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Soon, tap for police help with e-beat mobile app

Chandigarh, April 22 -- In a bid to improve citizen-police contact and strengthen community policing, the Chandigarh Police have developed a dedicated e-Beat mobile app that promises to bring the loca... Read More


Retd Col's digital arrest: Rs.3.4 crore routed through 250 bank accounts

Chandigarh, April 16 -- Digging deeper into a digital arrest scam where a retired Colonel was duped of Rs.3.4 crore, police have found that the defrauded money was routed through 250 bank accounts and... Read More


Now, get entry pass for UT police HQ online

Chandigarh, April 15 -- Now, the entry of common citizens to the police headquarters will be regulated through an online portal - 'Swagatam'. The new system replaces the earlier walk-in pass mechanism... Read More


Licences of only 10% fined drunk drivers suspended in UT since '23

Chandigarh, April 14 -- Despite the growing menace of drunken driving, only 10.8% of the total violators were recommended for driving licence (DL) suspension bythe court in year 2023, 2024 andup to Ma... Read More


FIR against NCCF for supplying unsafe foodgrains during Covid

Chandigarh, April 12 -- A major food security scheme for the underprivileged during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), is now at thecentre of a corruption pro... Read More


UT SP to head probe in Col Bath assault case

Chandigarh, April 9 -- Days after the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) ordered transfer of the investigation into the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath by a few policemen in Patiala to Chandi... Read More


Model Jail to arm inmates with job skills for a fresh start

Chandigarh, April 6 -- In a bold move to give inmates a second shot at life, the Chandigarh Police are launching a comprehensive skill development programme within the premises of Model Jail in Sector... Read More


Obstructed view spurred scuffle

Chandigarh, April 5 -- The fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Panjab University student Aditya Thakur at a concert on March 28 was a result of a scuffle that broke out after a group of students objected to... Read More


Retd Col, wife lose Rs.3.4 cr to digital arrest scam

Chandigarh, April 2 -- An 82-year-old retired army officer, Colonel Dalip Singh and his wife, Ravinder Kaur Bajwa, 74, residents of Sector 2-A, have lost Rs.3.41 crore to fraudsters who posed as perso... Read More


CBI takes over probe, registers FIR in Panipat girl's disappearance case

Chandigarh, March 31 -- Acting on the Punjab and Haryana high court's directive, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR under Section 365 of the IPC (kidnapping with intent to... Read More