The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 5 UT Chandigarh has been ranked as an Aspiring Leader in developing a strong startup ecosystem in the union territory by the Department for…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 5 The next time you plan to dump garbage on city roads, think twice, as the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh is dealing toughly with such…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 5 The next time you plan to dump garbage on city roads, think twice, as the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh is dealing toughly with such…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 4 Director, Health & Family Welfare, Chandigarh Administration, Dr. Suman Singh along with D.M.S (G.M.S.H.-16), Dr. Paramjit Singh and Nodal Officer (Oxygen), Dr. Manjeet…

Mohali, July 4 The district reported five deaths due to Covid-related complications in the past one week, taking the toll to 1,155. The overall positive count in the district has…

Chandigarh, July 4 The city witnessed 71 fresh Covid cases on Sunday, taking the active caseload to 486. While there was no fresh fatality, 76 patients recovered from the disease.…

Panchkula, July 4 Three shots were fired at a Sector 11-based café lounge in the wee hours today, injuring a man accompanying the attacker. A bouncer was also injured as…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 3 Justice M.M. Kumar, former Chief Justice of J&K High Court and former President of National Company Law Tribunal and presently a Member of…

Chandigarh, July 3 A meeting under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Namdeorao Zade, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), UT, Chandigarh with the District Election Officer, Electoral Registration Officer and all…

Chandigarh, July 3 Rain is likely to continue for the next five days in the tricity. “Isolated rain with isolated thunderstorm/lightning is very likely over Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab on…

Chandigarh, July 3 The UT Election Department will implement the latest amendments to the election rules in the city from August 1. The UT Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) chaired a…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 3 The city saw 70 cases of Covid on Friday, taking the active caseload to 546. While there was no fresh fatality, 96 patients…

The Fact News Service Panchkula, July 2 Cracking down on those using single-use plastic, the local municipal corporation today issued challans to 16 shopkeepers in different markets of the city…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 2 The Government Railway Police have arrested a woman and her paramour for allegedly stoning the former’s 49-year-old husband to death and dumping the…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 1 Doctors are essential for any society for they are the life saviors and the medical profession is one of the noblest professions in…

Chandigarh, July 1 Chandigarh reported 69 new COVID-19 positive cases on Thursday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 65 patients have been…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 1 The Chandigarh administration has assigned new charges to four officers.

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 1 Rtn Vinod Kapoor, one of the leading retailers of Tanishq Jewellery and Titan Watches stores in Tricity, is the new President of Rotary…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, July 1 The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh put its best efforts to drain out the accumulated water within 30 minutes after rain. The 18 teams of…

Chandigarh, July 1 The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India has announced that Chandigarh has achieved the second rank in the country among Union Territories in Telecosultation…

Chandigarh, June 30 As monsoon is likely to reach Chandigarh in the first week of July, UT Adviser Dharam Pal on Wednesday reviewed the preparedness in the city in order…

Chandigarh, June 30 Chandigarh reported 85 new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 36 patients have been…

Chandigarh, June 30 Vedantu – a pioneer in LIVE online learning, on Wednesday announced that 10 of their star students have secured ranks in the top 100 in Kishore Vaigyanik…

Chandigarh, June 30 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the second day of the two-day meeting of the 47th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The…

Mandi, June 29 The Chandigarh-Manali highway was blocked between Mandi and Kullu following a landslide at 4 Mile near Mandi bus stand. Since morning it has been raining heavily in…

Chandigarh, June 29 UT Adviser Dharampal chaired a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the issue of synchronising the traffic lights and creating green channel for the purpose of reducing travel…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 29 UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit flagged off the prototype electric bus of the second lot of 40 electric buses to be procured by CTU…

Chandigarh, June 29 Chandigarh reported 96 new COVID-19 positive cases on Tuesday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 79 patients have been…

Mohali, June 28 One more person succumbed to Covid-19 during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths to 1,152 in the district. The deceased, a 55-year-old man,…

