Chandigarh

North Delhi ground becomes epicentre of farmers’ protest

11:46 pm November 27, 2020

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Hundreds of farmers entered the national capital on Friday to hold peaceful protest at a north Delhi ground after facing tear gas and water cannons and clashing with security personnel while thousands remained at border points, undecided whether to go to the demonstration site identified by police. The day witnessed police using teargas […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Minimum temperatures hover above normal at most places in Hry, Pb

11:28 pm November 27, 2020

Chandigarh: The minimum temperatures hovered above normal limits in Haryana and Punjab on Friday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a low of 9.1 degrees Celsius, one notch above normal, according to the meteorological department here. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a low of 9.9 degrees Celsius, up two notches against normal while Karnal recorded a […]

Delhi Chalo march: Punjab farmers face water cannons, push through Haryana barricades

9:46 pm November 26, 2020

Chandigarh/New Delhi: Farmers from Punjab faced water cannons and broke police barriers at the state’s border with Haryana as they pushed towards the national capital Thursday on their Delhi Chalo march against the Centre’s farm laws. By late evening, a large number of protesters from Punjab and Haryana were close to Delhi, where too police […]

Temperatures hover below normal in Haryana, Punjab

9:00 pm November 20, 2020

Chandigarh: The maximum and minimum temperatures hovered below normal limits in Haryana and Punjab on Friday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a high of 23.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, according to the meteorological department here. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 23.8 degrees Celsius, down three notches against […]

Tigress captured from defunct rubber factory in UP

Delhi zoo gets Bengal tigress from Kanpur for conservation breeding

12:03 pm November 19, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi zoo has got a Royal Bengal tigress, the first in six years, from the Kanpur zoo for breeding proposes under an animal exchange programme, officials said on Thursday. The tigress, Barkha, is six years old. She will form a pair with Karan, who is also aged around 6. The Delhi zoo did not have a Royal Bengal tigress for […]