The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

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

NITI Aayog has dimissed the Unemployment figures of CMIE, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that the NITI Aayog has dismissed the unemployment figures of CMIE as baseless. In fact, the unemployment rate in Haryana is only 8 percent and in the direction of reducing it, work is being done to hone the skills of…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

NITI Aayog has dismissed unemployment figures of CMIE, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday that the NITI Aayog has dismissed the unemployment figures of CMIE as baseless. In fact, the unemployment rate in Haryana is only 8 percent and in the direction of reducing it, work is being done to hone the skills of…

The Times of India · Aug 1, 2022

Amit Shah to inaugurate conference on drug trafficking, national security in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Union home minister Amit Shah will be on a day-long visit to Chandigarh on Saturday where he is scheduled to inaugurate a conference on drug trafficking and national security, officials said.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2022

Delhi Weather: Thunderstorm, rain likely to continue in NCR; maximum temperature may dip

"Light to moderate thunderstorm activity is likely to continue at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan during the next three days," the IMD said in a bulletin. Full story on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 29, 2022

AAP creating administrative instability in Punjab: State Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party government in the state for creating an atmosphere of “administrative uncertainty and instability”.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat, says will work with Centre to clean up state's waters

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann held a meeting with Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Delhi on Tuesday to raise the issue of pollution in River Satluj, Ludhiana’s Buddha Nullah and falling water table in the state.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022

Haryana Congress protests against arrest of Rahul Gandhi and other leaders

CHANDIGARH: The effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was burnt by the Haryana unit of the Congress in Chandigarh on Tuesday to protest against the arrest of all Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and the government's 'dictatorial' attitude.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2022