- One arrested for releasing vehicles on fake bills
The Panchkula police have arrested a person for allegedly getting vehicles, seized in illegal mining cases, released after presenting their fake bills. The suspect has been identified as Deepak Kumar, a resident of Sector 21, Panchkula.
- Deepak - Geeta win badminton title
The pair of Deepak Saxena and Geeta Aggrawal defeated Asim and Sameerjeet Kaur (21-12, 21-15) to win the mixed doubles final on the penultimate day of the Chandigarh State Masters Badminton Championship conducted by the Chandigarh Badminton Association at the Sector 42 Sports Complex.
- Covid: Two test positive in Chandigarh
Chandigarh: The city logged two fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the overall tally to 91,926. There was no fresh fatality while six patients were reportedly cured of the disease in the past 24 hours. — TNS
- Bank restores Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's Rs 28.51 lakh withdrawn fraudulently
A sum of Rs 28.51 lakh, which was fraudulently withdrawn from the savings bank account (cow fee) of the MC in October last year, has been restored by a bank.
- Fund crunch in PGI, Chandigarh, hinders treatment of rare diseases
It took three years for Harmeet Kaur to find that her child is suffering from a rare disease and she has been keeping high hopes for his recovery, as he turns eight this year. He has been diagnosed with duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disease, the treatment of which costs about Rs6
- Scramble for books listed by private schools in Chandigarh
As the new academic session is set to begin, buying new books for their children is no less than an ordeal for parents in Chandigarh.
- 50 Congress leaders attend Navjot Singh Sidhu?s meeting in Patiala
Ahead of the announcement of the new PCC president, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today held yet another meeting, fourth in the last few days, with party leaders.
- Patiala farmer first to get MSP payment: Minister
Kashmir Singh today became the first farmer in the state to receive the minimum support price (MSP) payment. Disclosing this today, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said Kashmir Singh, who hails from Mohabbatpur village in Patiala district, had brought 51 quint
- Tax collection up by 30.5% last fiscal in Punjab
Much to the relief of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, the state’s tax revenue in 2021-22 have shown an increase of 30.5 per cent over 2020-21.
- Employee can seek VRS before 20 years of service, rules Punjab and Haryana High Court
In a significant judgment on voluntary retirement from the government service, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruled that an employee could seek the same even before completion of 20 years of service.
- 10 DCs shifted in major reshuffle in Punjab
In major administrative reshuffle, deputy commissioners of 10 districts were transferred today. This is the second reshuffle after the AAP formed the government. Harpreet Singh Sudan is now the DC of Amritsar, in place of Gurpreet Singh Khaira, who goes to Muktsar.
- Palwal jewellery shop looted at gunpoint
Three unidentified armed youths, who came on a bike, barged into the shop of one Rajender Kapoor, a jeweller located near Laxmi Narayan temple in the market, around 12 noon today and took away gold and silver ornaments worth several lakhs.
- Sacrilege FIR lodged in Ludhiana
Ludhiana: An incident of sacrilege was reported at Sundar Nagar here on Saturday. After torn pages of Gutka Sahib were recovered, people assembled at the site and demanded action against culprits. Senior cops visited the scene and scoured the CCTV footage for clues. The Daresi police have registered
- Finally: Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor to get married at ancestral RK house in April
Finally, the big day is coming! The most anticipated marriage of Bollywood love buds — Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt is going to take place in April this year.
- Telangana farmer hires a man on daily wages of Rs 500, disguises him as sloth bear to protect crops
Farmers in India use very creative ways to protect their crops from danger of stray animals and other potential attacks. Scarecrows and mannequins are used by many farmers to get rid of such situations.