Declared assets worth 25 crore Rs, Congress candidate Mukesh Bassi is the richest candidate in the fray these MC elections. Bassi is an industrialist and president of the prestigious “Chandigarh Club”. The second richest candidate is Satinder Dhawan of the Bharatiya Janata Party with assets amounting to 11 crore rupees. Controversial Congress councillor Davinder Singh [...]
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The UT police have arrested owners of ACME Career World in Sector 34 for allegedly cheating clients of about 2 crore rupees on the promise of sending them abroad. The special investigating team of the UT police arrested three owners of ACME Career World in Sector 34 for allegedly duping many on the promise of [...]
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MC polls around the corner, candidates are busy campaigning, after all, no one wants to take a chance. Hectic campaigning is on ahead of the forthcoming MC elections. With just a few days left, candidates are making a last ditch effort to woo voters. On Wednesday, Satinder Dhawan of the BJP was seen campaigning with [...]
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Private colleges throughout Punjab remained closed on Wednesday as staff and faculty protested government policies with regard to pension, recruitment and pay-scales. In Chandigarh, the faculty and staff of non-government colleges gathered on the campus of the MCM DAV in Sector 36 to express solidarity with their colleagues in Punjab. The Joint Action Committee comprised [...]
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Inflation based on the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) fell to single digit at 9.39 per cent in October. The consumer inflation was at 10.06 per cent in September, according to the Labour Ministry data. Meanwhile, inflation based on food index for industrial workers stood at 8.72 per cent in October, up from [...]
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A lull in violence in the Valley this year had a positive effect on economic welfare measures initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir government, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today. “Tranquil situation in the state, especially in the Valley, during this year has had positive effect on economic welfare measures initiated by his government,” he [...]
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Petrol price has been cut by Rs 0.78 per litre, the second reduction in two weeks. The reduction was lower than the anticipated Re 1 per litre because of firming of international prices and drop in rupee during past 48-hours. Petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 65.64 per litre against Rs 66.42 a litre currently. [...]
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Heavy polling was reported today in Renuka and Nalagarh assembly by-elections in Himachal Pradesh with both the constituencies recording voting above the 75 per cent mark. While Nalagarh recorded 82 per cent of voting, the same stood at 78 per cent in Renuka, poll officials said. The counting of votes will take place on December [...]
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Taking the health hazards of tobacco and nicotine into account, the Panchkula administration today banned hooka bars in the district. The orders, which were issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Panchkula, Maneesh Chaudhry, said that “Hooka Bars” are serving tobacco molasses containing nicotine which is injurious to the health of the people, especially college students [...]
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Legendary Punjabi singer Kuldeep Manak passed away at DMC Hospital in Ludhiana today. He was 62 years old. Manak was admitted to the hospital on November 18th. He had been ailing for the past few weeks. Manak was known for singing a genre of traditional Punjabi songs called Kaliyan. Manak was born in Jalal village [...]
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