Chandigarh, June 28 The Ministry of Home Affairs today gave the final nod to the proposal of the UT Administration for the externally-aided project of the MC for 24×7 water…

Chandigarh, June 28 A gym was gutted in a fire at Sector 43 this morning. Almost all goods, including machines, ACs and furniture, were burnt in the fire on the…

Chandigarh, June 28 Chandigarh police booked the owners of Atulaya Healthcare Pvt Ltd (an investee company of the Tata group) for allegedly duping a Sector 11 resident by making a…

Panchkula, June 27 After being challenged by youths, who refused to allow the police to search a woman’s bag at a check post at Habetpur village in Dera Bassi, the…

Chandigarh, June 27 The city is likely to see light rain from June 29 till July 1. According to the Chandigarh Meteorological Department, the next two days are expected to…

Chandigarh, June 27 The city witnessed 76 fresh cases of Covid on Sunday, taking the active caseload to 495. While there was no fresh fatality due to the virus, 73…

Chandigarh, June 27 The ninth edition of the Chandigarh Football League (CFL) organized by the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS), concluded on Saturday, June 25. CFL is the biggest and…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 26 The ninth edition of the Chandigarh Football League (CFL) organized by the Bhaichung Bhutia Football Schools (BBFS), concluded on Saturday, June 25. CFL…

Chandigarh, June 26 The city witnessed 98 fresh cases of Covid on Saturday, taking the active caseload to 492. While there was no fresh fatality due to the virus, 64…

Chandigarh, June 25 Following the tragic incident where arrested IAS Sanjay Popli’s son Kartik Popli shot himself dead, political leaders have started reaching Popli’s residence at Sector 11. Leader of…

Chandigarh, June 25 In a shocking development, Punjab IAS Officer Sanjay Popli’s son Kartik was killed by a gunshot. There are conflicting versions about his death. While there are reports…

Chandigarh, June 25 Chandigarh reported 65 new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 35 patients have been…

Chandigarh, June 25 Chandigarh Literary Society (CLS) organized a creative writing workshop for children on today at the Gurukul Global School, Sector 13. CLS Chairperson Dr Sumita Misra informed that celebrated…

Chandigarh, June 25 The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is in the process of providing all its services through Online Mode. The main objective of the CHB is to enable the…

Chandigarh, June 25 Nitish Singla, SDM East has issued a conditional order under section 133 of CrPC to the nightclubs Vault, Grapho and Kakuna all located in Sector 7 here…

Chandigarh, June 24 The Haryana Punjabi Sahit Academy, Panchkula, in association with the Department of Cultural Affairs, UT Administration, and the Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Chandigarh, will organise an event ‘Birha…

Chandigarh, June 24 The city witnessed 65 fresh Covid cases on Thursday, taking the active caseload to 417. While there was no fresh fatality, 35 more patients recovered from the…

Mohali, June 24 Concerned over the increase in Covid cases, the district health authorities have once again appealed to residents to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour to stay away from the deadly…

Chandigarh, June 23 UT Adviser Dharampal visited the multilevel parking facility in September 2021 and directed the Commissioner Municipal Corporation to rework the existing model and to make certain changes…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 23 The CBI investigation has revealed that slain national-level shooter and advocate Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu, aka Sippy Sidhu, had sent accused Kalyani Singh’s objectionable…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 23 The Chess Olympiad Torch arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday morning. Punjab Governor and UT administrator Banwari Lal Purohit was the chief guest on…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 23 The Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Chandigarh Chapter, has expressed a grave concern over the proposal to have a new building for the…

Chandigarh, June 23 Chandigarh reported 36 new COVID-19 positive cases on Wednesday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 22 patients have been…

Chandigarh, June 22 The police have arrested a 24-year-old electrician for stealing bicycles. Thirteen stolen bicycles have been recovered. A team led by Inspector Ram Rattan, SHO, Industrial Area police…

Chandigarh, June 22 The city witnessed 79 fresh cases of Covid on Tuesday. While no new fatality was reported, 48 persons recovered from the disease.

