Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 12 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday launched a series of 'Awareness Programmes on NRI Marriages: Do's and Don'ts, A Way Forward' across different districts of Punjab to disseminate information on the possible risks involved in NRI marriages, and to create awareness around preventive measures and legal remedies available for victims.

Underdogs Tamil Nadu came from behind to upset fancied Haryana in a thrilling 3-2 win to enter the girls football final of the Khelo India Youth Games 2021.

Panchkula (Haryana)[India], May 31 (ANI): The martial art of Gatka, as a modern sport, is a standardised style of stick fighting between two or more opponents, intended to simulate swords. It has its origin in the Sikh history. Shri Guru Hargobindji, the sixth Guru, introduced the concept of Miri Piri (of temporal power and spiritual authority) to Sikh religion, letting people carry two swords.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has lost from both the seats that he contested - Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur in the state assembly elections.

Chandigarh Jan 31 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has assets worth Rs 944 crore according to his poll affidavit filed on Monday Channi on Monday filed his nomination papers from Bhadaur seat in Barnala district The Congress has fielded Channi from two Assembly segments the other being Chamkaur Sahib According to his election affidavit Channi 58 owns an SUV Toyota Fortuner worth Rs 3257 lakh while his wife who is a doctor has two vehicles worth Rs 4599 lakh Channi who is the first Dalit chief minister of Punjab has shown his moveable and immoveable assets including those of wife worth Rs 262 crore and Rs 682 crore respectively He has agricultural non-agricultural land and commercial property at Kharar in Mohali and Rupnagar according to his affidavit There is one residential house with 14062 square feet of area in Morinda in Channis name and another residential property with 13500 square feet of area at Kharar in Mohali in his wifes name as per the affidavit Both Channi and his wifes total liabilities including a car loan stand at Rs 8835 lakh as per his affidavit Channi has declared his total income at Rs 2784 lakh for 2020-21 Channi has declared business as his profession He has done BA LLB from Panjab University and MBA from Punjab Technical University and is now pursuing PhD from the PU Chandigarh Channi who replaced Amarinder Singh last year is the first chief minister of Punjab from the Scheduled Castes community PTI CHS VSD RDK RDK

Chandigarh : The Punjab Government appointed senior advocate Deepinder Singh Patwalia as the new Advocate General on Friday, in replacement of APS Deol who resigned on November 1. The post had fallen vacant since then. This recruitment comes amid the wake of demand for his ouster by state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu. A service matters lawyer, 47-year-old Patwalia is the son of former Supreme Court judge Kuldeep Singh. An alumnus of Panjab University, he was designated as a senior advocate by the Punjab and Haryana high court in 2014.

Chandigarh, November 5: In a shocking incident, an elderly woman was found murdered on Thursday morning at her residence on the campus of the Panjab University in Chandigarh. According to reports, the hands and legs of the deceased were tied. The victim had also suffered an injury on the back of her head. The woman […]

Chandigarh, September 10: The Punjab police have registered a case of abetment of suicide against a man from Una after his girlfriend allegedly killed herself. The body of 33-year-old woman was found hanging at a hotel room in Zirakpur, Mohali on Thursday night. The deceased was a resident of Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh. Her boyfriend reportedly works at […]

Deepankar ShardaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 22After hearing no words from the Association of Indian Universities AIU over conducting inter-university championships Panjab University issued a tentative calendar for organising inter-college championships for various disciplinesUsually the Directorate of Sports Panjab University starts organising inter-college championships in the month of JulyIt will be followed by archery men and women athletics men and women badminton men and women baseball men basketball men and women boxing men and women bridge men and women canoeing and kayaking men and women chess men and women cricket men and women and cross country men and women competitions in the same monthIn the next month championships for softball women weight lifting men and women and wushu men and women will be organised while in March only yoga men and women championships are scheduled to be conductedInter-college basketball events men will be conducted in October followed by events for athletics men and women volleyball men football men and cricket men in November

Sandeep RanaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 19Following a large number of complaints regarding glitches in the public bike-sharing project e-bicycle rides have been made free till September 12NP Sharma Chief General Manager Chandigarh Smart City Limited confirmed that the cycle rides would be free till September 12Chandigarh Tribune had highlighted that users were facing several issues with the Smart Bike App particularly in starting or ending the rideWhat project head says We will not charge the users for now as they are facing some issues Abhinandan Malhotra city head of projectI think the company has listened to the public and it is a good sign which people should appreciate