A fatal accident in Panchkula Chandigarh: A 60-year-old woman died after a speeding car, allegedly driven by a Punjab Police head constable under the influence of alcohol, rammed into her scooter near the Sector 33/34 traffic lights here on Sunday night. The accused has been arrested, and a case of rash and negligent driving causing…
Mohali: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal arms smuggling, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police seized a large quantity of heroin and illegal weapons during a raid conducted in Mohali. However, the accused managed to flee before the police team reached the location.The accused has been identified as Ishanpreet…
Sonipat: A man bludgeoned and stabbed three neighbours to death late Saturday night following a dispute reportedly linked to an illicit relationship, triggering shockwaves through Sonipat.The gruesome killings took place in TDI City in Kundli on the outskirts of Sonipat. Police named the victims as 50-year-old Vijay, his 47-year-old wife Sunita, and a neighbour, 32-year-old…
Rohtak: The Haryana Board of School Education on Sunday announced that the Haryana Teachers’ Eligibility Test (HTET) will be held on June 13 and 14. Around 2.4 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the exam, which will be conducted at nearly 820 centres across the state.Addressing a press conference in Bhiwani, board chairman Pawan…
Rohtak: Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said the twin blows of soaring inflation and acute shortages of electricity and water have plunged the state into turmoil.Addressing the media, Hooda remarked the purchasing power of poor and middle-class families has diminished, savings are dwindling, and the cost of daily living is skyrocketing…
Punjab civic polls today across 103 urban bodies; over 7,500 candidates in fray CHANDIGARH: Polling for elections to 103 urban local bodies in Punjab, including eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 20 nagar panchayats, will be held on Tuesday.A total of 7,555 candidates are contesting across 1,896 wards. Of them, 1,613 candidates to contest…
Bathinda: The Bathinda district police on Monday claimed to have arrested one person and seized 720 bottles of liquor, which was being smuggled from Haryana in a tractor trailer.The seizure was made late Sunday night at Pathrala village in Bathonda, said the police.Following a tip off, a team from police post Pathrala near Haryana border…
Chandigarh: Former Rajya Sabha MP and Chief Khalsa Diwan patron Rajmohinder Singh Majitha joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday.In a statement, AAP claimed that with his joining, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) suffered a political setback. AAP said his joining would help the party gain strength in Punjab’s Majha region. Punjab chief minister…
CHANDIGARH: Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been granted a 30-day parole, marking his 16th furlough since his conviction in August 2017.Visuals of him leaving from Rohtak’s Sunaria Jail have also surfaced.In March, this year, a Haryana court had acquitted Ram Rahim Singh of the charge of involvement in the murder of…
A Chandigarh liquor shop owner was arrested for allegedly distributing free vodka-based ice golas to the public without a license. CHANDIGARH: A liquor stunt landed a Chandigarh man in trouble on Sunday when he was arrested for allegedly giving away liquor ‘golas’ for free to beat the heat.The accused, who owns a liquor shop, was…
