The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

In ICSE Class X exams, 2 share top slot with 99% in Tricity

CHANDIGARH: Ravleen Kaur of Mohali’s Yadavindra Public School and Arman Chahal of Panchkula’s Little Flower School scored 99% to share the first position in the Tricity in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Class X examination results declared here on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 17, 2022

Chandigarh administration opens Sukhna floodgate

CHANDIGARH: With water level reaching the danger mark, one floodgate of Sukhna Lake was opened in the early hours of Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 17, 2022

Government's version of Chandigarh’s name a half-truth? Village existed in 1800s

CHANDIGARH: The government’s version of how Chandigarh got its name has been consistent over the years: it came up as the new capital of the recently-partitioned, yet-to-be-trifurcated Punjab in the 1950s and took its name from a fort beyond Chandimandir temple.

The Times of India · Jul 16, 2022

908 cases in region, major spike in Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh reported a major spike in daily Covid numbers, with the state reporting 356 fresh cases on Tuesday, followed by Haryana and Punjab with 318 and 234 fresh cases respectively. Apart from these fresh cases, one Covid patient has also succumbed in Punjab.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

Chandigarh: Tree branch falls in Sec 20 school

CHANDIGARH: A big branch of a tree fell on the premises of Government Senior Secondary Girls School, Sector 20, on Tuesday, creating panic and bringing back harsh memories of the Carmel Convent School tragedy. Luckily, students were in their classrooms when the incident took place at 11am. The school has…

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

Chandigarh: 2 juveniles, youth held for assault

CHANDIGARH: Police have arrested three people, including two juveniles, for allegedly assaulting a man in Mauli village. One of the accused is Karan, a resident of Sector 8. The other two are 17-year-old boys. Sonu of Raipur Kalan alleged the three attacked him with iron rods on June 21.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

AAP MP Raghav Chadha as Punjab advisory panel chief: Plea in HC

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Punjab government appointed AAP MP Raghav Chadha as the chairman of the temporary advisory committee on matters of public importance, a petition was filed before the Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday, questioning its constitutional legality.

The Times of India · Jul 13, 2022

Didn’t surrender Chandigarh rights, withdraw charge: Shiromani Akali Dal to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has given an ultimatum to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to withdraw his statement about it surrendering Punjab’s rights on Chandigarh by July 20 and apologise, failing which the SAD would approach all political parties to launch a joint agitation to secure the state’s rights.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

Stone attack on Punjab advocate general Anmol Ratan Sidhu’s train compartment

CHANDIGARH: Punjab advocate general Anmol Ratan Sidhu’s train coach was pelted with stones here on Tuesday evening when he was travelling back from Delhi in the evening Shatabdi Express.

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

‘Call on criminal or military trial of soldier only after filing of charges’, says Punjab and Haryana high court

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the stage of making an option to try an Army man in a criminal case by a court martial (military court) or by a criminal court is after the filing of the charge sheet and before taking cognizance…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022