Panchkula: In a deeply distressing case, an 18-year-old girl has accused her father of subjecting her to years of physical, mental and sexual abuse, a trauma she says began when she was just seven.Police have arrested the man following the survivor’s complaint. He has been produced in court and sent to judicial custody.According to police,…
Kabaddi player Sonu Nolta Panchkula: Gopal Sukhomajri, who had unsuccessfully contested the last assembly election from Kalka as an independent, has been arrested in the murder case of kabaddi player Sonu Nolta.According to Panchkula Police, Gopal — alleged to be the mastermind — had been absconding since the killing in the Amravati area last year….
A major fire broke out at a discotheque-cum-restaurant and bar in Sector 26 on Thursday evening Chandigarh: A major fire broke out at a discotheque-cum-restaurant and bar in Sector 26 on Thursday evening, gutting almost the entire interior. No casualties were reported as only a few staff members were present at the time.While the exact…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring has questioned the timing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab when the state was headed for assembly elections less than 10 months from now.Reacting to the announcement by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the matter, Warring said Punjab could have…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday felicitated three students who scored a perfect 500 out of 500 marks in the Punjab School Education Board Class XII exams.Mann presented Supneet Kaur from Mansa, and Suhani Chauhan and Divyanshi from Ludhiana, with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 each.Interacting with the students, Mann said all…
JALANDHAR: Punjab Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the May 5 explosion outside the BSF Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar.Police identified the suspects as Anil Kumar from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, and Umardin from Mohali. While senior officers remain tightlipped, sources said the two had placed the explosive material. Police suspect the duo to…
Mahendergarh: A wanted murder accused, named in at least 13 FIRs, was injured in a late-night encounter with the CIA unit of Mahendergarh police in Narnaul, while his two associates were arrested with illegal weapons and ammunition, police said on Thursday.The accused, Sanjay alias Sanjay Kalba, was wanted in a murder case registered in Nangal…
Chandigarh: Haryana chief electoral officer A Sreenivas said that the Election Commission of India was conducting a special summary revision campaign of electoral rolls in a phased manner across 16 states and three Union Territories. Under the third phase of the campaign, July 1 has been fixed as the qualifying date for Haryana. Preparatory work,…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday held a meeting with Western Command Army commander Lt Gen Pushpendra Singh and discussed the need to strengthen coordination on border management, internal security, disaster response and operational preparedness.The discussion also focused on expediting ongoing projects in border areas and evolving a coordinated framework to tackle emerging…
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress leaders on Thursday flagged Election Commission‘s announcement to launch the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, claiming that it was needed as elections were now just 10 months away.Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said the EC could have waited till after the elections. “Bihar and West…
