India Champions Open, secure and Resilient Internet. CHANDIGARH: Even as the world observed Safer Internet Day 2026 with the theme “Smart Tech, Safe Choices”, a review of several Chandigarh administration websites has revealed lapses in basic cybersecurity, with multiple key portals still running without https encryption – the global standard for secure web communication.Some portals…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) is considering sweeping changes to the city’s fire safety regulations, with a focus on aligning them with modern, liberalised global norms to enhance fire safety standards, while easing the compliance burden on building owners and industries.Among key reforms under consideration are the creation of shared fire-fighting infrastructure, rationalisation of fire…
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana high court has held that the family of an Army officer, who died in his sleep in a bunker on the international border in a notified operational area, is entitled to liberalised family pension, which is higher than ordinary pension.Liberalised pension is granted to soldiers who die in the line of…
Tarn Taran: A 20-year-old law student shot dead a female classmate inside a college classroom and then turned the gun on himself as others scattered in terror at Mai Bhago Law College in Tarn Taran on Monday. Both of them were in the first semester.The shooter, Prince Raj, is in an extremely critical condition. Victim…
TARN TARAN: CCTV footage captured the shocking moment at Tarn Taran’s Usma Law College when a first-year student shot dead his classmate inside a classroom before turning the weapon on himself. The entire tragedy unfolded in just four to five seconds, leaving students and staff in utter shock.The footage shows the suddenness and severity of…
Mohali: An analysis of road accident data from 2022 to 2024 by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre (PRSTRC) has identified Derabassi and Kharar as the most fatal zones in Mohali district. Over the three-year period, Derabassi recorded 97 deaths, followed by Kharar with 72 fatalities.Airport Road also emerged as a high-risk stretch,…
Chandigarh: Punjab govt on Saturday suspended two IAS officers — Kamal Kishor Yadav, administrative secretary of department of industries and commerce, and Jaspreet Singh, MD of Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Limited (Punjab INFOTECH).Though no reason has been specified in the orders, sources said action relates to a delay in procuring smartphones for Anganwadi…
Bathinda: Anger is rising across the farming community over the framework for interim trade agreement between India and the United States, which outlines tariff reductions or complete tariff elimination on a wide range of US industrial, food and agricultural products. The list includes dried distillers’ grains (DDGs), red sorghum for animal feed, tree nuts, fresh…
Chandigarh. Rail passengers continued to face inconvenience as train delays persisted on Thursday, with at least 10 trains arriving late at Chandigarh railway station, disrupting travel plans and causing long waiting hours.One of the worst-affected services was the 14217 Unchahar Express from Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), which reached Chandigarh at 7.38 pm — more than 10…
Chandigarh: A 25-year-old taxi driver, Sushil alias Sahil of Sector 20, Chandigarh, was allegedly kidnapped in broad daylight from Hallomajra and later found murdered in Dera Bassi on Friday, police said. The victim had been attacked with iron rods.His body was found near the Dera Bassi civil hospital on Friday afternoon and was shifted to…
