The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

Punjab approves quota for posts of law officers

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has introduced reservation in posts of law officers. The advertisement in this regard was issued by the department of home affairs on Saturday in which applications have been called from eligible scheduled caste advocate candidates for engagement as law officers in the office of the advocate…

The Times of India · Aug 21, 2022

New Vande Bharat train arrives in Chandigarh for speed trials

A new rake of Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday for a trial run. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 19, 2022

After Punjab and Haryana HC prod, HSVP allottee hopes to get plot after 30 years

CHANDIGARH: Thirty years after the allotment of a four-marla (100 square yard) plot by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (now known as HSVP), Joginder Pal Bansal, 68, hopes to finally get a plot due to judicial intervention.

The Times of India · Aug 18, 2022

Pulling people down and feeling good about it is scary: Sangita Ghosh on social media trolls

Sangita Ghosh, who is shooting in Chandigarh for the show Swaran Ghar, is in a celebratory mood not just because it’s her birthday this week but because her eight-month-old daughter and husband will join her from Jaipur. “I miss Devi (her daughter) so much. I hope to visit The Golden…

The Times of India · Aug 14, 2022

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar: No one can be forced to buy tricolour

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar — while taking cognisance of the complaint regarding Karnal depot holder forcing people to buy tricolour with ration — has clarified no one can force the ration card holders to buy ration.

The Times of India · Aug 11, 2022

CM Manohar Lal Khattar endorses his commitment on reservation for SCs in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Wednesday that an announcement for giving reservation in the promotion to the Scheduled Caste employees (Class-I and Class-II) in the state on the pattern of the central government by the central government's notification and Supreme Court's decisions were made on June…

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

7 Covid deaths, 1,800 cases in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: The three states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh reported a total of 1,844 positive cases of Covid-19 and seven fatalities on Monday.

The Times of India · Aug 9, 2022

Celebrations in Haryana village as Indian boxer Amit Panghal wins gold at Commonwealth Games

CHANDIGARH: As Indian boxer Amit Panghal on Sunday clinched the men's flyweight (51kg) gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, celebrations broke out back home in Rohtak's Mayna village.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to raise issues of legal guarantee to MSP, farm debt at NITI Aayog meeting

Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh on August 6, Bhagwant Mann slammed his predecessors Charanjit Singh Channi and Amarinder Singh for not attending such meetings earlier.

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2022

GoFirst Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight returns to origin following bird hit

NEW DELHI: GoFirst’s Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight on Thursday returned to the origin soon after take off following a bird hit. “There was a suspected bird hit to engine number 1 and the aircraft operating as G8-911 returned to Ahmedabad. It is being investigated,” said a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)…

The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022