As the cold northerly winds make a comeback, the maximum temperature dropped to 12°C and the night temperature fell to 9.4°C on Sunday, eight notches below normal. As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chandigarh witnessed severe cold conditions and was colder during the day than Shimla at 18.9°C, Dharamshala at 16.6°C and Manali at […]
Ravibir Singh Grewal was elected unopposed as the new president of Chandigarh Golf Club (CGC) on Sunday. The new head of the golf club said that he will take over from Monday and his entire focus will be on hosting golf tournaments. On Sunday, the CGC general house formally ratified the unanimous election of Ravibir […]
The Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance, has clarified that any purchase of gold, silver, jewellery, or precious gems and stones below ₹2 lakh does not require PAN or Aadhaar card of a customer as mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) document. “The misinformation being circulated in certain section of media that any purchase, even […]
Senior Congress leader Madhav Singh Solanki died at the age of 94 on Saturday morning. He was the former External Affairs Minister of India, who also served as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for four times. The veteran leader breathed his last at his residence in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences over […]
Team India has lodged an official complaint after the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground racially abused pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj on the second and third day of the ongoing Pink Test between India and Australia. While the matter was brought up with the International Cricket Council (ICC) match officials and the security […]
Open air gyms will be set up in 18 residential societies of Mohali by the Municipal Corporation (MC). Also, paver blocks will be installed for residents close to their homes. All this work will be done through a private company, which will be allotted work later this month. All open air gyms will be ready […]
The Punjab and Haryana High court has decided to start physical hearings in all lower courts but has left the decision on District and Sessions Judges to decide when to start them. According to orders issued in this regard by Sanjiv Berry, Registrar General, to District and Sessions Judge, all guidelines/health advisories issued by the Government of […]
The Punjab Government has declared the whole state as a ‘Controlled Area’ in view of the outbreak of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) affecting birds, including poultry in the neighbouring states. In another major decision, Punjab has imposed complete ban on import of live birds including poultry and unprocessed poultry meat for any purpose into the […]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) announced that effective January 8, 2021, the prices of its range of personal and commercial vehicles will increase by around 1.9%, resulting in an increase of ₹4,500 – ₹40,000, depending upon the model and variant. In the case of All-New Thar, the current price increase will be effective for all […]
Heritage furniture of Chandigarh used to be auctioned in countries like Paris, Switzerland, Italy, but now it is going to be auctioned in Luxembourg too. On January 10, as many as 14 heritage items designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret will go under the hammer at Luxembourg. The items are worth Rs 1.75 crore. […]