scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
TopicChandigarh

Topic: Chandigarh

Haryana govt’s Rs 150-crore fixed deposits in Kotak go missing. It’s similar to ‘IDFC fraud playbook’

Fraudsters allegedly opened shadow accounts using Panchkula municipal corporation documents, routed funds out while sending fake renewal papers to assure officials.

Haryana Congress names 4 RS poll cross-voters after two MLAs’ dharna to push party to clear their names

Gokul Setia & Manju Chaudhary staged protest outside party office in Chandigarh, saying their names are being wrongly circulated as those who cross-voted. Hooda met both legislators.

Chandigarh Smart City funds in ‘ghost FDs’: IDFC First bank manager, accountant booked in Rs 116 cr fraud

Amit Kumar, Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh, said that IDFC First Bank returned Rs 116.84 crore, including interest, after the fraud came to light.

Chandigarh admin funds also hit? Haryana Vigilance chief’s revelation in IDFC First Bank fraud

Haryana Vigilance chief DGP Arshinder Singh Chawla says some Chandigarh admin accounts involved, though amount smaller than Haryana’s and bank delayed action till FIR threat loomed.

Amid Haryana assembly ruckus over bank fraud linked to govt accounts, Saini says full Rs 578 cr recovered

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini attributes the fraud to collusion by lower-level employees at Chandigarh banks & says the full sum was credited back to state govt accounts.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

Chandigarh was India’s envy. Now it’s losing the edge, becoming just another Indian city

Nehru's audacious vision and Le Corbusier's design produced a Chandigarh exceptionalism. It’s now battling the same urban woes as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.

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.

On Camera

RBI delays stricter trading loan rules as volatility climbs amid Iran conflict

The rules now take effect on 1 July instead of 1 April, the Reserve Bank of India said. New rules may raise cost of raising capital for proprietary trading firms & squeeze profits.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.