Chandigarh

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Punjab cuts power tariff for domestic consumers

8:52 pm May 28, 2021

Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Friday announced a reduction of 50 paise to Re 1 per unit in power tariff for domestic consumers in the state. This move shall result in financial relief to the tune of Rs 682 crore to these consumers, as per a statement by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Punjab, a […]

Punjab records 178 more COVID-19 deaths

11:52 pm May 27, 2021

Chandigarh: Punjab on Thursday reported 178 more fatalities due to COVID-19, taking the toll to 14,004, while 3,914 fresh infections took the total number of cases to 5,56,089, according to a medical bulletin. The number of active cases dropped from 50,549 on Wednesday to 48,231, as per the bulletin. The state’s daily recoveries of 5,995 […]

Rajasthan: Man rapes minor stepdaughter, arrested

7-year-old girl raped, murdered in Haryana village

9:12 pm May 26, 2021

Chandigarh: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death by a 22-year-old youth in a village in Haryana’s Palwal district, police said, adding the accused has been arrested. The incident occurred on Monday when the girl’s neighbour, Anand, lured her while her parents were not at home, took her to a nearby field […]

98 deaths, 5,021 fresh virus cases in Haryana

10:31 pm May 22, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana on Saturday reported 98 coronavirus deaths as 5,021 fresh cases pushed the state’s infection count to 7,33,628, a Health Department bulletin said. The infection has killed 7,415 people till now in the state. According to the bulletin, nine deaths each were reported from Gurgaon and Hisar, seven each from Ambala and Karnal and […]

Milkha Singh cremated with full state honours

Legendary Milkha Singh tests positive for COVID-19

2:59 pm May 20, 2021

New Delhi/Chandigarh: Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his Chandigarh residence. The 91-year-old, popularly known as Flying Sikh, is asymptomatic and claims to be in “high spirits’”. “A couple of our helpers tested positive and so all the family members did the tests. Only I returned […]