Farmers suffer due to poor-quality seeds, seek redressal

Wednesday 23 May '12

Even as the Punjab government turns a blind eye to the sale of poor-quality seeds by unlicensed commission agents, owners of shelling mills, dealers and store owners, cases of farmers duped by sellers...

City's ace ralliyists stun on Zanjeer remake sets

Sunday 20 May '12

Chandigarh's champion rallyists Sunny Sidhu and Hari Singh have put Bollywood''s seasoned stuntmen in awe.

Hockey-stick maker comes up with novel way to make better hook

Sunday 20 May '12

Condoms scale down production, but that is when it comes to humans.

Sand and gravel prices rocket on river mining ban

Sunday 6 May '12

In March, the Punjab and Haryana High Court expressed concern at the menace of illegal mining in Haryana and questioned the state government on the steps it intended to take to curb it.

Industries dept tries to shrug off RTI query on premium industrial plot

Saturday 28 April '12

While the state Department of Industries and Commerce claims it has no record regarding the original ownership of a premium industrial plot at the Industrial Area-B in Ludhiana, the Punjab Information...

When it comes to sports, kids from rural Haryana leave their urban counterparts far behind

Friday 27 April '12

Boys and girls from the rural Jat heartland the backwaters of Haryana seems to be driving the state''s glory trail in the field of sports.

RBI rate cut likely to perk up property scene in Tricity

Monday 23 April '12

The Reserve Bank of India''s move to cut key rates for the first time in three years by a sharp 50 basis points may kickstart property transactions in Tricity, which have seen a major slowdown over th...

At Hisar college, 79-yr-old Major Kaur leads with pride

Monday 16 April '12

Haryana former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala''s three daughters glow at the mention of the name, 'Major Mohinder Kaur''.

25 acres of Medicity project set aside for PGI extension

Sunday 15 April '12

Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) has set aside 25 acres of the 97-acre Medicity project at Mullanpur for the PGI extension proposed to be constructed here.

Consumer forum tells PFC to compensate RTI applicant

Thursday 12 April '12

73-year-old from Kotkapura complained that Punjab Financial Corp gave him wrong info, gets Rs 50,000 relief

Compensate Mohali resident, forum tells cargo company

Friday 6 April '12

A person who migrated from Canada to India but found that his household goods transported here were extensively damaged, has won the case against the cargo company in the Chandigarh Consumer Disputes ...

Haryana''s 'clean village'' uses prize money to promote education among women

Friday 6 April '12

A village in Sirsa along Haryana''s dusty borders with Rajasthan has redefined what 'public-private partnership'' can mean in terms of girls'' education and social development.

To control air pollution, Mandi Gobingarh to switch to PNG

Thursday 5 April '12

On March 23, the Gas Authority of India Ltd commissioned its natural gas pipeline to National Fertilizers Ltd, Bathinda.

Virasat-e-Khalsa soon becoming a place of worship for Sikhs

Friday 30 March '12

Virasat-E-Khalsa, the new museum of Sikh history at Sri Anandpur Sahib, is increasingly being regarded as a place of worship by thousands of Sikhs who visit it daily.

PIO gets warrant for not sticking to RTI rules

Friday 23 March '12

CIC asks SSP (UT) to issue bailable warrant since PIO did not appear before the panel

Institutes refuse RTI replies till CIC reminds govt aid

Sunday 11 March '12

In a spate of recent cases in Punjab, information seekers are being turned away by public institutions on the ground that they are not covered under the RTI Act, and are not obliged to share informati...

Suman to appeal for higher compensation

Thursday 8 March '12

Suman, the victim of wrong blood transfusion at Government Multi-Speciality Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, has decided to appeal in the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, against...

Rallyists from region storm into Thar, Kutch

Thursday 1 March '12

Annual rendezvous of the motorsport enthusiasts with the Thar Desert and the Rann of Kutch, which concluded last week.

Forced to study Science, boy ends up making film on his struggles

Sunday 26 February '12

Few have the courage to leave formal education after Class XII, bring out into the open their personal pain and loss and make a film on it.

Rolls Royce UT dealership may open in June, will be its 4th in India

Thursday 16 February '12

At a time when the small car market is shrinking in the country, the sale of luxury cars continues to see healthy growth across India, including the rich northern states.

Mobile trouble: Consumers ring Forum for justice

Saturday 11 February '12

Tricity residents aggrieved by faulty mobiles and not finding any respite from the sellers are now finding justice by knocking the doors of the Chandigarh Consumer Disputes Redressal Forums.

Info panel orders college to give estranged husband details of leave taken by teacher

Friday 10 February '12

Jalandhar resident Dr Naresh Kundra used the Right to Information Act to seek such information from H M V College in Jalandhar regarding his estranged wife Meenu Kundra.

Haryana school in running for FIFA football academy

Wednesday 8 February '12

It''s a tussle between a premier sports school in Haryana and a public sector school with impressive sports infrastructure in Noida for one of FIFA''s first footballing academies in the country.

Soon, you may be pedaling a cycle or riding a rickshaw through zoo

Sunday 5 February '12

The Chhatbir zoo management is planning to completely stop the entry of private four-wheelers within the park.

Answersheet no confidential information: Punjab CIC

Friday 3 February '12

Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), Punjab, R I Singh has held that the answersheet of a student cannot be considered 'confidential information' after the declaration of results, and a student is en...