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Gang of highway robbers busted in P'kula, woman among 3 held

Panchkula, Dec. 20 -- Panchkula police's crime branch, Sector 19, has busted a notorious gang allegedly involved in 54 cases of highway robbery, blackmail and extortion. Three members of the gang, inc... Read More


College teachers detained ahead of protest march in Sector 17

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- Teachers from privately managed, government-aided colleges were detained by the Chandigarh police on Friday evening before they could begin a candle march at Fountain Chowk in S... Read More


City blooms with chrysanthemum hues

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- The zero waste 38th Chrysanthemum Show was inaugurated at the Terraced Garden, Sector 33, on Friday with much fanfare. The three-day flower show, organised by the Chandigarh mun... Read More


Man uses forged document for bail, booked

Mohali, Dec. 20 -- Police have registered a fresh case against an attempt-to-murder accused after the court found that he submitted a forged rental agreement during bail proceedings in an earlier crim... Read More


Human rights panel seeks action-taken report from Hry DGP

Panchkula, Dec. 20 -- Taking strict note of an 18-year-old youth's alleged torture in illegal police custody, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has sought a detailed action-taken report from ... Read More


bail plea of alleged vehicle theft kingpin rejected

Mohali, Dec. 20 -- A Mohali court has dismissed the bail application of Ranbir Singh alias Joji, accused of running a vehicle theft and forgery racket, citing the seriousness of the charges and the ab... Read More


Retd banker loses Rs.1.3cr to investment fraud

Chandigarh, Dec. 20 -- A 77-year-old retired SBI bank officer was allegedly duped of Rs.1.3 crore in an online investment fraud, police said. Police said the victim, Vijay Kumar, received a WhatsApp m... Read More


Tihar's 'open jail' inmates to soon get phone access

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Inmates of Tihar's open jail will soon be able to use mobile phones, albeit, with some limitations, with the jail authorities in the process of coming up with a standard operatin... Read More


Free solar power for 600 bright students' houses

Hoshiarpur, Dec. 20 -- Under the "Chardha Suraj Abhiyan", the district administration would provide free 1-kilowatt rooftop solar systems at the houses of 600 meritorious students who excelled in the ... Read More


Niqab row: Iltija files plaint against Nitish

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- The issue of pulling down of niqab of a Muslim woman doctor by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is refusing to die down in Kashmir with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Ilti... Read More