Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
Chandigarh: Prison officials at Burail jail caught two women, including the mother of an inmate, for allegedly attempting to sneak in mobile SIM cards and batteries into the prison Wednesday. Police also registered a case against the inmate they were visiting.The accused were identified as Paramjit Kaur and Jyoti, both residents of Dadmajra Colony, Sector…
Chandigarh: In a stark exposure of cracks in Chandigarh Police’s intelligence and surveillance network, Delhi Police’s most-wanted gangster Vikas Dahiya — alias Sonu, alias Thekedar — managed to live undetected in the city for nearly three months by assuming a fake identity and renting a house in Sector 38.The 42-year-old criminal, wanted in multiple serious…
Panchkula: Absconding builder Sunny Garg, a key accused in the Rs 147-crore fixed deposit fraud case, has claimed that he received an “unsecured loan” of around Rs 70 crore at high interest rates from Kotak Mahindra Bank’s then deputy vice-president Pushpender Chaudhary and has alleged threats to his life from him.Garg made the claims in…
Chandigarh: Students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programmes under the Honours School System at Panjab University will now be able to obtain a degree or certificate after completing three years without exiting the course, following approval by a university committee and subsequent nod from the Vice-Chancellor. The provision, which will apply across the university and its…
Panchkula: With the model code of conduct for the Panchkula municipal corporation elections coming into force from Monday, several routine civic works as well as major flagship projects of Panchkula will get further delayed.Officials sources said about 14 development agendas were to be taken up during a meeting of the Panchkula Metropolitan Authority (PMDA) on…
Chandigarh: In one of the most far-reaching urban planning shifts in a decade, the Chandigarh administration has finalised major amendments to the city’s master plan, paving the way for transformative changes in land use, building norms and development controls across key zones.The proposals — to be sent to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar and signed an MoU to develop a ‘structured data system’ to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in identifying and preventing crime.“Under this partnership, IIT Ropar will develop advanced software with capabilities such as data analysis, voice recognition and…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday backed the women’s reservation bill but said it should first be implemented within the existing 543 Lok Sabha seats, cautioning against linking it to delimitation.“They should first make 33% reservation from 543 seats,” Mann said, adding that any future expansion of Parliament must ensure a proportionate increase…
Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh CHANDIGARH: Haryana Congress on Thursday suspended five MLAs for cross-voting in favour of BJP candidate in last month’s Rajya Sabha elections.While three of them – Shalley Chaudhary, Renu Bala and Jarnail Singh – had denied voting for BJP and reiterated their loyalty for Congress, Mohammad Iliyas and Mohammad Israil…
