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UT chief secy orders quick fix to power cuts

Chandigarh, June 11 -- Chief secretary Rajeev Verma conducted a review meeting of Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) on Tuesday following rising public complaints about frequent unscheduled ... Read More


No let-up: Mercury climbs to 43.9degC

Chandigarh, June 11 -- The city's maximum temperature continued to soar, going up to 43.9degC on Tuesday, five degrees above normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this is the... Read More


Scammers swap payment scanners at Phase-7 scooter market in Mohali

Mohali, June 11 -- A case of digital payment fraud has surfaced at the Phase-7 scooter market, where unidentified miscreants reportedly pasted their own QR code scanners over those of local mechanics ... Read More


Man resisting snatching attempt beaten up brutally in Raipur Rani

Panchkula, June 11 -- A 25-year-old man was brutally assaulted by three motorcycle-borne snatchers after he resisted their attempt to snatch his mobile phone at Haryoli village in Raipur Rani on Monda... Read More


Won't meddle in counselling process at GMCH, says HC

Chandigarh, June 11 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Tuesday refused to interfere in the counselling process for post-graduate (PG) courses admissions at Government Medical College and Hospital... Read More


Man steals two cheques for Rs.2.94l from PNB; forges them for withdrawal

Panchkula, June 11 -- A man has been booked for allegedly stealing and forging two cheques totalling Rs.2.94 lakh from the Punjab National Bank (PNB) Kalka branch. The fraud is believed to have occurr... Read More


Snatchers target two women in p'kula, flee with gold chains

Panchkula, June 11 -- Two separate snatching incidents targeting women were reported in Sector 15 on Monday and Tuesday, with thieves making off with gold chains worth around Rs.2.35 lakh. Both cases ... Read More


75-year-old P'kula man's death appears natural: Police

Panchkula, June 11 -- A day after a 75-year-old man's decomposing body was found at his house in Sector 11, police on Tuesday said it appeared to be a case of natural death. Officers shared that there... Read More


Opposition slams BJP for 'misrule'

Chandigarh, June 11 -- Congress president HS Lucky termed the 11 years as a "decade of betrayal" and said that the dreams sold in 2014 have turned into daily struggles for ordinary Indians. People tr... Read More


Uncle takes 4-year-old girl for walk, rapes her

Mohali, June 11 -- In a deeply disturbing incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her paternal uncle in Kharar after taking her out on the pretext of a walk, police said. The man - fathe... Read More