Mohali, June 22 The police have rounded up 15 suspects and impounded three vehicles besides sending notices to 200 owners who had rented their flats just a few days ago,…

Chandigarh, June 22 A major incident was averted at the Sector 56 swimming pool, which is run under the supervision of the UT Sports Department, on Monday evening. A 12-year-old…

Chandigarh, June 21 In a seven-year-old case, the CBI had a few days back arrested Prime Minister Kalyani Singh in the Sippy Sidhu murder case. Today, the court had ordered…

Chandigarh, June 21 A meeting under the Chairmanship of the UT Adviser Dharam Pal was held on Monday to discuss the road map for Integrated Command Control Centre, the “nerve…

Chandigarh, June 21 Chandigarh reported 45 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 25 patients have been…

Mohali, June 20 An elderly couple was allegedly robbed of cash and jewellery worth several lakhs when four robbers, armed with sticks, barged into a house in the Trivedi Camp…

Chandigarh, June 20 Rain is expected tomorrow and the day after in the city. According to the Chandigarh Meteorological Department, rain is likely for the next two days and a…

Chandigarh, June 20 Covid-19 is spreading with each passing day and the active caseload has already crossed the 300-mark in the city. The city has already recorded 523 fresh cases…

Chandigarh, June 20 Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and opposed the Centre’s move related to conversion…

Chandigarh, June 20 Chandigarh reported 73 new COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday. However, no death due to COVID was reported in the last 24 hours. Today 46 patients have been…

Chandigarh, June 19 India’s leading media and entertainment conglomerate, Viacom18 collaborated with Work With Fun LLP for the conceptualization and launch of Club Roadies. With a unique Nightclub and Lounge…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 18 In order to make up for the losses faced by students due to breakout of Covid-19 in last two years, besides providing them…

Chandigarh, June 18 The leaders of Chandigarh Youth Congress on Saturday protested against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme here at the traffic lights of Sector 7-26. They raised slogans against the…

Chandigarh, June 18 The city witnessed 55 fresh cases of Covid on Friday. While no new fatality was reported, 35 more persons recovered from the disease.

Chandigarh, June 18 Additional Sessions Judge Anshu Shukla rejected the bail applications of two persons arrested for betting on IPL matches on May 31. A sum of Rs 17.40 lakh…

Chandigarh, June 17 The maximum temperature in the city on Friday further dropped by six degrees. The day temperature came down to 31.6°C from Thursday’s 37°C. It was seven degrees…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 17 In order to provide convenience to the general public, the office of Registering & Licensing Authority, U.T., Chandigarh has decided to increase the…

Mohali, June 17 The residents of Zirakpur are at the receiving end due to power outages in many areas for the past around 60 hours. Nearly a hundred residential colonies…

Chandigarh, June 17 A local court has rejected the bail application of a woman arrested with heroin near the Punjab Roadways Workshop in the Industrial Area, Phase 1, here on…

Chandigarh, June 17 The UT police have arrested Karan Dhindsa, owner of an immigration company, Way to Abroad, Sector 35, on a complaint of Mohinder Pal Singh of Sector 44.…

Chandigarh, June 16 National Congress’ treasurer and former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today slammed the Modi-led Central Government for “shameless misuse of the law enforcement agencies just to achieve…

Chandigarh, June 16 Leaders and workers of the Punjab Congress were detained by the Chandigarh police when they were staging a protest in front of the Punjab Congress Bhawan against…

Chandigarh, June 16 More than 100 teachers of Panjab University (PU) met the Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Raj Kumar, today and urged him to take all necessary actions for converting…

Panchkula, June 16 In the absence of qorum the Parents Maintenance Act Tribunal, Panchkula, is non-functional. Files of 25 cases of elderly, who are abused and harmed, are gathering dust…

