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Neglected roads, dark streets: Chandigarh’s Air Force Colony crumbles amid civic apathy
Chandigarh: The condition of roads in the Air Force area of Sector 31 has deteriorated significantly due to the lack of ...
Hongyingzi sorghum, Cabernet Sauvignon of China's Guizhou
Xinhua-AsiaNet/-- In August every year, the two banks of the Chishui River are covered with rolling waves of ears of grain.
Tarn Taran Diary: Rich tributes paid to AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal
AAP MLA from Tarn Taran, Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal (66), who died a few days back, was a dynamic personality with rare qualities ...
Offline registration for Amarnath Yatra begins
The 38-day pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath will commence from the twin tracks — the ...
Loose wires, poor roads put villages of UT at risk
Chandigarh: The people of Burail, Kajheri and Maloya are staring at disasters waiting to happen, with monsoon having ...
Chandigarh tricity crumbles on wettest June day in 52 yrs
As per the IMD, which started keeping records for the city in 1954, Chandigarh’s wettest day ever was on June 18, 1974, when 146.4 mm rain was recorded ...
The Writer’s Corner | Like, follow, fear: Punjab’s women take on patriarchy, one reel at a time
The 2011 Census showed female literacy in Punjab at 70.73 per cent, higher than the national average of 64.6 per cent. Among ...
10 Jaw-Dropping Facts That Prove Chandigarh Is India’s Coolest Planned City
From being India's first planned city to housing one of the country's most iconic rock gardens, Chandigarh is full of ...