The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

Haryana’s booster dose drive slow, healthcare workers ‘down’

CHANDIGARH: Quicker than neighbouring Punjab in Covid-19 vaccination, Haryana has slacked when it comes to administering booster dose to people and inoculating those under 18, as the figures released by the health department suggest.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

Poll promises too good to be true? ‘Freebies to further plummet Punjab’s decelerating growth’

CHANDIGARH: As various political parties are competing with each other in promising freebies and subsidies in the run-up to the February 20 state assembly polls in Punjab, which is already reeling under nearly Rs 3 lakh crore debt, top economists are of the view that politicians must also explain the…

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

Chandigarh: Walk-in OPDs draw huge rush, many still not seen

CHANDIGARH: The OPDs in PGI, Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, saw a huge rush of patients on the first day of their reopening after a month.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

1,303 new Covid cases, 17 deaths in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Haryana on Tuesday reported 1,303 new Covid cases, 94 Omicron variant cases and 17 deaths. In addition, 2,866 persons were declared cured and 1.38 lakh plus were given the vaccine jabs during the day.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Punjab polls: BJP alliance promises full debt waiver for farmers with less than 5-acre land

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Punjab Lok Congress (PLC)-SAD (Sanyukt) alliance on Tuesday promised waiver of the entire agriculture debt of farmers with less than five acres of landholdings in Punjab.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

‘Offence of breach of trust cannot be part of employee’s official duty’

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that the sanction to prosecute a central government employee for ‘breach of trust’ is not required under Section 197 of CrPC for taking away official documents or tampering with them because taking away documents can never be a part…

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Chandigarh: Man gets 20-year jail for raping minor

CHANDIGARH: A local court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 20-year jail term and fined him Rs 1.10 lakh for raping a 11-year-old girl in June 2019.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Chandigarh education department to interview teachers on February 14, 15

CHANDIGARH: There has been a shortage of teachers in the Chandigarh education department for a long time and the department has started rectifying the situation.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2022

Union budget focuses on the welfare of every section, says Haryana chief minister

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the budget for the year 2022-23 presented by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is focused on digitalization and infrastructure.

The Times of India · Feb 1, 2022

Punjab CM’s brother denied ticket but kin of other leaders accommodated by Congress: Raghav Chadha

CHANDIGARH: Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Punjab affairs co-in-charge Raghav Chadha on Wednesday accused the Congress leadership of following an anti-SC policy in its ticket allotment process for the Assembly elections.

The Times of India · Jan 26, 2022