New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a weather alert for Delhi-NCR, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at isolated places until June 25, even as the national Capital continued to grapple with poor air quality.The weather warning extends beyond Delhi and covers several states and Union Territories, including Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil N…
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Shangyu, June 21 (IANS) India capped a memorable campaign at the Asian Relays Championships 2026 in Shangyu, China, with a gold medal in the women’s 4x100m relay after earlier securing silver in the 4x400m mixed relay and bronze in the 4x100m mixed relay at Asian Relay Championship 2026.The team of Srabani Nanda, Sneha SS, Sudeshna Shivankar, and Tamanna achieved a season-best time of 43.85 seconds to win gold in the women’s 4x100m relay. This marked India’s highlight of the championships.Earlie…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) As part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign being conducted in Chandigarh from June 15 to July 14, a series of voter awareness activities were organised on the sidelines of International Yoga Day celebrations at Tiranga Park in Sector 17. The initiative aimed to encourage citizens to verify and update their electoral details and participate actively in the electoral process.A helpdesk was set up at the venue to provide information on voter registra…
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Thousands of enthusiasts participated on Sunday in the 12th International Yoga Day events at several places in Chandigarh and across Haryana and Punjab to stay fit and improve flexibility. In Chandigarh, the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, the main event was held at the Tiranga Urban Park in Sector 17, where a large number of people turned up early in the morning.Punjab Governor and Union Territory Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria joined people to improve their f…
Chandigarh, June 20 (IANS) Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) National President Gurnam Singh Charuni on Saturday criticised the proposed US-India trade deal, calling it an “unequal agreement”.Speaking to IANS, the farmer leader said that pan-India agitation of all farmer unions has been called on June 23, against the proposed agreement.Charuni said, “The trade deal is an unequal agreement. America is a bigger nation than India, having four times less population than us.””If we agree to their condit…
Chandigarh, June 19 (IANS) A delegation of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM-Punjab) on Friday called on Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, at Lok Bhavan here and submitted a memorandum highlighting various issues and demands concerning the farming community.The Samyukta Kisan Morcha delegation raised several key issues, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), debt relief for farmers and agricultural labourers, conservation of water resources, cr…
Chandigarh, June 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested IAS officer and former Commissioner of Municipal Corporation (MC) in Panchkula, Ram Kumar Singh, in connection with the misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 79.46 crore maintained by the IDFC First Bank branch in Chandigarh. Investigation has revealed that the account was opened in violation of the extant guidelines of the Haryana Finance Department, and particulars recorded in the account…
Chandigarh, June 13 (IANS) An employee of a chemist shop in Chandigarh’s upscale Sector 11 market close to the PGIMER was shot dead in broad daylight by two masked men inside the store on Saturday. Police said the employee, who was the cashier of Sri Kumar Medical Hall, was shot dead from point‑blank range.After committing the crime, the assailants fled along with a third accomplice, who was standing in the market parking area, on a bike.Police refused to comment on the cause of the crime, s…
Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) A bus carrying around 40 tourists collided with a truck loaded with iron angles in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district early Friday morning, leaving the bus driver and conductor dead and around 16 passengers injured, several of them critically.The accident took place near the Buchawas cut on National Highway 152-D at around 5 a.m.According to preliminary information, the bus was returning to Jaipur from Manali when it crashed into a truck parked on the roadside.The impact was …
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) To celebrate 60 years of commissioning as officers of one of the finest Indian armies, living legends of the 37th regular course of the Indian Military Academy, comprising stalwarts of the 28th National Defence Academy (NDA), will be assembling in Chandigarh this week to commemorate their enduring and endearing bond. They are 1966-batch officers, some of the course mates have been martyred, while others left due to natural causes, will meet on June 14 and June 15 to pe…