Mohali: A Special NDPS Court in Mohali has convicted a Himachal Pradesh resident for possessing 700 grams of charas and sentenced him to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000, with an additional one-month RI in case of default.The convict, Sunil Thakur, was arrested by the special…
Mohali: Members of the Kharar Safai Sewak Sangh Monday held a protest march in the city as part of the statewide indefinite agitation by sanitation workers that began on July 8. Carrying brooms and raising slogans against the Punjab govt, the protesters demanded regularisation of services, abolition of the outsourcing system, implementation of a minimum…
Chandigarh: Even as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) rolls out a structured Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum for students from Classes III to VIII, the Union ministry of education has declined to fund Chandigarh’s proposed Rs 95-lakh AI initiative for 111 govt schools under the Samagra Shiksha scheme.The move has…
Mohali: A total of 34 snakebite cases have been reported in Mohali district over the past 100 days, prompting the Health Department to urge residents to seek immediate treatment at government hospitals rather than relying on tantriks, babas or unqualified practitioners.Civil Surgeon Dr Sangeeta Jain said free treatment for snakebite victims is available at government…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Rifle Association (CRA) will organise the 51st Chandigarh State Shooting Championship-2026 from July 25 to 28 at the Sector 25 shooting ranges.The championship will feature rifle, pistol, para and deaf events, including .177 Air Rifle and Air Pistol, .22 Rifle, .22 Standard Pistol, .22 Free Pistol, .22 Sports Pistol and Centre Fire…
Farmers’ rally chokes city and Mohali again Chandigarh_ Farmers participating in the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha motorcycle rally ride through Sector 44, Chandigarh, after entering from Mohali and proceeding towards Sector 34 on Monday. The rally drew a large number of participants, while police remained deployed to manage traffic and ensure smooth movement along the route….
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Monday dismissed the Bhagwant Mann govt’s offer of free electricity motor connections under its reintroduced land pooling policy, calling it “a completely absurd move and a cruel joke on the state’s farmers”.Questioning the offer, Dhillon asked, “If the govt acquires farmers’ agricultural land through the land pooling…
Rohtak: The family members of Manisha, a teacher at a play school whose body was found two days after her disappearance in August last year, met the superintendent of police, Bhiwani, on Monday and pressed for a meeting with the Central Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the case.Manisha was a resident of Dhani Laxman…
Hisar: A 22-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of 10 to 15 men over a monetary dispute involving Rs 500-1,000 in Chhatrian village of Sirsa district on Sunday. The victim, Ashok Kumar, succumbed to multiple injuries while undergoing treatment at the Civil Hospital. His body has been kept in the hospital…
Security agencies are on high alert following a pro-Khalistan group’s email threat, targeting PM Modi’s (L, Photo credit: ANI) rally in Jind, Haryana. CHANDIGARH: Security agencies have been placed on high alert after an email, purportedly sent by a pro-Khalistan group, threatened to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Haryana’s Jind on Friday.The email…
