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Contractor booked, 6 workers arrested for damaging railway cables in Mohali

Mohali, July 19 -- In a serious breach of protocol and safety, a team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), along with the railways' engineering wing, on Friday arrested six workers and booked a cont... Read More


Expect dry weekend, rain from Monday: IMD

Chandigarh, July 19 -- Dry weather is expected over the weekend while rain is likely to begin again from Monday as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). 1.6 mm rain was recorded at the IMD ob... Read More


8 snatchers held with 21 phones

Ludhiana, July 19 -- Eight individuals involved in multiple snatching and robbery cases across the city have been arrested, police said on Friday. The arrest also led to the recovery of 21 stolen mobi... Read More


2 more FIRs against travel agent siblings

Ludhiana, July 19 -- Travel agent siblings Veenu Malhotra and Amit Malhotra and their aide Karan Kumar were booked in two more cases by the Model Town police on Thursday. A total of 18 cases have been... Read More


heritage furniture auctioned in usa

Chandigarh, July 19 -- Despite the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) directions issued in 2011 banning the sale of Chandigarh heritage furniture, two sets of the same were auctioned in the US for R... Read More


DC flags issues on Mohali bus stand to Phase 11 road stretch

Mohali, July 19 -- Deputy commissioner (DC) Komal Mittal along with the engineering and sanitation teams of municipal corporation (MC) Mohali and Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA), con... Read More


New SOP gives DSW final say in PU students' welfare matters

Chandigarh, July 19 -- Ever since last session, when Panjab University (PU) dean students welfare (DSW) was asked to step down and a committee by the vice-chancellor was constituted to look into the f... Read More


Mohali police nab 72-yr-old with 1 quintal poppy husk

Mohali, July 19 -- Police on Thursday arrested a 72-year-old man and seized 1.36 quintal of poppy husk from a room filled with fodder in Seikhon Majra village. The accused has been identified as Jarna... Read More


Posing as CBI officials, fraudsters extort Rs.20L from vet varsity prof

Ludhiana, July 19 -- A senior professor at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) fell prey to a cyber scam involving fabricated "digital arrest" after fraudsters posing as... Read More


Robbery plaint filed; appears fishy, say cops

Ludhiana, July 19 -- A woman on Friday claimed she was robbed at knifepoint inside her home in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Ludhiana, but cops pointed to "inconsistencies" in the account provided by th... Read More