Mohali, June 16 The entire Pabhat and Ramgarh Bhudda areas plunged into darkness after strong winds uprooted a high-tension electricity pole in Pabhat this evening. PSPCL Executive Engineer SS Oberoi…

Chandigarh, June 15 The Central Bureau of Investigation has today arrested an accused in an on-going investigation of a case related to murder of  Sukhmanpreet Singh @ Sippy Sidhu (a…

Mohali, June 15 Several areas of Mohali plunged into darkness after a transformer in the Phase 1 66kV power grid caught fire around 4.50 pm today. An official said due…

Chandigarh, June 15 As active cases begin to swell in the city, the bed occupancy in hospitals has also increased by 100 per cent in the past four days. At…

Chandigarh, June 15 The local Meteorological Department has forecast light rain in the city from June 15 to 19. According to the forecast, thunderstorm/lightning, accompanied by gusty winds, is also…

Chandigarh, June 14 Minimum Rates of wages for Chandigarh employees in various departments have been fixed by the administration. These will be applicable from April 1 2022 to March 31,…

Chandigarh, June 13 In light of rising cases of Coronavirus in many states and UTs including Chandigarh, the UT Chandigarh Administration has asked the people to always wear masks in…

Zirakpur, June 13 A 15-year-old girl was allegedly robbed of her scooty at gunpoint on the Aerocity road this afternoon. The victim, Jasleen Kaur of I-Block, Aerocity, said around 1.30…

Panchkula, June 13 The Pinjore police have nabbed two persons for allegedly kidnapping a resident of Naraingarh and demanding a ransom of Rs 50 lakh for his release. Those arrested…

Ambala, June 13 The Ambala police have arrested a youth in connection with the death of a 21-year-old girl, who allegedly committed suicide at a private university at Mullana in…

Zirakpur, June 13 The police booked three houseowners under Section 188, seized two licensed weapons and a liquor carton and impounded five unclaimed vehicles from the Penta Homes housing society…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 12 Chandigarh Congress has got a new President. Congress has appointed Harmohinder Singh Lucky as the new President of Chandigarh.

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 12 In the run up to International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking to be observed on June 26, the Narcotics Control Bureau,…

Chandigarh June 11 Dharam Pal Adviser to UT Administrator will address a Meet-The-Press programme on Sunday, 12 June 2022 at 12 noon at Chandigarh Press Club premises. “Club All Regular…

Chandigarh, June 11 Plogging is trending in the city beautiful with Municipal Corporation Chandigarh’s new push ‘Clean as you jog’, gradually trying to embrace this new fitness trend, in which…

Chandigarh, June 11 Panjab University slipped further in the QS World University Rankings- 2023 which were released today. The university has been placed 1,201-1,400 — the lowest of the rankings.…

Panchkula, June 11 Deputy Commissioner of Police Surinder Pal Singh today suspended the incharge of the Sector 25 police post, Sub-Inspector Sukhwinder Singh, for taking Rs 30,000 as bribe from…

Chandigarh, June 11 Councillors today discussed developmental projects pending in their wards with UT Adviser Dharam Pal. A meeting in this regard was chaired by the UT Adviser to address…

Chandigarh, June 11 Chandigarh witnessed 35 fresh Covid cases here on Friday, taking the active caseload of the city to 152. The daily positivity rate today stands at 2.57 per…

Chandigarh, June 10 Councillors today discussed developmental projects pending in their wards with UT Adviser Dharam Pal. A meeting in this regard was chaired by the UT Adviser to address…

The Fact News Service Chandigarh, June 9  Aimed at promoting the usage of cloth bags instead of single-use plastic bags, Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh today launched a mobile “Cloth Bag…

Chandigarh, June 9 Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India welcomed and interacted with Uttar Pradesh Anandi Ben Patel during her visit to Panjab University Chandigarh today morning.