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VC Renu Vig said the focus in 2026 will be on academic quality, mental health initiatives, sports facilities and major infrastructure upgrades.

PU Senate election for Registered Graduates’ Constituency on Sep 20

January 20, 2026 12:37 IST

Fresh enrolment as a Registered Graduate is on February 23

Party workers celebrate a candidate’s victory in the Maharashtra elections, in Sangli. (PTI Photo)

Why four-member panels in civic polls didn’t see diverse representation of parties ?

January 21, 2026 11:14 IST

Data shows 132 of 208 panels across eight municipal corporations elected candidates from a single party

Though the incident took place in the jurisdiction of Gandhinagar Police, officials from the Crime Branch of Ahmedabad City Police as well as the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have joined the investigation to apprehend the murderer

Sec 32 pharmacy firing case: crime branch arrests private lab owner

January 20, 2026 12:31 IST

According to police, Bisht allegedly shared sensitive information about the pharmacy and its owners with gangster Saba Gobindgarh, a close associate of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Pharma

NCB seizes Rs 52 Lakh in drug money in four days

January 20, 2026 12:27 IST

Acting on the inputs, NCB teams carried out raids at multiple locations across the region. Following sustained questioning, two associates voluntarily deposited the cash that had been parked with them.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema addresses a gathering in Barnala to mark Sewa Singh Thikriwala’s 92nd death anniversary.

Directions issued to admin on renovation expenses of Thikriwala haveli: Cheema

January 20, 2026 12:22 IST

January 20 marks the death anniversary of Sewa Singh Thikriwala, who spearheaded the Praja Mandal or self-rule movement against the rulers of Punjab’s erstwhile princely states.

pune flyover

Traffic changes today in Pimpri Chinchwad for Stage 1 of race

January 20, 2026 12:18 IST

These traffic changes will not be applicable to police vehicles and authorised vehicles involved in organisation and administration of the event, the notification said. Following are the road closures and corresponding alternate routes in each of the traffic divisions.

Eknath shinde

Who are the 29 Sena corporators camped in a hotel and why are they so important

January 20, 2026 12:12 IST

The group includes political heirs, defectors from the Uddhav Thackeray camp and seasoned civic leaders whose numbers could determine control of the richest civic body

Dadumajra Dumping Ground

200 TPD waste, 30 TPD cow dung to fuel new CBG plant in Dadumajra

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

The land earmarking ceremony for the project was held on Monday, marking a major step towards scientific waste management and renewable energy generation in the city.

Pune cycle race

Pune Grand Tour: Fergus Browning tops prologue, Harshveer Singh top Indian

January 20, 2026 12:05 IST

Among the home contingent, Harshveer Singh Sekhon of the Indian National Team emerged as the fastest Indian and the third-fastest Asian. His finish time was 08:42:07 which secured him the 26th starting position for Stage 1. He was followed by Vishwajeet Singh at 08:47:33, and Naveen John at 08:49:44, placing them 35th and 43rd respectively, on the starting grid for Stage 1.

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Newly elected BJP National President Nitin Nabin takes charge in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Union Minister and outgoing BJP National President JP Nadda, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo)

‘You’re the president of all of us,’ says PM Modi as Nitin Nabin becomes BJP’s youngest national president

January 20, 2026 18:56 IST

The leadership change comes as the ruling party prepares for a major organisational overhaul at the national level ahead of Assembly elections in states including West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

CM Mann lays foundation stone of Rs 15 cr college in Ajnala border belt

CM Mann lays foundation stone of Rs 15 cr college in Ajnala border belt

January 20, 2026 11:32 IST

Mann said that infighting is at its peak among the opposition parties as they lack any concrete agenda for the welfare of the people.

The FIR was registered nearly six months after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary probe into the alleged abduction of Dr Mohit Dhawan by Chandigarh Police personnel to prevent him from appearing in court.

CBI files chargesheets in two cases against Chandigarh Police officers

January 20, 2026 11:31 IST

First chargesheet filed in 2025 against a Crime Branch Inspector and the second, in 2024, against the then Industrial Area police station SHO and S-I

About 6.5 ml of cobra venom, valued at ₹5.85 crore, was seized, while police are searching for the Ahmedabad-based supplier.

