Mohali: A youth was killed and another critically injured after a speeding Thar SUV rammed into a road divider pillar near Kumbra light point late Friday night. The injured youth was rushed to a private hospital for treatment. Eyewitnesses said the SUV was travelling at very high speed when the driver lost control. The vehicle…
Mohali’s Minerva Club wins Gothia Cup Chandigarh: Indian youth football added another chapter to its growth story as Minerva Academy clinched the Gothia Cup 2026, defeating Brazil’s RS Sports 2-1 in the Under-12 final in Gothenburg, Sweden. With this, Minerva Academy has become the first in the country to win three Youth World Cups. The…
PGI centre welcomes first moms & infants Chandigarh: On Saturday, a day after the Prime Minister inaugurated the Advanced Mother and Child Centre at PGI, doctors, nurses, and supporting staff from the neonatology and gynecology departments shifted the first batch of patients from the Nehru Hospital building to the newly inaugurated facility.The patients, who were…
Grappling with 60% vacancy, MC gets nod to fill 276 posts Chandigarh: The MC has received approval to recruit employees for 276 posts through direct recruitment. Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has given principal clearance to the proposal, allowing the civic body to initiate the process.The administration has directed the MC to…
UT to build pedestrian underpasses to ease traffic Chandigarh: With rising traffic volumes making it increasingly difficult for pedestrians to cross some of Chandigarh’s busiest roads, the UT Administration has drawn up plans to build a network of pedestrian underpasses at key intersections across the city. The engineering department has initiated the process to appoint…
Amritsar: The Amritsar Commissionerate police on Saturday claimed to have dismantled an international drug and arms smuggling network, arresting four alleged smugglers and seizing 5.557 kilograms of heroin along with two pistols.The operation was carried out as part of the Punjab Police’s ongoing crackdown on narcotics trafficking and illegal weapons. According to the director general…
Bathinda: Fresh complaints are surfacing in the alleged Australian student visa scam, with nearly 30 students approaching the Barnala police claiming they were defrauded. The TOI on Friday highlighted a Ludhiana-based immigration firm in the centre of the alleged immigration fraud. The complainants include students whose visas were cancelled, those served notices over fraudulent documents…
Amritsar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at the residence of Vijay Kataruchak, a close associate of Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged land transfer scam in Pathankot district.The search was carried out at Kataruchak village along the Gurdaspur–Pathankot highway. Vijay’s residence is located adjacent…
Bathinda: The police in Moga have arrested one Gurpreet Singh from Daudhar Sharki village over the murder of Nirmal Singh, a retired employee of Punjab StatePowerCorporation Limited (PSPCL). Gurpreet Singh had returned from the Philippines just 10 days ago.As per information, 65-year- old Nirmal Singh had left his home on the afternoon of July 16…
In Ludhiana, a local firm is under scrutiny for allegedly utilizing counterfeit bank documents to facilitate Australian study visas (Representative image) BATHINDA: Three years after a Canada immigration scandal rocked Punjab, a Ludhiana-based firm allegedly duped dozens of students seeking Australian study visas by using forged bank documents.The scam has left many students facing visa…
