The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

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.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 21, 2022

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…

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

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…

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jun 19, 2022

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…

The Times of India · Jun 19, 2022