The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

Family ID is govt’s tool to cut pension of elderly, ration card of poor, says former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana chief minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Saturday that the BJP-JJP government has turned the Parivar Pehchan Patra into a weapon to cut the pension of the elderly and the ration card of the poor.

The Times of India · Dec 31, 2022

Training for policemen to check authenticity of Aadhaar card in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal said on Friday that a special workshop will be organised in all the districts of the state in the next one month for training and awareness purposes of the policemen to check the authenticity or wrong information in Aadhaar card.

The Times of India · Dec 30, 2022

Ranji Trophy: Priyank Panchal leads Gujarat's fightback against Chandigarh

AHMEDABAD: Opener Priyank Panchal led from the front with an unbeaten half-century as Gujarat gave a strong reply to Chandigarh's 304 in their Ranji Trophy Group D match here on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Dec 28, 2022

Need no certification from so-called 'thekedar' of panth: Sikh leader Baljit Singh Daduwal to SAD's Sukhbir Badal on 'traitor' remark

CHANDIGARH: Reacting to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal's "Panth Da Gadaar" (traitor of Sikh community) remark against him, Haryana Sikh leader and preacher Baljit Singh Daduwal said on Saturday that he "needs no certification from so-called thekedar (contractor) of Panth".

The Times of India · Dec 17, 2022

GST Council: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema opposes any hike in GST on educational products

CHANDIGARH: Terming the proposal to hike Goods and Sales Tax (GST) on goods related to education a step against the interests of the students, Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday opposed the move to revise GST on pencil sharpeners to 18 percent from the existing slab of 12…

The Times of India · Dec 17, 2022

Ranji Trophy: Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma shines against Vidarbha, scalps eight batters for 38 runs

NAGPUR: Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma snared eight wickets in a sensational bowling display but Vidarbha still managed 213, courtesy captain Faiz Fazal's century, on the first day of their Ranji Trophy Group D match on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Dec 13, 2022

Subject experts to be deployed back in schools in Punjab

CHANDIGARH: To make Punjab government’s ‘Mission-100 Percent’ campaign a success, state school education minister Harjot Singh Bains directed district education officers to deploy 749 block and district mentors of science, mathematics and English/social studies in schools.

The Times of India · Dec 13, 2022

Human relationship: Courts should avoid hyper-technical approach in dealing matrimonial disputes, says Punjab and Haryana HC

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that in the matrimonial litigation, the dispute is primarily relating to the human relationship, which ultimately not only affects the two families, but the society at large as well.

The Times of India · Dec 13, 2022

Rehabilitate Latifpura’s residents: Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa to govt

CHANDIGARH: Punjab leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa has asked chief minister Bhagwant Mann to rehabilitate the families whose houses were demolished in Jalandhar’s Latifpura locality.

The Times of India · Dec 12, 2022

Political will required to counter sacrilege cases: Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday said Punjab needed "strong political will", besides stringent laws to deal with sacrilege cases in the state.

The Times of India · Dec 10, 2022