Chandigarh: A case has been registered against two individuals for allegedly cheating “investors” of approximately Rs 3.6 crore. They allegedly lured victims to invest in a company named “Atalia Traders Private Limited” on the promise of high returns.The accused allegedly assured a monthly profit of 3% and an annual return of 36% but later failed…
Bathinda: A Moga court has issued a notice to Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal requiring her to appear in court in person or through her counsel on June 10, while providing the parliamentarian an opportunity to be heard under the proviso of Section 223(1) of the BNSS in a defamation case filed by Aam Aadmi…
Panchkula: A late-night clash and vandalism were reported in a Sector 5 club after a group of youths and bouncers allegedly got into a violent confrontation on the intervening night of May 24 and 25.Police said two vehicles were damaged by bouncers, while the other group allegedly vandalised property inside the club premises. The dispute…
Shimla/Chandigarh: Indian Air Force helicopters lifted and dropped nearly 40,000 litres of water from Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake in more than 15 sorties during a marathon overnight operation with the Army and civil authorities to contain a massive forest fire raging across Kasauli hills in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district.The blaze erupted around 3pm on Tuesday in…
Chandigarh: The nagar panchayat poll in Mansa district recorded the highest 84.6% voter turnout, while nagar panchayat election in Amritsar district recorded the least 53.04% voter turnout, as a total polling of 63.94% was registered in the elections to 102 urban civic bodies on Tuesday, the data released by the State Election Commission, Punjab, showed.There…
SANGRUR: Over 70 people, including women and children, fell ill after consuming food at a wedding ceremony in Moonak area of Sangrur district, officials said on Wednesday.The affected people were admitted to both government and private hospitals, where they are currently undergoing treatment.Punjab cabinet minister Barinder Kumar Goyal visited the Civil Hospital in Moonak and…
PATIALA: The body of a woman was found stuffed inside a blue plastic drum near the DMW Railway Colony in Punjab‘s Patiala, police said on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Neha (25), a resident of Patiala’s Gopal Colony.The deceased’s family reached the Urban Estate police station on Wednesday afternoon and identified the body after seeing…
Jassi slams BJP for naming Honey Singh as anti-drug face CHANDIGARH: Punjabi singer and actor Jasbir Jassi, of ‘Dil Lai Gayi Kudi Gujarat Di’ fame, on Tuesday said the BJP either “does not understand Punjab or is deliberately trying to taunt it.”His remarks came after the party roped in rapper and music composer Honey Singh…
Chandigarh: The Punjab State Information Commission has observed that the Right to Information Act cannot be used as a tool to “create terror” among public authorities or to exploit them with ulterior motives.The observation was made by state information commissioner Bhupinder Batth while disposing of an appeal filed by a Bathinda resident, who sought information…
Inspection of nightclubs, rooftop restaurants in Panchkula SDM during inspection at night clubs and rooftop hotels_Having found illegal encroachments and noise pollution at nightclubs, and rooftop hotels in Sectors 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Sub-Divisional Magistrate Panchkula, Chandrakant Kataria, has submitted a report to the Deputy Commissioner for taking action. Residents have often been…
