Chandigarh: Sarangpur police arrested three persons in separate operations Wednesday, recovering 12 grams of heroin from one accused and two knives from two others. All three were produced before a court Thursday and sent to 14-day judicial custody.Vishal (24) and Bablu (26), both residents of Dhanas, were caught with a knife each. Separate cases under…
Punjab governor and UTadministrator Gulab Chand Kataria lays the foundation for the new boys’ hostel at PEC, Chandigarh, on Thursday Chandigarh: Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria Thursday laid the foundation for a Rs 17 crore boys’ hostel at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), a project expected to add 309 seats and strengthen the…
Pinjore-Nalagarh h’way project back on track Panchkula: The long-delayed Pinjore-Baddi-Nalagarh four-lane highway project is set to move forward again, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarding the remaining construction work that had remained stalled for over a year, causing hardship to commuters and industries.The 36km highway, running from the end of the Pinjore…
Rights, identity for village homes Chandigarh: In a move expected to address long-standing ownership ambiguities in village abadi areas, the Chandigarh administration has notified the Chandigarh Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Rules, 2026, setting up a formal mechanism to survey properties, demarcate boundaries and record ownership rights in the city’s erstwhile villages. The rules, published…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) is set to build new sheds at the Raipur Kalan gaushala to address a shortage of space for cattle and fodder. The civic body has prepared an estimate of Rs 2.31 crore for the project, which will come up for approval at the MC house meeting Friday.The proposal was initiated…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation Thursday held consultations with market welfare associations (MWAs) of sectors 7, 8, 9 and 20 on a proposal to involve them in the operation and management of select paid parking sites.The civic body said the move aims to improve parking management, maintenance and public convenience while encouraging greater stakeholder participation in…
Mohali: Two siblings from Kharar were allegedly cheated of Rs 15.10 lakh after three men promised them govt jobs in the Army, Chandigarh municipal corporation, Punjab and Haryana high court and Ludhiana district court. An FIR was registered after a DSP inquiry reportedly found the allegations substantiated.Majri police have booked Gurpreet Singh Sidhu, Pritam Singh…
Chandigarh: Cancer cases across Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh increased by almost 10% over five years, with Haryana witnessing the steepest increase and Himachal Pradesh the lowest.The estimated incidence of cancer cases increased by 11.26% in Haryana, 9.29% in Punjab, and 8.72% in Himachal Pradesh, according to estimates of the Indian Council of Medical Research’s…
Dead worker shown unmarried in PF claim; parents face FIR Mohali: The parents of a deceased municipal corporation sanitation worker have been booked for allegedly declaring him unmarried in EPF claim documents despite official records showing he was married.The case was registered after the worker’s widow, Shamli, submitted RTI-obtained documents that allegedly showed her husband…
Bathinda/Amritsar: The Punjab bandh called by sanitation workers on Thursday over the alleged police lathicharge on protesters in Barnala received a mixed response across the state, with complete shutdown in Barnala and partial closure of markets in several other towns. The workers, who have been on strike since Jul 8, reiterated their demands for regularisation…
