- Graft: GMADA officer in 4 - day police remand
The Vigilance Bureau today seized Rs. 9 lakh from the Sector 67 house of a GMADA section officer arrested for graft.
- Four held for stealing underground BSNL cables in Chandigarh
The UT police have arrested four members of a gang, who used to steal BSNL cables laid underground.
- Covid: Five test positive in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The city saw five fresh cases of Covid on Wednesday. The active caseload stands at 18 and the death count at 1,165. — TNS
- Menace in Mohali: 6 months on, contractor fails to rein in stray cattle
Even as the MC hired a contractor to catch stray cattle, the menace continues to persist in Mohali, leading to traffic chaos and even accidents.
- Sub - postmaster caught taking bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chandigarh, laid a trap at the post office here on Tuesday evening and caught the sub-postmaster while taking bribe. According to sources, there were complaints against the sub-postmaster by agents from whom he demanded money. Later, a trap was laid by the
- Students excel in BCom 3rd semester results
Students of Devki Devi Jain Memorial College for Women excelled in the examinations of BCom 3rd semester. Dr Sarita Bahl, principal, said: “Komal Sharma bagged the 6th position in the PU by securing 98.50 per cent marks, Kunika Goyal got the 2nd position in the college by securing 97.33 per ce
- MC starts revamping parks in Panchkula
The local Municipal Corporation has begun the work of revamping public parks from Sector 6.
- Safety on mind, 6 roundabouts to don new look in Chandigarh
To lessen the impact in case of road accidents, the MC has decided to reduce the height of six roundabouts in the city from nearly 2 ft to nine inches.
- Five peddlers nabbed in Abohar
Abohar: Cops have held five peddlers from Chak 6-MSR and Binjaur involved in smuggling heroin from Pakistan. The accused have been identified as Gurnam Singh, Ravinder Ravi and Rajwinder Singh Manga, Bhupinder Singh Bhinda and Jasbir Singh Jassa. TNS
- Cabinet meeting: Relax shrivelled grain norms for purchase, Punjab govt urges Centre
The state Cabinet today welcomed the decision of the Centre to revisit shrivelled grain norms for the ongoing procurement of wheat. The Cabinet also decided to appeal to the Centre to issue the order for relaxations in the norms at the earliest.
- Now, Shamsher Singh Dullo seeks action over ?wrong? distribution of ticket
The trouble in the Punjab Congress seems to be far from over. A day after All-India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Raminder Singh Awala questioned the show-cause notice issued to former Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Sunil Jakhar, another senior Congress leader, Shamsher Singh Dullo
- 3 months on, ASHAs, Mid - day Meal workers yet to get fixed allowance
Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi spent Rs 51 lakh on a mega function held in December in his constituency Chamkaur Sahib to announce fixed allowance of Rs 2,500 a month to nearly 22,000 ASHAs (accredited social health activists) and Rs 3,000 a month to 42,500 Midday Meal workers, but not
- Minister: Smooth procurement in all grain markets in Punjab
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak today said uninterrupted procurement continued in all mandis across the state. The minister said following a meeting of the joint coordination committee of procurement staff with senior officials of the department, the call for
- Cancel Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi?s OCI card, says anti - Khalistan Front
The International Anti-Khalistani Terrorist Front, in a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, has sought cancellation of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card of the visiting UK MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi for his participation in anti-India activities.
- Punjab and Haryana High Court sees revival of ?thuggee?
The Punjab and Haryana High Court sees a revival of “thuggee” in Punjab. Justice Anoop Chitkara of the High Court has asserted that the sly manner in which an accused fabricated Aadhaar and PAN cards of another person and misused the casual approach in the disbursement of loans pointed o
