The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 28 Congress interim Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi who were in Shimla for a personal visit have left for Delhi via Chandigarh International Airport.…
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Chandigarh reports 7 new Corona cases
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 28 The city on Monday reported seven new Covid cases, taking the total tally to 65,217. The death toll remained at 819. Four patients…
Anti-Polio drive in Chandigarh: 101.71% children immunized in two days
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 28 A total of 69,655 children against a target of 68,480 (101.71%) were immunized during two days of the Sub National Immunization Day (SNID)…
Panjab University VC releases a Book on Intellectual Property
The Fact News Service Chandigarh September 28 A book entitled ‘Intellectual Property: A Primer for Academia’ authored by Professor Rupinder Tewari, IPR-Chair Professor, PU and Mamta Bhardwaj, Scientist-C, DST-Centre for…
Chandigarh: IAS Yashpal Garg to take temporary charge of Managing Director, CITCO
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 28 IAS Yashpal Garg, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chandigarh Housing Board, will take charge as Managing Director of the Chandigarh…
1 case of Covid-19 reported in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 27 The city on Sunday reported one case of Covid-19 and no death due to the virus. Four patients were cured of the virus…
Body of Panjab University asst professor found in suspicious circumstances
Chandigarh, September 27 The decomposed body of an assistant professor was found at his house on the PU campus yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Komal Singh. Neighbours complained…
Rs 6 lakh and jewellery stolen from doctor’s house in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 27 An amount of around Rs 6 lakh, gold jewellery and documents were stolen from a doctor’s house in Sector 19. The suspect, who…
Farmers block Chandigarh-Ambala road, Mohali airport road at 5 places
The Fact News Service Mohali/Panchkula, September 27 Farmers on Monday blocked the airport road at five places, including Sohana Singh Shaheedan Gurdwara, Sectors 78-79 Chowk and Chhat village light point.…
Anti-Polio Drive: Over 37k children immunized in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 27 On the first day of Sub National Immunization Day (SNID) Polio September 2021 round, 37,637 children were immunized in Chandigarh on Sunday. 89…
PU Senate polls: 211 booths set-up for ‘Registered Graduates’
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 26 Total of 211 booths have been established for the ‘Registered Graduates’ constituency elections of the Panjab University, which will be held on 26th…
Chandigarh Royale City becomes region’s first true ‘Green Township’ by offering pocket-friendly housing
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 26 Most affordable, elegantly planned, aesthetically designed waterfall, total green and blessed with a panoramic view of nature and an ever bubbling canal, Royale…
Art exhibition ‘Reflections 2021’ inaugurated in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 26 An art exhibition ‘Reflections 2021’ put together by the honest and generous efforts of the faculty members of Government College of Art, Chandigarh…
From Sept 27, walk in to register for OPD at PGI, Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 In view of the decline in the number of new Covid-19 cases, the PGI has decided to resume walk-in registrations for the New…
Girl held for theft at her own house in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 A 26-year-old BA student has been arrested by the local police for allegedly committing a theft at her house in Mani Majra. According…
PSEB to take first term examination of 10th and 12th in November
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has made preparations for the board class examinations to be conducted in November after dividing the academic…
So far 8.88 lakh people vaccinated in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 So far 8.88 lakh people have got the first dose of the vaccine administered in the city. A total of 105.36 percent i.e.…
Regular classes to be held in all colleges in Chandigarh from October 1
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 The admission process in all the colleges of Chandigarh will be completed by 30th September. After this, from October 1, all the colleges…
Chandigarh reports three Covid cases
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 The city on Friday reported three cases of Covid-19. There was no death due to the virus. Two patients were cured of the…
Third wave infection will be less deadly than before: PGI Prof. Jagatram
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 The third wave of the corona epidemic has knocked. There is no need to panic about infection, but masks, physical distance and vaccination…
Chandigarh MC House Meeting: Congress councilors protest outside corporation
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 The meeting of the Municipal Corporation has started. Soon after the meeting began, Congress councilors started a ruckus. Congress councilor party leader Devendra…
Rs 1,727 charged for corona test at Chandigarh International Airport
