Chandigarh City News

The Indian Red Cross Society, UT Branch Chandigarh, in collaboration with the Department of Transfusion Medicine, GMCH-32, successfully organized a blood donation camp today at Bridge Market sector 17 Chandigarh The camp was inaugurated by Sh. Nishant Kumar Yadav, IAS Deputy commissioner-cum-Chairman, UT Red Cross Chandigarh Administration. Ms. Punam Malik, Nodal Officer, Red Cross Society, UT Chandigarh, shared details about the...

The University of Leeds offers a Master of Science (MSc) programme in Air Quality Solutions with Data Science. This MSc programme takes a hands-on ‘systems approach’ to tackling critical issues in air quality, exploring solutions for both the UK and internationally. Teaching fuses expert teaching of theory with data science training and practicals on air quality topics, including emissions,...

The Green Future Leadership Summit, organized by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry), was held on Wednesday at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh. The summit brought together policymakers, industry leaders, innovators, and clean energy advocates from Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh to accelerate the region’s transition toward clean and sustainable energy solutions. Special focus was placed on the rapidly evolving...

Tanishq and Mia by Tanishq, leading jewellery brands from the House of Tata, are proud to be honored with the Diamonds Do Good Purpose-Driven Business Leadership Award at the prestigious Diamonds Do Good Awards 2025, held in Las Vegas. The award was received by Mr. Ajoy Chawla, CEO, Jewellery Division, Titan Company Ltd on behalf of Tanishq and Mia by Tanishq.  The award acknowledges...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar held a series of bilateral meetings with the Heads of various Election Management Bodies (EMBs) on the sidelines of his visit to Sweden to attend the International IDEA Stockholm Conference on Electoral Integrity (June 10-12, 2025). These engagements aim to further strengthen India's longstanding partnerships in election management and democratic cooperation. During the bilateral...

Highlighting India's electoral integrity, scale and diversity, Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, while delivering his keynote address at the Stockholm International Conference on Electoral Integrity in Sweden last evening, reaffirmed the role of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in capacity building programmes for Election Management Bodies (EMB) of countries around the globe. Conducting elections with...

The Punjab Government successfully supplied a record-high electricity demand of 16,711 MW across the state without any power cuts on June 11, 2025. This was disclosed by Punjab Power Minister S. Harbhajan Singh ETO in a press statement issued here today. He stated that the previous record of 16,192 MW, set just a day earlier on June 10, 2025, was...

On the occasion of the 72nd birth anniversary of Mrs. Neera Loomba, the Neera Loomba Foundation carried out a heartfelt food donation drive at Chandi Kusth Ashram in Chandigarh — a home to over 160 individuals and families affected by leprosy. As part of this initiative, the Foundation provided essential supplies of rice and sugar — enough to support the residents for...

Renowned multi-genre Indian author has been recently honoured with the University of Nottingham Alumni Laureate Award. Rajesh Talwar a legal scholar, and a former senior United Nations official has received this an award from his Alma Mater that celebrates graduates who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession, to social causes and to society . Mr Talwar, a British Chevening...

Deepak Shukla, President of the Chandigarh Chapter of BRICS CCI (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), has welcomed the launch of the Fast Track Punjab Portal by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, aimed at accelerating industrial investment and providing seamless facilities to investors in the state. While appreciating the initiative, Shukla also urged the Punjab government to address the challenges...