Chandigarh | 8 hours ago
Now sip beer in the ambience of a coffee shop
Chandigarh, May 14 - Fancy drinking a beer but not in the chaos of a pub? Here's the answer: A beer parlour with the ambience - and variety - of a coffee shop!Pradeep Gidwani, a beer enthusiast and the man behind the launch of leading imported brands like Carlsberg, Tuborg and Foster's in India, says that he wants to make fine beer as familiar and as accessible as your favourite cup of coffee.Gidw ... read more

23 hours ago
Controversial sect leader gets 3 years jail
Ambala -, May 13 - Punjab-based controversial sect leader Piara Singh Bhaniarewala was Monday sentenced to three years imprisonment by a court in this Haryana town following his conviction in a case pertaining to desecration of Sikh holy book, the Granth Sahib.Seven other associates of the sect leader were also sentenced to three years imprisonment by the court of the chief judicial magistrate he ... read more

Chandigarh | 1 day ago
Gurgaon administration wants e-stamping
Chandigarh, May 13 - To lessen the wait and hardship of the people for registering property, the Gurgaon district administration has urged the Haryana government to introduce e-stamping to make things easier, a spokesman said Monday.Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner P.C. Meena has written to the government in this regard, he said.In his communication, Meena has requested the state government to introduc ... read more

1 day ago
Tension continues in Rohtak, death toll reaches three
Rohtak -, May 13 - Tension continued in Karontha village near this Haryana town Monday and security personnel trawled the streets after clashes between police and Arya Samaj supporters protesting the reopening of an ashram of a controversial godman.The death toll from Sunday's violence reached three with one person succumbing to his injuries at the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences - her ... read more

Chandigarh | 2 days ago
Bansal 'threatens' scribe, press club seeks apology
Chandigarh, May 12 - Disgraced former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Sunday had a brush with the media here, barely hours after returning from New Delhi where he quit from the union cabinet. The city press club has sought an apology from him.Bansal got furious when a media person asked him about the companies owned by his family.I am not here to give you the definition of my family. You come ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Clean-shaven look passe! Women prefer men with styled facial hair
New Delhi, May 12 - If you thought that chocolate boys and clean-shaven men are the first choice of Indian women, then it's time for a reality check. Women prefer men with different styles of facial hair rather than the boring clean face, reveals a survey.Conducted by Philips India in collaboration with research agency Hansa, the survey involved 600 respondents between the ages of 15 to 25 in New ... read more

Gurgaon | 2 days ago
Gurgaon city buses to get CCTV cameras
Gurgaon, May 12 - All Gurgaon city buses will be fitted with CCTV cameras and 100 new buses, including 50 air-conditioned ones, will soon join the fleet, an official said here Sunday. Bus terminals across Haryana will also get electronic eyes for security.Director General of State Transport Arun Kumar told reporters that an air-conditioned bus stand will be constructed in Sector 29 here to cater ... read more

New Delhi | 2 days ago
Six junior wrestlers skip dope test, lose medals
New Delhi, May 12 - The Wrestling Federation of India - Sunday withdrew the medals from six of the current junior national champions, who failed to provide samsples to the National Anti-Doping Agency - for dope test.WFI had requested NADA to collect samples from the Junior National Wrestling Championships that were held in Chandigarh May 9-12. However, some grapplers, including medal winners, avoi ... read more

Chandigarh | 3 days ago
All Haryana colleges to have CCTV cameras
Chandigarh, May 11 - Closed circuit television - cameras will be installed in all colleges in Haryana to ensure safety of women, a minister said here Saturday.With a view to ensure safety of women in Haryana and providing a deterrent to the 'eve-teasers', CCTV cameras would be installed at strategic points in all colleges in the state and a helpline would be started which would be functional round ... read more

Chandigarh | 3 days ago
Thunderstorm lashes Chandigarh, cools temperature
Chandigarh, May 11 - Rain preceded by a storm gave respite to residents of Chandigarh and surrounding areas Saturday afternoon from the scorching heat of the last one week.Scores of trees were uprooted and their branches were strewn along major roads in Chandigarh following a storm that lashed most parts of the city.Pools of water could be seen on the roads are various places. Traffic flow was aff ... read more