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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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Mixed start for AG Punjab, Tibetan Border Police at Chandigarh Senior Hockey championship

CHANDIGARH: Sport can be a great leveler, and it was once again proved by the mixed start that the A.G Punjab side experienced in their opening two games of the Chandigarh State Senior Hockey championships here during the weekend.

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to Rajnath Singh, demands rollback of Agnipath scheme

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday wrote to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh demanding "roll-back and re-deliberation" of the Centre’s Agnipath scheme.

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Chandigarh Housing Board demolishes 4 illegal structures in Ram Darbar

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) demolished four illegal structures in Ram Darbar on Friday. A senior CHB official said in three cases, there were encroachments on public land and in the fourth case, an additional storey was constructed.

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'Bro of judge', cop accuse each other of misbehaviour in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: High drama was witnessed in Sector 8 market on Friday noon, when an SUV hit the parked official vehicle of Haryana DSP and its driver misbehaved with a cop.

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Take NDPS Act accused for wife's delivery: Punjab and Haryana high court to cops

Chandigarh: In an order of its kind, the Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered the Haryana police to take an accused in a drug case to his native place in Jharkhand so that he can remain with his pregnant wife at the time of her delivery. The court has…

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Agony path? Army big employer in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: The central government’s much-touted Agnipath scheme, through which soldiers are to be selected for a short term of four years, has created unrest among the youngsters of Haryana who were already facing the severe employment crunch. As per CMIE data for May 2022, Haryana is the worst off with…

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Covid surge: Chandigarh reports 55 positive cases in a day, highest since Feb 16

CHANDIGARH: The highest single day surge of 55 Covid cases was reported in the city on Friday. This is the highest figure since February 16, when 57 cases were reported with a positivity rate of 2.33%. On Friday, positivity rate soared to 4.56%.

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Dera Sacha Sauda chief out on month’s parole, SGPC slams ‘double standards’

ROHTAK/AMRITSAR: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is lodged in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail, was granted a month’s regular parole on Friday. He will spend 30 days at his dera in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh.

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Punjab Inc says no new burden needed, extend incentives

CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab’s state budget for 2022-23, trade and industry stakeholders in the state want Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema to honour his “no new tax” assurance while offering new incentives despite poor financial health of the state.

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Running legend Hari Chand passes away at 69

CHANDIGARH: One of the unsung heroes of Indian athletes, 1978 Bangkok Asian Games double gold medallist Hari Chand breathed his last in Jalandhar late on Sunday night. He was 69.

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Olympian Hari Chand who created 10,000m national record barefoot in Montreal dies unsung

CHANDIGARH: Before the news of the passing away of the Olympian athlete Hari Chand (69) trickled in, very little was known of the champion long-distance runner who created a national record during the Montreal Olympics (1976) in the men's 10,000m event running barefoot.

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Punjab: BJP protest today over law & order

CHANDIGARH: BJP will carry out protests on Monday against rising crime in Punjab, said the party’s state president, Ashwani Sharma, on Sunday.

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