Gang selling ‘cobra venom’ busted in Surat, 7 held: Police

January 20, 2026 11:28 IST

The Surat Special Operation Group has uncovered an illegal cobra venom trade allegedly operating under the cover of a marriage bureau, arresting seven people and seizing venom valued at nearly Rs 5.85 crore.

The decision was taken as part of the Board’s efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and public awareness about wildlife in the Union Territory.

Striped Tiger Butterfly declared ‘State Butterfly’ of Chandigarh

January 20, 2026 11:17 IST

The Administrator also instructed the Department of Forest and Wildlife to take proactive steps to improve wildlife habitats across the Union Territory.

AMTS bus catches fire near Vivanta hotel in Ahmedabad’s Sola area; passengers and staff escape safely.

AMTS bus goes up in flames in Sola, no casualties

January 20, 2026 11:12 IST

The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) received the call at about 8 am on Monday and a team from Thaltej fire station reached the spot just outside Vivanta hotel.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

In U-turn, Punjab govt now gives clean chit to Banga Gurdwara: ‘No discrepancies in records’

January 20, 2026 11:08 IST

Cheema blames 'miscommunication' between SIT, CM's office; decision on Sukhi resignation today

Traffic snarls on diverted routes as Fergusson College Road and JM Road close for Pune Grand Tour prologue.

Mixed reactions as FC road blocked for 6 hours for cycle race

January 20, 2026 11:07 IST

Officials, however, said that the lower-than-usual vehicular movement helped avert major traffic jams.

Sameer Gaikwad, a key accused in the 2015 murder of veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare, died of suspected cardiac arrest in Sangli on Tuesday.

Key accused in Govind Pansare murder case, Sameer Gaikwad, dies of suspected cardiac arrest

January 20, 2026 11:02 IST

Sanatan Sanstha member Sameer Gaikwad passed away in Sangli. He had filed a discharge application before the court, which was pending.

haryana college

40% of Haryana government colleges functioning without regular principals; RTI reveals over 4,900 faculty vacancies

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

According to information obtained through RTI, “every single sanctioned post" for assistant professor is vacant in Anthropology, Electronics, Geology, Management, Biology, IT, Microbiology, Environment, Statistics, and Urdu in Haryana’s government colleges.

Mohali Phase-7 Encroachments

200 encroachments razed in a single day in Mohali

January 20, 2026 10:38 IST

Drive to continue in other sectors with sustained monitoring to ensure all illegal encroachments are removed: MC officials

Indian Air Force cyclist Sahil Kumar surprises many by praising the Pune Grand Tour route in fluent Marathi after the prologue race.

Sahil Kumar: The Haryanvi cyclist who learnt Marathi through love

January 20, 2026 10:35 IST

But sitting in the player's arena on Pune’s FC road after finishing the prologue race on January 19, he stuns everyone by speaking in fluent Marathi. One might even mistake him for a local Punekar.

CCTV grab of the accused.

RWA president shot dead in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh: Prime suspect, 2 aides arrested from Bihar and Haryana

January 20, 2026 12:16 IST

Police said the main accused was also involved in her husband’s murder in 2023. 

CU DANCE

India International Dance and Music Festival: 350 artists from 33 countries shine at Chandigarh University

January 20, 2026 10:09 IST

The festival is being organised in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) under the Ministry of External Affairs. Haryana Minister of Heritage and Tourism Arvind Kumar Sharma was the chief guest, while ICCR Director General K Nandini Singla attended the event as the guest of honour.

Majithia

ASJ sets aside CJM order, allows media entry during Majithia trial

January 20, 2026 10:01 IST

The application challenging the restraint was moved on July 17, 2025, by the Active Journalists Union of Punjab (AJUP) through its president, Rajinder Singh Taggar

According to the police, Tinku (43), a resident of Chandpura ki Dhani in Haryana’s Rewari, had parked his bike outside the Swiggy store.

Man arrested for ‘running over’ Swiggy delivery partner in Gurgaon, victim hospitalised

January 20, 2026 09:57 IST

The incident was captured on CCTV, police said. In the purported clip, multiple Swiggy riders are seen at a roadside pickup point in Sector 93, waiting for their orders. A black Scorpio appears and hits a parked bike and quickly flees.

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