Pallavi Singhal is a Correspondent with The Indian Express, Chandigarh Bureau. She tweets @singhalpallavii

September 18, 2019 09:10 IST
The Panchkula MC recently modified its roundabouts to reduce the fatality rate in accidents at the roundabout by developing specially designed roundabouts and by beautifying them to improve the aesthetics of the city.
Wed, Sep 18, 2019
September 17, 2019 05:42 IST
Union general secretary of the association, Rajiv Saini said that since the Education department had sanctioned 3,216 posts of computer teachers, which were lying vacant, the government should adjust the working computer teachers to the respective posts.
Tue, Sep 17, 2019
September 15, 2019 09:00 IST
While DCP Kamaldeep Goyal and CP Saurav Singh stood with red roses in their hands, the violators were found trying to evade the police by taking U-turns on the roads itself.
Sun, Sep 15, 2019
September 14, 2019 14:18 IST
Even though the CP insisted the police had been deployed since morning, sources in the police said they received a call from the CP in the evening only. Nobody had any prior intimation about the same.
Sat, Sep 14, 2019
September 14, 2019 12:14 IST
The samples collected on Friday, showed no symptoms of Cholera anymore. This comes as relief for the Health Department that had been spending its time in the treatment and cure for these patients.
Sat, Sep 14, 2019
September 13, 2019 02:47 IST
Samples from different cases that were sent for testing have all come out positive for cholera but the situation is under control.
Fri, Sep 13, 2019
September 12, 2019 10:20 IST
During an investigation by the Panchkula surveillance department, poor sanitary conditions and storage of drinking water have been highlighted.
Thu, Sep 12, 2019
September 10, 2019 08:36 IST
The Haryana government had first set a target to free the state of stray animals by August 15, 2018, and then had extended it to January 1, 2019. It’s been eight months since this deadline lapsed but stray cattle continue to roam free on the roads of Panchkula.
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
September 10, 2019 08:34 IST
Make the mistake of entering without permission, and chances are you will be booked under a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code ranging from outraging the modesty of women to intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
Tue, Sep 10, 2019
September 09, 2019 08:49 IST
In the past seven months, the city’s traffic police issued 10,322 challans against drivers for not wearing seatbelts and 7,590 challans against riders for not wearing helmet or turban in the district.
Mon, Sep 09, 2019
September 09, 2019 08:38 IST
"The step taken was not just an incorrect procedure but will also be regretted by the country in the years to come," Yogendra Yadav said.
Mon, Sep 09, 2019
September 07, 2019 15:50 IST
At least 10 policemen stood at the entry gate, blocking the entry with three barricades, to ensure that only PU students went in.
Sat, Sep 07, 2019
September 07, 2019 15:29 IST
In a closely contested race, Chetan Chowdhry of SOI defeated Paras Rattan of ABVP by 479 votes. SOI had last won in 2015, when the Akali-BJP combine was reigning over Punjab. A jubilant Bikram Singh Majithia, former Akali minister, led the celebrations at PU as the news broke.
Sat, Sep 07, 2019
September 06, 2019 06:17 IST
One of the students, who was handing out these pamphlets at the Student Centre, said that it is not in violation of the code of conduct as they are hand-written.
Fri, Sep 06, 2019
September 06, 2019 06:12 IST
Despite the official ban on any type of campaigning on campus, an NSUI leader, in his bright yellow kurta and white pyjama, can be seen canvassing at the law department.
Fri, Sep 06, 2019
September 06, 2019 05:40 IST
ABVP, which had only one candidate contesting the presidential post last time, had swept in a huge number of votes. Their candidate, Ashish Rana, had lost only by a small margin to SFS candidate Kanupriya.
Fri, Sep 06, 2019
September 04, 2019 10:30 IST
The residents of Sector 12 have been complaining to the MC about the waste for at least 15 days, but to no avail. The residents alleged that they had also approached the MC executive officer Jarnail Singh and MC Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal, but no action was taken.
Wed, Sep 04, 2019
September 03, 2019 05:56 IST
Baljeet Kaur, who was on a leave for personal work in the city, spotted the man, who was malnourished, lying between some bushes.
Tue, Sep 03, 2019
September 03, 2019 05:45 IST
The ghat was built keeping into account the religious feelings of UP and Bihar natives residing in Panchkula, as Chhath Puja, performed on the river banks, is one of their major festivals.
Tue, Sep 03, 2019
August 30, 2019 04:50 IST
Information accessed by Chandigarh Newsline revealed that a budget of Rs 1.14 crore was passed for cleaning and repair of road gullies across the district in the year 2017 and Rs 98.15 lakh were allocated for the same work last year.
Fri, Aug 30, 2019
August 29, 2019 12:23 IST
On Tuesday, at least 1,000 members of the Shikshak Prerak Sangh stood at the entry gate, demanding permanent jobs in accordance with their degrees. At intervals, protesters could be spotted grabbing a quick bite at the food stalls.
Fri, Sep 20, 2019
August 27, 2019 10:36 IST
The city gets its water from three sources including Kaushalya dam, Kajauli waterworks and tubewells installed in the city.
Tue, Aug 27, 2019
August 26, 2019 16:49 IST
It was five years ago that Gupta swept to power in this largely urban constituency. As his term draws to a close, Pallavi Singhal looks at his performance in the past five years.
Tue, Aug 27, 2019





