Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) on Saturday signed a protocol with its Spanish counterpart, Madrid Tennis Foundation (MTF) with an aim of improving the quality of the sport in the region.The protocol was signed between Rajan Kashyap, Patron in Chief of CLTA and Miguel Diaz Roman, President of MTF at a ceremony held at the CLTA tennis stadium here.Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda...

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Heat wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana

Normal life took a hit in Punjab and Haryana as heat wave conditions intensified in the region, where Hisar in Haryana was the hottest with a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius.Temperature shot up across the region and remained above normal by as much as six notches, the Met department said.Narnaul in Haryana recorded a maximum of 45.6 degrees, six degrees above normal, followed by Bhiwani 44.4 and Ambala...

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BJP seeks Rs 1.25 crore for Chamel Singh`s family

The BJP on Saturday demanded compensation for the family of Chamel Singh, the Indian prisoner who died in a Lahore jail, and urged the Centre to ensure safety of Indian inmates lodged in Pakistani jails."Compensation of Rs 1 crore should be given by Jammu and Kashmir government while Rs 25 lakh should be given by the Centre," BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Avinash Rai Khanna, who is also in-charge of...

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Heat wave intensifies in Punjab, Haryana

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Punjab, Haryana stare at lower wheat arrivals

Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) What was supposed to be a bumper crop with a record target for wheat procurement has turned out to be a dampener with much lower quantities of wheat arriving in grain markets across Punjab and Haryana - the country's breadbasket.Punjab has barely managed to procure 11 million tonnes of wheat while Haryana has seen just over 5.86 million tonnes arriving this season."Contrary...

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Spot-fixing: Chandigarh Police examining CCTV footages

Punjab Police has collected the CCTV footages from three locations in Chandigarh and is analysing them to ascertain whether local bookies met the trio arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal.According to a report in a leading Indian daily, the footages date back to May 7, and May 8 and are from the team hotel, Chandigarh airport and the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali.Meanwhile, the trio...

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Singer-Rapper Honey Singh booked for singing vulgar songs

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Unsold a VIP numbers to go under hammer

Not taking any chances following the tepid response to the auction ofof the UT administration has opened the booking for the second auction on May 30.A special counter has been set up in Sector 17 for people to book the remaining 60 vanity numbers - 40 were auctioned earlier of their choices till May 25. "We have received the approval of the UT deputy commissioner to hold the second auction of the...

Source : Times Of India | 19 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Chandigarh

Drugs in post: Mohali link baffles NCB

Drugs in postage! That seems to be the new method to ferry narcotics. The seizure of 9.275 kg of pseudoephedrine, a precursor toare spreading far and wide as it was the first case to come to light from Mohali."There have been many cases where this salt has been smuggled from Mumbai or from some north-eastern town, but it is for the first time that the racket has figured from this part of the country....

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