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Traffic on the rocks: Drunk driving challans in Chandigarh set to hit 3-year 'high'

Chandigarh, July 6 -- In a telling trend, Chandigarh has already recorded 3,235 drunken driving challans in the first six months of 2025, nearly matching 2024's full-year figure of 3,561. The rise com... Read More


Chandigarh: Cyber crooks swipe off rRs.r25 crore in 6 months

Chandigarh, June 29 -- City residents lost approximately Rs.25 crore to online frauds between January 1 and June 25, 2025, data from the cyber crime unit revealed. This is a nearly seven-fold rise in ... Read More


Chandigarh: DSP-rank officer to liaise in cases involving armymen

Chandigarh, June 21 -- As part of the newly issued standard operating procedure (SOP), the Chandigarh Police will appoint a DSP-rank officer as the primary liaison for all matters involving Army perso... Read More


Assault on Col Bath: Five Punjab cops evasive, will start PO proceedings: Chandigarh Police SIT

Chandigarh, June 17 -- The Chandigarh Police's special investigation team (SIT) is mulling to start proclaimed offenders proceedings against the five Punjab Police personnel accused in the high-profil... Read More


Chandigarh: Timers to help pedestrians cross roads safely get green light

Chandigarh, June 15 -- In a major push for pedestrian safety, the Chandigarh Road Safety Committee has given the go-ahead for installation of pedestrian countdown timers at 45 major traffic junctions ... Read More


2 pedestrians hit by buses at ISBT-43: Chandigarh Traffic Police sound alarm

Chandigarh, June 3 -- The Chandigarh Traffic Police have written to the UT transport department highlighting serious safety lapses on the premises of Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) in Sector 43 after... Read More


Chandigarh Traffic Police turn lens to 5 chokepoints to help city breathe easy

Chandigarh, June 3 -- In a move to address growing traffic congestion and pedestrian safety concerns, the Chandigarh Traffic Police are planning to launch a Passenger Car Unit (PCU) study at five of t... Read More


Chandigarh: CBI arrests IRS officer, aide in rRs.r25 lakh bribery case

Chandigarh, June 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Chandigarh, has arrested a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the 2007-batch and a private individual on charges of accepti... Read More


Chandigarh: Junior resident slapped, kicked by newborn's family at PGIMER

Chandigarh, May 24 -- In yet another act of violence against doctors, a junior resident was slapped, kicked and dragged by the family of a newborn inside the Neonatology ICU (NICU) at PGIMER, Chandiga... Read More


Jumping red light top violation in Chandigarh: 1.5L challans issued in just 4 months

Chandigarh, May 23 -- In Chandigarh, the red traffic light seems to trigger acceleration rather than caution. According to a recent report by the Chandigarh Police's challaning branch, red light jumpi... Read More