CHANDIGARH: Aiming to achieve a minimum of 75 per cent voter turnout in Haryana, an increase of five per cent higher than the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, state's Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal on Friday said the department is making efforts to ensure the maximum participation of people in the polls scheduled to be held on May 25.

CHANDIGARH: To facilitate voters in Punjab during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has recognized 12 additional documents as proof of identity, in addition to the Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC), for casting votes on June 1, 2024. Any of these documents can be presented by the voter as proof of identity at the polling station.

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh is set to host its first international film festival -- Cinevesture International Film Festival (CIFF) from March 27 to 31.

CHANDIGARH: Stressing on the exemplary contribution of Punjab in our national history, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday said that respect for Constitution and Army binds the whole nation in one unifying thread of love for the country.

CHANDIGARH: The Vigilance Bureau (VB) Punjab, during its drive against corruption in the state, on Friday nabbed an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Bikkar Singh (No 2365/Sgr), posted at police station Dirba, Sangrur district red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 10, 000.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday visited Nalhar village in Nuh district that was hit by violence on July 31.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday felicitated the state's athletes and coaches who won medals in the recently held 19th Asian Games held in China.

CHANDIGARH: An official five member team representing the Press Council of India (PCI), which is on three day visit of the state of Punjab, Chandigarh (UT) and Haryana to address the concerns of the journalists, today held meeting with the officials of the Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that instead of finding an amicable solution to the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, the Punjab government is shedding crocodile tears.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal on Thursday said the Union government had selected 3, 893 benchmark schools in the state based on their performance in seven domains.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann today led people from all walks of life to pay rich tributes to Prof BC Verma, the father of Chief Secretary Anurag Verma, during the last prayer meeting held here at Mata Mansa Devi Complex.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday congratulated international athlete Neeraj Chopra for winning the gold in javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships.

CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday said the minority Sikh community of Jammu and Kashmir should not be discriminated against and that two seats should be reserved for community members in the assembly along with two seats proposed for Kashmiri Pandits.

CHANDIGARH:The Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau has apprehended three individuals, including an Assistant Town Planner posted in the Municipal Corporation of Rohtak, for their involvement in demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh, an official said on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said an important meeting would be held with his Himachal Pradesh counterpart on June 5 to discuss issues related to surface water.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been facing public wrath in his much hyped ongoing on-the-spot grievance redressal programme named Jan Samvad (public connect).

CHANDIGARH: Just days after the party's landslide win in the Karnataka polls, a video on Tuesday went viral depicting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a holiday mood hitch-hiking a truck on the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway while heading to Shimla.

CHANDIGARH: Renu Cheema Vig, presently the Dean of University Instruction (DUI) at the Panjab University here, was on Wednesday appointed the Vice Chancellor.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana Police have arrested a 28-year-old MBA degree holder unemployed woman and handed her over to Punjab Police for allegedly sheltering fugitive radical Amritpal Singh and his accomplice Pappal Preet Singh at her house in Shahabad town in Kurukshetra district.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Government has removed Mayor of Mohali Amarjit Singh alias Jitti Sidhu from membership of Municipal Corporation. The orders of his removal were issued today under the signatures of Principal Secretary Local bodies department Vivek Partap Singh.

CHANDIAGRH:Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said President Droupadi Murmu will give health gift to the people of the state on November 29 with the launch of Mukhyamantri Swasthya Survekshan Yojana in Kurukshetra town under which a health survey of more than 1.60 crore Antyodaya families will be done.