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Govt plans tenfold hike in fine for felling Khejri trees

Jaipur, Dec. 6 -- The state government is planning to increase the fine for chopping a Khejri tree ten-times and also mandating to plant ten more trees for each being chopped by various industrial uni... Read More


Woman murdered in Khairthal-Tijara, 1 held

Bharatpur, Dec. 6 -- A man was detained after he killed a woman near a police station on Friday in Khairthal-Tijara district, police said. The incident took place near Mundawar police station when a m... Read More


Bikaner woman raped, thrown in pond; dies

Jaipur, Dec. 6 -- An 18-year-old woman in Bikaner was raped by two men on Thursday evening and killed after they threw her into a pond when her mother came to save her, officials said. DSP of Bikaner'... Read More


PU student dies 2 days after mishap in Sec-15

Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- A 20-year-old BA third-semester student of Panjab University (PU) succumbed to injuries two days after she met with a road accident near Sector 15. The deceased has been identifi... Read More


Unidentified man hits woman's car, abuses her when confronted

Mohali, Dec. 6 -- An unidentified driver has been booked after a woman working at the Kharar court alleged that he hit her car and abused her during an argument near the Kharar tehsil. The complainant... Read More


Now, audio clip of 'Bishnoi-Parry conversation' emerges, probe on

Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- Days after Inderpreet Singh alias Parry was shot dead in an alleged gang war in Chandigarh's Sector 26, an audio recording of a phone conversation purportedly between him and jai... Read More


Electricity dept employee gets 5-yr RI for sexually assaulting 2 minor girls in park

Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- A 44-year-old employee of the Chandigarh electricity department has been sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting two minor girls in Dhanas i... Read More


'Crafts mela a strong bridge between rural & urban India'

Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- UT administrator and Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria visited the 15th Chandigarh National Crafts Mela on its eighth day on Friday. The fair, jointly organised by the North Zo... Read More


Project proposal has to come from high court admn: UT to HC

Chandigarh, Dec. 6 -- The Chandigarh administration on Friday told Punjab and Haryana high court that expansion plan prepared for high court complex has to come from the high court administration and ... Read More


28-year-old man found dead in Zirakpur hotel

Mohali, Dec. 6 -- A 28-year-old man who had recently started working at a hotel in Zirakpur died under suspicious circumstances on Wednesday morning. Police said the cause of death will be confirmed o... Read More