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 Every passenger traveling from Chandigarh International Airport to Sharjah is required to have a rapid antigen test report of Corona under the Covid…
Chandigarh all set to celebrate ‘World Tourism day’ this weekend
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 25 To mark ‘World Tourism day’ which falls on September 27 every day, the Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited (CITCO) is all…
PU VC releases a Book on Intellectual Property
The Fact News Service Chandigarh September 25 A book entitled ‘Intellectual Property: A Primer for Academia’ authored by Professor Rupinder Tewari, IPR-Chair Professor, PU and Ms Mamta Bhardwaj, Scientist-C, DST-Centre…
Digital payments transformed business of Chandigarh-based lemon juice vendor
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 24 The technology has surely charged the way people shop and pay for things. Now not only the big corporations but street vendors are…
International flights resumed at Chandigarh International Airport
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 24 After almost a period of two months International flight operations are resumed at Chandigarh international airport. On Thursday, Air India Express, AXB188/187 arrived…
Delegation of French experts in Chandigarh for 24×7 water supply
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 24 Experts from French development agency AFD and EU on Thursday visited Chandigarh to review the 24×7 pan city water supply project. The team…
Chandigarh: State Election Commissioner meets UT Adviser
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 24 A meeting was convened by the State Election Commissioner S.K. Srivastava with the Adviser to the Administrator and his team of officers at…
PU postpones papers of Golden Chance/Improvement/Additional
The Fact News Service Chandigarh September 23 In view of Farmers Union’s Call for Bharat Band on 27.09.2021, all the papers of Golden Chance/Improvement/Additional Category (Offline mode) scheduled for 27.09.2021…
Major Anuj Rajput cremated with military honours in Panchkula
Panchkula, September 23 Major Anuj Rajput, 27, of the Army Aviation Corps, who was one of two pilots killed when an Army chopper crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district…
PU campus to re-open for these departments now
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 23 In the next phase, Panjab University, Chandigarh will be opened for postgraduate students of final year of Department of Botany, Geology and Zoology…
Chandigarh Mayor and Commissioner ride cycles from their residences to MC office
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 23 Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor, Chandigarh and Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh rode bicycles from their residences along with other officers and…
UT Adviser inaugurates ‘Vanijya Utsav’
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 23 Department of Industries, Chandigarh Administration organized “Vanijya Utsav” at Hotel Mountview, Sector 10, as a part of weeklong celebrations being observed by the…
Chandigarh witnesses spectacular Air Show at Sukhna Lake
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 23 Air Force Station Chandigarh in association with UT administration organised an Air Show at Sukhna Lake on Wednesday on the occasion of “Swarnim…
Demand for CBI enquiry into distribution of low grade grains and ration by Chandigarh MC and Admn
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 In the recent times, repeated newspaper reports have pointed out to large scale corruption and lapses on part of Chandigarh Administration in the…
Two days after his 27th birthday, Major Anuj Rajput dies in helicopter crash
Chandigarh, September 22 A pall of gloom descended over a group housing society in Panchkula after the news of the death of Major Anuj Rajput in a helicopter crash near…
Heavy rain expected till September 24 in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 Due to the lack of rain for the last few days, the outbreak of heat was also increasing, but the heavy rain on…
Mini Covid care center to be open in Chandigarh till the end of October
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 The Mini Covid Care Center will continue to function on standby mode till October. It won’t close now. Accepting the proposal of the…
Chandigarh NCB held 2 drug smugglers, seized 2.5 kg opium
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 Chandigarh Narcotics Control Bureau team has arrested two drug smugglers from Patiala. In the search of the accused, 2.5 kg of opium has…
Chandigarh Home Secretary cum PSLG reviews CSCL projects
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS, Home Secretary, Chandigarh on Tuesday reviewed the status of projects under Smart City Mission Chandigarh in the presence of…
PGIMER to organise “5th National Conference on Tobacco or Health 2021”
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 22 Department of Community Medicine & School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh held a curtain raiser ceremony of the 3-day virtual 5th National Conference…
Punjab varsity teachers seek implementation of new pay scales
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 21 Chandigarh Punjab Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organizations (PFCUTO) Monday demanded early resolution of their demands, while welcoming the taking over of…
