Chandigarh, India News

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Chandigarh, May 24: A court in Harayana's Sonipat town Friday sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a first-year law student of Haryana's all-women university, Bhagat Phool Singh Women's University.

Heat wave conditions intensified today in most parts of the country with temperatures hovering around 45 degrees Celsius, affecting normal life.

Even as the Chandigarh Administration and Golf Club continue to lock horns over the lease amount being charged, the UT Administrator has stepped in to suggest that sports facilities of the club should be made available to the common man.

The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved Srikanth Srinivasan as the most senior US judge of South Asian descent, amid speculation that he may one day be tapped for the Supreme Court.

More and more school buses are being challaned on account of different traffic violations.

The number of wealthy Indians choosing organic food products has grown threefold over the last five years, according to a survey by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India .

Chandigarh : Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh continued to sizzle today even as the weather department predicted that heat wave to severe heat wave conditions may prevail in the states for the next two days.Amritsar and Ludhiana in Punjab and Hisar and Bhiwani in Haryana have been reeling under severe heat conditions with temperatures hovering ... (more)

The first franchise outlet of The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in the country opened at Elante, the largest Mall of Chandigarh.

A special purpose vehicle would be set up for undertaking the construction of the Metro Rail project proposed for the Tricity, and a core team of officials would be formed to work on setting up the project.

NEW DELHI : Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in India on Monday on a two-day visit during which he is expected to seek greater military aid from the government in New Delhi, officials said.

By Jaideep Sarin, Chandigarh, May 18 : What was supposed to be a bumper crop with a record target for wheat procurement has turned out to be a dampener with much lower quantities of wheat arriving in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana - the country's breadbasket.

New Delhi, May 18 : For three days, about 45 teachers and principals from different schools turned students and learnt how to enhance the quality of teaching methods at a workshop here.

As ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Chandigarh Administration has decided to upload the FIRs registered by it on its official website from June 1. All, except "sensitive" FIRs, will be uploaded immediately after their registration on the website.

Police have solved the late-night dacoity that had taken place at the house of a city businessman in Sector 4 on Monday by arresting three people, including two women.

The Chandigarh Administration has decided to make issuance of public notice mandatory for transfer of immovable properties on the basis of "registered, unregistered will and in the case of intestate death". For these three categories, the administration has prepared a policy making issuance of public notice to "concerned parties" compulsory.

Chandigarh, May 16 : The Haryana Government has decided to empanel two private hospitals for the treatment of state government employees, pensioners and their dependents.

Chandigarh, May 16 : The Haryana Food and Drug Administration has sealed an unauthorised factory which was selling medical devices, especially heart kits, to hospitals in national capital, a spokesman said here Thursday.

Chandigarh, May 16 : With a view to support and promote innovations and increase efficiency of capital assets already created, the Haryana Science and Technology Department will provide a grant of Rs one crore to each district under "Grant-inAA Aid for District Innovation Fund". Stating this here today, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology ... (more)

Chandigarh, May 16 : In order to improve health care facilities in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has decided to strengthen the Essential Laboratory Diagnostic Services in various health institutions.