Chandigarh: Total of 5,784 candidates appeared for the entrance test for admission to the five-year integrated BA LLB (Hons) and BCom LLB (Hons) courses offered by Panjab University.The test was conducted at the University Institute of Legal Studies on the PU campus and its regional centres in Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur. According to officials, 6,307 candidates…
Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has reconstituted the governing body of the Utthaan Society to ensure effective implementation and management of the group home for persons with mental and intellectual disabilities in Chandigarh.The reconstituted body has been tasked with improving administrative and financial management of the society, including assessing the budget…
CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations in Punjab on Monday as part of a money laundering probe against former state police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar and entities linked to him, officials said. They said about 11 premises in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Patiala, Nabha and Jalandhar linked to the accused, his associates and suspected…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: Police arrested a resident of Karnal for allegedly raping a woman and blackmailing her. The accused, who has studied up to Class X, allegedly lured the complainant, a 22-year-old woman from Manimajra, by posing as an MBBS doctor. The complainant said she came in contact with the accused, a 30-year-old from Karnal,…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: UT Police filed a case against a city resident for allegedly duping a firm based in Beijing, China of USD 1.3 lakh on the pretext of supplying surgical masks during in 2020.In his police complaint, Rajender Aggarwal, who represents Beijing HJC, New Delhi, alleged that Mastram of Sector 21A, Chandigarh, approached them…
Mohali: Sohana Police have registered a case against an individual in connection with alleged fraud and criminal breach of trust in a land deal. The accused allegedly acquired land worth crores from the complainant but failed to transfer it all in return. He also allegedly issued death threats to the complainant.Gurmohan Singh, a resident of…
Chandigarh: Experts at the PGI human brain bank have started extracting DNA from preserved brain tissue. The purpose is to figure out why our brains age and how we can stop them from “breaking down” as we get older. Sample collection is not limited to the elderly. Over the last five years, the bank has…
Mohali: A scooter rider died after being hit by an allegedly speeding car in Sohana area of Mohali. Shiva, niece of the deceased, Sohana resident Dharminder, said the accident took place on April 21 at around 6:30 am. Dharminder was on his way to Sector 70 to refuel while Shiva and her brother Rohit, followed…
Barinderjit.SalujaMohali: The Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) app proved useful for Mohali police on Saturday night when they stopped a biker for routine checking at a checkpost on Airport Road.DSP Harsimran Singh Bal said that when asked about his identity, the man provided incorrect details. Police personnel took his photograph and uploaded it on the…
Chandigarh: The AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring to make Haryana illiterate.Highlighting the 18% drop in school admissions in Haryana during the current academic year, Surjewala said the Nayab Saini govt had “locked up the future of youth” as parents and students were left…
