Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: A day after Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned over the NEET paper leak issue, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday claimed that not a single competitive examination paper had leaked in the state during the AAP government’s four-and-a-half years in office, amid opposition allegations of repeated paper leaks in Punjab.Speaking at…

Chandigarh: Chandigarh Police arrested a man for allegedly possessing heroin in Sector 29 on Friday night. He was produced before a local court, which remanded him to judicial custody.The accused was identified as Mukesh Kumar alias Chikna, a resident of Sector 29.According to police, a team from Industrial Area Phase I police station was on…

Times News NetworkChandigarh: Chandigarh police have arrested a couple for allegedly stealing cash and valuables from a gift shop in Sector 35 in the guise of customers. The accused, Harpreet and his wife Tamanna, residents of Togan village in Mohali, were produced before a local court and remanded in one-day police custody.At around 5:40pm on…

Chandigarh: A 33-year-old e-rickshaw driver allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Mauli Jagran, following which police registered a case against his wife and her alleged male friend on charges of abetment to suicide.The deceased, Monu, was a resident of Mauli Complex. The case was registered on the complaint of his younger brother, Kapil.According…

Chandigarh: Chandigarh Congress Saturday took out a Tiranga March at Sector 17 Plaza in support of students protesting across the country. Congress leaders, councillors, Youth Congress and NSUI workers, along with students, participated in the march carrying the national flag.The Chandigarh Pradesh Congress Committee also organised a shabeel and distributed fruits and biscuits among students…

Former President Ram Nath Kovind presents a degree to a graduate at a convocation ceremony in Mohali on Saturday . The event was attended by Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria, former DRDO chairman Dr Samir V Kamat, Plaksha University chancellor Prof Shankar Sastry, members of the board, faculty, founding donors, parents and students Mohali: Former…

UT’s 1st automated vehicle inspection centre stalled again Chandigarh: The first fully automated Inspection and Certification (I&C) centre in Raipur Kalan is still to be made operational even though the building housing the centre has already been completed.“Civic work at the centre has been completed but the requisite machinery and equipment is yet to be…

Humidity soars as rain eludes sweltering city Chandigarh: Despite weather department forecast, there was no rain on Saturday. The sky remained clear and the air much too humid for comfort, making it difficult for residents to accomplish routine tasks.Although people were sweating it out, the cause was not high day temperature, which was close to…

Sites allotted to 774 vendors; better amenities on the cards In Chandigarh Street Zoning Plan, the architect department of the Chandigarh administration has given maximum vendors to sector 15, where 1800 vendors will be accommodated, followed by sector 56 and Maloya which will have 1340 and 1161 vendors respectively. The architect department has prepared 36…

Times News NetworkMohali: Two Punjab Police personnel were injured after suspected drug smugglers opened fire and attacked them with sharp-edged weapons during an anti-narcotics operation near Saneta village on Saturday evening.Police said the Anti-Narcotics Cell had received secret information that a heroin consignment was to be delivered near the village around 4pm. Acting on the…