When Sarvagya Soni, 26, set out to be a stage artiste a short while back, he didn’t want to make it yet another space for punchlines. “Everyone is doing stand-up, but for me, the differentiator also had to factor in my gender identity. Comedy doesn’t always do justice to the sensibilities of different genders,” said…
Panchkula: The municipal corporation (MC) has identified property tax arrears worth Rs 37.68 crore from 697 properties with outstanding dues exceeding Rs 2 lakh each. The list includes both private and govt properties, which have been served notices to clear long-pending payments.According to MC records, private properties account for Rs 25.95 crore of the arrears,…
Panchkula: A Nigerian national arrested in an interstate cocaine trafficking case had developed a network of customers across the Tricity and was allegedly supplying cocaine at around Rs 5,000 per gram, police said during the investigation.According to investigators, the drug was also being supplied to parts of Himachal Pradesh, where it fetched more than double…
Mohali: Security was heightened across Mohali on Monday after three prominent schools and the office of the mayor received bomb threat e-mails ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Chandigarh and Punjab on July 17.Following extensive searches by police, bomb disposal squads and sniffer dog teams, no suspicious object was found at any…
CM Nayab Singh Saini sweeps a road at Sector 20 market in Panchkula on Monday, urging citizens to turn cleanliness into a mass movement Panchkula: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini Monday launched a statewide cleanliness drive from Panchkula, aimed at taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan message to every household and promoting…
Chandigarh: A 24-year-old Indian student pursuing a master’s degree in France has alleged that he was assaulted, threatened at gunpoint and chased by a group of men outside a nightclub in Sector 7 in the early hours of Sunday.Based on his complaint, Chandigarh Police has registered an FIR against three named accused and two unidentified…
Mohali: A Mohali-based transporter alleged that he received repeated extortion calls and death threats from international phone numbers in the name of gangster Goldy Brar, with the caller demanding Rs 3 crore and threatening to kill him and his family if the money was not paid.Acting on the complaint, Sadar Kharar police have registered an…
Mohali: Punjab FC have appointed Greek tactician Pavlos Dermitzakis as their head coach on a two-year contract ahead of the 2026-27 season.The 57-year-old joins from Greek club Panionios FC and brings over two decades of coaching experience, including stints with top-flight clubs such as PAOK, Asteras Tripolis and OFI Crete. He also led Panserraikos FC…
A man shields a child in his lap at Sukhna Lake as dark clouds gather overhead Chandigarh: With the Met department forecasting rainfall and strong winds in the coming days, the municipal corporation has issued a public advisory urging residents to take precautions to avoid accidents and damage to property.The civic body has advised people…
Mohali: Residents across parts of Kharar and Mohali are grappling with drinking water problems, with several localities in Kharar facing acute shortages while many areas in Mohali are receiving muddy water through municipal supply lines.In Kharar, thousands of families in New Sunny Enclave, Shiva Enclave and Sector 127 have been struggling for potable water for…
