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Ex-PU V-C & mathematician RP Bambah passes away at 99

Chandigarh, May 27 -- Former Panjab University (PU) vice-chancellor and eminent mathematician professor RP Bambah passed away in his sleep at his Sector 19 residence on Monday morning. He was 99 and w... Read More


Man ends life in Kharar, 4 booked

Mohali, May 27 -- Police have booked four people after a 40-year-old man allegedly ended his life in Kharar on May 22. The deceased, originally from Chandigarh, had been living in a rented house with ... Read More


Monsoon closing in, but MC only halfway through clearing drains

Chandigarh, May 27 -- With early signs of monsoon looming large, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has ramped up its preparedness efforts to meet the challenge of waterlogging. As of Monday, o... Read More


Chandigarh to digitise land records under central govt's 'Naksha' project

Chandigarh, May 27 -- The UT administration has initiated work to digitise land record of the entire city under the central government's 'Naksha' (mapping) project. To review the progress, a meeting w... Read More


Mohali man booked for repeatedly raping woman

Mohali, May 27 -- The IT City police have booked a Sector 82 resident for repeatedly raping a woman under the false promise of marriage. The accused, identified as Rohit Lal, allegedly raped the woman... Read More


Shot fired amid brawl in Mohali's Lakhnaur village

Mohali, May 27 -- A youth shot at another youth amid a heated altercation in Mohali's Lakhnaur village around 5 pm on Sunday. CCTV footage showed a scooterist looking back, noticing two youths walking... Read More


Man robs elderly woman inside her Sec-22 house

Chandigarh, May 27 -- A 72-year-old woman, living alone in Sector 22-B, was allegedly robbed at knifepoint inside her house on Saturday night, moments after she returned home from a hospital visit. Th... Read More


Biker held hostage at knifepoint, assaulted, robbed in Zirakpur

Mohali, May 27 -- Four armed robbers abducted a man and forced him to digitally transfer Rs.34,000 to hisbank account, before making off with his motorcycle, mobile phone and gold chain in Zirakpur on... Read More


Blockchain tech to be used for security

India, May 27 -- To ensure security of land records, the central government will use blockchain technology, which will make digital property records more transparent and secure. The 'Naksha' project w... Read More


Close aide of terrorist Arsh Dalla nabbed from Gujarat

Jalandhar, May 27 -- Punjab Police have arrested a close associate of foreign-based terrorist Arsh Dalla and Jindi Mehandipuria, who is a brother of slain terrorist Teja Mehandipuri, from Ahmedabad in... Read More