Times News NetworkChandigarh: UT Police filed a case against a city resident for allegedly duping a firm based in Beijing, China of USD 1.3 lakh on the pretext of supplying surgical masks during in 2020.In his police complaint, Rajender Aggarwal, who represents Beijing HJC, New Delhi, alleged that Mastram of Sector 21A, Chandigarh, approached them…
Mohali: Sohana Police have registered a case against an individual in connection with alleged fraud and criminal breach of trust in a land deal. The accused allegedly acquired land worth crores from the complainant but failed to transfer it all in return. He also allegedly issued death threats to the complainant.Gurmohan Singh, a resident of…
Chandigarh: Experts at the PGI human brain bank have started extracting DNA from preserved brain tissue. The purpose is to figure out why our brains age and how we can stop them from “breaking down” as we get older. Sample collection is not limited to the elderly. Over the last five years, the bank has…
Mohali: A scooter rider died after being hit by an allegedly speeding car in Sohana area of Mohali. Shiva, niece of the deceased, Sohana resident Dharminder, said the accident took place on April 21 at around 6:30 am. Dharminder was on his way to Sector 70 to refuel while Shiva and her brother Rohit, followed…
Barinderjit.SalujaMohali: The Punjab Artificial Intelligence System (PAIS) app proved useful for Mohali police on Saturday night when they stopped a biker for routine checking at a checkpost on Airport Road.DSP Harsimran Singh Bal said that when asked about his identity, the man provided incorrect details. Police personnel took his photograph and uploaded it on the…
Chandigarh: The AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP, Randeep Singh Surjewala, on Sunday accused the BJP of conspiring to make Haryana illiterate.Highlighting the 18% drop in school admissions in Haryana during the current academic year, Surjewala said the Nayab Saini govt had “locked up the future of youth” as parents and students were left…
Bathinda: More than 48 hours after a local trader allegedly died by suicide, his family on Sunday refused to allow the post-mortem till the name of a police officer and another person were added to the abetment-to-suicide FIR.Sandeep Kumar (32), a building materials dealer, allegedly consumed poison on April 24. Before his death, he recorded…
Bathinda: Punjab recorded 72 farm fire cases on Sunday. While Haryana reported 18 cases, Madhya Pradesh remains the national leader in stubble burning with 916 cases on Sunday alone.Nationwide, farm fire cases have surpassed 41,500 this season. MP accounts for more than 69% of these incidents. According to data from the CREAMS monitoring consortium, the…
Hisar: Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology (GJUST) has been named the top-ranked govt varsity in Haryana in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2026. The institution secured the 74th spot in India and placed within the 501–600 band across Asia.The varsity saw its overall performance score rise to the 30.9–33.6 range,…
Hisar: A political row within Haryana BJP escalated on Saturday after Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma accused former chief minister Bhajan Lal and his son of “electoral misconduct”, alleging they had won polls through “badmashi”.Responding sharply, BJP leader Bhavya Bishnoi termed the remarks “unfortunate” and said, “Those who have reached the Rajya Sabha through others’…
