Punjab Panchayat polls: Emphatic win for SAD-BJP
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The ruling SAD-BJP combination in Punjab has registered a resounding victory in Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections romping home in majority of the seats.
Railway bribery case: BJP protests against top CBI officer in Chandigarh
Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013
At least 10 BJP activists were injured today after police used water cannons to stop them from marching towards CBI office in Chandigarh to protest against a top officer whom they accused of shielding former Railway Minister Pawan Bansal in the railw...
Violence reported in Punjab local elections
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013
Violent clashes between workers of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the polling for local self-government bodies ended on Sunday evening, officials said.
Over 20 per cent polling in Punjab local elections
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 19, 2013
Officials said 20-25 per cent voting was reported from various parts of the state till noon in zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held in Punjab on Sunday.
Heat wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Normal life took a hit in Punjab and Haryana as heat wave conditions intensified in the region, where Hisar in Haryana was the hottest with a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius.
Rapper Honey Singh booked for singing offensive songs
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013
With the Punjab and Haryana High Court coming down heavily on the objectionable lyrics of songs sung by singer-rapper Honey Singh, the Punjab Police on Friday booked him for singing vulgar songs in public.
Pakistan to release 51 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Pakistan today announced it would free 51 Indian fishermen who had completed their prison terms as a gesture of goodwill.
Now sip beer in the ambience of a coffee shop
IANS, Chandigarh | Monday May 20, 2013
Fancy drinking a beer but not in the chaos of a pub? Here's the answer: A beer parlour with the ambience - and variety - of a coffee shop!Pradeep Gidwani, a beer enthusiast and the man behind the launch of leading imported brands like Carlsberg, Tuborg and Foster's in India, says that he wants to "m...
What Sreesanth did, according to Delhi Police
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday May 16, 2013
On May 9, at a match between the Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals played at Mohali near Chandigarh, pacer S Sreesanth ran up to bowl an over with a towel tucked into the band of his trouser. The Delhi Police allege that this was a signal to booki...
Punjab and Haryana High Court asks government to act against rapper Honey Singh
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday slammed the Punjab government for not taking action against rapper Honey Singh for singing vulgar songs.
Pawan Kumar Bansal 'threatens' journalist, press club seeks apology
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013
Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today had a brush with the media in Chandigarh, barely hours after returning from New Delhi where he quit from the union cabinet. The city press club has sought an apology from him.
Thunderstorm lashes Chandigarh, cools temperature
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 11, 2013
Rain preceded by a storm gave respite to residents of Chandigarh and surrounding areas on Saturday afternoon from the scorching heat of the last one week.
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with PTI inputs) | Friday May 10, 2013
Pawan Kumar Bansal, who has quit as Union Railways Minister today following allegations about his involvement in a bribery scam, is a Congress veteran who won his first Lok Sabha election from Chandigarh in 1991.
India hands over prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay's body to Pakistan
Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta (With inputs from IANS) | Thursday May 9, 2013
The body of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay was handed over to Pakistan today by India after the 52-year-old died due to multiple organ failure at a Chandigarh hospital at 7 this morning. A special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight too...
Five facts about Pak prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay
Agencies | Thursday May 9, 2013
Sanaullah Ranjay, the Pakistani prisoner who was hit on the head with a hammer by another inmate in a Jammu jail, died in a Chandigarh hospital today. India has assured Pakistan that it would make all necessary arrangements to facilitate his body be ...
