Chandigarh

The intersection beneath the Patiala Chowk flyover on the Chandigarh-Ambala national highway was heavily inundated, trapping commuters, pedestrians, and local shopkeepers. Mohali: Wednesday’s brief pre-monsoon shower brought Zirakpur and Mohali’s Airport Road to a standstill, exposing structural flaws in the region’s multi-crore drainage infrastructure and triggering widespread traffic snarls.The intersection beneath the Patiala Chowk flyover…

Mohali: A 62-year-old Chandigarh resident was allegedly honey-trapped through a dating app, held captive in a Zirakpur flat and robbed of cash, valuables and his car. The accused also allegedly forced him to reveal his ATM PIN and withdrew Rs 2 lakh from his bank account.Zirakpur police have registered a case against seven persons and…

Staff and students were evacuated as a precautionary measure, and access to school buildings was temporarily restricted. Chandigarh: A fresh bomb threat email sent to multiple schools in Chandigarh triggered mass evacuations and panic on Wednesday, prompting security agencies to launch extensive anti-sabotage searches across the city.The email claimed that improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and…

Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused sent fraudulent pop-up alerts to the computers, laptops, and mobile phones of foreign nationals, warning them of non-existent technical errors Mohali: Police have busted a fake call centre operating from the first floor of a house in Sector 78 and booked seven persons for allegedly running an international cyber…

Rain Welcomes Young Learners: The first day of school after the long summer break turned into a memorable one as cheerful students reunited with friends and teachers. Cool rainy weather added to the excitement, making the return to classrooms a refreshing and joyful experience. Chandigarh: After keeping residents sweating through days of oppressive heat and…

The civic body has stationed suction and jetting machines at identified locations and prepared a division-wise roster of sewer-cleaning machines and drivers for quick deployment during the rainy season. Chandigarh: The municipal corporation’s engineering department has identified 23 waterlogging hotspots across the city, most of them located in low-lying areas. The locations were mapped following…

Despite 100% Interest WaiverPanchkula: The Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) has recovered a meager ₹5.9 crore out of over ₹100 crore in outstanding property tax dues, despite offering a 100% interest waiver scheme that ended on June 30.Out of 1,04,631 total properties in the city, only 44,002 (42.05%) are self-certified. The civic body’s latest data revealed…

Panchkula: With the monsoon setting in and heavy rainfall forecast in the coming days, Panchkula police have prohibited entry near rivers, drains and dams across the district to prevent accidents during the rainy season.DCP Srishti Gupta has imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, with immediate effect. The order will remain…

The apex court directed the UT administration to file an affidavit on compliance with its directions by July 22. Chandigarh: The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a 2020 Chandigarh administration notification that had expanded the definition of ‘Essential Service Providers’ (ESPs) to include vendors selling items such as chhole-bhature, kulche-chole, parathas, fruits, vegetables and flowers…

The special drives covered Sectors 1, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21, alongside Chandimandir, Pinjore, Kalka, and Raipur Rani. Panchkula: Panchkula police removed around 70 encroachments, rescued 135 women and children from begging, and arrested 34 drug traffickers with contraband worth ₹6.3 crore during a series of specialised campaigns…