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71.95% voting in Punjab; over 80% in 11 Malwa seats

CHANDIGARH: Punjab recorded 71.95% turnout on Sunday for its 2022 assembly polls, a drop of 6.25% compared to 78.2% in the 2017 state elections. The state election commission released the final voting figures late on Monday evening. Punjab chief electoral officer S Karuna Raju said out of over 1.54 crore…

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Appeals against pensioners: SC tells MoD to introspect

CHANDIGARH: The Supreme Court (SC) has yet again made strong observations on the tendency of the ministry of defence (MoD) of filing appeals by ‘default’ against old pensioners.

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Haryana based its decision on AG opinion

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government, in a detailed report submitted to the Punjab and Haryana high court, claimed that Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was not a ‘hardcore criminal’ as he was not the assailant and had not executed the actual killings in the two murder cases that he…

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Dera chief Ram Rahim gets Z-plus security over threat from 'pro-Khalistan' elements

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Covid: 480 positive cases in Haryana, 144 in Himachal Pradesh, 103 cases in Punjab

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: Haryana on Monday reported 480 new Covid-19 cases, six deaths and 849 recoveries. In addition, 65,457 persons were given the vaccine jabs during the day. Himachal Pradesh reported one Covid-19 death from Shimla district and 144 new positive cases, while 432 persons were declared recovered.

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Chandigarh: Powermen go on strike for 72 hours as talks fail

CHANDIGARH: The UT Powermen Union announced its members went on a 72-hour strike against privatisation of the profitable electricity department from 11pm on Monday, increasing prospects of power and water supply breakdowns and leaving fewer manpower to handle emergency situations.

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Tricity logs 65 new Covid cases, 1 death

CHANDIGARH/PANCHKULA/MOHALI: Chandigarh logged 18 Covid cases on Monday. A 74-year-old man from Sector 33 died at the Command Hospital in Panchkula. He was fully vaccinated against Covid. A total of 30 patients were discharged on Monday, taking the total recovery count to 90,207. There are 216 active cases. The positivity…

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2 get death penalty in Haryana for 12-year-old’s rape-murder

CHANDIGARH: A fast-track court of Panipat on Friday announced death sentence for two after they were convicted for the gangrape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in January 2018 in a case of POCSO Act. This is believed to be the first double capital punishment in Haryana in the case…

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Navjot Singh Sidhu remarks: Chandigarh police DSP files criminal defamation suit

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh police DSP Dilsher Singh Chandel on Friday filed a criminal defamation petition in the court of UT chief judicial magistrate against Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, saying that the latter had failed to tender an unconditional apology over his derogatory remarks about police during a 2021 rally.

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Furlough granted to dera chief: HC summons record

CHANDIGARH: Taking cognisance of a plea seeking cancellation of the Haryana government’s order granting 21-day furlough to controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday directed the Haryana government to file reply on the issue by Monday.

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Poll results will surprise armchair analysts: Badal

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) patron and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday said the Punjab state assembly election results will surprise many armchair analysts.

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675 fresh Covid cases, 5 deaths in Haryana in a day

CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Friday reported a further decline in fresh Covid-19 cases, as 675 new patients were reported, along with five deaths and 1,102 recoveries. In addition, 79,113 were given the vaccine jabs during the day.

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Punjab: Congress 13-point manifesto promises to end mafias

CHANDIGARH: Hours before campaigning drew to a close on Friday, the Congress released its brief 13-point manifesto for the Punjab assembly elections scheduled for Sunday, promising one lakh government jobs, Rs 1,100 per month to women, eight free cooking gas cylinders per year and a vow to end ‘mafia raj’…

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41.9% of diabetes cases undiagnosed: PGI study

CHANDIGARH: A population-based study conducted in Chandigarh on 473 individuals screened by PGI for 10 years found that of the 376 persons who had normal glucose levels, 33% progressed to prediabetes in 10 years.

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Chandigarh: Rs 18 crore reserve price fixed for 18 residential sites

CHANDIGARH: The UT estate office has clarified that no fragmentation or amalgamation of any site or building will be permitted in the upcoming auction of eight freehold residential sites in the city.

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Ranji Trophy: Chandigarh bowlers keep Hyderabad in control on Day 1

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh pace duo of Jagjit Singh and debutant Rajangad Bawa shared five wickets between them to restrict Hyderabad to 270 for 7 at stumps on the opening day of their Elite Group B first round Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack on Thursday.

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Samana candidate moves HC against dera chief’s furlough

CHANDIGARH: An independent candidate contesting the Punjab assembly polls has moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the Haryana government’s decision to release controversial Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on furlough.

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Haryana: 220 new vehicles for police department

CHANDIGARH: The high power purchase committee of the Haryana government has approved purchases worth Rs 1,000 crore. A total of 23 agendas were placed in the meeting, out of which 18 were approved.

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Ban on ads, social media broadcasts

CHANDIGARH: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued guidelines to the district election officers (DEOs) to ensure prohibition from 6pm on February 18 to conclusion of polling at 6pm on February 20. Voting will take place from 8am to 6pm.

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Cong expels Dhillon for ‘anti-party’ activities

CHANDIGARH/BATHINDA: Congress on Thursday expelled party leader and former Barnala MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon for his “anti-party” activities. A two-time MLA, Dhillon was unhappy after Congress chose to field Manish Bansal, son of former Union minister Pawan Bansal, from the constituency this time.

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94 Covid cases in Tricity, two die

CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: In Mohali, 36 Covid cases were logged in Mohali on Thursday. No death was reported. Of the 95,329 cases reported so far, 93,800 patients have been cured. There are 385 active cases.

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Chandigarh: Man duped of Rs 75,000 on Canada PR lure

CHANDIGARH: UT police registered a cheating case against the employee of an immigration firm for allegedly duping a Kapurthala resident of Rs 75,000 on the pretext of providing a visa.

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2 teenage girls hang themselves to death in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: Two suicides were reported in the city in the past 24 hours.

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Chandigarh: Four robbers held 3 days after attack on two vendor brothers

CHANDIGARH: Three days after a gang tried to rob two vegetable vendor brothers in Sector 19, the police on Thursday claimed to have busted it with the arrest of four of its members.

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After doctors, now overstaying teachers under UT’s scanner

CHANDIGARH: After deciding to repatriate doctors, the teachers on deputation in Chandigarh from Punjab and Haryana who have overstayed are on the UT administration’s radar.

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