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Bomb hoax at HC complex

Chandigarh, May 23 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court received a bomb threat email on Thursday morning, prompting Chandigarh Police to get the premises evacuated and launch a search. "An e-mail was ... Read More


Seminar on higher education reform held

Chandigarh, May 23 -- A seminar on higher education reform titled "Making Chandigarh colleges autonomous" was organised at Punjab Raj Bhavan under the aegis of UT department of higher education on Thu... Read More


Kataria flags off new PCR vehicles

Chandigarh, May 23 -- In a move to strengthen policing in the city, Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria flagged off 26 new PCR (Police Control Room) vehicles from the Chandigarh P... Read More


Three acquitted in 2018 Panchkula robbery case due to lack of evidence

Panchkula, May 23 -- A local court has acquitted three men accused in a 2018 robbery case, citing insufficient evidence and failure to establish their identity as the perpetrators. The case was regist... Read More


3 held in Raipur Rani firing case, say police

Panchkula, May 23 -- The district police crime branch has apprehended three key accused in connection with an attack by alleged mining mafia on a mining officer and his team. The incident, involving f... Read More


UT struggles to sell liquor vends despite record revenue

Chandigarh, May 23 -- The UT excise and taxation department saw lukewarm response to its ongoing e-auctions of liquor vends, with only two of the 12 vends up for bidding sold on Thursday. The departme... Read More


raids on Bajwa Developers, associatescontinue

Mohali, May 23 -- A team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted search operations at various locations in Mohali, Punjab, against Bajwa Developers Ltd., its managing director Jarnai... Read More


Ferozepur police seize 10kg heroin

Ferozepur, May 23 -- The Ferozepur police recovered 10kg of heroin on Thursday based on the disclosure made by three smugglers, officials said. Following sustained questioning of three drug smugglers,... Read More


BDPO caught accepting Rs.40k bribe

AMRITSAR, May 23 -- The Punjab Vigilance Bureau arrested Kulwant Singh, block development and panchayat officer BDPO), Rayya, in Amritsar district red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.40,000. A VB... Read More


'Four-laning of Patiala-Sirhind road to be completed by March 31'

Chandigarh, May 23 -- Punjab public works department minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Thursday that the work of four-laning of Patiala-Sirhind road is progressing at a fast pace and it is scheduled for... Read More