Chandigarh, Decorated war veteran and famous hero of the 'Battle of Longewala', Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, died in a private hospital in Mohali near here on Saturday, family sources said.

He was 77 and is survived by his wife and three sons.

Chandigarh, President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the mega international agricultural fair, "CII AgroTech 2018", here on December 1.

The premier biennial four-day agro technology and business fair, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will be held from December 1 to 4 at the Sector 17 Parade Ground, Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman, CII Agro Tech 2018, said here on Saturday.

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The Chandigarh Press Club condemned the incident of gunpoint carjacking with Times of India Journalist Damini Goel, on the intervening night of November 8 and 9, at Amartex light point in Panchkula, when she was on her way back from office to home.

Chandigarh, The Chandigarh Police arrested 34 people on Diwali night for violating the Supreme Court orders on the timing for bursting of crackers.

"A total of 33 cases were registered under sections 188 IPC (Indian Penal Code) in which a total of 34 people were arrested (for) bursting firecrackers beyond the permissible time limit," a Chandigarh Police spokesman said on Thursday.

Chandigarh, Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rains on Saturday.

The day's temperature dropped to around 19 degrees Celsius.

The maximum temperature in Chandigarh on Friday was 29.8 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 15.9 degrees, three notches above normal.

Chandigarh, Rotarians of Rotary District 3080 sent 5000 kg of sweets for jawans on Indian borders. The Governor of Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh Shri V.P. Singh Badnore, flagged off the two truckloads containing 5,000 boxes for jawans at Punjab Raj Bhavan here today.

Chandigarh, Accusing the Punjab government for failing to control stubble burning of the harvested paddy crop, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that the pollution level had deteriorated in the national capital after October 25.

"We have seen abnormal increase in pollution level after October 25. This is nothing else but due to stubble burning in Punjab," Kejriwal told the media here.

Chandigarh, Following pressure from the Sikh community and organizations, the Chandigarh Administration has amended its notification and allowed Sikh women to be exempt from wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers.

With the new amendment, it will be optional for Sikh women to wear a protective headgear (helmet) while driving or riding a two-wheeler.

Chandigarh, Punjab Police on Friday arrested two members of a Khalistani module allegedly engaged in propagating the Khalistani Referendum 2020 campaign by affixing banners and posters at public places in Amritsar city.

Sukhraj Singh and Malik Singh were arrested and materials used in making the banners and posters were seized from their possession, the police said.

New Delhi, The Centre has put on hold a decision to merge the posts of Chandigarh Police Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP) posts with DANIPS, a Home Ministry official said on Wednesday.

"Notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs dated September 25 merging the posts of DSPs of Chandigarh Police with that of Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS) has been kept in abeyance till further orders," said the official.