Sonipat: Nishant Gautam, a 30-year-old pursuing post-graduate (PG) diploma in cricket coaching at Haryana Sports University in Rai, Sonipat, drowned in a swimming pool on the campus Thursday night. His family has alleged murder. Police have launched an investigation.The incident occurred around 8:30 pm when Gautam, who belonged to Palwal, entered the pool after a…
CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Ajay Sehgal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged GMADA and Change of Land Use (CLU) scam connected to the Suntec City project.Sehgal is likely to be produced before a court this afternoon. According to the ED, CLU approvals were allegedly secured using forged consent…
Mahendergarh: Haryana Police claimed to have busted a notorious interstate Pardi Gulel gang following a late-night gunfight in Mahendergarh, arresting seven alleged members involved in a string of serious crimes across multiple states.The operation, led by Mahendergarh superintendent of police Deepak, involved joint teams of the CIA units from Narnaul and Mahendergarh along with the…
Sonipat: The effect of the three-day transporters’ strike across the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) became more visible on Friday, with thousands of trucks remaining off the roads in Sonipat and adjoining districts, severely disrupting goods transportation and supply chains.The agitation against the implementation of environment compensation charges (ECC) and restrictions on BS-4 vehicles in…
Kurukshetra: The Kurukshetra district police on Friday claimed to have arrested the main shooter involved in the firing incident at a trader’s residence in Ladwa.Under the guidance of Kurukshetra SP Chandra Mohan, the crime investigation agency (CIA)-1 team arrested the accused, Arjun Pandit, from Kosi Kalan in Uttar Pradesh, said the police.A police spokesperson said…
Chandigarh: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday raised serious concerns over the Centre taking an “unprecedented” dividend of nearly Rs 2.87 lakh crore from the Reserve Bank of India, warning that excessive extraction of RBI reserves could weaken the country’s long-term economic resilience and undermine the strength of the central bank.Referring to reports…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is likely to meet cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora in Gurugram jail on Saturday. Arora was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 9 in connection with a new money laundering case.Arora, 62, was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) following early morning raids at…
Chandigarh: Leader of the opposition in the Punjab assembly, Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday condemned the alleged threatening statements made by AAP MLA Kulwant Singh Bazigar during the campaigning for the ongoing civic body elections in Shutrana, stating that such remarks expose the “true face” of the Aam Aadmi Party and pose a direct threat…
Chandigarh: Citing “growing concern” over stray dog attacks in several parts of Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said the Punjab govt will implement the Supreme Court’s directions on stray dogs in true letter and spirit, while ensuring both public safety and humane care for animals.Mann said an adequate number of dog shelters will…
Amritsar: Two Pakistani nationals accidentally drove across the Indian border near Amritsar, were detained by the Border Security Force (BSF), and repatriated after security agencies cleared them of any suspicious intent.Mohammad Saleem, 60, and Ameer Nawaz, 40, both from Lahore, were intercepted by BSF personnel after their car crossed into India from Pakistan’s Kasur sector…
