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MC seeks residents' support for improved cleanliness ranking

Chandigarh, April 30 -- The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on Wednesday convened a review meeting to assess ongoing cleanliness initiatives and strategies for improved performance in Swachh Sur... Read More


Diggian sewage treatment plant to get Rs.13-cr upgrade

Chandigarh, April 30 -- Mayor Saurabh Joshi on Wednesday inaugurated a Rs.13.53 crore project for the rehabilitation and strengthening of a critical sewer trunk main leading to sewage treatment plant ... Read More


Bid to extort Rs.2 crore from Sec-20 bizman, hunt launched: Police

Chandigarh, April 30 -- An unknown man has been booked for trying to extort Rs.2 crore from a shopkeeper in Sector 20 while claiming to be a close aide of gangster Rohit Godara, police said on Wednesd... Read More


Hallomajra resident killed in hit-and-run, one booked

Chandigarh, April 30 -- A resident of Hallomajra lost his life after a motorcyclist hit his bike near the traffic lights in the same area, police said on Wednesday. The victim has been identified as 3... Read More


Man found dead under Raipur Rani bridge, cops suspect murder

Panchkula, April 30 -- The body of an unidentified man was found under a bridge in Khetpurali village that falls under the Raipur Rani area on Wednesday morning. The police said no mobile phone was fo... Read More


Chandigarh MC steps up oversight of vending zones

Chandigarh, April 30 -- In a move to strengthen the implementation of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, Himanshu Gupta, joint commissioner of Ch... Read More


Trader alleges death threats after extortion demand, FIR lodged

Ludhiana, April 30 -- A mobile accessories trader from Ghumar Mandi has alleged that unidentified persons demanded Rs.1 lakh per month from him and later targeted his family through a fake social medi... Read More


Mann to meet Prez overAAP defections on May 5

Chandigarh, April 30 -- President Droupadi Murmu has granted an appointment to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on May 5 following the defection of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members t... Read More


Railways to deploy drones, step up 24-hour patrolling: Bittu

Patiala, April 30 -- With two blasts in the last three months targeting the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor in Punjab, Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday said Rai... Read More


Cong: Session driven by political motives not public welfare

Chandigarh, April 30 -- Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday criticised the Punjab government's decision to convene a special assembly session on May 1, alleging that the move is drive... Read More