Chandigarh: The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) is drafting an infrastructure and faculty recruitment proposal for the Union health ministry to launch its first undergraduate medical college on the 50-acre Sarangpur campus.The satellite centre will host an annual intake of 100 MBBS students, easing the fierce competition for medical seats in…
A fake Amazon call centre being cleared in Panchkula, Haryana. Panchkaula: The cybercrime cell has smashed a fake tech-support centre targeting US citizens, arresting 21 people during a midnight raid in this Haryana town.A joint task force of state cyber operatives and tactical units stormed a commercial building in Panchkula’s Sector 2, catching dozens of…
Chandigarh: Building inspectors have closed down a prominent nightlife venue linked to rapper Badshah following a string of severe zoning and construction violations.The Chandigarh estate office sealed the ‘Sago by Badshah’ club in Sector 26 on Tuesday after its management repeatedly ignored official warnings to demolish extensive illegal extensions. The closure follows a multi-agency raid…
Chandigarh: Police are analyzing CCTV footage after a 24-hour crime spree left three residents targeted by vehicle-mounted thieves.In the first incident, Soumya, a commuter from Kalka, was walking near the Sector 31 traffic lights when a motorcyclist ambushed her from behind, snatched her mobile phone, and sped away. Passersby rushed to aid the woman, who…
Hisar: Hansi Police have registered an FIR against 31 farm activists and several unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage the Rajli-Hansi drinking water pipeline and blocking the Hansi-Barwala road during a protest in Chanot village.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Hansi SP Vinod Kumar said the case was registered on a complaint by public…
Rs 5.5cr in penalties, yet Pkl trash crisis persists Panchkula: Even as the municipal corporation has withheld over Rs 5.5 crore from its waste contractor in 15 months over repeated lapses, residents say door-to-door garbage collection in the city continues to be erratic and unreliable.Pooja Consultations Co has faced nearly 20% deductions from its payments…
Shimla: Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday completed his self-enumeration for the Census 2027 through the online portal – se.census.gov.in – and appealed to the people of Himachal Pradesh to actively participate in the exercise and complete their self-enumeration before June 15.Sukhu said that the Census 2027 in the state would be conducted in…
Hansi police have registered an FIR against 31 farmer leaders and unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage a drinking water pipeline and blocking a key road. HISAR: Hansi Police have registered an FIR against 31 farmer leaders and several unidentified protesters for allegedly attempting to damage the Bhakra drinking water pipeline and blocking the…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. AI-generated image used for representational purpose. GURDASPUR : Panic gripped a hospital in the historical border town of Kalanaur in Gurdaspur district on Tuesday after an unidentified assailant allegedly hurled an…
Chandigarh: Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday asked Haryana’s power utilities to accelerate reforms and work towards near-zero transmission and distribution losses, saying the state’s rising electricity demand must be matched by a modern, efficient and reliable power network.Chairing a meeting at Haryana Niwas, attended by state energy minister Anil Vij and senior…
