'World Standards Day' is celebrated all over the world on 14th October every year with a unique theme. This year World Standards Day, was celebrated by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Northern Regional Office, Chandigarh on Monday 14 October, 2024 at J.W. Marriott Sector-35, Chandigarh, with this year's theme on "SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure."

Direct international flights to Hong Kong and Sharjah are likely to start from Chandigarh's Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport this winter season. The airport authority has started the process of operating these two flights for the winter schedule.

Apart from this, flights to the religious places Ayodhya and Nanded will also be started under domestic flights. According to airport officials, preparations are in full swing for the operation of international flights. Direct flights to Hong Kong and Sharjah are planned to be added to the winter schedule. These flights will prove to be a big relief for travelers this season.

Chandigarh Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (NTF) has launched a major campaign against drug traffickers. For the first time, property worth Rs 3 crore of a fugitive accused (drug smuggler) has been attached. Its aim is to take strict action against drug trafficking and economically weaken its perpetrators.

Due to this, the police has given a strong message to the drug traffickers. The property of the accused, whose property has been attached by the police, is Resham Singh. According to the police, the accused has created properties in the name of himself and his family members through drug trafficking.

The attached properties include a plot in Aerocity in Mohali, a house in Green City in Zira in Ferozepur, a flat in Kharar and an agricultural land in Balachore. Orders have been issued to freeze these assets under Section 68F of the NDPS Act, 1985.

A case of midnight firing has come to light at a taxi stand located outside GMCH in Chandigarh's Sector-32. Meanwhile, two youths were seriously injured. One was shot in the hand and the other in the neck.

An old grudge is said to be behind the incident. The injured have been identified as Rajesh alias Rock resident of Nawangaon and Honey Bhardwaj resident of Sector-41. He has been admitted to the hospital.

DSP Jaswinder Singh said that we had received information that firing had taken place. Two youths have been shot. One bullet hit his hand and the other hit his neck.

A 13-year-old girl and her aunt got injured in a mishap that took place in Elante Mall in Chandigarh in the sunday evening.

As per information, a tile fell from a pillar which hit a 13-year-old girl and her aunt, due to which both were seriously injured. After which both have been admitted to a private hospital.

The woman has reportedly received several stitches on her head, while the girl has fractured her ribs.

Meanwhile, Elante Mall management, in a statement said that they are cooperating with the effected family and the authorities and would ensure that such incident may not happen in the future.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) commended Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for providing a substantial number of government jobs. AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang stated that the Mann government has given over 45,000 government positions to youth in the last two and a half years, without any bribery or recommendations.

Speaking to the media at the Chandigarh party office on Friday, Malvinder Kang highlighted that under previous governments, individuals often had to pay lakhs of rupees in bribes for government jobs, with many positions going to the families and relatives of politicians. As a result of the lack of employment opportunities, many young people felt compelled to seek work abroad.

If everything goes according to plan, soon PGI North will be the first such hospital for women where female patients will also be admitted to the drug de-addiction center. Until now, drug addiction was seen only with the dead, but now in the changing times, women are also becoming victims. However, the number of women is less than that of men.

The PGI DDTC center now has a facility of 20 beds, which will be increased to 50. There are only a few such government centers in the country, where there are separate facilities for women. Such a facility is no longer present in North India. The main reason for this is that women patients prefer to go to private hospitals more, because there are separate facilities.

Professor Subodh BN says that the additional KDTC of Psychiatry has seen an increase in the number of patients over the past few years. 4 thousand new cases are coming to the center every year. He said that a separate place is felt for PGI women.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken cognizance of the case of a youth committing suicide by taking away the pistol of the personal security officer of a judge who went to bow down at Harminder Sahib in Amritsar. The hearing of this matter was held today.

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav appeared in the hearing through video conferencing. Meanwhile, the court said that this is a direct case of lapse in security, which is a serious matter. As far as the investigation of the Punjab Police has reached in this case, the court has called for a report from the police. Along with this, Chandigarh Police officers were also present during this.

Traders under the banner of Vyapari Ekta Manch and other associations have postponed their strike to two days after assurance given by UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria.

As per the information, the traders will meet the UT Administrator in two days.Traders have been protesting against the UT administration against the issuance of misuse and violation notices.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has responded sharply to the comments of Shiromani Akali Dal Badal's chief spokesperson Arshdeep Singh Kaler regarding cabinet expansion.

AAP Punjab leader and senior spokesperson Neel Garg stated that both the "coach and engine" of the party are perfectly fine, suggesting that AAP is not the train of any one family. He emphasised that the engine and coaches of the AAP are elected by the three crore people of Punjab.

Garg highlighted that the AAP government has taken decisive action against various mafias in Punjab, continuously targeting the gangsters who thrived during the Akali government's tenure. He noted the government's efforts in curbing drug smuggling, providing government jobs to thousands of youth, building mohalla clinics for public healthcare, and improving government schools for children's education.