Kullu: Himachal Pradesh has added 99,799 new social security pension beneficiaries over the past three years, taking the total to 8.42 lakh, chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday.The beneficiaries include senior citizens, widows, single women and persons with disabilities across various schemes. Of the total, 5.04 lakh are under the state old-age pension,…
Amritsar: The Amritsar police claims to have busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and seizure of 915gm ICE (methamphetamine), five sophisticated pistols from their possession.Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said . the recovered pistols included two 9mm Glock and three .30 bore pistols along…
Amritsar: The Amritsar district administration has lifted its ban on the movement and breeding of farm pigs in Dhariwal Kaler villge of Amritsar district, said an animal and husbandry department official on Wednesday. The official added the ban had been imposed on the movement of farm pigs in the village after an outbreak of African…
Mohali: In the second such incident in a week, a police team came under attack in Kharar on Tuesday after assailants allegedly attempted to run over personnel while trying to flee.Kharar police arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a police party during a raid in Sector 115 and attempting to mow down policemen with their…
Mohali: In the second such incident in a week, a police team came under attack in Kharar on Tuesday after assailants allegedly attempted to run over personnel while trying to flee.Kharar police arrested four persons for allegedly attacking a police party during a raid in Sector 115 and attempting to mow down policemen with their…
Mohali: A man was found dead under suspicious circumstances inside a house in Kharar, triggering questions after police allegedly failed to arrange an ambulance to transport the body to the hospital and instead used a three-wheeler tempo.The incident occurred in the Sunny Enclave area of Kharar, where the body of the deceased, identified as Sunny,…
Panchkula: Taking suo motu cognisance of a TOI report titled ‘Pkl challans nosedive as cams go dead’, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has sought detailed reports from the Panchkula municipal corporation commissioner and the police commissioner over the large number of non-functional CCTV cameras in the city.The commission has directed the municipal corporation to…
Chandigarh: The operation cell of Chandigarh Police has arrested three persons allegedly involved in supplying illegal weapons to associates of gangster Lucky Patial of the Bambiha gang. Police seized a total of nine pistols and six live cartridges during the crackdown.Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Rahul and Monu, both residents of New Indira…
Chandigarh: Despite the regulatory end of Sukhna Lake drying up early this summer and the India Meteorological Department forecasting below-normal rainfall this year, Chandigarh administration officials have allayed fears of the main lake body drying up.Concerns had been raised over the possibility of the lake, or parts of it, going dry. Acting on these, teams…
Chandigarh: A wanted criminal was arrested by the Chandigarh Police’s operation cell after a brief encounter in Sector 25 in the early hours of Wednesday. The accused sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was admitted to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), where his condition was stated to be stable.DSP Vikash Sheokand said acting on…
