and VIII. It also has bagged top three positions in… The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Give damage claim details, says Punjab and Haryana high court CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the Punjab and Haryana governments to inform it about the details of claims for damages caused during the 2017 violence that had erupted following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in rape cases. The HC… The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Over 250 Covid cases in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana and Himachal reported 245 and 6 fresh cases, respectively, of Covid on Wednesday, and no death. On the other hand, 266 recoveries were reported in Haryana and 11 in Himachal. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Chandigarh: After complaint, Prime minister’s office asks administration for reply on property tax in colonies CHANDIGARH: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has intervened in the ongoing issue of imposing property tax on thousands on residents in colonies, seeking a reply from the UT administration. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Water supply to be hit today in Chandigarh CHANDIGARH: Water supply will be affected due to repairs at the main water supply line of phases 3 and 4 coming from Kajauli, and shifting of a pipe in Sector 39-based waterworks on Thursday. The morning supply will be normal from 3.30 am to 9am, while the evening supply from… The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Delhi today, no confirmation on meeting party chief CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will be in Delhi on Thursday to meet Union minister for water resources Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. There was, however, no confirmation of whether he will meet AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the aftermath of removal of health minister Dr Vijay Singla on Tuesday. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Arvind Kejriwal shedding crocodile tears: Punjab BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh CHANDIGARH: BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh asked Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday to stop shedding crocodile tears over the arrest of former Punjab health minister Dr Vijay Singla and wanted to know whether he was in tears because the former health minister did not take him into confidence.… The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Paperless budget: Punjab govt to save Rs 21 lakh CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has decided to present a paperless budget for the financial year 2022-23, which will help it save Rs 21 lakh. The Times of India · May 26, 2022
Slum-dwellers are citizens too, have a right to life: Punjab and Haryana high Court CHANDIGARH: Slum dwellers are also citizens of this country and have a right to life in terms of Article 21 of the Constitution, according to the Punjab and Haryana high court which has also sought the Centre’s reply on their rehabilitation while stating people out of necessity have to occupy… The Times of India · May 25, 2022
Punjab: Election Commission announces June 23 for Sangrur Lok Sabha by-poll, counting on June 26 CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India(ECI) on Wednesday announced that the by-poll for the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat would be held on June 23 and the counting of votes will be held on June 26. The Times of India · May 25, 2022
Haryana reports 230 new Covid-19 cases CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Tuesday reported 230 new cases and 264 recoveries during the day. While 24,623 persons were given the vaccine jabs during the day. The Times of India · May 24, 2022
The Times of India · May 23, 2022 Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao back after Delhi visit, next stop Bengaluru HYDERABAD: Concluding his tour to the national capital and Chandigarh, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao returned to Hyderabad on Monday night. The CM was supposed to be in Delhi till Wednesday and leave for Bengaluru on Thursday, but he wound up his trip early and returned to the city.
The Hindu · May 20, 2022 Telangana CM to begin India tour with Chandigarh as the first stop New Delhi
The Times of India · May 20, 2022 Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann calls on Amit Shah, seeks MSP on basmati CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann called on Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday, urging him to issue a notification for the purchase of basmati on MSP. The meeting came a day after Mann met leaders of farm groups and convinced them to end their agitation on…
The Times of India · May 19, 2022 4 killed in Haryana's Jhajjar district as truck runs over sleeping migrants CHANDIGARH: Four labourers from Uttar Pradesh, who were sleeping on the roadside, were killed and 12 others were injured after being run over by a truck in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Thursday, police said.
The Times of India · May 19, 2022 Probe Rs 167 crore fraud in Gurugram: Punjab and Haryana high court directs ED CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to probe into the Rs 167 crore financial fraud of Gurugram, in which a BSF deputy commandant, posted with elite National Security Guard (NSG), had allegedly promised contracts to real estate companies on the NSG campus in…
The Times of India · May 19, 2022 267 Covid-19 cases in Haryana, 20 in Punjab & Himachal Pradesh 8 CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: A total of 267 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday in Haryana. Punjab recorded 20 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday taking the total count to 7,60,143. Himachal Pradesh reported eight new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. The state’s overall Covid-19 tally of 2,84,990 includes 2,80,772 recoveries, 4,117 deaths,…
The Times of India · May 19, 2022 Tricity logs 17 Covid cases CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Chandigarh reported six Covid cases and no death on Thursday.
The Times of India · May 19, 2022 Haryana: 3 killed, 15 injured as truck runs over sleeping migrants in Jhajjar GURUGRAM: At least three labourers were killed and 15 others sustained injuries after a speeding truck ran over them on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway near Asoda toll plaza in Bahadurgarh in Haryana's Jhajjar district on Thursday morning.
The Times of India · May 18, 2022 Haryana buys power at cheaper prices from national grid CHANDIGARH: Rain in Karnataka region and parts of north India has put the electricity distribution companies at ease and given both domestic and industrial consumers a relief from long power cuts.
The Times of India · May 18, 2022 24 cases in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula; PGI retains Covid tag for now CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Chandigarh reported 16 Covid cases in Wednesday and weekly positivity rate was reported at 1.29%.