12 hrs ago | Punjab News
Heavy rains lash Haryana, Punjab; farmers rejoice
Moderate to heavy rains today drenched Punjab and Haryana, resulting in a dip in temperature by several notches and bringing cheers on the faces of farmers who were experiencing a long dry spell.
20 hrs ago | New Delhi News.Net
Couple found dead in car in Chandigarh
A young couple was found dead in a car parked in one of the busiest markets here, police said Saturday.
CIATA demands 85 % reservation in upcoming Ind Area in Chandigarh
Chandigarh Industrial Area Tenants Association has demanded that 85 percent plots which are going to be developed in forthcoming third phase of Industrial Park in Chandigarh should be allotted to existing Industrial Area CIATA represents around 1300 micro, small and medium enterprises of the city that provide employment to around 50,000 skilled, ...
Haryana draws up contingency plan to beat dry weather
Chandigarh: As the rains have been playing truant after south-west monsoon hit the region ten days back, it has made the farmers of Punjab and Haryana a worried lot, with only glimmer of hope being the Met forecast which promises rains in the region over this weekend.
Four gay couples tie the knot in Chandigarh
Enthused by the Delhi High Court verdict decriminalising gay sex, at least four gay couples in this city have performed wedding rituals at a prominent temple, declaring themselves as married.
Chandigarh to become international gateway
Travelling abroad from Punjab and Haryana will not mean travelling to Delhi anymore with Chandigarh airport being upgraded to an international airport.
An old varsity embraces new ways to help aspirants
New Delhi News.Net Tuesday 7th July, 2009 Students and faculty at Panjab University, one of India's oldest varsities, are pulling out all stops to help harried admission seekers, many of whom hail from outside Chandigarh.
Panjab University gets Rs 50 crore
NEW DELHI/CHANDIGARH: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday announced a grant of Rs 500 million for Panjab University in Chandigarh, the alma mater of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Gandhian studies catching on at Panjab University
Chandigarh : Not many years ago it was a university department that students applied to only to avail themselves of hostel accommodation and library facilities.
Rail Budget cheers up Chandigarh
Besides announcing a proposed rail link connecting Chandigarh with Jagadhri and Yamunanagar, the Railway Minister also included the city in the list of 50 stations that will be upgraded to world-class standards on a public-private-partnership model.
After months of waiting and watching first showers of the monsoon lashed the Capital, parts of Uttarakhand and Punjab last evening.
Chandigarh police bust gang of inter-state highway robbers
Four people were arrested here Tuesday with arms and cash, police said, adding that they were members of an inter-state gang of highway robbers operating in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
Monsoon magic not far for hot, parched India
So near and yet so far. Looking skywards, that's what people in many parts of northern India must have felt Monday, as the air was hot, humid and heavy with the possibility of rain, but the magical droplets eluded.
Chandigarh to become international gateway
Chandigarh : Travelling abroad from Punjab and Haryana will not mean travelling to Delhi anymore with Chandigarh airport being upgraded to an international airport.
I was working with Michael Jackson: Adnan Sami
"I was working on an album with Janet and Michael Jackson. I'm producing and composing the album.
Quick passports will still remain a mirage - project delayed
Promising a passport within three days, it peddled a dream to Indians crowding understaffed and overburdened regional passport centres.
Dutch firm launches pain-free cancer treatment in India
Chandigarh, June 27 : Dutch pharmaceutical major Brema Pharma International Saturday launched photodynamic therapy, a pain-free technique for treating cancer with lasers and light sensitive drugs, saying it will invest 1 million euros in its Indian operations.
Drought in Manipur, protests in Delhi
New Delhi/Chandigarh/It has been a wait in anger and desperation for the monsoon in scorched north India as Delhi saw protests over power cuts and water shortage, while even Manipur in the northeast officially declared itself drought hit after the failure of rains.
Indian students recall horror of attacks down under
Australian News.Net Friday 26th June, 2009 Saurabh Sharma, a 21-year-student of Carrick Institute of Education, one of the largest vocational institutes in this Australian city with a strong Indian contingent, says he is lucky to be alive after being smashed up by a group of five lager louts while returning home last month.
Bhakra to cut down water supply to four states
Chandigarh, June 25 In the wake of delayed monsoon, the Bhakra Beas Management Board today decided to cut the supply of water for irrigation to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan by 6000 cusecs till July 10.