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‘Ensure medical supply to home-isolated’

CHANDIGARH: In view of constant increase in the number of Covid-19 positive cases since last week, the Punjab health and family welfare department has issued directions to ensure supply of essential medicines at the door steps of the home-isolated patients.

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Chandigarh: Report submitted to AICC, cancelled vote under lens

CHANDIGARH: With questions being raised over the role of AICC secretary Vivek Bansal, the polling agent for Congress nominee Ajay Maken, a three member team of AICC on Tuesday submitted a report related to circumstances which led to Maken’s defeat in in the recent Rajya Sabha election of Haryana.

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Need budget to strengthen state: Ex-FM

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) leader and former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa suggested that the maiden budget of the AAP government should be pro-people and should also focus on improving the financial condition of the state.

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‘88% Punjab farmers suicides in 18 yrs due to debt’

CHANDIGARH: Heavy debt burden accounted for 88% of farmer suicides that occurred in Punjab between 2000 and 2018 – a period that witnessed 9,291 deaths -- finds a new study based on a primary survey by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU). Of these, more than 77% were those of marginal…

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'88% Punjab farmers suicides in 18 years due to debt'

CHANDIGARH: Heavy debt burden accounted for 88% of farmer suicides that occurred in Punjab between 2000 and 2018 - a period that witnessed 9,291 deaths -- finds a new study based on a primary survey by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU). Of these, more than 77% were those of marginal…

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Owner away, electronics stolen from Punchkula house

PANCHKULA: Sector 11 resident Ajay Gautam has reported theft of electronic items from his house, about which his neighbour Santosh alerted him upon finding the lobby room lock broken. Gautam was out of town for some work. The case was registered under sections 380 (theft at house) and 457 (house…

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Chandigarh: Mass yoga amid the stillness of rocks, Nek Chand garden among 75 sites

CHANDIGARH: The city celebrated the eighth International Day of Yoga at 75 venues on Tuesday, with the main event at the Rock Garden, where UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit was chief guest and union minister of state for commerce and industry Som Prakash was guest of honour.

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Chandigarh: Canadian visa seeker cheated

CHANDIGARH: A city resident lost Rs 5.5 lakh to online swindlers who pretended to help him out in renewing his Canadian visa. A fraudster called up the complainant and said he could fix the visa for Rs 12 lakh. The cybercrime cell of the UT police has registered a case.…

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Chandigarh Housing Board razes three illegal structures

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) demolished three illegal structures in Dadumajra on Tuesday. A senior CHB official said there were nine illegal structures and the land below electric lines was encroached upon in all these cases, posing risk to human life and property. In one of the cases, an…

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Chandigarh: Single-day cases spike to over 4-month high in city

CHANDIGARH: After February 12, the highest single-day spike of Covid cases was recorded on Tuesday, when 79 patients tested positive. On February 12, as many as 87 cases were logged and the positivity rate was 3.22%. Twenty-three patients are admitted to the hospitals in the city. Of them, three are…

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Air Force in semis of hockey c’ship

Chandigarh: AG Punjab and SGGS Hockey Club-26 entered the semifinals of the ongoing Chandigarh State Senior Hockey championships after registering contrasting victories in their final league encounters here.

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Punjab’s Raghav Arora wins ‘Sword of Honour’

CHANDIGARH: An alumnus of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) at Mohali, Flying Officer Raghav Arora has been awarded the ‘Sword of Honour’ and trophy for ‘Best in Flying’ during the combined graduation parade at Air Force Academy in Dundigal, Hyderabad, on June 18.

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Khattar promises government jobs to Agniveers, attacked

CHANDIGARH: In what appears to be a desperate move of towing the lines of the high command, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal has announced guaranteed government jobs to Agniveers.

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Chandigarh: Punjab university offline exams after 2 years, mass copying biggest fear

CHANDIGARH: It’s after almost two years that the students of Punjab University will appear for offline examinations. The tests for all major courses start on Wednesday. Due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, all examinations in the previous two years were in the online mode.

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Markets need upgrades to compete with malls: Plea

CHANDIGARH: A delegation from the Chandigarh Beopar Mandal (CBM) submitted a memorandum to mayor Sarbjit Kaur and municipal commissioner Anindita Mitra on Tuesday about their struggles due to competition from the malls and asked for beautification and upgradation of the markets.

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Haryana reports 611 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Tuesday reported 611 new Covid-19 cases and 657 recoveries during the day. No fatality was reported while 16,866 people were administered the doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

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Only slogans of Jai Jawan and Jai Kisan will strengthen country: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana chief minister and leader of opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Monday that the Agnipath scheme is neither in the interest of the country, nor in the interest of the soldiers and the army.

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486 Covid cases in Haryana, 102 in Punjab & 8 in Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana on Sunday reported 486 new cases and 446 recoveries, while 5,077 persons were given the vaccine doses. No fatality was reported during the day, while the positivity rate of the day dropped to 3.78%. Meanwhile, Punjab recorded 102 new cases, taking the total number of positive cases to…

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Teachers in Chandigarh govt colleges await seventh pay-scale

CHANDIGARH: Despite implementation of Central service rules in Chandigarh in March, teachers in various government colleges across the Tricity are still waiting for benefits of the UGC’s 7th pay commission. They have sent several representations to the UT advisor and home secretary raising the issue and saying that government teachers…

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Chandigarh Municipal Corporation officials reshuffled, more transfers likely

CHANDIGARH: In a significant reshuffle, municipal commissioner Anandita Mitra has transferred three dozen superintendents and senior assistants working in the various departments and wings of the municipal corporation (MC), Chandigarh. Sources said more such transfers are likely in the coming days.

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Langar, vaccination on Rahul’s birthday in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: In line with the wish of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who asked party workers not to celebrate his birthday due to protests over the Agnipath scheme, the Chandigarh Congress on Sunday organised social welfare programmes across the city to mark his 52nd birthday. The party spokesperson said that activists…

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Chandigarh: PGI selected for implementation of e-rupi scheme

CHANDIGARH: PGI has been selected as one of the two centres in the country to implement “e-rupi” under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. As part of this, a break-up of investigation and treatment shall be prepared to assess how much money is being spent on tests and treatment separately.

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Haryana records 70.04% turnout in civic body polls

CHANDIGARH/YAMUNANAGAR/KARNAL: The state election commission (SEC) of Haryana on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief as voting for elections to the state's 28 municipal councils and 18 municipal committees concluded peacefully.

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Chandigarh: Protests against Agnipath hit rail traffic, 2 trains cancelled

CHANDIGARH: Protests against the Agnipath scheme have affected rail traffic in Chandigarh too. Two long distance trains have been cancelled till June 21 as a precautionary measure.

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Tricity logs 143 cases in a day, Chandigarh positivity rate at 5.92%

CHANDIGARH: On Sunday, 73 Covid cases were reported in Chandigarh, which is the highest single day spike after February 12, when 87 cases were reported before the third wave started to ebb. After a gap of four months, this was the highest single-day surge in Covid cases. Active cases reached…

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