‘Samta Nyay Kendra’: Legal aid clinic for transgender persons kicks off in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 21 Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, Chandigarh, inaugurated ‘Samata Nyay Kendra’ first-of-its-kind in north India.…
Under “ Sewa Aur Samarpan “ campaign, BJP Chandigarh Unit organized blood donation camp in Sector 33
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 21 Under “ Sewa aur Samarpan “ campaign run by the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrating birth anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, many public…
Chandigarh: Home Secretary assigned charge of 9 more departments
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 21 Upon his joining as Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration, Nitin Kumar Yadav, 2000 batch IAS officer from Haryana cadre has been assigned new charges…
‘Poshan Maah’ celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 POSHAN Maah is being celebrated with enormous zeal & enthusiasm with a plethora of activities in the community at the grass root level.…
Chandigarh admn issues clarification on proficiency test of outsourced staff in Govt hospitals
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 The Chandigarh Administration on Monday issued clarification on the directed proficient test of the outsourced staff in the Government hospitals. It is to…
14-yr-old stalked, stabbed by Burail man in Sector 33
Chandigarh, September 19 A 14-year-old girl was allegedly stalked and attacked with a knife by a Burail resident. The victim, in her complaint to the police, stated that she had…
Covid test must for OPD patients in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 All patients attending OPDs at Government Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sector 16, and the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, will have to undergo…
5 Covid cases reported in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 The city on Sunday reported five new Covid cases, taking the total infection count to 65,181. The death toll remained at 818. Three…
Panjab University’s DPR gets Ameya Award
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 Renuka B.Salwan, Director, Public Relations, Panjab University Chandigarh has been conferred with the Ameya Award for Women Motivators at the 15th Global Communication Conclave 2021 organised…
GMCH-32 Chandigarh to start walk-in OPD registration
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 20 Walk-in OPD registration at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32 will start from Monday (Sep 20). The health department also made…
Punjab CM-designate Charanjit Singh Channi reaches Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh , September 19 Charanjit Singh Channi, who has been unanimously elected as the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party of Punjab, reached the Governor’s house…
Dumping Ground Committee demands installation of air purifier tower near dumping ground
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 19 The country’s tallest air purifier tower has been installed in Chandigarh. However, now it is also discussed that such air purifier towers will…
Fire breaks out at Punjab Department of Planning in Chandigarh
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 18 A massive fire broke out on the first floor of Punjab Department of Planning , Sector 33, Chandigarh on Saturday morning. The incident…
PU admn starts preparations for recruitment of professors
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 18 In what comes as great news for thousands waiting for recruitment to PU teaching posts for years, the varsity administration has started preparations…
Irregularities in voter list: High Court seeks response from Ambala Cantonment Board
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 18 A single bench of Justice Lisa Gill of Punjab and Haryana High Court asked the Ambala Cantonment Board to submit a response on…
Harish Rawat to reach Chandigarh for Congress legislative party meeting today
The Fact News Service New Delhi, September 18 Amid fresh rumblings in the Punjab unit of Congress, the party has convened an urgent meeting of its legislators in the state…
Chandigarh: Air Force Station to organize air show at Sukhna Lake
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 18 Air Force Station Chandigarh in association with UT administration is organizing an Air Show of Suryakirans and other aircrafts at Sukhna Lake on…
Chandigarh: CBI nabs woman SI red-handed for taking bribe
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 17 A team of Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) caught a woman sub inspector (SI) red-handed while she was taking a bribe of Rs 10,…
Chandigarh: UP resident catches man trying to rob him
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 17 A 27-year-old was caught by the man whom he tried to rob at knifepoint, the police said. The accused was identified as Chandan…
Surprise visit: Chandigarh health secretary seeks explanation from doc, two health workers
The Fact News Service Chandigarh, September 17 UT health secretary Yashpal Garg has sought a written explanation from a doctor and two healthcare workers, who were late in attending to…