Brain dead Chandigarh man's organs give new lease of life to five patients
A 23-year-old man, who died due to a head injury, gave a new lease of life to five patients after his family gave their assent to donate his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys.

Lalit Sharma is Special Correspondent with GNTTV working in the Chandigarh bureau. Lalit is a multimedia and multilingual journalist with an experience of more than 10 years in print, electronic and digital media. Over the years, Lalit Sharma has covered Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, giving him perfect understanding of these places and their grassroot problems. Follow Lalit Sharma on Twitter: @SharmaLalit8
A 23-year-old man, who died due to a head injury, gave a new lease of life to five patients after his family gave their assent to donate his heart, lungs, liver and kidneys.
Fuel station operators have been asked to resume normal operations after supply of fuel to Chandigarh was resumed.
Although Himachal Pradesh saw a huge influx of tourists on December 31, most of them returned to their states at night and didn't book hotels, resulting in hotel occupancy dropping to 60 per cent.
Himachal Pradesh High Court directed HP DGP and Kangra SP to move to other positions so that a fair investigation is carried out in a case over a businessman's complaint.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday donated all his personal savings of Rs 51 lakh to the Aapada Raahat Kosh (Disaster Relief Fund) to help the disaster affected people.
A 42-year-old doctor was dragged for nearly 50 metres after he confronted the driver of a car that hit him near Sector 8 and 9 of Panchkula.
A woman driving on the wrong side of the road nearly hit another car. When the occupants of the other car confronted her, she started abusing, punching and slapping them.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday stayed the Wrestling Federation of India elections, which was scheduled to be held on August 12 after multiple delays.
Huge boulders rolled down a hill after rain-induced landslides struck Pandoh in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. Roads were blocked, leaving commuters stranded on Friday morning. So far, 234 people have died in rain-related incidents and road accidents in the state since the onset of the monsoon. Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses to the tune of Rs 6,742 crore, according to the emergency centre. About 160 roads are still closed in the state. The local meteorological office has issued a yellow warning for heavy rains from Thursday to Sunday. It has predicted a wet spell in the region till August 15. It also cautioned of landslides, flash floods, mudslides and an increase in water flow in rivers and nullahs.
Chandigarh has commissioned the use of robots to clean sewers. The city has also commissioned de-silting grabbing machines, de-silting suction machines and sewer inspection cameras.
Punjab Congress said that former Congress president Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra was aimed at the unity and integrity of the country and was not party specific.
Cops today arrived at the residence of Haryana minister Sandeep Singh, along with the junior coach, to probe the sexual assault case against him. A junior coach, who is also a 400 m national level athlete, accused Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh of sexual misconduct.
A live bomb shell was found near Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's helipad in Chandigarh on Monday. A bomb disposal squad is present on the spot and the area is being cordoned off.
Chandigarh has opened the doors of its first 'Rupee Store' which promotes the concept of 3R - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Many old books and textbooks have been deposited in the RRR centres, which will be useful to needy students and others in the slums and other areas, as per officials.
Heritage cannons made of brass metal and weighing around 300 kg were stolen from the premises of the Gazetted officers' (GO) mess of the Punjab Armed Police.
Popular astrologer and Ayushmann Khurrana's father, P Khurrana, breathed his last on May 19. He was hospitalised two days ago.
A study conducted by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre revealed a significant reduction in traffic congestion on the Airport Road due to different office hours for government and private offices.
Kafi, an acid attack survivor, and the daughter of a peon, overcame all odds to score 95.20% in the CBSE 10th Result 2023 and top the Institute of Blind in Chandigarh.
The move exposed the incompetency of the AAP leadership, which is trying the trial and error method to ensure its political survival, the Punjab Congress chief said.
Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was awarded one-year rigorous imprisonment by the Supreme Court in May last year, is set for an early release from jail on Saturday.