According to officials, the incident occurred around 3 am when the snake allegedly entered the hostel room while the students were asleep and bit the girl. (Representative Image) HISAR: A Class XI student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Pabra village of Hisar district was critically injured after being bitten by a snake inside the girls’…
Chandigarh: The Punjab state taxation department has arrested the alleged mastermind of a Rs 55-crore fake billing racket that enabled fraudulent input tax credit (ITC) claims worth Rs 8.35 crore, finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Thursday.Cheema identified the accused as Bhupinder Sharma, proprietor of Jalandhar-based Ramsons Corporation, who was arrested under Section 69…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police arrested a 29-year-old man and seized 13 grams of heroin from his possession in Manimajra, officials said Thursday.The accused, Aarish alias Bhola, a resident of Shanti Nagar, Manimajra, was produced before a local court, which remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody.Police said Aarish has a criminal background and has previously been…
Chandigarh: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Thursday transferred three IPS officers and two DSP-rank officers of the DANIPS cadre from the Chandigarh police department to Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir.While SP-rank IPS officers Manjit and his wife Geetanjali Khandelwal have been posted to Delhi, K M Priyanka, who was serving as SP (City),…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Police’s Proclaimed Offenders (PO) cell arrested 13 absconders wanted in various cases during a special drive, officials said Thursday.All the accused were produced before a court. While some were remanded to judicial custody, others were granted bail.Police said seven of the arrested persons were wanted in criminal cases registered in the state,…
Chandigarh: A road rage incident allegedly took a violent turn in Burail village, Sector 45, when a group of 10-15 men armed with sticks and sharp-edged weapons attacked a man, leaving him injured.The victim, Muddasim Imran, a resident of Burail, sustained injuries to his head and was admitted to Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH),…
To assess the condition of the network, PMDA had earlier engaged a consultant to conduct a comprehensive survey Panchkula: In a major infrastructure upgrade, the Panchkula Metropolitan Development Authority (PMDA) has begun rehabilitating the city’s 45-year-old storm water drainage network using Machine Wound Spiral Lining (MWSL) technology, a trenchless method that strengthens underground pipelines without…
Former Punjab Police DSP Jaspal Singh (R) is now missing after his release on bail PATIALA: Former Punjab Police DSP Jaspal Singh – a life convict in the 1995 abduction and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra – who was released on bail in May 2023 is now nowhere to be found.The address…
Chandigarh: A coalition of student organisations under the banner “PU Against Saffronisation” has demanded the cancellation of an event scheduled at Panjab University on July 20, alleging that it promotes a communal and patriarchal ideology.In a joint statement, the groups objected to the university programme, “Shakti and Srishti”, centred on women and sustainability, which is…
Chandigarh: A teachers’ body representing aided colleges in Chandigarh has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention over the alleged delay in implementing the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018, for promotions under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).The Chandigarh Aided Colleges Teachers’ Association (Cacta) said it has sought an appointment with the Prime Minister during his…
