-1769673369516_d.png "BJP sweeps Chandigarh mayoral polls; Saurabh Joshi elected new mayor")
BJP swept the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation mayoral polls. The polls were conducted by a show of hands, replacing the earlier secret ballot system. After raising their hands, councillors also gave verbal confirmation before the presiding officer, nominated councillor Ramneek Singh Bedi, who oversaw the mayoral election
29 January,2026 02:15 PM IST | Chandigarh | PTI
The Mohali police booked foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar in connection with the murder of Gurwinder Singh alias Lambbad, who had come to a court along with his wife for a hearing in an opium recovery case when the assailants fired several rounds at him, killing him on the spot
29 January,2026 09:35 AM IST | Chandigarh | PTI-1769582383914_d.png "Several schools in Chandigarh receive bomb threat emails; students evacuated")
Several Chandigarh schools were evacuated after receiving bomb threat emails. Police, along with bomb disposal and sniffer dog squads, conducted thorough searches, students and staff were sent home The threats follow similar recent patterns of bomb threat email hoaxes in Punjab and Haryana
28 January,2026 01:45 PM IST | Chandigarh | PTI
Transplant teams from PGIMER, Chandigarh, successfully retrieved and transplanted a liver, kidney, and pancreas from AIIMS Rishikesh under severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing cold. The organs were allocated to patients across India, with the pancreas going to a 28-year-old diabetic woman
26 January,2026 12:01 PM IST | Chandigarh | IANSADVERTISEMENT
