New Delhi, March 12 The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 19 locations on Wednesday in connection with alleged embezzlement of Rs 590 crore from the Haryana government’s accounts maintained with IDFC First Bank in Chandigarh, sources said. The agency conducted searches in Haryana and Chandigarh against various business entities who helped the accused persons get […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 11 The Punjab government will consider the possibility of imposing an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the state assembly on Wednesday. Cheema also slammed the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for making an “exorbitant” increase in the entry tax on vehicles from […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 7 Four women workers were killed while at least 11 others sustained injuries after a fire broke at a ‘gulal’ (powdered colour) manufacturing unit in Haryana’s Jind district on Saturday, police said. The fire allegedly erupted at the entry point of the factory — located in a residential area of […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 3 Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Tuesday alleged that Haryana is on the verge of a “financial emergency”, claiming that the state’s debt has surged by 456 per cent over the past 12 years under the BJP government. He said the total debt, which stood at Rs 70,925 […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 3 Police personnel deployed on roads in Haryana will be equipped with body cameras over the next three years, with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini proposing the procurement of 5,000 such cameras next year while presenting the 2026-27 budget in the Assembly on Monday. During his budget speech, the chief […]
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The North News Chandigarh, March 2 The regional passport office in Chandigarh received a bomb threat email on Monday, prompting authorities to carry out anti-sabotage checks after the evacuation of staff and applicants, police said. Nothing suspicious was found during the operation, they said. After receiving information about the threat mail, police and fire brigade […]
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New Delhi, March 2 Afghanistan will kick off their upcoming tour of India with a one-off Test match, followed by three one-day internationals in June, the BCCI said on Monday. “Afghanistan will play one Test match followed by a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series. The Test match will be played in New Chandigarh from June […]
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Chandigarh, February 27 Two private schools here received bomb threat emails on Friday, prompting authorities to carry out anti-sabotage checks, officials said. Fire brigade, bomb squads, dog squads and an ambulance were rushed to the schools and security in their premises was mounted. Similar threats have been made over the weeks in Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jalandhar, […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 26 Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday announced a Rs 400 crore digitalisation project that will replace outdated hardware and phase out obsolete computer systems from government schools. Bains said the initiative, under ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti’, will equip government schools with state-of-the-art technology and redefine classroom teaching across […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 24 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday informed the State Assembly that the state government had recovered nearly Rs 556 crore owed to it in the IDFC First Bank case. “Nearly Rs 556 crore, including nearly Rs 22 crore in interest, came back within 24 hours,” Saini said […]
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