Panchkula: Chhat Puja ghat along the Ghaggar river in Sector 21 has finally been cleared of construction and demolition (C&D) waste that had accumulated over the years, with the municipal corporation removing around 150 tonnes of debris from the site.The cleanup was carried out following a recent inspection by MC commissioner Vinay Kumar, who found…
Youth killed, brother hurt as SUV rams them outside hotel 22-Year-Old Killed as Speeding Thar Hits Three in Daria; Family Alleges Intentional Murder: A 22-year-old man was killed and another injured after a speeding Thar allegedly hit three youths outside a hotel Royal Plaza in Daria village, UT around 12.30am on Saturday. The deceased’s family…
Panchkula: Cyber fraudsters struck in separate incidents across Panchkula, duping a retired Army Colonel, a trader and another resident of more than Rs 22 lakh through credit card fraud, a fake e-challan link and an online trading scam.In one case, an 86-year-old retired Army Colonel from Sector 25 alleged that Rs 1.7 lakh was fraudulently…
Farmers to protest at Punjab and Haryana Raj Bhawans in Chandigarh today but they handed over the memorandum at Madhya marg to concerned officials and marched back. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has put everything in place to hold a protest at the Raj Bhavans of Punjab and Haryana in Chandigarh today Kisans bulldozed Chandigarh…
Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track was disrupted on Aug 18 due to a landslide Kullu: Train services on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line were suspended on Sunday after heavy overnight rainfall damaged a bridge between Gumman and Taksal stations in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district. The Railways cancelled all the trains scheduled to operate on the Kalka-Shimla…
The swollen Beas river after water was released from Pandoh and Largi Dams in Mandi Kullu: The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has proposed construction of twin tunnels at Pandoh Dam in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district to provide an additional route for safe discharge of floodwater.The proposal follows the Central Water Commission’s (CWC) review of…
Chandigarh: With the water level in Sukhna Lake rising to 1,162.95 feet following ongoing monsoon rains, the UT engineering department on Saturday opened Radial Gate No. 1 by three inches at 8.30pm to regulate the lake level and release excess water.As a precautionary measure, the deputy commissioners of Chandigarh, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Panchkula have…
Mohali: The recent monsoon has exposed gaps in Mohali’s drainage network, with waterlogging across several sectors flooding roads, disrupting traffic and hampering access to residential areas.Acknowledging the problem, mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana said the municipal corporation (MC) was reviewing the drainage system and focusing on vulnerable points to prevent a repeat during future rains.For residents,…
Amritsar: Passengers of a SpiceJet flight to Dubai were left stranded at Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport on Sunday after their departure was delayed by nearly 18 hours, with the airline repeatedly changing the schedule and passengers alleging they were given no satisfactory explanation.The flight, scheduled to depart around 8.30 am, was first pushed…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, and party functionary Manish Sisodia meet Ravi Shankar at Art of Living ashram in Bengaluru Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab affairs in charge and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday visited the Art of Living…
