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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has announced Ankit Bidhan as its presidential candidate for the upcoming Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) election 2026. The student council election at Panjab University are scheduled for August 31. Bidhan, a native of Haryana, has been an active member of ABVP since 2021 and has been working […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Chandigarh, today demanded a high-level inquiry into spending crores on clearing legacy waste from Dadu Majra dumping ground. While addressing a press conference held at the AAP Chandigarh office, councillor Yogesh Dhingra, former Mayor and AAP Councillor Kuldeep Kumar, and Core Committee President of AAP Prem Garg demanded an independent, […]
Over 180 Elementary Teacher Training (ETT) teachers, accompanied by their family members, staged a protest sit-in outside the residence of Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema in Chandigarh on Saturday. The demonstration was organised to protest alleged large-scale irregularities and high-handedness of department clerks during the recruitment process of the 180 ETT teachers. Speaking to […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed an owner of a Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle to approach the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) of the Chandigarh Administration for permission to install fog lights on his vehicle. The High Court further directed the Registering Authority that if the owner seeks any such permission within four […]
After remaining largely dry for two consecutive days, rain returned to the Chandigarh Tricity Saturday morning, with light to medium showers accompanied by thunderstorm. The sudden spell caught residents unawares, drenching commuters on two-wheelers and bicycles, while low-lying areas across the Tricity once again witnessed waterlogging, causing traffic snarls at busy junctions and public…
The construction firm Consord, foreman Ram Babu, site incharge Harinder, and contractor Rajesh Chauhan and have been booked for causing death by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide and endangering human life in the earth cave-in incident at the under-construction building of Elite Medicity Hospital in A-Block of Aerocity on Thursday evening. Two construction labourers […]
Nature often speaks without words. A small plant today can grow into a lasting legacy. When we lived in Chandigarh, our front lawn was filled with beautiful plants. Most of them were jasmine plants that also formed a green hedge around our home. A temple and a gurdwara were nearby, so many people passed by […]
A sudden spell of heavy rain caught Chandigarh residents off guard on Saturday, with many people stepping out without umbrellas as the showers intensified within minutes, bringing relief from the prevailing heat and humidity. The rain took many residents by surprise as there had been little expectation of such an intense spell. Several commuters were […]
Municipal Corporation Joint Commissioner Simranjit Kaur today directed the agency responsible for door-to-door garbage collection in Sector 20 to release a regular collection schedule at the earliest, after residents raised sanitation and waste management concerns at a meeting. Kaur held the meeting with ward councillor Rakesh and members of the Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) to […]
DCP Aditi Singh today conducted a formal inspection of the Pinjore, Kalka and MDC police stations, reviewing official records, weapons, lock-up facilities and malkhana arrangements as part of the force’s regular exercise to strengthen accountability in police functioning. The DCP examined official records, registers and documents at the police stations and reviewed pending complaints and […]
Former deputy mayor of the Mohali Municipal Corporation, Kuljit Singh Bedi, has served a legal notice on the Punjab Government and departments concerned over the solid waste management issue in the area and a prolonged delay in operationalising a proposed Solid Waste Management Project at Samgauli. Bedi, through the notice, has demanded a time-bound action […]
Chandigarh Traffic Police had issued 39,26,545 challans to violators and collected over Rs 139.18 crore in fine in the past six years between 2021 and July 2026, according to official data accessed by The Tribune. The disposal of more than 22.55 lakh of these challans — 57.4 per cent of the total — remain pending. […]
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Satpal Sharma on Friday directed officials to ensure a complete revamp of all 13 yoga centres operating across Panchkula district, with instructions for regular cleanliness, necessary repairs and provision of essential amenities at the centres. The directions were issued after the DC chaired a review meeting at the Mini-Secretariat. The centres have […]
The UT Administration has proposed upgrading the Sector 7 Sports Complex at an estimated cost of Rs 29 crore to host the 2027 Asian Relay Championships and other national and international athletics events. The Administration had recently approved Rs 22.93 crore for the upgrade of the sports complex. Officials said the competent authorities had now […]
Ravi Jaiswal, Trained Graduate Teacher (Science) at Government Model High School, Maloya Colony, Chandigarh, has been selected for the prestigious National Teachers Award 2026, Education Secretary Prerna Puri told The Tribune today. This marks the second consecutive year that a teacher from Chandigarh has received the national honour. Prerna said Jaiswal was among 48 teachers […]
Foreman Ram Babu, site in-charge Harinder and contractor Rajesh Chauhan have been booked in connection with the soil cave-in that had left two people dead at an under-construction hospital building in Aerocity A-Block last evening. Two labourers Udayvir and Ominder of Bareilly died while another one was seriously injured in the incident. A large mound […]
Seven overloaded school autorickshaws challaned The Panchkula police today challaned seven overloaded school autorickshaws and impounded four others during a special checking drive near the Government School in Sector 21. The drive was carried out on Commissioner of Police Pankaj Nain’s directions to crack down on autorickshaws carrying children beyond permitted capacity. According to DCP […]
Patients visiting the Community Health Centre here are facing hardship due to a shortage of doctors, nursing staff and other employees, while the practice of sending available staff on deputation to other hospitals has further aggravated the situation, alleged SAD core committee member and Amloh constituency in-charge Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna. Khanna urged the Punjab […]
