Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Police have once again bagged the top position in the country for the average response time under the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) for the month of April.According to the latest rankings, the state police recorded an impressive average event response time of 3 minutes and 36 seconds.Dadra, Daman and Diu…
Patiala: A PhD scholar at IIT-Ropar has alleged physical assault and sexual harassment by her supervisor, triggering outrage after she detailed her claims in a social media post on Saturday.In her post on X, the researcher alleged that the faculty member punched her in the eye after she refused what she described as inappropriate demands….
Shimla: The anti-drug special task force (STF), Kullu, carried out an operation against illegal opium cultivation in Mandi district on Saturday and destroyed over 1.8 lakh opium plants.Acting on intelligence inputs, the STF team raided Sehad village under Katola sub-tehsil. During the raid, officials discovered illegal opium cultivation spread across nearly six bighas of private…
Shimla: The weather department on Saturday issued an alert for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds with 30-40 kilometres per hour speeds at isolated places across Himachal Pradesh, excluding Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti districts, from May 3 to 5.It has also forecast light to moderate rain or snowfall at several locations in the…
Patiala: Punjab Police on Saturday said three terror strikes across the state — CIA Moga grenade attack, Sirhind railway track blast and Shambhu railway track blast — were part of a single, coordinated conspiracy run by a terror module receiving directions from handlers based in Pakistan and Malaysia, with links spanning the US.The breakthrough followed…
Three teenage boxers from Chandigarh have earned spots in the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian U-17 Boxing Championships in Tashkent. CHANDIGARH: Three teenage boxers from the city have been named in the Indian squad for the coming Asian U-17 Boxing Championships to be held in Tashkent, marking a milestone for Chandigarh boxing.Fifteen-year-old Ranveer will…
Times News NetworkChandigarh: A 25-year-old man was found murdered in the forest area near a petrol pump in Manimajra on Saturday morning. A leather belt was tied around the neck of the deceased, Krishan Pandey. The body was found in semi-naked condition. The victim, a resident of Mauli Jagran, worked as a watchman in the…
Chandigarh: For some 18 agonising hours, relatives of a 28-year-old man desperately squeezed a rubber bag – a manual resuscitator – while travelling across 110km, looking for a ventilator. A healthcare system that has run out of breath left the man hanging between life and death.“Our ordeal began at 6:30pm on May 1 when my…
Chandigarh: Prof Ashok Kumar has been appointed the new medical superintendent (MS) at PGI. Official orders to the effect were issued by the PGI director on Saturday. Prof Kumar, the senior-most professor in the department of hospital administration, will now hold a dual responsibility. In addition to his new role as medical superintendent, he continues…
Chandigarh: The municipal corporation (MC) is set to purchase 10 new water tankers to augment its water supply capacity in crisis-hit areas, particularly densely populated colonies, during the summer season.According to officials, the MC engineering department has finalised the specifications for the tankers, which will be made of stainless steel to ensure water purity. Each…
