Chandigarh The committee, formed in the light of the recent molestation incident at Botanical Garden of Panjab University, has decided to commit to long-term solutions for making the campus a safe space for women. Beyond deciding to invest in more man power in terms of security personnel and more CCTV cameras around the lonesome corners […]
Chandigarh Vendors outside the Church in Sector 19, who have been selling Christmas decorations on the site for the last many years were evicted on Tuesday. As part of every year’s tradition, the vendors had come to the site with the decoratives packed in sacks to sell them at the footpath. However, due to the […]
New Delhi The Union Cabinet on Tuesday (December 24) approved the proposal to update the National Population Register. According to the Census commission, the objective of the National Population Register will be to create a comprehensive identity database of every resident of the country. The census will kickstart from April 1, 2020. According to the law, […]
Shimla There will be no “white” Christmas in Shimla and elsewhere in Himachal Pradesh this time too. A mellow sunshine will greet you throughout the day at most of the tourist destinations with the weather bureau on Tuesday predicting open skies in the state. “There is no significant Western Disturbances active in the region. Most […]
A majority of the residents, professionals and architects opposed the construction of the proposed Tribune flyover at a public hearing held by the Adviser to the Administrator Manoj Kumar Parida at the UT Guest House today. The Adviser conducted the hearing on the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had asked the […]
Alarmed by Increasing incidences of drug abuse in the state, the Haryana health department has decided to establish de-addiction centres in all district-level hospitals. Districts bordering Punjab could have more than one de-addiction centre, which could be set up in the community health centres with indoor facilities. Haryana health minister Anil Vij said the officials […]
Chandigarh The UT traffic police on Monday issued an advisory in view of Christmas celebrations, to take alternate routes to visit Elante Mall, Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh, on Tuesday and Wednesday. To mitigate the traffic congestion around Elante Mall on Tuesday and Wednesday, the traffic police have decided to ban cabs and auto-rickshaws from entering […]
Chandigarh This is our city. We do not want a flyover here. This was the message delivered by Chandigarhians who came in droves to attend the public hearing on the flyover at the UT guest house on Monday. Passions ran high as residents — young, old and middle-aged — flooded the guest house, leaving the […]
Punjab The affixation of High Security Registration Plates has been made compulsory for all vehicles in the State of Punjab. A public notice of affixation on old vehicles was also issued by the State Transport Department, Punjab, in the month of August 2019. Now in order to make this entire process seamless and for the […]
Shimla The Himachal Pradesh government is all set to host a ceremony worth Rupees 10,000 crore on December 27 to celebrate two-year completion of the BJP government led by Jai Ram Thakur. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP’s working president J P Nadda, will be present on the occasion and take part in a […]