Chandigarh: Matka Chowk, a roundabout at intersection of Jan Marg and Madhya Marg is still to get traffic lights to provide smooth flow of traffic in the zone.“Traffic lights are on intersection like that sector-7 and sector-8 and other intersections of Madhya Marg which does not feel traffic pressure as great as this roundabout do”

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition by NGO Arrive Safe Society seeking action against Bollywood star Aamir Khan for allegedly misusing the national emblem in his programme ‘Satyamev Jayate’. Dismissing the plea, the bench headed by Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said that there was no merit in the plea. As Chandigarh

Chandigarh: It is a man’s world, they say and sometimes in the face of violent opposition, overall situation of women’s empowerment leaves a great deal to be desired. Keep this in mind, let us relate an interesting example, first-of-its-kind in Chandigarh, set by a petrol pump owner in Chandigarh where the job of filling petrol

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today castigated the bullying and pressurising tactics being employed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to browbeat the people of Punjab into supporting it in the 2017 assembly elections. In a statement here, senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the coercive methods

Chandigarh: Sight of queued up auto rickshaws along the roads, blocking traffic and passage of passengers on bus stops is quite common. Large number of rickshaws can be seen parked on Madhya Marg, Dakshin Marg, in front of ISBT 43, 17 and PGI. “The auto rickshaw halt in front of bus stops due to which

Chandigarh: The house which was once occupied by Pierre Jeanneret a Swiss architect who collaborated with his cousin, Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier), for about twenty years to architect out the city beautiful is in shambles and in shear neglect. This house is also a part of city heritage. Where on

Chandigarh: More than a dozen people in nine separate cars had a narrow escape after their cars waiting at the red light junction of Sectors 44/45-49/50, were smashed by a truck here on Tuesday evening. The breaks of the truck had failed, the police said. According to the police, among the nine cars, six cars

Manakpur Sharif: The landscape of ‘Green Revolution’ state Punjab has always been known for its golden harvest. But with the efforts of an artistically-minded entrepreneur couple, there will be a splash of colour in the agrarian state as well. Bringing in a new concept to the state, serial entrepreneur Anuja Lath is offering art residency

Chandigarh: The green cover of the city beautiful has increased by 13 per cent in past two years. This was revealed in the report submitted by the Indian State of Forest Report-2015, prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), said Santosh Kumar Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Chandigarh. Santosh Kumar said,

Chandigarh: The school brought two great causes of planting trees and donating blood together, to celebrate life on earth by reaching out and spreading greenery at the Rotary and Blood bank Resource Center in Sector 37 by planting saplings of trees. St John High School celebrated Van Mahotsava with great aplomb and enthusiasm. The students

Chandigarh: Most of government crèches running in various areas of the city do not have first aid kits and provision of basic medical facilities including growth charts. These facts were highlighted in a survey conducted by students of University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Panjab University under the guidance of Chandigarh Commission for Protection of

Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court yesterday directed the Education Department to issue appointment letters as Hindi and Science masters to 41 candidates on the waiting list. The direction by Justice GS Sandhawalia came during the hearing of petitions filed by Sonia Sharma of Sangrur and other candidates. The Education Department had advertised 3,422

Mohali: People dream of air conditioned rooms and all the comforts which come in the package as perks of working in an office as a permanent employee but Radhika Arora, 25 an MBA in Human Resource Management, had something else in her mind, when she resigned from her 3 year old job in a well-established

Chandigarh A 20-year- old youth allegedly ended his life by hanging himself at the jungle area of Maloya on Sunday morning. No suicide note has been recovered from the spot, said police. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Jagam, a native of Amroha, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased has been living at Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Is there anyone who feels this ‘labourers pain?’ Brazen disregard by civic authorities of the court directions are the main reason for the frequent deaths of sewerage workers across the country. Such incidents also happened in Chandigarh where workers were affected by poisonous gases but no lesson has been learnt. Two workers who were

Chandigarh: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has lodged a complaint with UT police requesting to register FIR against parking contractor, Gurnam Singh of Sector 35 C parking lot. MC Joint Commissioner Varinder Chaudhary wrote a complaint to SSP UT police on Friday. MC has also issued show cause notice to contractor for termination of contract and debarring

Panchkula: A 24-year-old software engineer died by drowning in an unguarded swimming pool of North Park hotel situated in Panchkula on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The youth along with his friends had gone to a party at the pool side in the hotel, said the police. The software engineer has been identified

Chandigarh: UT Administration has formulated the policy for the governance of e-rickshaws plying on the city roads. According to the policy, all such rickshaws have been banned for commuting on V-3 roads. Such rickshaws shall be registered as transport vehicles under contract carriage permits. The e-rickshaws will only be allowed to ply on the inner

Chandigarh: Over the years, the Chandigarh Administration has also hit the headlines for scams, involving the top brass of the administration , that keep surfacing at regular intervals. The allegations range from unfair selection to land allotment with the recent Uppal Housing Society hitting the headlines. The Cooperative Department of Chandigarh Administration allegedly transfers flats

Chandigarh: The Inner Wheel Club of Chandigarh District No. 308 held their installation ceremony  at Sip – n- Dine , Sector 7, Chandigarh. Sangeeta Trehan District Chairman was the Chief Guest. Priya Soni  was installed as the President for the year 2016-17. While the club was formed in 1969, Ms Soni is the 34th President of the