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Man gets 20-yr RI for raping minor

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A local court has sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a minor in a Protection of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) case register... Read More


3.8kg heroin seized from Fazilka man was sourced from Pakistan

Panchkula, April 8 -- The heroin seized from the Fazilka man was sourced from Pakistan, Panchkula crime branch officials revealed a day after they announced his arrest. According to police, the accuse... Read More


Bambiha gang member held with revolverin Pinjore

Panchkula, April 8 -- The district police have arrested an active member of the Bambiha gang from the Pinjore area and recovered an illegal .32 bore revolver along with five live cartridges from his p... Read More


Chandigarh MC house to meet today

Chandigarh, April 8 -- The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) will hold its monthly general house meeting on Wednesday to deliberate on several key issues, including extending a sanitation contract... Read More


FOSWAC demands permanent solution for need-based changes

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A deputation of the Federation of Sectors Welfare Association Chandigarh (FOSWAC) met the UT administrator on Tuesday, raising a set of pending civic and policy issues affecting... Read More


Heaps of waste at Ph-5 veggie market pose risk to public health

Mohali, April 8 -- The district's deputy mayor conducted an inspection of the Phase-5 vegetable market here on Tuesday, the situation as stated poses a serious threat to public health. "The condition ... Read More


Smart City ex-CFO sent to judicial custody

Chandigarh, April 8 -- A local court has sent Nalini Malik, former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Smart City Company Limited (CSCL), to judicial custody in connection with the Rs.116 crore Chandigar... Read More


Illegal felling of over 1,000 'khair' trees: Forest guard denied bail

Panchkula, April 8 -- A local court has dismissed the bail application of a 40-year-old forest guard, Raghwinder Singh posted in Panchkula, in connection with the illegal felling of around 500 Khair t... Read More


RERA directs builder to pay Rs.9l interest

Mohali, April 8 -- The Punjab Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has ordered Rs.9 lakh as interest on delayed possession to V.N. Sharma Builders Private Limited and directed the promoter to issue... Read More


Manipur: 2 killed in CAPF firing during protest over kids' deaths

IMPHAL, April 8 -- Two people were killed and 29 others injured on Tuesday after security forces allegedly fired at a mob that had stormed a CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur to protest the deaths of a... Read More