Mohali: A Special CBI Court in Mohali has sentenced Mandi Gobindgarh businessman Sameer Dua to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a 15,000 rupee fine for his role in a 4 crore rupee bank fraud case.The case involves GD Ispat Udyog, a firm that entered into a criminal conspiracy to fraudulently secure a 4…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: A hunt is on for three men who ambushed and robbed a stranded motorcyclist after his vehicle ran out of fuel on Thursday night.Ramesh Kumar of Sector 45 was pushing his motorcycle towards a service station near the Sector-43-44 dividing road when the trio intercepted him, rifled through his pockets, and fled…
Chandigarh: Manimajra police have arrested a former employee for deliberately torching a car seat cover showroom in the Motor Market.The suspect, Toheed, who was fired a month prior after three years of employment, was captured on security footage starting the blaze on May 31. The fire ripped through the basement, fueled by stored foam, plastic,…
The Border Security Force (BSF) Western Command also observed the day with a large-scale drive inaugurated by Additional Director General Satish S Khandare Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria led a citywide plantation drive on World Environment Day to promote environmental conservation and sustainable development. Organised under the Prime Minister’s nationwide “Ek…
Hisar: Haryana cabinet minister Mahipal Dhanda has ordered a probe after a stubble trader from Gurana village broke down before him while alleging a case involving destruction of stubble worth Rs 60 lakh was deliberately suppressed.Surendra, the trader, narrated his ordeal during a District Public Grievances Committee meeting in newly created Hansi district on Friday….
Rohtak: The vice chancellor of Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (PBDUHS), Rohtak, issued show-cause notices on Friday to two examiners from the department of oral surgery of its constituent dental college. The notices sought an explanation within seven days why they should not be removed from answer sheet evaluation duties and other…
BATHINDA: Irked over the theft of motors used to draw water in fields, residents of Pakhi Kalan village in Faridkot district found a unique way to draw the attention of the police and the alleged thieves to their plight. The residents put up a banner with a fervent appeal to motor thieves.“With folded hands, we…
Chandigarh: Despite visible social progress, women in Punjab continue to face significant barriers in entering and remaining in the workforce. Fewer women participate in the labour market than the national average, and those who do are more likely to be unemployed, according to Women and Men in India 2025: Selected Indicators and Data.The report shows…
Chandigarh: Alongside its continuing battle against drug abuse, Punjab is grappling with high prevalence of HIV. At nearly 1.2% it has one of the highest HIV sero-positivity rates in the country, nearly three times the national average of 0.4%.According to health ministry’s 2025-26 report, over 3.5 crore tests were conducted under National AIDS Control Programme…
Amritsar: Security forces in Punjab are on alert after bomb threats were sent to five temples on Thursday — Durgiana Temple in Amritsar, Mukteshwar Dham in Pathankot, Devi Talab Mandir in Jalandhar, Bathinda’s Maiserkhana Temple and Kali Mata Mandir in PatialaThe threat email was received by the control room of Punjab secretariat in Chandigarh.Arun Khanna,…
