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Topic: Chandigarh

India is obsessed with VIP number plates. Chandigarh govt earned Rs 1,200 cr in 5 yrs

My birthdate is 7 August, so that was the prime reason. But I also met my girlfriend in August, and my favourite cricketer, Dhoni’s jersey number was 7, said Vinayak who just bought a top model Tata Safari.

Refusing to junk FIR against lawyer who ‘posed’ as judge, HC says trial must to determine ‘truth’

Quashing of FIRs should happen only in ‘rarest of rare cases’, Punjab & Haryana HC says, adding that police should be allowed to investigate & courts shouldn't jump in too early.

Bringing Chandigarh under Article 240 is like an adventure conjured to beat boredom

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

‘Crowning glory of Punjab’: Why Chandigarh is a deeply emotive issue for Punjabis

After the Centre proposed bringing Chandigarh under Article 240, a move that would empower the President to frame rules & legislate directly for the UT, Punjab vehemently protested against it.

The Chandigarh debate: Why proposal to replace Governor with L-G isn’t just ‘simplifying’ law-making

Bringing Chandigarh under Article 240 will simplify law-making, says MHA. It'll shift the 'centre of gravity' of governance from Parliament to the home ministry, Punjab worries.

Chandigarh Article 240 row: Centre backtracks amid Punjab backlash, says ‘no Bill in Winter Session’

MHA clarification comes after Parliament bulletin said a Bill would be introduced to bring Chandigarh under Article 240, which empowers President to make regulations for UTs.

High Court pulls up Haryana child welfare officials for putting a Nuh teen in ‘grave danger’

Justice Vinod S Bhardwaj criticised the manner in which child welfare officers in Haryana discharged their duties and imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on the state government.

‘Rs 8 lakh + monthly sewa-paani’: CBI’s bribery case against Punjab DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar

Harcharan Singh Bhullar was posted in the Rupnagar range. Bhullar joined as an officer of the Punjab police and was promoted to IPS in 2016.

7 days on, Haryana IPS officer yet to be cremated. IAS wife vs govt stalemate continues

IAS wife has refused to even identify IPS officer's body at Chandigarh PGIMER. Stalemate causing embarrassment to CM Nayab Saini ahead of PM's rally in Haryana on Friday.

6 days after Haryana IPS officer’s ‘suicide’, body still in mortuary. Family seeks accused DGP’s arrest

Family has rejected govt’s offer to send DGP Kapur, who the officer accused of harassing him, on short leave. They want his & now-transferred Rohtak SP Bijarniya’s arrest. 

On Camera

Pakistan’s civil-military partnership is a myth now. Imaan Mazari-Hazir case proves it

Imaan Mazari getting 17 years in jail for X posts shows the fear behind Pakistan’s hard state. It’s now a criminalised authoritarian regime.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.