Caught in the line of ‘fire’

Monday 13 April '09

Advertisement banners blocking windows on the first and top floors, leaving no space for ventilation; corridors overcrowded with goods and commodities are some of the common encroachment issues seen in the markets.

Firemen don postman’s cap

Monday 13 April '09

Next time you find a fireman at your doorstep delivering the wedding card of a UT official’s kin, don’t be surprised.

Survivors recount the horror

Saturday 11 April '09

A day after fire broke at the Sector 22 market, Chandigarh Newsline met the survivors to reconstruct the sequence of events.

‘Person acquitted of criminal charges should not be recruited in police’

Saturday 11 April '09

A person with criminal antecedents who seeks appointment in the Chandigarh Police should not be recruited even if he stands acquitted of all criminal charges by a court.

Bike theft: Cops sing a different tune now

Tuesday 7 April '09

Less than a week after Newsline reported the Chandigarh Police’s lackadaisical attitude in registering an FIR regarding a stolen motorcycle, which had forced the complainants to knock on the doors of the judiciary, a case of theft was finally registered today.

UT Administration frames policy to blacklist firms

Wednesday 1 April '09

The Chandigarh Administration has prepared a policy wherein it can blacklist any company or legal entity dealing with it.

Getting a passport set to become easier

Tuesday 31 March '09

The Ministry of External Affairs has decided to open three centres in the region to expedite the issuance of passports to citizens.

Getting a passport set to become a lot easier

Tuesday 31 March '09

The Ministry of External Affairs has decided to open three centres in the region to expedite the issuance of passports to citizens.

No FIR on bike theft, brothers move HC against city police

Wednesday 25 March '09

With the Chandigarh Police allegedly refusing to register a case on the complaint of a Manimajra resident whose motorcycle was stolen more than three weeks ago...

PU not to present budget till elections

Tuesday 24 March '09

The Panjab University will not present its annual budget proposals for the year 2009-2010 till the parliamentary elections get over.

PU not to present budget till elections

Tuesday 24 March '09

The Panjab University will not present its annual budget proposals for the year 2009-2010 till the parliamentary elections get over.

Open Hand closed to Japanese tourist

Monday 16 March '09

Do you know what it takes to be allowed a visit to the Open Hand, a monument designed by Le Corbusier to symbolise free choice...

Man finds trees a threat to home, High Court issues notice to Admn

Saturday 14 March '09

A 70-year-old man has been running from pillar to post for the last two years requesting the UT Administration to axe a few trees near his house, which have “outlived their life” and are “a threat to his house”.

Members of HC panel on security to runaway couples give divergent views

Friday 13 March '09

Members of a committee constituted by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on June 27, 2008, to provide a solution to the problem of runaway couples seeking police protection have come up with divergent views.

Judge-advocate tiff: Bar association to meet CJI, PM if decision not made soon

Monday 2 March '09

Even as the agreement between the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar and the two-judge committee for making Justice Uma Nath Singh a junior judge in a division bench hangs in balance...

‘No vehicular, industrial pollution in Chandigarh’

Tuesday 17 February '09

In response to a public interest litigation seeking directions to make mandatory use of CNG or LPG for public vehicles in Punjab...

‘Comparing Ludhiana with Chandigarh is misplaced’

Tuesday 17 February '09

In response to a public interest litigation filed by a city resident seeking directions to make the use of CNG or LPG mandatory for public vehicles in Punjab...

Internal politics has ruined PGI, says HC

Thursday 12 February '09

“PGI has been ruined because of the internal politics of a few doctors. These Class III and IV employees have created havoc in the PGI.

Can’t we have a public transport system for HC, asks chief justice

Wednesday 11 February '09

Why can’t we have a public transport system for the High Court? Can't we use buses rather than our cars to reach the court?

‘Can’t we have public transport system for HC?’

Wednesday 11 February '09

Why can’t we have a public transport system for the High Court? Can’t we use buses rather than our cars to reach the court?

Pbi varsity admits to record tampering

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Punjabi University, Patiala, has admitted to tampering with records as demanded under an application filed under the Right to Information.

HC introduces new system to dispose of cases

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has introduced a new system to ensure the speedy disposal of not only pending but fresh cases.

Patiala varsity admits to tampering with records

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Punjabi University, Patiala, has admitted to tampering with records demanded under the Right to Information Act. University Registrar S Khera, in his official communication, said he regretted the inconvenience caused.

HC takes another step to quickly dispose of cases

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has introduced a new system to ensure speedy disposal of not only pending but fresh cases.

HC notices to UGC, HRD Ministry on application fees of MBA institutes

Sunday 8 February '09

A resident of Panchkula has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the practice, adopted by several management institutes, of charging hefty application fees even before the results of aptitude tests are declared.