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  • pm modi to visit uttarakhand on september 11

    PM Modi to visit Uttarakhand on September 11

    Politics | September 08, 2015 17:16 IST

    Dehradun:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on September 11 undertake his first visit to Uttarakhand since assuming the top post last year.His visit is primarily intended to meet Swami Dayanand Giri who has been indisposed

  • security tightened in punjab haryana hc complex after threat

    Security tightened in Punjab & Haryana HC complex after threat

    India | August 20, 2015 8:38 IST

    Chandigarh:  Security around the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex was on Wednesday placed on high alert following an anonymous letter which threatened that blasts would take place there on August 21.The threat letter was

  • independence day security forces on alert in punjab haryana

    Independence Day: Security forces on alert in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh

    India | August 12, 2015 16:50 IST

    Punjab:  Ahead of the 69th Independence Day, security has been tightened across Punjab, especially in border districts in the wake of Gurdaspur terror attack last month, besides Haryana and Chandigarh. Security forces are on high alert,

  • not even half of anganwadi centres have toilets

    Not even half of anganwadi centres have toilets

    India | August 02, 2015 10:54 IST

    New Delhi:  Less than fifty per cent of the Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) in the country have toilets, according to Women and Child Development Ministry.The Ministry said more than 20,000 were built it under Swachh Bharat

  • punjab sets up relief fund for farmers families

    Punjab sets up relief fund for farmers' families

    Politics | July 21, 2015 20:40 IST

    Chandigarh: To give relief to distressed families of farmers in the state committing suicide, the Punjab government on Tuesday announced the creation of a “revolving fund” to provide assistance to them.“Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal

  • heavy rains lash chandigarh parts of haryana and punjab

    Heavy rains lash Chandigarh, parts of Haryana and Punjab

    India | July 20, 2015 15:05 IST

    Chandigarh: Heavy rains lashed Chandigarh and many parts of Haryana and Punjab today, causing mercury to dip by few notches, MeT department said here today. The 45 minutes of heavy showers around 10:45 am this morning left many roads in Union Territory of Chandigarh

  • haryana hikes vat on diesel to 16.4

    Haryana hikes VAT on diesel to 16.4%

    India | July 16, 2015 13:38 IST

    Chandigarh: The Haryana government has raised VAT on diesel from 12.07 per cent to 16.4 per cent.According to a senior official of the Excise and Taxation Department, the VAT rate has been raised with immediate

  • rain affects life in chandigarh punjab farmers happy

    Rain affects life in Chandigarh, Punjab; farmers happy

    India | July 11, 2015 13:12 IST

    Chandigarh:  Widespread rainfall across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Saturday brought happiness to farmers though it affected normal life in some cities and towns of the region.The maximum temperatures at most places has been three

  • sc turns down punjab travel agents plea

    SC turns down Punjab travel agents' plea

    India | June 25, 2015 14:53 IST

    New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a plea by a group of Punjab-based travel agents challenging the validity of the Punjab Travel Professionals' Regulation Act, 2012 and its rules, saying

  • maneka to inaugurate anganwadi centre in haryana village on

    Maneka to inaugurate anganwadi centre in Haryana village on Jun 24

    India | June 22, 2015 19:02 IST

    Chandigarh : Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi will inaugurate an ultramodern anganwadi centre at Hasanpur village in Sonepat district on June 24.Haryana Women and Child Development Minister Kavita Jain will preside over

  • 5 most attractive gardens of india

    5 most attractive gardens of India

    India | June 20, 2015 23:40 IST

    The historical evidence for the existence of gardens in India comes from literary sources.The advent of Islasm influenced the architecture of residential buildings in India. The Muslims built mosques, forts, palaces and the most prominently

  • punjab haryana likely to get rain next week

    Punjab, Haryana likely to get rain next week

    India | June 19, 2015 18:14 IST

    Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana will get widespread rainfall with moderate winds next week and farmers have been asked to withhold the sowing of pigeon pea, the wather serveice of a leading agricultural varsity said on

  • badal launches second world bank funded water sanitation

    Badal launches second World Bank-funded water, sanitation project

    Politics | June 17, 2015 17:25 IST

    Chandigarh:  Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Wednesday launched the second World Bank-funded Rs.2,200-crore project aimed at improving water and sanitation services and creating open defecation-free environment in the state.He sought further World Bank

  • nek chand consigned to flames with full state honours

    Nek Chand consigned to flames with full state honours

    India | June 13, 2015 23:08 IST

    Chandigarh: The mortal remains of Nek Chand, the creator of the iconic Rock Garden of Chandigarh, were consigned to flames with full state honours here this evening.  People from all walks of life thronged the

  • people throng rock garden to bid adieu to nek chand

    People throng Rock Garden to bid adieu to Nek Chand

    India | June 13, 2015 17:15 IST

    Chandigarh: People from all walks of life and prominent persons today poured in at the Rock Garden here to pay their last respects to Nek Chand, the man behind the iconic creation who breathed his

  • pm narendra modi condoles death of nek chand

    PM Narendra Modi condoles death of Nek Chand

    India | June 12, 2015 18:33 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today condoled the death of Nek Chand, the creator of the iconic Rock Garden of Chandigarh, and said he will always be remembered for his artistic genius.“Nek Chandji will

  • chandigarh s rock garden creator nek chand dead

    Chandigarh's Rock Garden creator Nek Chand dead

    India | June 12, 2015 12:29 IST

    Chandigarh : Chandigarh's famous Rock Garden creator Nek Chand died here at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here on Friday, his family members said.He was 90 years old and was

  • punjab to act against online marketing of cigarettes

    Punjab to act against online marketing of cigarettes

    India | May 21, 2015 17:35 IST

    Chandigarh: Punjab on Thursday became the first state in the country to initiate criminal proceeding against companies marketing cigarettes online despite a ban on it.Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani sought people's cooperation with the police

  • moga bus incident unions hold protest across punjab

    Moga bus incident: Unions hold protest across Punjab

    Politics | May 12, 2015 17:14 IST

    Chandigarh: Members of various Unions today held protest across the state seeking cancellation of bus permit and registration of a case against Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in connection with death of a teenage

  • 250 villagers abducted by naxals in chhattisgarh on eve of

    250 villagers abducted by Naxals in Chhattisgarh on eve of PM's visit

    Politics | May 09, 2015 18:05 IST

    Raipur: A hostage situation is continuing since last night in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh where around 250 villagers were seized by Maoist rebels on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to neighbouring Dantewada.Chief

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