Chandigarh
Union territory and capital of Punjab and Haryana states in northern India
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Chandigarh is a city, district and union territory in India that serves as the joint capital of the two neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the north, the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula and Mohali. It is located 260 km north of New Delhi, 110 km southwest of Shimla and 229 km southeast of Amritsar.
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Fire breaks out in Chandigarh's furniture market, more than 11 shops guttedFire brigade vehicles reached the spot immediately to douse the fire. The cause behind the fire is still unknown.DNA - Published | |
Monsoon update: Heavy rain forecast in many places including northeast, check your area's weatherDuring the next 3 days, there is a possibility of scattered rain in the plains of northwest - Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, UP and Rajasthan.DNA - Published | |
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CBI arrests daughter of Himachal Pradesh HC's Acting Chief Justice in athlete murder caseThe CBI on Wednesday arrested Kalyani Singh, daughter of Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court, in connection with the killing of national-level shooter Sukhmanpreet Singh alias Sippy..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Liquor prices likely to drop by 30-40% in Punjab as Cabinet approves new excise policyPrices of liquor in Punjab are expected to drop by at least 30-40% to be on par with the rates in Union Territory Chandigarh and Haryana, with the state Cabinet of the AAP-led government approving its..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Sidhu Moose Wala Murder: Rahul Gandhi visits singer's house in Punjab's MansaRahul Gandhi, who landed at the Chandigarh airport this morning, drove straight to the singer's native village Moosa.DNA - Published | |
Jailed Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu admitted to Chandigarh's PGIMER hospital, condition stableCongress leader was hospitalised on Monday and was admitted to the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh, where his condition remained stable.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
Moose Wala's parents to meet home minister Amit Shah in ChandigarhMoose Wala's father had written Shah a letter yesterday, seeking an investigation by a central agency into his son's killing. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann promised on Friday that the killers will be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Farmers can change government, should keep fighting': KCR joins hands with Kejriwal in bid to defeat BJPTelangana Chief Minister KCR in Chandigarh has seemingly joined hands with AAP to defeat the BJP government in 2024.DNA - Published | |
If farmers want, they can change government: Telangana CM KCRTelangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Sunday said that if farmers want, they can change the government and should keep fighting till they get a constitutional guarantee for remunerative..IndiaTimes - Published | |
From Punjab Congress chief to Patiala jail: Navjot Singh Sidhu's twist of fateRoughly a year ago, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was eyeing the chief minister's post in Punjab after successfully dislodging Captain Amarinder Singh. The cricketer-turned-politician had set his..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Farmers protest: Punjab unions ready for ‘pucca morcha’ at Mohali-Chandigarh borderIndiaTimes - Published | Are farmers repeating Delhi border protests in Chandigarh?IndiaTimes - Published |
Stopped from entering capital, Punjab farmers sit on protest near Chandigarh-Mohali borderIndiaTimes - Published | Heatwave in northwest and central India for next 4 days, 'red alert' in Coastal AndhraIMD predicts maximum temperature will increase by 2-3 degrees Celsius in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and parts of Delhi, Rajasthan during next 3 days.DNA - Published |
Government procures 69.24 lakh tonnes wheat so far for nearly Rs 14,000 crore"Wheat procurement has recently commenced in Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23 in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and..IndiaTimes - Published | Chandigarh residents will have to pay Rs 5,000 fine for water wastage from April 15Residents must be aware that those who install a booster pump directly on the water supply line will also have to bear the challan.DNA - Published |
Haryana counters Punjab move with Chandigarh claimIndiaTimes - Published | Mask not mandatory in Chandigarh, no fine will be leviedIndia reported below 1,000 cases for the second consecutive day on Tuesday after 795 new Covid cases were recorded in 24 hours.DNA - Published |
How Punjab-Haryana tug of war on Chandigarh could divide political partiesIndiaTimes - Published | Haryana calls special House session as Punjab stakes claim on ChandigarhIndiaTimes - Published |
Transfer Chandigarh to Punjab, assembly passes resolutionThe Punjab assembly passed on Friday a resolution moved by CM Bhagwant Mann that reprised the state’s claim on the Union territory of Chandigarh, a city built in 1953 that functions as the capital of..IndiaTimes - Published | As Mann, Khattar take opposing positions, it is Punjab vs Haryana on ChandigarhIndiaTimes - Published |
