Cylinder blast in Burail, Chandigarh Times News NetworkChandigarh: Another man succumbed to burn injuries during treatment in GMCH-32 on Saturday. He was among the six persons injured after three LPG cylinders exploded at a department store near Kila Sahib gurdwara in Burail village, Sector 45 on Monday.With this, the death toll in the incident has…
Mayor Sham Lal Bansal takes charge Panchkula: Reviving the old cycling track project will be among the priorities of newly elected mayor Sham Lal Bansal.Bansal, who formally assumed office on Saturday, said Panchkula was the first city in Haryana to introduce dedicated cycling tracks — a concept that had received widespread appreciation from residents. He…
Panchkula: Panchkula traffic police Friday took action against a private bus operating without a valid permit, intercepting the vehicle and impounding it after issuing a challan.The bus, plying from Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) to Manimajra (Chandigarh) via Panchkula, was stopped near Mouli village on the Panchkula-Yamunanagar highway following a tip-off.Officials said SHO (traffic) Surajpur Abhishek received…
Panchkula: A Panchkula court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife over their inability to have children. Additional sessions judge Bikramjit Arora also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.the case dates back to Jan 13, 2023, when information was received about the suspicious death of a woman in…
Panchkula: Police have registered a case against several individuals, including financiers, on a complaint filed by the wife of a local jeweller who allegedly died by suicide following sustained mental harassment and pressure.The case relates to Rajat Khanna, a resident of Sector 4, Panchkula, who reportedly died by suicide at his residence on May 28….
Mohali: Former Punjab health minister and senior Congress leader Balbir Singh Sidhu Saturday termed the alleged irregularities in the Mohali municipal corporation elections, particularly during counting, a serious blow to democratic norms and demanded re-polling at three booths.Sidhu sought cancellation of polling and fresh elections at booth no. 93 (ward 23), booth no. 7 (ward…
Chandigarh: Nearly one out of every two adult men in Chandigarh is overweight or obese, according to the newly released National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6, 2023–24), signalling a sharp escalation in the city’s metabolic crisis and reinforcing its reputation as a diabetes hotspot.The proportion of overweight or obese men has surged from 34.4% in NFHS-5…
Chandigarh: Five miscreants looted Rs 17.5 lakh from a city-based businessman at Sector-42 lake parking after luring him on the pretext of a cryptocurrency (USDT) deal.Police said the accused first contacted the victim, Amit Kumar, a Sector-45 resident, on WhatsApp, posing as a trader dealing in USDT. After days of conversation, they fixed a meeting…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police has arrested a man for allegedly attempting to smuggle heroin in the city. The accused, Gulshan (32), is a resident of Bapudham Colony, Sector 26.A team from Sector-26 police station was on patrol in the Bapudham Colony area to keep a check on anti-social elements when they intercepted the accused near block…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police has booked a Panchkula resident for allegedly duping a city-based businessman of ₹88.66 lakh on the pretext of purchasing pharmaceutical raw material, with cheques issued for payment later dishonoured.The complainant, Mohan Antony Vaid of DPS Antibiotics Branch, Makhan Majra, alleged that Adil Latif Khan, proprietor of Incredible Medicare in Sector 27, Panchkula,…
