Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s July 17 visit to Punjab, the AAP govt on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of failing to curb cross-border drug smuggling and allowing gangsters lodged in prisons outside the state to operate drug networks targeting Punjab.Addressing a press conference to mark 500…

FATEHGARH SAHIB: Mewa Singh, a man accused in a 2020 sacrilege case, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants at his residence in Toora village near Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district, police said, while refuting rumours that he had been beheaded.The murder took place between 1.30 am and 2.00 am on Tuesday. Police…

Chandigarh: In a new twist to the ongoing power tussle in the Punjab Congress, the party’s state in-charge, Bhupesh Baghel, on Monday asserted that Rahul Gandhi was the party’s “only face” in the state, signalling the high command’s intent to project a unified leadership ahead of the 2027 assembly elections. If the Congress ultimately decides…

Bathinda: A patient’s relative had to remove his car battery and use it to start a genset after a power outage plunged Gidderbaha civil hospital into darkness in the middle of a surgery last week.Gidderbaha Civil Hospital senior medical officer (SMO) Dr Rashmi Chawla, when contacted, termed the incident a “temporary technical fault” and said…

Chandigarh: Franchise owners completed their squads for the fifth edition of the Chandigarh Golf League (CGL) at the players’ auction held at Chandigarh Golf Club Sunday.The league, launched in 2022, has expanded to a record 24 franchise teams this year after the addition of three new franchises. Competitive bidding marked the auction as teams strengthened…

Panchkula: A Fast Track Special Court in Panchkula Monday convicted a 30-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, and making her pregnant.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict, which will…

When Sarvagya Soni, 26, set out to be a stage artiste a short while back, he didn’t want to make it yet another space for punchlines. “Everyone is doing stand-up, but for me, the differentiator also had to factor in my gender identity. Comedy doesn’t always do justice to the sensibilities of different genders,” said…

Panchkula: The municipal corporation (MC) has identified property tax arrears worth Rs 37.68 crore from 697 properties with outstanding dues exceeding Rs 2 lakh each. The list includes both private and govt properties, which have been served notices to clear long-pending payments.According to MC records, private properties account for Rs 25.95 crore of the arrears,…

Panchkula: A Nigerian national arrested in an interstate cocaine trafficking case had developed a network of customers across the Tricity and was allegedly supplying cocaine at around Rs 5,000 per gram, police said during the investigation.According to investigators, the drug was also being supplied to parts of Himachal Pradesh, where it fetched more than double…

Mohali: Security was heightened across Mohali on Monday after three prominent schools and the office of the mayor received bomb threat e-mails ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Chandigarh and Punjab on July 17.Following extensive searches by police, bomb disposal squads and sniffer dog teams, no suspicious object was found at any…