Chandigarh: UT cyber police have filed a case against an unknown person for allegedly duping a city-based firm of nearly Rs 2 crore by impersonating the company’s managing director on WhatsApp. Police said they are tracking the money trail to identify those involved in the fraud. No arrests have been made so far.According to the…
Chandigarh: Months after clearing all stages of the recruitment process, candidates shortlisted for 218 junior basic teacher (JBT) posts in government primary schools are still awaiting appointment, with the process now delayed due to budget constraints.The Chandigarh education department initiated the recruitment drive in July 2025 under the Samagra Shiksha scheme to fill 218 JBT…
Chandigarh: With the Municipal Corporation (MC) having rejected the proposed 24×7 water supply project, the city will continue to depend on its existing network of tubewells. No further closures of operational tubewells are planned, sources said. Officials indicated that the decision has brought relief to several areas that rely heavily on groundwater for daily water…
Mohali: Mohali continues to witness a high number of traffic violations, particularly cases of riding without helmets, with police data showing that offenders have become habitual despite sustained enforcement drives. However, an overwhelming majority of challans issued in the district are yet to be disposed of.According to official figures, 6.47 lakh challans were issued for…
Hisar: A Hisar court has rejected the sixth bail application of Sanjay alias Fauji, an accused in the 2014 Satlok Ashram violence case, citing the gravity of allegations, his past conduct and repeated dismissal of earlier pleas.Additional Sessions Judge Dr Gagandeep Mittal dismissed the bail application, observing that no sufficient change in circumstances warranted relief…
Hisar: In a significant development in a long-pending case linked to the Jat reservation agitation, a Hisar court has granted anticipatory bail relief to an accused, Karambir Dhillon, resident of Adarsh Colony, Azad Nagar, Hisar, observing serious procedural lapses and lack of justification for arrest after more than a decade.The order was passed by additional…
Bathinda: Over a dozen discarded vehicles were gutted in a fire at a scrap dealer’s workshop near Buggipura Chowk in Moga on Saturday. Police said a vehicle was being cut using a gas cutter when sparks allegedly triggered the blaze, which spread rapidly due to strong winds.Several fire tenders were pressed into service to bring…
Patiala: Claiming that the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt misled the Himachal Pradesh high court in an ongoing case regarding the legal basis of the levy collected at the state’s entry barriers under the Himachal Pradesh Tolls Act, 1975, the Sangharsh Committee — an amalgam of protesting unions — on Saturday said the Himachal govt’s affidavit…
Bathinda: Heat wave like conditions have been reported in north India, as the maximum temperatures either started rising sharply or are predicted to rise in the coming days. The maximum temperatures were recorded appreciably above normal (3.1°C to 5.0°C) at isolated places over Haryana and Chandigarh till Saturday morning, though these were recorded near normal…
Bathinda: Punjab’s crop residue burning count remains nearly 1,700 times lower than the state with the highest number of cases, even as two fresh incidents were reported on Saturday, taking its total to just 10 — a figure officials attribute to slower wheat harvesting in the state.Across five states, 1,311 cases were recorded on Saturday,…
