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Hospital brawl: HP docs call off strike after CM reopens inquiry

Shimla, Dec. 29 -- Doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College called off their strike after chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured that the patient-physician brawl that led to the doctor's remova... Read More


Apex court to rule on maternityleave limit for adoptive mothers

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Over 11 months after reserving its verdict, the Supreme Court has now agreed to examine the validity of a contentious provision in the Code on Social Security, 2020, which limits... Read More


No let up: At 147, UT cyber crime FIRs at five-year high

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- Picture this. You are a woman in your 80s, living alone with your nonagenarian husband. You receive a call from an unidentified number, where the caller identifies themselves as... Read More


Panic as leopard strays into residential area

Panchkula, Dec. 28 -- Fear gripped residents of Panchkula's Sector 6 on Saturday afternoon as a leopard entered a residential property. The big cat was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) cam... Read More


MC to spend Rs.1 crore on Rose Festival-2026

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- Failing to elicit response from firms for event management and sponsorships at the annual Rose festival, set to be held in February 2026, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (M... Read More


Visibility drops to 20m as 'very dense fog' grips city

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- Visibility dropped to just 20 metres, the lowest so far this season, as very dense fog gripped the city on Saturday morning. Chances of dense fog will continue in the coming day... Read More


Dhaba worker dies after being hit by reversing tipper

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- A 53-year-old dhaba worker was killed after a reversing tipper ran over him on Jhuggian Road in Zirakpur, police said on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Ummed Singh, worke... Read More


Mohali police arrest two Nepalese nationals with 9kg cannabis

Mohali, Dec. 28 -- Mohali police arrested two Nepalese nationals and recovered 9kg of cannabis (charas) during a patrolling and checking operation in Lalru. SSP Harmandeep Singh Hans said the action w... Read More


AAP MP seeks dedicated police station at Sector 125

Chandigarh, Dec. 28 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Anandpur Sahib, Malvinder Singh Kang, has formally requested the Punjab Police to establish a new police station at Sector-125, Kharar, citing seri... Read More


From blankets to heaters, Chhatbir Zoo has it all

Mohali, Dec. 28 -- The Punjab forest and wildlife preservation department has put special arrangements in place at Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, Chhatbir to protect animals and birds during the ... Read More