Chandigarh: The Chandigarh administration has cleared the decks for a major infrastructure upgrade of Model Jail, Burail, with the engineering department finalising a comprehensive estimate of Rs 37 crore for its expansion. The move follows approval of the project design by the urban planning department, which has detailed the scope of work, including building layouts…
Chandigarh: UT police have booked an unidentified person for allegedly throwing a puppy into a burning tandoor in Bapudham Colony. A case has been registered at Sector 26 police station under provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and sections of the BNS. No arrest has been made so far.Complainant Sanjay (26),…
Chandigarh: A Sector 46 resident fell victim to the ‘oil leak’ distraction trick and lost a bag containing around Rs 1.5 lakh in cash in Sector 45. Sector 34 police have registered a case and launched an investigation.Complainant Pratham Sharma told police that he had gone to a private hospital in Sector 45 on Saturday…
Mohali: A domestic help hired barely five days ago allegedly attacked his employer and decamped with cash, gold and silver jewellery, and a mobile phone from a house in a society in Kharar. The injured woman, Shabnam, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.Police have registered a case against the accused, identified as Hira Lal…
SIR to kick off in Chandigarh on June 15 Mohali: State Election Commission, Punjab, has issued directions regarding deferment of the elections to Kharar municipal council in compliance with the orders of the Punjab and Haryana high court.Deputy commissioner-cum-district election officer Komal Mittal said as per the communication received from the State Election Commission, Punjab,…
A yellow heat alert — advising residents to stay updated and take precautions — is in force from Monday onward Chandigarh: After a brief spell of relative ease, summer returned with a vengeance to the Tricity on Sunday, pushing the mercury past the 40°C mark for the first time this May. Chandigarh recorded a maximum…
21 face FIR, suspension for skipping Census duty in Panchkula Panchkula: Cracking down on dereliction of duty, the Panchkula administration has initiated action against 21 employees for allegedly skipping Census work, with FIRs and suspension proceedings set in motion.At a review meeting held at the Mini Secretariat, Deputy Commissioner Satpal Sharma made it clear that…
Chandigarh: City vehicle owners will soon get a chance to secure fancy registration numbers as the Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA) is set to roll out the new series CH-01-DE by the end of next week.Officials said the formalities have been completed and only final stage preparations are under way. Of the total 9,999 numbers…
Panchkula: HAFED and the Haryana Warehousing Corporation (HWC) have intensified wheat procurement and lifting operations across mandis in Panchkula district during the ongoing Rabi marketing season 2026-27.According to the district food and supplies controller office, agencies have procured 37,109 metric tonnes (MT) of wheat so far, of which 36,850 MT has already been lifted.Procurement is…
Chandigarh: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Sunday hit back at Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann for questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s foreign tours, saying Mann himself frequently travels abroad.Calling Mann’s remarks “the height of hypocrisy”, Chugh said, “A chief minister who himself travels abroad with a minister currently in ED remand in a…
