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Hail, thunderstorm on cards today, says MeT

Chandigarh, April 4 -- The city witnessed 3.6 mm rain and gusty winds that reached up to 56 km per hour on Friday evening, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The rain and thunder lasted f... Read More


Decade on, only 2.5% households in UT have opted for rooftop solar plants

Chandigarh, April 4 -- It's been over a decade since the UT administration has been making sustained efforts to promote rooftop solar plants in Chandigarh but only 2.5% of the households have opted fo... Read More


UT told to regularise services of lecturer on contract for 20 yrs

Chandigarh, April 4 -- The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Chandigarh bench has directed the UT administration and UT secretary of technical education to regularise the services of Rajesh Verma,... Read More


Five sent to judicial custody

Chandigarh, April 4 -- Five of the accused in the alleged Rs.83-crore financial fraud in Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science & Technology Promotion Society (CREST)'s IDFC First Bank accounts, have... Read More


HC allows convicted former DSP to travel abroad

Chandigarh, April 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has allowed retired Punjab deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Raka Ghirra, convicted in a 2011 corruption case, to travel abroad for a month... Read More


Army Service Corps storm into finals, to face hosts GB Legends

Chandigarh, April 4 -- Army Service Corps (ASC) will face hosts GB Legends Chandigarh in the final of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Polo Tournament at the Chandigarh Polo Club on Saturday. The tournament ... Read More


Man duped of Rs.1.5 lakh in ATM fraud

Ludhiana, April 4 -- Division Number 3 police have booked an unidentified person for allegedly duping a 59-year-old man of Rs.1.5 lakh by swapping his debit card at an ATM kiosk. The complainant, Char... Read More


Domestic help, wife held for theft at trader's house

Ludhiana, April 4 -- A domestic help and his wife, employed at the residence of an iron trader in Khanna, have been arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery worth around Rs.80 lakh. Police said the c... Read More


'Punjab govt clamping down on corruption, 357 being investigated'

Chandigarh, April 4 -- Reiterating his government's anti-corruption stance, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said investigations were underway against 357 individuals, including 112 gazet... Read More


OTS scheme for improvement trusts extended till April 30

Chandigarh, April 4 -- Punjab local government minister Sanjeev Arora on Friday said a One Time Settlement (OTS) Scheme for improvement trusts had been reintroduced till April 30, 2026, offering a reb... Read More