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…
The Punjab and Haryana court has mandated that the NTA present the original OMR sheet for examination CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court has ordered National Testing Agency (NTA) to produce the original OMR sheet and scorecards of an applicant in a sealed cover after she filed a petition alleging that her OMR sheet and…
The public health wing of the MC’s engineering department on Thursday began work on a Rs 1.3-crore rainwater drainage project in the Sector 46 commercial area Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) has intensified efforts to tackle chronic waterlogging in city markets, launching two stormwater drainage projects worth nearly Rs 1.6 crore in Sectors 46 and…
A Mohali resident’s car was allegedly broken into outside Kisan Bhawan in Sector 35, with thieves making away with a laptop, two cameras and other electronic equipment while she attended an exhibition. Police said the miscreants smashed a window of the parked vehicle before stealing the items. A case has been registered against unidentified persons…
Chandigarh: UT police have arrested six persons in two separate assault and attempt-to-murder cases reported from Sectors 25 and 26. In the first case, Sector 11 police arrested two accused after a man was allegedly attacked with sticks, rods, a sword and an axe near the Sector 25 taxi stand on Aug 12, leaving him…
Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police’s operation cell has busted an alleged interstate arms racket, arresting five persons, including a double MA degree holder and another postgraduate in economics.Police seized six pistols, including three automatic weapons, 19 live cartridges and two magazines, besides tracing a money trail of around Rs 2 lakh linked to the alleged procurement of…
Vendor arguing with police Mohali: A vendor dressed in Nihang attire allegedly threatened municipal corporation officials during an anti-encroachment drive in Phase 3B2, with the entire confrontation being captured on video.The incident reportedly occurred when an MC team attempted to remove a street cart and seize goods placed on a public road as part of…
Mohali: Mohali police have issued a Look-Out Circular (LOC) against schoolteacher Harpreet Kaur and her husband Sartaj Singh, accused in the murder of govt school headmaster Gursevak Singh, to prevent them from fleeing the country.The LOC has been circulated to immigration counters at airports and other exit points across the country as police intensify efforts…
Members of the environment protection committee meet Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria and urge intervention over the growing garbage mound in Mohali, citing health hazards, foul smell and concerns over bird activity near the airport flight path Mohali: The environment protection committee Thursday raised the long-festering garbage crisis in Mohali with Punjab governor Gulab Chand…
