Ambala: A local court on Wednesday sentenced seven convicts — including Anil Kumar, son of former Ambala City BJP MLA Master Shiv Prasad — to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempted murder and criminal conspiracy in a 2020 case.Ambala district additional sessions judge Sampreet Kaur referred to Supreme Court judgments, emphasizing that punishment must be…
Chandigarh: The rebel SAD MLA from Dakha, Manpreet Singh Ayali, on Wednesday resigned from Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), deepening the crisis within the breakaway Akali faction formed last year.Ayali also quit the Panthic unity coordination committee, which he headed and which was formed to explore an alliance between SAD (Punar Surjit) and jailed MP…
Patiala: For 26 monsoons, the waters of Bhakra Canal hid a grisly secret as three families of Ropar grappled with grief and hope. On Sunday, a mangled Maruti Omni, rusted and falling to pieces, was winched out of the depths, still holding a child’s school uniform, luggage, personal belongings and a few bones — the…
Chandigarh administration observes a vehicle-free day on Wednesday, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for austerity and reduced fuel consumption Chandigarh: Swapping engines for pedals and pavements, the UT administration on Wednesday rolled out ‘no-vehicle Wednesday’, responding to an appeal by Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, and echoing the Prime…
Chandigarh: The Punjab govt has defended its fiscal management amid fierce political opposition, revealing that it has paid out more in debt servicing over the past 50 days than it has raised in new market loans.The fiscal breakdown from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) follows allegations from opposition sides that a fresh ₹2,500 crore loan…
man arrested in gold fraud case Panchkula Police Arrest Absconding Accused in Rs 20 Lakh Gold Investment FraudTimes News NetworkPanchkula: The Panchkula police’s economic offences wing has arrested an absconding accused from Delhi in connection with an alleged Rs 20 lakh cheating case linked to fake gold investment promises. The accused, identified as Mandeep Makkad,…
Barinderjit.salujaMohali: The Mohali police are probing a possible gangster angle in the firing incident targeting Advocate Gagandeep Jammu, former honorary secretary of the Punjab and Haryana high court bar association, who narrowly escaped an alleged assassination attempt near Kurali on May 19.According to police sources, unidentified assailants had allegedly opened fire at Jammu’s vehicle while…
Shimla: The Shimla district police, under the special anti-drug campaign, have arrested two drug suppliers from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh after establishing backward linkages in separate drug cases.In a case registered at Rohru police station, the police recovered 190 banned nitrazepam tablets from two persons and later traced the supply chain to a Lucknow-based chemist…
Chandigarh: Haryana Human Rights Commission on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the National Crime Records Bureau’s Crime in India-2024 report mentioning the state recorded the highest crime rate against children in the country.A full bench comprising chairperson Justice Lalit Batra, member (judicial) Kuldip Jain and member Deep Bhatia observed that 7,547 cases of crimes…
Hisar: Police in Fatehabad district have arrested a man for allegedly refusing to marry a woman after her family failed to meet dowry demands, including a car and a motorcycle, officials said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Sunil, a resident of Adampur in Hisar district. Police said further investigation is underway to…
