Chandigarh: To ensure free and fair local body elections, the state election commission (SEC) has deployed IAS and senior PCS officers as general observers across all 23 districts of Punjab.The high-stakes municipal general elections, covering eight municipal corporations, 76 municipal councils and 21 nagar panchayats, are scheduled to take place on May 26. The announcement…
Amritsar: The Amritsar rural police have arrested four persons in case of two extortion-related cases reported from Sudhar village under Ramdas police station. The arrested were allegedly working at the behest of foreign-based gangster Jeevan Fauji.Senior superintendent of police (Amritsar rural) Suhail Qasim Mir said the arrested accused had been identified as Kulwinder Singh alias…
Hot weather in Chandigarh Mother with Kids on a scooter using bright orange and yellow dupattas to shield themselves from the harsh sun, with only their eyes and smiles peeking through on May 16, 2026. Photo by PRITAM THAKUR Times News NetworkChandigarh: The next few days are likely to be very hot. With temperature expected…
Gunshots fired in Panjab University Chandigarh 17 Mar 2026: Gunshots rang out at Punjab University as unidentified individuals opened fire, triggering panic across the campus, Police teamshave launched a full-scale investigation to trace the culprits. photos by NITIN SHARMA Chandigarh: The operation cell of Chandigarh Police claimed to have solved the Panjab University shootout case…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: UT police apprehended five juveniles in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Suraj, who was killed with sharp-edged weapons at Daria village. The accused nursed an old grudge against the victim. Police have seized the weapons used in the murder.Police said both parties engaged in a scuffle a few days before the…
Chandigarh: Cyber cons allegedly duped a city resident of Rs 1.6 lakh on the pretext of paying an online traffic challan.Complainant Hansraj, a resident of Sector 29, told the police that on Jan 20, he received an SMS containing information about an online traffic challan. He visited the traffic police lines in Sector 29, where…
AMRITSAR: A 21-year-old woman allegedly shot her father using his licensed revolver in Khalchian village, police said. The injured man, Parminder Singh, was rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable.SSP (Amritsar Rural) Suhail Qasim Mir said the accused, identified as Snehdeep Kaur, has been arrested.The SSP said police…
Chandigarh_Tribune flyover: the case against it- environment issues – tree cutting of 700 trees including 472 mango trees declared as heritage-I, lack of requisite clearances, obstructing the view of the Shivaliks, against pedestrian/cycle vision of city. But most importantly the question mark remains whether it would be able to solve the main aim- traffic decongestion…
Mayor Saurabh Joshi and MC chief Amit Kumar during a workshop on the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules in Chandigarh on Saturday Chandigarh: The municipal corporation Saturday organised a sensitisation workshop on implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, and promotion of waste segregation at source.It was decided that ward-level awareness camps…
Apart from being an eyesore, the waste poses a risk of accidents Mohali: Garbage has been lying dumped for the past three days on the main road in Peermuchalla near the Panchkula border, causing inconvenience to residents and commuters.Residents said waste is usually piled along the roadside, but three days ago it was dumped directly…
