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Police said the drive to trace lost and stolen phones will continue, with citizens urged to promptly report incidents to improve recovery chances Panchkula: The cyber cell of Panchkula police has traced 25 lost and stolen mobile phones in the past one month and returned them to their owners.People who received their phones met DCP…

Shimla: Light to moderate rainfall lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh on Friday, bringing relief from the heat as maximum temperatures dipped across several stations in the state. Hailstorms were also reported in Karsog and Rohru.Light rain was recorded in parts of Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Mandi, Chamba, Bilaspur, Kangra, Shimla, Hamirpur, Solan and Sirmaur districts.According…

Hisar: A district court here has sentenced two men to five years’ rigorous imprisonment each in a nearly two-year-old mobile phone snatching case involving a private security guard. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the convicts.District and Sessions Judge Alka Malik convicted the accused, Yogesh and Tajender, after holding…

Bathinda: In a setback for Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Congress could win only two of the total 19 wards in Gidderbaha municipal council, results of which were declared on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 17 seats, while the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) failed to open its account. Till 2012, Gidderbaha…

People shield themselves from the scorching sun amid intense heatwave conditions in Chandigarh on Wednesday. The city continued to reel under extreme summer temperatures with the mercury hovering around 43–44 degrees Celsius, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue heatwave alerts across Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana. Roads and markets wore a deserted look during…

Mohali: Ballot papers for the Mohali MC elections will be counted at eight centres set up across the district under tight security arrangements.District police have been directed to maintain strict law and order during the counting process and ensure that no unauthorised person is allowed near the counting centres.Political parties will appoint counting agents with…

The complainants — faculty members of Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12 — had faced delay in possession of their property Mohali: In a significant ruling, the Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has directed a real estate promoter to pay around Rs 25 lakh as delay interest to homebuyers, holding that project timelines must be…

CHANDIGARH: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed former Congress MLA and industrialist Kewal Singh Dhillon as its Punjab president, marking a shift from the party’s earlier practice of appointing a Hindu leader in the Sikh-majority state. By picking Dhillon, a Jat Sikh, the BJP has made a significant political move less than a…

Punjab Pollution Control Board officials interact with builders during an outreach session in Zirakpur on Thursday Chandigarh: The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) held an interactive session with the Builders Welfare Association in Zirakpur to sensitise developers to environmental compliance and adherence to Environmental Clearance (EC) conditions during construction.Conducted by the PPCB’s regional office, Mohali,…