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No extension of NSA against Amritpal's aides; 7 petitions withdrawn after Punjab move

Chandigarh, March 19 -- Seven of the petitions filed by associates of radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh challenging their detention, have been withdrawn in view of the Punjab government's decision of... Read More


Court acquits Panchkula resident in rape case

Chandigarh, March 18 -- A local court on Monday acquitted a Panchkula resident accused in a 2021 rape case due to lack of evidence and held that it is crystal clear that the case cannot be made out ag... Read More


Chandigarh: Paid parking to resume at Sector 26 grain market

Chandigarh, March 18 -- After a gap of four years, the Chandigarh administration is set to resume paid parking at Sector 26 grain market. A Rs.1-crore tender will be floated next week, under which sho... Read More


Chandigarh: Another PGIMER staffer held in Ayushman fraud case

Chandigarh, March 18 -- A month after launching an investigation into the Ayushman Bharat scheme fraud at PGIMER, the Chandigarh crime branch has arrested Kapil, a data entry operator at the Himcare c... Read More


Chandigarh: Ex-IAS officer gets anticipatory bail in 24-year-old corruption case

Chandigarh, March 18 -- The CBI court of special judge Alka Malik on Monday granted anticipatory bail to former Tamil Nadu-cadre IAS officer Gurnihal Singh Pirzada in connection with a 24-year-old cor... Read More


Two ASIs, constable transferred for assaulting duo at Hallomajra police post

Chandigarh, March 18 -- Two assistant sub-inspectors, Sewa Singh and Ranjit, along with constable Deepak, were transferred to police lines after allegedly thrashing two young men at the Hallomajra pol... Read More


Punjab Police arrest 95 drugs smugglers; 11 kg heroin, 7.5 kg opium recovered

Chandigarh, March 18 -- With the war against drugs "Yudh Nashian Virudh" in Punjab entering 18th day, the state police on Tuesday arrested 95 drug smugglers and recovered 11 kg heroin, 7.5 kg opium an... Read More


Chandigarh: Six Dera followers let off in 2017 rioting case

Chandigarh, March 18 -- A local court has acquitted six Dera Sacha Sauda followers in connection with a 2017 rioting case after the prosecution failed to prove charges against the accused. As per the... Read More


Budget a jugglery of statistics, says Hooda

Chandigarh, March 18 -- Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the budget presented by the BJP government on Monday was full of empty rhetoric and jugglery of statistics. Reacting t... Read More


Punjab Police fix 2-year tenure limit for munshi

Chandigarh, March 18 -- The Punjab Police on Monday decided to have a fixed tenure limitation for MHCs, commonly known as "munshi", at any single police station or unit to a maximum of two years. "In... Read More