Times News NetworkMohali: Nearly five years after the murder of a scrap dealer in Mullanpur Garibdas, a local court has sentenced the accused to life imprisonment.The court of additional district and sessions judge Vikrant Kumar convicted Mangat Singh alias Manga, a resident of Kartarpur village, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for…
Chandigarh: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Prasar Bharati executive engineer (XEN) Rai Singh for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a contractor in Chandigarh late Friday night.Officials said the officer was caught red‑handed during a trap operation in Sector 37 after he allegedly demanded illegal gratification to clear a pending…
Celebrations erupt, but ‘picture abhi baki hai,’ say protesters Chandigarh: For the first time in days, slogans at the Sector 17 Plaza were not of defiance but of victory. Dhol beats grew louder, a “Jaago” procession wound through the crowd, the National flag fluttered in the evening breeze and protesters danced shoulder to shoulder. They…
Panchkula: A tourist drowned at Tikkar Taal in Morni Hills on Saturday. Police said the deceased had reportedly visited the tourist spot.After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and initiated proceedings. The body was recovered from the lake and taken into police custody.Police said the identity of the deceased had…
MC chief engineer Sanjay Arora at the Japanese Garden in Sec 31 Chandigarh: MP Manish Tewari Saturday inaugurated an open-air gym at Leisure Valley, Sector 10, developed under the MPLAD Fund at a cost of around Rs 2.43 lakh.Tewari said public fitness infrastructure was key to promoting a healthier lifestyle and urged residents to make…
Coaching Hubs Still Flaunt Top Scorers Enrolled In Distant Schools Chandigarh: Despite the CBSE reiterating its rules against dummy schooling and the Chandigarh administration keeping a proposal to regulate private coaching institutes pending for more than a year, this year’s Re-NEET results suggest little has changed on the ground.Coaching institutes in Chandigarh have once again…
Bathinda: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday took a swipe at opposition parties, saying they have failed to project a credible leader to lead the state.Addressing a Lok Milni at Charrik village in Moga, Mann said, “The opposition parties are like wedding processions without a groom. Though they are squabbling for power, they do…
Tarn Taran/Amritsar: The Miri Piri Khalsa March, which commenced from the Akal Takht, proceeded with traditional grandeur from Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib towards its next halt at Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran, on Saturday.Before the march began, a congregation was held at Gurdwara Bir Baba Budha Sahib, where Giani Rajdeep Singh, Granthi of…
Amritsar: Amritsar Central Jail is grappling with severe overcrowding, housing around 4,700 inmates against its sanctioned capacity of 2,200, with nearly 75% of them being undertrials, according to a release issued by the Amritsar core committee of the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) following its visit to the prison.The committee, comprising coordinator Ram Singh…
Probe Exposes Ghost Staff, VIP Deployments Panchkula: In the wake of an internal inquiry which exposed serious lapses in workforce management, the MC will introduce biometric attendance and prepare a digital database of sanitation workers, gardeners and beldars.MC commissioner Vinay Kumar ordered the probe, which revealed bogus attendance, missing field staff and municipal employees allegedly…
