Sapna Thakur

Chandigarh-based Aryans Group of Colleges has rolled out a scheme to attract students from Uttarakhand state as well. The state’s governor Krishan Kant Paul launched a special scholarship scheme for Aryans Group of Colleges, Chandigarh. This scholarship is for needy and deserving girls of Uttarakhand and other hilly areas under “Beti Bachao, Beti…[Read more]

The decision of the Chhat Bir zoo authorities to not to allow visitors inside the lion safari after 5 pm has been disappointing visitors. A large number of people, who come to visit the zoo from the far-flung areas, return disappointed as the zoo authorities have restricted the entry to the safari after 5 pm from June 14 onwards. Pradeep Kumar, a…[Read more]

A leakage in the water supply line from the Kajauli waterworks resulted in a severe water crisis in the city.Though the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation had claimed that there would be low pressure water supply for two days — June 18 and 19 — taps in the city went dry early in the morning.The situation was worse in southern sectors where there was…[Read more]

JALANDHAR: A man was shot at point-blank range by two motorcycle-borne robbers on Monday night when he was returning with his wife and two sons on a bike at Dyalpur village at around 9.30pm. In her complaint to police,Palwinder Kaur, wife of victim Kuldeep Singh, 48, alleged that two youths on a motorcycle stopped them, took away Rs 18,000 and two…[Read more]

With a mobile app for women safety, and WhatsApp numbers and a Facebook page for redressing traffic and drug menace, the Chandigarh Police has undertaken several initiatives. However, not all have found many takers. The women safety app, which was downloaded by 4,699 people till May 31, has had only four users till now. The police officials…[Read more]

Rock Garden creator Nek Chand will go down in history for giving Chandigarh its unique artistic style with an art-from-waste success story that seemed to run parallel to master architect Le Corbusier’s vision of a capital city going on to get worldwide recognition.

The two stories are so interwoven that Nek Chand first set foot on a cluster of…[Read more]

In a sudden shift of stand towards Sikh militants lodged in various jails across the country, the Punjab Government has processed the cases for transferring eight more such persons to various jails in the state besides Devinder Singh Bhullar, who is likely to be transferred from Tihar to Amritsar jail later this week. Once transferred to the jails…[Read more]

Three workers died after suspectedly inhaling a poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer line near Kali Badi point in Chandigarh, police said.

The incident took place when the three workers went inside the pipeline to clean it, said police. The authorities were alerted by a fourth labourer who was also present at the spot.

“We are conducting…[Read more]

Chandigarh-based start-up “Jugnoo” has just received five million dollars to bring India’s much in demand auto rickshaws online. Jugnoo wants to make it easy for people to hail these auto rickshaws through their smart phones. ADVERTISING Jugnoo’s business model is unique because it is tackling transportation and on-demand delivery at the same…[Read more]

Chandigarh-based start-up “Jugnoo” has just received five million dollars to bring India’s much in demand auto rickshaws online. Jugnoo wants to make it easy for people to hail these auto rickshaws through their smart phones. ADVERTISING Jugnoo’s business model is unique because it is tackling transportation and on-demand delivery at the same…[Read more]

In the coming years, Panjab University (PU) students may have to pay around 50% more in hostel fees as the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked officials to make its hostels self sustaining. While a final decision in this regard is yet to be taken, students will have to shell out 1.5 times the present fee from subsequent sessions if the…[Read more]

A youth in a group of four friends opened fire outside a discotheque after bouncers did not allow them to smoke cigarettes in the club and stay beyond the closing time in Sector 8 in the wee hours of Monday, injuring three persons.

The accused hailing from Tarn Taran district in Punjab arrived around 11.30pm in a Maruti Zen car on Sunday. They…[Read more]

In another jolt to doctors working as senior residents in medical colleges of Punjab, the state’s department of medical education and research has discontinued their summer vacations for this year. The decision will be applicable on 200 doctors working in all government medical colleges in the state. Previously, all senior residents were given a m…[Read more]

The police have booked a Lieutenant Colonel of the army for allegedly thrashing a traffic police cop at the airport light point in Sector 31 on Thursday.The army officer also allegedly tore the traffic policeman’s uniform.
The accused has been identified as 35-year-old Vikramjit Singh Pandher, a lieutenant colonel, posted with the National S…[Read more]

Doctors at PGIMS Rohtak, who were on a strike for the past four days following registration of cases against the hospital staff for allegedly assaulting a woman in labour pain, called off the protest and joined duties on Tuesday.Causing inconvenience to patients, doctors had gone on a strike seeking cancellation of case against the staff after the…[Read more]