Chandigarh

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…

Chandigarh: Prison officials at Burail jail caught two women, including the mother of an inmate, for allegedly attempting to sneak in mobile SIM cards and batteries into the prison Wednesday. Police also registered a case against the inmate they were visiting.The accused were identified as Paramjit Kaur and Jyoti, both residents of Dadmajra Colony, Sector…

Chandigarh: In a stark exposure of cracks in Chandigarh Police’s intelligence and surveillance network, Delhi Police’s most-wanted gangster Vikas Dahiya — alias Sonu, alias Thekedar — managed to live undetected in the city for nearly three months by assuming a fake identity and renting a house in Sector 38.The 42-year-old criminal, wanted in multiple serious…

Panchkula: Absconding builder Sunny Garg, a key accused in the Rs 147-crore fixed deposit fraud case, has claimed that he received an “unsecured loan” of around Rs 70 crore at high interest rates from Kotak Mahindra Bank’s then deputy vice-president Pushpender Chaudhary and has alleged threats to his life from him.Garg made the claims in…

Chandigarh: Students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programmes under the Honours School System at Panjab University will now be able to obtain a degree or certificate after completing three years without exiting the course, following approval by a university committee and subsequent nod from the Vice-Chancellor. The provision, which will apply across the university and its…