The Chandigarh administration has decided not to charge the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax (UTGST) on the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ for the next four months in Chandigarh cinema multiplexes and theatres. The order from the Excise and Taxation Department of Chandigarh will remain in force for the next […]
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Entrance exam for RIMC, Dehradun to be held in Chandigarh on June 4
The written entrance examination for admission to Dehradun’s Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) for January 2023 term will be conducted on June 4 in Chandigarh, the Punjab government said on Wednesday. The Punjab government has said in an official statement that the duly completed applications must reach by April 25, 2022. “Both boys and girls are eligible […]
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Chandigarh DSP files defamation plea against Sidhu for defamatory remarks against police
Chandigarh deputy superintendent of police Dilsher Singh Chandel on Saturday filed criminal defamation plea against Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu in a court of Chief Judicial Magistrate for his alleged “defamatory” remarks against the Punjab police. Chandel filed the defamation case after Sidhu didn’t tender an unconditional apology as sought by him […]
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G Kishan Reddy holds review meeting with tourism secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday held a review meeting with tourism secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, and Union Territory of Chandigarh and Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Chandigarh, Kufri, and Gurdaspur. Reddy said that the ministry has set new targets for the tourism departments and has suggested ways to improve footfall at Archaeological Survey of India […]
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Omicron: Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh detect first cases, 3rd case in Karnataka; India tally now 36
Chandigarh reported its first case of Omicron after swab samples of a fully vaccinated 20-year-old male passenger from Italy, who had tested COVID-19 positive on December 1, revealed the presence of the new variant of the novel coronavirus. Earlier today, Andhra Pradesh detected its first case of Omicron and Karnataka detected its third case of the new COVID-19 variant. With this, […]
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South African returnee booked for violating home quarantine norms in Chandigarh
In the backdrop of grave concerns over COVID-19 new variant ‘Omicron’, a South African returnee has been booked for violating home quarantine norms in Chandigarh. “South Africa is one among the high-risk country. We have registered an FIR against a woman who returned from South Africa on December 1, we conducted her RT-PCR test and […]
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Harish Rawat to reach Chandigarh for Congress legislative party meeting today
Amid fresh rumblings in the Punjab unit of Congress, the party has convened an urgent meeting of its legislators in the state on Saturday in Chandigarh. In a late-night tweet on Friday, state Congress in-charge Harish Rawat said: “The AICC has received a representation from a large number of MLAs […]
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32 farmer bodies hold meeting with political parties in Chandigarh
Around 32 Kisan organisations of Punjab are holding a meeting in Chandigarh with various political parties of the state, except Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The meeting has been scheduled by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha to request these parties not to hold political campaigns at various places in Punjab before the official declaration of the Punjab Assembly elections as it may disturb […]
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Chandigarh: Rs 4 crore stolen from Axis Bank, suspect security guard missing
A security guard working at Axis Bank branch in Sector 34A of Chandigarh allegedly ran away with Rs 4.04 crores in cash, the police said on Sunday. “The bank has informed at about 5.30 pm that cash Rs 4.04 crores are missing from the branch and they have full doubt that the […]
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Chandigarh administration approves excise policy for 2021-22
The Chandigarh administration has approved the excise policy for the year 2021-22. “In the second round of e-tendering, held on March 30, Chandigarh Excise and Taxation Department received a total of 19 tenders/bids electronically against 10 of the 16 pending liquor vends/licensing units,” read an official statement. “The first round of e-tendering was held on […]
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Chandigarh govt school sets up herbal garden to impart practical knowledge to students
In order to impart practical knowledge to students regarding agriculture and waste management, the Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), in Chandigarh’s Dhanas has set up a herbal garden on its premises. Seema Rani, Principal of GMSSS, told: “In this herbal garden, the students learn the importance of cleanliness and greenery in their […]
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JEE Main 2020 Toppers: Kunwar Preet is Chandigarh’s top scorer
Kunwar Preet Singh is the Chandigarh topper in the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main, the results of which were announced by the HRD Ministry’s National Testing Agency on Friday night. Kunwar Preet has secured 99.9972 percentile, stated a press release. The JEE Main is conducted twice, in January and April, for […]
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Chandigarh school students’ data being sold to coaching centres for Rs 4 to Rs 6 per child
Your data, including your phone number, salary details, address, even your social media profile, and, more worryingly, the names of your children and their schools could be up for sale for as little as Rs 4 to Rs 6, easily available to unscrupulous persons looking to create mischief, Hindustan Times […]
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Chandigarh sees 35% increase in dog bite cases in five years
The number of dog bite cases in Chandigarh has gone up by 35% in five years amid the municipal corporation failing to find a solution to the rising stray dog population. The MC’s sanitation department recorded 8,705 dog bite cases in 2014, which increased to 11,746 in 2018 (see box). […]