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CPCC pumps out oil, probe ordered

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- A day after several fish were found dead following an oil spill at the regulatory end of Sukhna Lake, a team from the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) pumped out th... Read More


Improvement trust staff get 4-yr jail in bribery case

Mohali, Jan. 17 -- Adopting a zero-tolerance approach toward corruption, a Mohali sessions court on Friday convicted Parveen Kumar, a clerk, and Satish Kumar, a junior engineer, both posted at the imp... Read More


Illegal property of 'drug smuggler' razed

Mohali, Jan. 17 -- As part of the ongoing statewide anti-drug campaign, 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh,' an encroached property in the possession of a drug smuggler was demolished on Friday at Gorakhnath Colon... Read More


Fake medicine units raided; 1 factory sealed

Mohali, Jan. 17 -- In a major crackdown on the manufacture of counterfeit pharmaceuticals, the Mohali police on Friday raided two factories in Zirakpur, leading to the recovery of a large quantity of ... Read More


City firm cheated of Rs.68cr in Mumbai real estate scam

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Chandigarh Police has registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust following a complaint by Essix Biosciences Limited, alleging... Read More


HC seeks timeline for completion of SPCA facility

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- Taking serious note of allegations raised by an animal activist, the Punjab and Haryana high court has directed the UT administration to provide a definitive timeline for the co... Read More


HC summons UT DGP over lack of instructions to public prosecutor

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned the Chandigarh director general of police (DGP) over lack of instructions to lawyers appearing in city police cases before the cou... Read More


'Art gives birth to peace and peace nurtures art'

Chandigarh, Jan. 17 -- Eminent filmmaker and artist Muzaffar Ali spoke on the moral responsibility of art and cinema on Friday, underscoring their roles in fostering peace, dialogue, and shared human ... Read More


College student shot dead in Adampur

Jalandhar, Jan. 17 -- Two motorcycle-borne men allegedly shot a 26-year-old youth dead at point-blank range in Jalandhar's Adampur on Friday. The victim, Kesar Singh Dhami, was pursuing graduation fro... Read More


Narco gang busted; 5-kg heroin with arms, ammo seized

AMRITSAR, Jan. 17 -- The Amritsar rural police have busted a well-organised narcotics smuggling gang and arrested three accused, recovering 5 kg heroin along with sophisticated weapons and ammunition,... Read More