According to police, Manpreet was wanted in a case registered at Mamdot police station in Ferozepur and has been named in several cases in Punjab, including those related to attempted murder, illegal arms, narcotics, robbery, kidnapping and assault. Chandigarh: A 26-year-old man wanted by Punjab Police in multiple criminal cases was arrested by Chandigarh Police…
Official sources attributed the financial jump primarily to the introduction of citywide monthly passes—priced at ₹500 for four-wheelers and ₹250 for two-wheelers—along with stricter enforcement against revenue leakage. Chandigarh: The Chandigarh municipal corporation collected over ₹42.6 lakh more in paid parking revenue during the first seven months of 2026 compared to the same period in…
Running from Aug 12 to 14, the event aims to bring together residents, local entrepreneurs, women self-help groups, and market associations in a display of patriotism and community participation. Chandigarh: The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) launched a three-day citizen-centric ‘Tiranga Mela’ at Sector 17 Plaza on Wednesday to celebrate the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign.Running from…
Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann during the flag-off ceremony of buses under the Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Scheme in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday Hoshiarpur: Hours after chief minister Bhagwant Mann inaugurated a five-storey govt school for girls in Malerkotla and announced a medical college would soon come up there, Aam…
Shimla: Two women were killed and two young children injured after a three-storey house collapsed in Chhichhadiadhar village of Didag gram panchayat in Rajgarh sub-division of Sirmaur district, on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as 60-year-old Nirmala Devi, wife of house owner Bhim Singh, and her 32-year-old pregnant daughter Pooja. The two children, both around…
Key suspect in Yamunanagar property dealer’s murder case in police custody Yamunanagar: Police have arrested the main accused in connection with the Aug 5 murder of 50-year-old property dealer Shiv Kumar near Santpura Gurdwara in Yamunanagar. Ashish of Yamunanagar was caught from the Kalanour border on Aug 11 and was sent to two-day police custody…
A ‘Granthi’ performs ‘Chaur Sahib Seva’ before the Guru Granth Sahib at Golden Temple in Amritsar Amritsar: The decision by the Akal Takht and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to retain exclusive authority over the printing of ‘Birs’ of Guru Granth Sahib has sparked concern among Sikh religious leaders in Europe, who have expressed…
A couple sustained severe injuries after a pitbull attacked them while inspecting a house. PATIALA: A couple suffered multiple injuries after they were allegedly attacked by a pitbull in Patiala’s Ghuman Nagar area, with purported CCTV footage of the incident circulating on social media.The attack took place on Tuesday evening when Ankit Sabharwal and his…
Young man from Kurukshetra fatally stabbed in Frankfurt, Germany; family waits for his remains Kurukshetra: A 25-year-old youth from Kurukshetra was allegedly stabbed to death in Frankfurt, Germany, leaving his family scrambling to bring his body back to India. The motive for the killing and details of the three persons allegedly involved were yet to…
Khap representatives gathered near mini-secretariat in Hisar Hisar: A mahapanchayat of khap panchayats and farmers’ unions on Wednesday announced a four-hour blockade of toll plazas across Haryana on Aug 14 and a protest at chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s programme in Hansi on Independence Day over the killing of dairy operator Jeevan Kundu.The mahapanchayat at…
