Farmers dig in for ‘pucca morcha’ at Chandigarh-Mohali border Mohali: The Chandigarh-Mohali border turned into the centre of a major farmers’ mobilisation, with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) setting up a “pucca morcha” at the 47/48 light point for a seven-day, round-the-clock protest. Farmers started arriving in large numbers from Monday evening, and by Tuesday…
In the first five months of this financial year, Chandigarh registered 3,243 electric vehicles Chandigarh: A few years ago, the electric vehicle in Chandigarh was easy to picture: a scooter gliding through the city’s broad, tree-lined streets, bought as much for the savings at the petrol pump as for the novelty of going electric.That picture…
Mohali: A 35-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death at her residence in Dashmesh Nagar, Zirakpur, on Tuesday, with police suspecting her former husband of carrying out the attack. The accused allegedly stabbed the woman following an argument before fleeing the scene.The deceased has been identified as Poonam, a native of Bhiwali in Rajasthan who…
Gurdaspur: A Punjab Police constable was allegedly attacked in uniform by a group of youths at Babbehali Adda in Gurdaspur district, leaving him and his sister injured. Police said a preliminary probe pointed to an old rivalry, while sources linked the attack to his alleged sharing of information on drug peddlers.The injured constable, Karanpreet Singh,…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini speaks during the monsoon session of the Haryana assembly in Chandigarh on Tuesday Chandigarh: Gangster threats have prompted Haryana to provide security cover to 396 people, including 338 businessmen and 25 public representatives, from Jan 1, 2025, to July 31 this year, the state govt told the vidhan sabha on…
Hisar: A mobile shop owner in Hisar’s Ganesh Market has allegedly received a death threat, with a note left on his car warning him to “end the matter” or face bullets.Mukesh, proprietor of Sach Mobile Shop, told police he found the handwritten note on the rear seat of his car. It allegedly referred to his…
The Attari-Wagah Border in Amritsar Bathinda: A Pakistani juvenile who had entered Indian territory in an illegal manner was repatriated to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday after spending nearly two years at an observation home in Faridkot.The youth was caught in the Hussainiwala sector in Ferozepur district in the mid-2024, and a case…
Chandigarh: The Enforcement Directorate has submitted WhatsApp chats and other evidence to the Punjab and Haryana high court in connection with an alleged cash-for-transfers and administrative corruption racket in Punjab.The claims were mentioned in an affidavit submitted on Tuesday after a division bench of acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor on…
Bathinda: The Government Railway Police (GRP) have registered a rape case after a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was found near the railway tracks in Gidderbaha late Monday with injuries to her private parts.A doctor at the civil hospital said the child may have been sexually assaulted and remains under observation. Locals who spotted the girl brought her…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini speaks during the monsoon session of the Haryana assembly in Chandigarh on Tuesday Chandigarh: Haryana’s home department has been left grappling with a corruption trail involving 612 cases across police, home guards, prosecution and prisons, with several of them languishing in departmental or criminal proceedings for years, even as the…