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann moves resolution in assembly to transfer Chandigarh to stateOn Wednesday, after a gap of 11 years, the Chandigarh administration hiked the water tariff with Rs 3 per kilolitre to Rs 20 across various slabs.DNA - Published | Punjab CM to move resolution on Chandigarh at special assembly sessionIndiaTimes - Published |
Why Punjab political parties are simmering over Centre's Chandigarh move?IndiaTimes - Published | Punjab CM slams Shah over announcement to apply central service rules to Chandigarh UT employeesIndiaTimes - Published |
Chandigarh will become country's most disciplined and modern city, says HM Amit ShahShah was in the city for inaugurating as well as laying foundation stones of projects worth Rs 632.78 crore.DNA - Published | Meet Harpal Singh Cheema, Dirba MLA, set to take oath as minister in Punjab Cabinet10 AAP MLAs will take oath as ministers in the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony in Chandigarh today.DNA - Published |
10 AAP MLAs to take oath as ministers in Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab Cabinet todayThe swearing-in will take place around 11 am today in Chandigarh.DNA - Published | Punjab new cabinet swearing-in ceremony tomorrow; ministers to take oathPunjab's Cabinet expansion: The induction ceremony of the newly formed Punjab government will be held tomorrow in Chandigarh.DNA - Published |
'Spend minimum time in Chandigarh': Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann tells AAP MLAsPunjab's CM-designate Bhagwant Mann is asking newly elected AAP MLAs to remain grounded despite a remarkable win in Punjab assembly elections 2022.DNA - Published | Will it be work-from-Delhi and office in Chandigarh?IndiaTimes - Published |
Chandigarh cops add trafficking & IT Act charges against journoIndiaTimes - Published | Chandigarh power outage: ESMA invoked as strike by power department employees continuesMany areas in Chandigarh faced power outages since Monday night after employees of the electricity department launched a 3-day strike to protest.DNA - Published |
Brace yourselves Delhi-NCR, more rains and cold coming your wayFairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West UP and isolated rainfall over East UP.DNA - Published | Omicron: List of states and UTs that have banned unvaccinated or partially jabbed adults from public placesChandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Puducherry, Gujarat, among others have banned unvaccinated people from entering public places.DNA - Published |
Ahead of PM visit SAD rakes up past "injustice", seeks transfer of Chandigarh to PunjabIndiaTimes - Published | AAP single largest party in Chandigarh civic polls on debutDebutant AAP on Monday dealt a double whammy to the old guard in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections, relegating BJP to second place and pushing Congress to third in the seat stakes with a..IndiaTimes - Published |
Navjot Sidhu slammed for remarks against policemen; Chandigarh cop sends him defamation noticeIndiaTimes - Published | Punjab election: What Chandigarh civic polls results may mean for AAP, BJP and othersDelhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sprung a surprise by winning the maximum number of seats in the Chandigarh municipal election, the results of which were announced on..IndiaTimes - Published |
Is AAP victory in cosmopolitan Chandigarh a trailer before Punjab polls?IndiaTimes - Published | AAP wins Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections by 14 seats, BJP mayor losesKeep in mind, this is AAP's debut election in Chandigarh and the party is all set to fight elections in the upcoming Assembly poll 2022.DNA - Published |
North India to witness cold wave over next 5 days, IMD issues warningAs per IMD, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Saurashtra and Kutch to see cold wave conditions during December 17-21DNA - Published | Congress constitutes election committee for PunjabChandigarh, The Congress on Monday constituted an election committee under the chairmanship of Punjab party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu for next year's Assembly polls. The party also approved a proposal..IndiaTimes - Published |
Omicron count hits 38 as Kerala, AP, Chandigarh report 1st casesThe country's Omicron caseload rose from 33 to 38 with Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Chandigarh reporting a case each on Sunday - the last two states and the Union territory..IndiaTimes - Published | Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh report their first Omicron variant case; tally goes up to 38Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh reported their first Omicron case on Sunday, while Maharashtra and Karnataka each recorded one more case of the Covid-19 variant, taking the tally in the country..IndiaTimes - Published |
Breaking: Omicron fears rise in India as Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh report one case eachAndhra Pradesh and Chandigarh have reorted two new cases of the Omicron variant on Sunday, December 12 making the country's total tally of cases go up to 35.DNA - Published | Royal Gold Medal 2022: Meet the architect who designed Chandigarh, IIMs and other iconic monumentsBalkrishna Doshi's iconic projects include designing Chandigarh, IIM-Ahmedabad, IIM-Bangalore and housing for Life Insurance Corporation in 1973.DNA - Published |