Chandigarh: The Chandigarh traffic police have procured 100 body-worn cameras to bring greater transparency in challaning and to reduce confrontations with traffic violators at check posts. The cameras will be issued to challaning officers after they undergo training.In 2017, the Chandigarh Police had purchased 104 body-worn cameras for traffic personnel. However, most of them are…
Panchkula: In a promising shift towards community-driven governance, citizen-led ‘Sahyog’ groups are emerging as active and effective area-resident bodies, transforming how local issues are identified and resolved.Moving beyond traditional Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), these groups are taking a more hands-on, data-driven approach to bridge the gap between residents and administration.Residents report that nearly 50 percent…
Chandigarh: Sector 17 police have booked the owner and employees of a Sector 17–based immigration firm for allegedly cheating five people of around Rs 9 lakh by promising overseas work visas.One of the complainants, Sunil Kumar, a salon owner from Ambala, Haryana, said he wanted to go abroad for work and came across an advertisement…
Panchkula: With the objective of effectively curbing road accidents and ensuring the safety of citizens, a team from the Surajpur Traffic Police Station, Panchkula, led by In-charge Sub-Inspector Abhishek, conducted a comprehensive road safety campaign.As part of this campaign, special warning sign boards were strategically installed at identified “black spots” (accident-prone zones), high-risk areas, and…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been repeatedly changing goal posts on women’s reservation as she decried that “the delimitation exercise was being conducted in the garb of the women’s reservation bill”.Speaking on the bill in Parliament, she said, “SAD supported the women’s…
Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
Mohali: Mohali Police arrested six persons who allegedly attacked a police team with sharp-edged weapons in the Sadar Kharar area. Police also recovered weapons along with a motorcycle and Scorpio vehicle used by the accused.DSP Kharar-1 Karan Singh Sandhu said acting on technical inputs and intelligence, police teams arrested six accused, identified as Gurkirat Singh…
Chandigarh: With a portion of Sukhna Lake near the regulatory end showing signs of drying up, the UT administration is planning to undertake de-siltation of the affected areas.The decision was taken at a recent meeting of the Chandigarh Wetland Authority, where it was resolved that the de-siltation exercise would be carried out while ensuring protection…
Chandigarh: Panic gripped the city on Thursday morning after authorities received another email threatening bomb blasts at multiple sensitive locations — including nine schools, Chandigarh secretariat, Chandigarh airport and the residence of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.The email warned of explosions at different locations at staggered timings — 1.11 pm, 2.11 pm and 3.11…
Panchkula: The Panchkula police cybercrime cell has identified over-one-year-old pending fraud cases and drawn up an action plan to crack them, with special teams set to be sent to other states to track down accused persons.Officials said around 20–22 long-pending cases, primarily related to investment fraud, have been shortlisted for focused investigation. Most of these…
