Chandigarh City News

 The Old Sanawarian Society (OSS), the official alumni association of The Lawrence School, Sanawar, will organise the 8th edition of the Rajesh Puri Memorial Inter-House Cricket Tournament 2026 on March 7 and 8 at the prestigious PCA Stadium, Mullanpur. Details of the tournament were shared at a press conference which was addressed by Jaideep S. Chandail, Vice President, Old Sanawarian...

  Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that officers should encourage farmers in the state to cultivate medicinal and aromatic plants so that they can earn higher income even from limited agricultural land. He also directed officials to create awareness among farmers about conserving water by promoting micro-irrigation. The Chief Minister was speaking today while releasing the “Report of Working...

Haryana Governor, Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday jointly released a souvenir of Sansad Khel Mahotsav to be held in the Sirsa Parliamentary Constituency. The Sansad Khel Mahotsav was organised from September 21 to September 25, 2025. Speaking on the occasion, Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Barala said that the Sansad Khel Mahotsav is being organised...

  Chandigarh’s Kashvee Gautam scripted history by making her Test debut for the India women's national cricket team against Australia at Perth, becoming the city’s first UTCA's woman cricketer to represent India in Test cricket. Adding significance to the occasion, Kashvee played a determined knock of an unbeaten 35 runs, helping stabilise the innings after coming in to bat at number seven. Displaying patience and...

  The ninth edition of PlayWrite 2026, the annual sports literature festival will be organised on March 14, 2026 at The Lalit, Chandigarh. The announcement was made by Vivek Atray, Chitranjan Agarwal and Hardeep Singh Chandpuri, Co Founders of the PlayWrite Foundation in the presence of legendary Hindi commentator Sushil Doshi during a press conference held at the Chandigarh Press...

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Endocrine Society of India (ESI) will organise a two-day national conference titled “WE CARE 2026 – Women Endocrine Care & ESI Obesity Week” on March 7 and 8 at Radisson . The conference will focus on women’s hormonal health and the growing concern of obesity and metabolic disorders in India. The event comes...

The President of the Singapore India Business Forum, Prasoon Mukherjee met Haryana Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini on Friday. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held regarding industrial investment in Haryana, trade cooperation, and opportunities available for Singaporean companies in the state. The Chief Minister invited the Singapore India Business Forum and investors from Singapore to explore investment opportunities in...

Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi today chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the arrangements for the procurement of mustard, gram, lentil, sunflower and summer moong under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026–27. The procurement schedule was reviewed in detail, with lentil to be procured from March 20 to April 30, 2026; mustard from...

The Aesthesia Club of Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College, Sector 32, Chandigarh, organized an educational field visit to the Government Rehabilitation Institute for Intellectual Disabilities, Sector 31, Chandigarh. The visit was designed to provide students with practical exposure to intellectual disabilities, intervention strategies, and inclusive care practices. It enabled participants to closely observe therapeutic techniques, institutional support systems,...

Model United Nation committees used to be the epitome for deep thinking, a place where students could rehearse the art of diplomacy, sharpen their rhetoric, and discover the way you can change the world with words. However, in Chandigarh, the sound of the gavel has been submerged by a baseline. The committee room, with its placards and position papers, is just the prelude....