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Chandigarh: Couple loses rRs.r3.6L to scammers after calling fake electricity helpline

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- A Chandigarh couple alleged they lost over Rs.3.67 lakh to cyber fraudsters who impersonated customer care executives of Chandigarh Power Distribution Company (CPDL) and tricked ... Read More


Chandigarh: 'Drunk, speeding on wrong side', ASI crashes into school bus after hitting 10 vehicles

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- In a major embarrassment for the police department, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Chandigarh Police rammed into at least 10 vehicles before crashing head-on into a school b... Read More


Skill devp centres, diploma courses to start in Haryana prisons

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court, in collaboration with Haryana government, will launch skill development centres, polytechnic diploma courses and ITI-level vocational training ... Read More


DA case: HC rejects Majithia bail plea, tells VB to wind up probe in 3 months

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a disproportionate assets (DA) case registered by the... Read More


Corruption/DA case: HC junks Bhullar's request for staying CBI investigation

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday rejected demand from suspended deputy inspector general (DIG), Ropar range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, arrested by the CBI in a corrup... Read More


Zila Parishad polls: SAD moves HC, seeks probe into 'audio clip' involving Patiala SSP

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, alleging misuse of police machinery to subvert the electoral process in Punjab for Zila Parisha... Read More


Big push for gender-responsive policing in Punjab

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- The Punjab Police has started a project "Mainstreaming of Women Police", aimed at assessing and enhancing the role and integration of women police officers across the state. The ... Read More


Punjab: Japanese steel giant signs MoU with Vardhman, plans rRs.r500-cr investment

Chandigarh, Dec. 5 -- Japanese steel giant Aichi Steel has agreed to expand its collaboration with Vardhman Special Steels in Punjab through a proposed investment of Rs.500 crore, chief minister Bhagw... Read More


Average emergency response time of police under 12 minutes: Home secretary

Chandigarh, Dec. 4 -- Haryana home secretary Sumita Misra on Wednesday said that between July 1, 2024, and November 30, 2025, the home dashboard recorded about 1.78 lakh FIRs of which about 1.32 lakh ... Read More


HC awards rRs.r5 lakh compensation to Patiala man retrenched in 1985

Chandigarh, Dec. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has awarded a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to a Patiala man who was retrenched in 1985 and was not reinstated despite an undertaking given before t... Read More