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CAT refuses to stay lecturers' deputation in UT colleges

Chandigarh, June 6 -- In a significant order, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has declined to grant a stay on the deputa-tion of lecturers from Punjab and Haryana to colleges in Chandigarh. ... Read More


Death penalty for painter who raped, murdered 8-yr-old girl

Chandigarh, June 4 -- Calling it a crime most brutal, bestial and barbaric that clearly falls in the "rarest of the rare" category, a special POCSO court in Chandigarh on Tuesday awarded death penalty... Read More


Man gets death penalty for girl's rape, murder

Chandigarh, June 4 -- The special Pocso court of additional sessions judge Yashika on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in January 2024, ca... Read More


Three ex-cops convicted in 1993 fake encounter case

Mohali, June 1 -- More than three decades after a fake encounter shook the region, the court of special judge, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mohali, has convicted three retired Punjab Police ... Read More


Court directs son to pay maintenance to ailing mother

Chandigarh, May 22 -- The court of judicial magistrate (First Class) Navjot Kaur has ordered one of the sons of an 84-year-old bedridden woman to pay maintenance charges to the tune of Rs.11.4 lakh wh... Read More


HP industries official among two discharged in graft case

Chandigarh, May 21 -- The CBI court of special judge Alka Malik on Tuesday discharged two persons, including Himachal industries department's former joint director Tilak Raj Sharma, in connection with... Read More


Two UT cops charged in 2023 corruption case

Chandigarh, May 17 -- The CBI court of special judge Alka Malik on Friday framed corruption charges against two Chandigarh Police sub-inspectors (SIs) arrested in a bribery case in 2023. The court ind... Read More


Rape case falls apart after 25 years as victim fails to identify accused

Chandigarh, May 15 -- Twelve witnesses took the stand, medical records confirmed the rape - but 25 years later, justice slipped away when the complainant, then a minor and now 36 years old, could no l... Read More


Bhakra dam board files plea in High Court against Punjab

Chandigarh, May 6 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the Punjab government, stron- gly objecting to police deployment at the Nangal da... Read More


Bhakra dam board files plea in HC against Punjab

Chandigarh, May 6 -- The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) on Monday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court against the Punjab government, strongly objecting to police deployment at the Nangal dam ... Read More