Chandigarh-born entrepreneur and CEO of Mohali-based 22nd Century Technologies, Anil Sharma, along with his wife, Anupama Sharma, has been honoured by George Mason University, which has named its Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship the “Anil and Anupama Sharma Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.” George Mason University is a leading public research university in Virginia, recognised…
For the first time in its more than a century-old history, the Punjab and Haryana High Court now has 19 women judges on its bench with the swearing-in of nine additional judges, including three women — Monica Chhibber Sharma, Puja Chopra and Divya Sharma. The other judges administered the oath by Acting Chief Justice Ashwani […]
Two bike-borne assailants fired three gunshots at the office of a Zirakpur-based realtor in an extortion-related matter this morning. Amit Dua, owner of Rosero housing project in Singhpura, said two bike-borne assailants came near his office in the morning. “One of the assailants ran towards the entrance of the office and fired three gunshots at […]
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called upon the state government to consider issuing appropriate instructions to all departments and authorities concerned to ensure that requests for voluntary retirement or resignation are examined strictly under the applicable service and pension rules before they are accepted. Justice Namit Kumar made the observations while dismissing a […]
Mere pendency of complaints, in the absence of any charge-sheet, disciplinary proceedings or judicial proceedings of the nature contemplated under the applicable rules, cannot by itself constitute a valid ground for withholding voluntary retirement. While observing the above, the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh, has directed the Chandigarh Administration and Director Principal, Govt.…
The Punjab Bandh call given by Qaumi Insaaf Morcha on Friday received a good response in Mohali, with very less little traffic witnessed on roads during the morning rush hours. Most private schools switched to online classes, while government schools also reported low attendance. In Dera Bassi and Lalru, all private schools remained closed as […]
Chandigarh: Shops and markets remained shut while traffic movement was hit on the highways at many places in the state on Friday in the wake of a ‘Punjab Bandh’ call given by the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to press for the release of ‘Bandi Singhs’. Heavy police deployment was made at many places across Punjab, including […]
The General House of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Thursday declared all development-related agenda items involving projects worth over Rs 250 crore, which were passed in a hurried manner during the July 31 meeting, null and void. As the meeting began, Mayor Saurabh Joshi announced that the agenda items involving projects worth over Rs 250 crore […]
On the run for over five months, Anubhav Mishra, a former employee of the Municipal Corporation and one of the accused in the over Rs 116-crore fraud involving Smart City funds deposited in IDFC First Bank, surrendered before the CBI court in Chandigarh on Thursday. He has been sent to a seven-day CBI remand. Seeking […]
More than three months after the Supreme Court Collegium cleared the name of 10 advocates for elevation as additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of nine, including Haryana Advocate-General Pravindra Singh Chauhan. They will be administered the oath by the Acting Chief Justice of the […]
India’s aspiration to catch up with China and the European Union by 2050 will demand sustained economic reforms, sharper competitiveness and a far more skilled workforce, Dr Arvind Virmani, former Member, NITI Aayog, said here on Friday, cautioning that the country’s demographic advantage would count for little without urgent fixes to education and employability. Delivering […]
Panjab University will hold the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council elections on August 31, according to the schedule announced by the university on Thursday. As per the election schedule, filing of nominations will begin on August 24 from 9.30 am to 10.30 am, followed by scrutiny from 10.35 am. The list of candidates will be […]
More than three months after the Supreme Court Collegium cleared the name of 10 advocates for elevation as Additional Judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Centre on Thursday notified the appointment of nine, including Haryana Advocate-General Pravindra Singh Chauhan. They will be administered oath by Acting Chief Justice of the Punjab and […]
Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday said the party high command allowed him to skip the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting as he was to appear in an examination at Panjab University here. The meeting of the CWC, the party’s highest decision-making body, was held in Delhi on Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarjun […]
Taking a strong view of repeated delays in release of pension and other retirement benefits that the administration is required to process under rules framed decades ago, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that retired government employees should not be forced to approach the Court for their legitimate dues. Justice Sudeepti […]
The meeting of the General House of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation witnessed high drama on Thursday over hurriedly passed table agendas in the last meeting. As the House proceedings began, Mayor Saurabh Joshi announced that all agendas had been withdrawn and would be placed in the next House meeting for detailed deliberation. Thereafter, the councillors of AAP […]
OneAssist today unveiled findings from its latest consumer insights report, The Great Indian Smartphone Protection Crisis, commissioned in collaboration with Hansa Research, a full-service global market research agency. The report examines smartphone usage, accidental damage and protection adoption across India. The report highlights a growing disconnect between consumers’ increasing dependence on…
The Punjab State and Chandigarh (UT) Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of a report published in these columns highlighting how an hour-long spell of rain flooded large parts of the Tricity on Tuesday evening and exposed the poor preparedness of civic bodies for storm-water disposal. The report, “1-hr rain floods Tricity; bridges […]
Flight Lieutenant DS Bindra, who had served with the Indian Ari Force (IAF) for about 40 years, passed away at the age of 84 after a brief illness. A flight engineer, who was decorated for gallantry with the Vayu Sena Medal, had participated in the Goa liberation operation, 1962 Indo-China war as well as the […]
The Municipal Corporation (MC) has claimed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the entire legacy waste at the Dadumajra dumping site has been cleared through bioremediation and the site has been levelled. In an affidavit submitted to the green tribunal, the civic body has stated that it has also taken measures to check the […]
