Articles by Rajanbir Singh
Sukhna water level crosses 1,155 ft mark, highest in four years
Experts say water level in July increases or decreases, based on rainfall received in previous year.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 03:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Chandigarh:Dusty haze grounds all 33 flights, expected to clear after rain today
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the air quality in the region deteriorated because of dust storms in western India, particularly Rajasthan.
Updated on Jun 15, 2018 09:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Ifrah Mufti, Chandigarh
Day after brazen violation of rules, traffic police fine BJYM supporters
The crackdown is arguably first-of-its-kind against a political party that often indulge in brazen violation of norms during rallies.
Published on Jun 12, 2018 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
One-month deadline ends: No respite from exorbitant food prices at Chandigarh multiplexes
The recommendations included reducing the inflated prices, allowing senior citizens and infants to take food inside with them and keeping products of local companies like Verka for retail.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 04:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Pre-monsoon expected to hit Chandigarh in third week of June, monsoon by month-end
Chandigarh tricity witnessed a pleasant first week of June, largely due to the unexpected rainfall, and according to meteorological department, this trend is set to continue throughout June.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 10:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Storm of confusion hits Chandigarh
Schools and coaching classes were suspended and outdoor weddings were shifted indoors in anticipation of the storm that kept everyone waiting as the sun shone bright through the day.
Updated on May 07, 2018 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh
Chandigarh: April was coolest in three years, wettest in six
April has already broken the rainfall record, with 22.8mm rain in a single day (April 9), highest in the past 10 years. The month recorded 45.8mm rain in total, highest since 2012 when there was around 65mm rain.
Updated on May 02, 2018 11:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Making hay while the sun shines: Hot months mean business for ‘cooler’ men of Chandigarh
Sarjiwan Kumar grew up watching his father Sham Lal supply the city with cooler mats. Setting up business way back in 1958 in Sector 22, they were the first cooler people in the city, he claims, even though the shop has changed location since then.
Updated on Apr 29, 2018 09:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Heat is on in Chandigarh: Mercury breaches 40°C
With clouds clearing and the city showered with abundant sunlight, the day temperature rose four notches above normal and two above the previous day’s 38°C. Meanwhile, minimum temperature too jumped from 18.2°C to 21.1°C.
Updated on Apr 26, 2018 12:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Political bonhomie colours the day as HT turns 18
The scent of summer in the air seemed to have brushed off on the guests who included Punjab governor, chief ministers of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal, Punjab health minister Brahm Mohindra, MLA Randeep Singh Nabha, who touched Amarinder’s feet, Haryana finance minister Capt Abhimanyu, and former MPs from Chandigarh Pawan Kumar Bansal and Satya Pal Jain.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 01:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh Virk
Chandigarh hospitals witness spike in cases of breathing problems
Doctors at the OPD of department of pulmonary medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, report an average of 207 cases per day in April, while the number was 167 and 187 in February and March, respectively.
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 12:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rajanbir Singh
In a first, Panjab University’s book fair kicks off
From textbooks to religious texts to biographies, the Panjab University Book Fair, being organised for the first time in the city, has all in its kitty.
Updated on Aug 26, 2014 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rajanbir Singh Virk, Chandigarh