Chandigarh: As many as 12 Punjab Police officers will be honoured with the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and the Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM) on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.Inspector Baljit Singh has been selected for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service. The Medal for Meritorious Service will be awarded to Babu…
Chandigarh: Around 500 students took part in a Tiranga Yatra organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) at Panjab University Friday ahead of Independence Day. Carrying a 200ft Tricolour, participants marched from the PU Market to the Student Centre, raising patriotic slogans. ABVP leaders said the annual event aims to honour freedom fighters and…
Himachal Pradesh deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri Shimla: Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Friday that around two lakh saplings would be planted across Una district during 2026-27 to strengthen environmental conservation and increase green cover.Speaking at the inauguration of the 77th District-Level Van Mahotsav at Kuthar Beed in Haroli, Agnihotri urged people…
Chandigarh: Sector 3 police have registered a case after the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) alleged that a man obtained a govt small flat in Dhanas by falsely showing his sister-in-law as his wife in official records.The case relates to Small Flat No. 1419-A and stems from a complaint forwarded by the CHB following an inquiry…
Punjab’s Sadak Surakhya Force (SSF), a dedicated highway patrol launched in 2024, is planning to use artificial intelligence, drones, satellite imagery and geospatial technology to build what the state police describes as India’s first 3D policing model for road safety.The force attended 43,983 road accidents between February 2024 and January 2026 and helped 47,386 people,…
The accused attacked the woman and her child with his slipper KAPURTHALA: After a video clip of a man assaulting a woman beggar, who was holding her child, with his slipper just outside a temple in Kapurthala emerged on social media, police booked the accused for assaulting and attempting to outrage her modesty.Accused Pawan Sharma…
The impact of the crane overturning also brought down electricity poles and overhead power lines in the area Panchkula: Two helpers in their early twenties died after a crane overturned while lifting a generator at a company premises in Industrial Area Phase II on Thursday afternoon.According to police, the accident occurred when a generator was…
Panchkula on Thursday conducted the final full-dress rehearsal for the district-level Independence Day celebrations, with police, home guards and NCC contingents participating in a ceremonial march past ahead of the main event on Aug 15 Panchkula on Thursday conducted the final full-dress rehearsal for the district-level Independence Day celebrations, with police, home guards and NCC…
Since its inauguration in 2006, no new names of battle casualties and soldiers killed in action had been added to the Chandigarh War Memorial Chandigarh: For two decades, the black granite blocks of the Chandigarh War Memorial stood frozen in time, bearing the names of thousands of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for the…
Panchkula: More than 550 youths and students participated in a Tiranga Yatra organised in the city Thursday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign being observed from Aug 9 to 17 ahead of Independence Day.The procession was flagged off by Panchkula SDM Chandrakant Kataria from Yavanika Park in Sector 5. The march passed…
