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Major win: Lalli Virk elected prez with a thumping margin

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- It was billed as a close fight, but in the end Major Rajinder Singh Virk (retd) was elected as president of theChandigarh Golf Club (CGC), defeating Captain Mohanbir Singh (retd... Read More


Padma Shri for city's 88-year-old tireless cleanliness crusader

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- In his sunset years, when most retire into rest, 88-year-old Inderjit Singh Sidhu steps out at dawn, armed with a broom and a cycle cart, to clean Chandigarh's streets. The reti... Read More


Wanted to remove 'troublesome' child from his path: Cops

Panchkula, Jan. 26 -- In a shocking incident on Saturday, a one-year-old boy was kidnapped from a creche in Sector 12A and subsequently murdered by a Pinjore resident. Acting swiftly, the Panchkula po... Read More


Speeding car leaves Pedestrian dead in Sec-30 hit-and-run

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident near a police beatbox in Sector 30, police said on Sunday. According to police, the incident occurred around 8.50 pm on Friday,... Read More


3 Chandigarh cops picked for President's Police Medal

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- The President of India has approved the award of the President's Police Medal (PPM) for meritorious service to three Chandigarh Police personnel on the occasion of the 77th Repu... Read More


Notorious NRI Drug lord Raja Kandola dies in Mumbai hotel

Jalandhar, Jan. 26 -- A UK-based drug lord, Ranjeet Singh, aka Raja Kandola (56), died under mysterious circumstances at a Mumbai hotel on Saturday evening. Kandola, who belonged to Haipowal village o... Read More


9 from region on coveted list

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- Nine eminent personalities from the region have been chosen for the Padma Shri award for their contribution in the fields of social service, literature, spiritualism and art. Th... Read More


mark tully, AVID chronicler of INDIA, dies at 90

New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday after suffering multi-organ failure, hospital autho... Read More


New tech to convert paddy straw into farm manure

Chandigarh, Jan. 26 -- A Fazilka-based agro based company has procured a patent for manufacturing fermented organic manure (FOM) from paddy straw that will cut down the usage of chemical fertiliser. A... Read More


Head constable murdered in Nabha, brother injured

Patiala, Jan. 26 -- A 30-year-old head constable was murdered by unidentified assailants in Nabha town of Patiala district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Amandeep Singh. His brother Na... Read More