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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: Chandigarh

How a protest meeting at a Chandigarh hotel infected 13 Punjab govt officers

The meeting was held on 3 July in which 36 Punjab Civil Services officers took part. Among those infected are two additional deputy commissioners and 7 SDMs.

Another fight brewing as Punjab demands Haryana gives it more space in Vidhan Sabha building

BJP-ruled Haryana first demanded space in December but with Punjab's Congress govt refusing, it intends to escalate the matter to the UT administrator, also the Punjab governor. 

BJP expels Karnal leader Chander Parkash Kathuria for 6 years for ‘immoral’ activities

The expulsion comes two days after a video surfaced in which Kathuria was seen falling on the ground while trying to descend from the balcony of a second-floor flat in Chandigarh.

7 workers fall ill after inhaling poisonous gas at Chhattisgarh paper mill

The incident occurred at Shakti Paper Mill in Raigarh’s Tetla village, where the victims were cleaning an open tank on Wednesday evening, the police said.

Man with no travel history tests positive for Covid-19 in Chandigarh

One more positive case takes the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Chandigarh to 16

As India reports highest increase in COVID-19 cases in a day, govt to admit all suspected patients

The government will now admit all suspected patients of COVID-19, unlike earlier where patients with travel history or contact history were considered for testing

Mohali woman with coronavirus ‘dragged’ to govt hospital, Chandigarh reports 4 new cases

Total number of cases in Chandigarh now stands at 5, while the number for Punjab has gone up to 3. Man who died in Nawanshahr may have infected many more.

Not Le Corbusier, Chandigarh’s original designer was a Polish architect who loved the Gita

Chandigarh should have been known as the city of Matthew Nowicki, who joined American architect Albert Mayer's team in early 1950. But then a tragedy happened.

Road fatalities see drop after enforcement of new Motor Vehicles Act, says govt

Chandigarh (by 75%) and Puducherry (by 30.7%) recorded the most significant drop in accidents among seven states and two union territories.

Rahul Bose, 5-star Marriott pricing banana the way it wants is simple behavioural economics

Unless you believe prices should be fixed and want to enjoy the life of shortages it creates, there's nothing wrong with JW Marriott’s arguments.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.