Chandigarh: Two persons were injured in separate knife attacks in the city. While one incident involved an attempted robbery, the other stemmed from a dispute between two tenants living in the same house.In the first case, a biker was stabbed after he resisted a robbery attempt on the dividing road of Sectors 34 and 44…
Chandigarh: The Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19, one of Chandigarh’s most significant heritage landmarks and a museum dedicated to the city’s founding architect Le Corbusier, is suffering from severe neglect and poor maintenance.A pilgrimage site for architects, heritage experts, and international tourists, the centre now presents a picture of decay. In the main hall…
Chandigarh: A fire broke out in the student hall on the first floor of Government College, Derabassi, in the early hours of Wednesday, gutting furniture and items stored inside, officials said. No injuries were reported.A fire tender rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.According to sources, the student hall had been used…
CHANDIGARH: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at nearly a dozen locations across Chandigarh and Mohali on Thursday morning, targeting properties linked to several prominent builders. Multiple ED teams carried out the searches simultaneously under tight security, creating a stir in the real estate sector in Punjab and Chandigarh. According to reports, chaos broke out…
Panchkula: Days after arresting Mohammad Akram, an alleged active henchman of the Bambiha gang, Panchkula police have arrested Suleiman, who allegedly supplied him with weapons.Acting on a tip-off, police had earlier apprehended Akram, a resident of Islamnagar in Pinjore, and seized a .32-bore revolver along with five live cartridges from his possession. Akram, police said,…
Panchkula: Days after arresting Mohammad Akram, an alleged active henchman of the Bambiha gang, Panchkula police have arrested Suleiman, who allegedly supplied him with weapons.Acting on a tip-off, police had earlier apprehended Akram, a resident of Islamnagar in Pinjore, and seized a .32-bore revolver along with five live cartridges from his possession. Akram, police said,…
Chandigarh: The operation cell of Chandigarh Police claimed to have busted a nexus of gangsters by arresting five criminals with arms and ammunition from different parts of the city.Police also claimed to have seized five pistols and nine bullets from the accused, identified as Sanju Kancha, a resident of Sector 38 West; Anas Rayeen of…
Chandigarh: Despite having a fleet of 65 ventilators donated under the PM CARES fund, Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh, continues to face a severe shortage of life-saving equipment. The issue recently came into sharp focus following a TOI report highlighting a patient’s ordeal of being shuttled between PGI and GMCH-32 due to the…
BJP’s mayoral candidate Sham Lal Bansal (71) promises to fix major civic issues within 100 days if he wins the Panchkula municipal corporation elections. In a talk with TOI, he spells out his agenda.If elected, what are your priority areas?Other than what promises we have made in our manifesto, I have decided to fix certain…
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said responsibility for recent blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar lay with the Centre, not the state government.Punjab AAP chief Aman Arora accused opposition parties, particularly the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), of politicising the incidents and attempting to create fear ahead of elections. He alleged such incidents were…
