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Chandigarh: Blaze rips through Sector-52 house, power lines hold up fire truck

Chandigarh, April 26 -- A massive fire tore through a second-floor house in Sector 52 on Friday morning, gutting nearly all household belongings and leaving the walls blackened with soot. The blaze, ... Read More


Tap for help: New e-beat app to bring Chandigarh Police closer to citizens

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' in Chandigarh: Scam money routed through 250 bank accounts, finds probe

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


Swagatam portal: Now, get entry pass for Chandigarh police headquarters 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 Chandigarh since 2023

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


Chandigarh: FIR against NCCF for supplying unsafe foodgrains during Covid pandemic

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 the centre of a corruption pr... Read More


Chandigarh 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


Chandigarh: 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 Panjab University student's stabbing at concert: Probe

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


Chandigarh: MHA transfer of UT DGP to BSF raises questions

Chandigarh, April 3 -- Outgoing Chandigarh DGP Surendra Singh Yadav, who has appointed him as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) in the Border Security Force (BSF) may now end up reporting to officers nea... Read More