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Two senior citizens fall prey to digital arrest scam, lose Rs.35 lakh

Chandigarh/Panchkula, April 5 -- Cyber criminals continue to target gullible senior citizens. Two more incidents of digital arrest scam were reported in the tricity, where scammers duped two senior ci... Read More


Congress protests outside MC office against property tax hike

Chandigarh, April 5 -- To oppose the recent hike in property tax and termination of municipal employees, around 100 Congress workers gheraoed the municipal corporation (MC) office in Sector 17 on Frid... Read More


2 judges recuse themselves

Chandigarh, April 5 -- Two judges of different benches of Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday recused themselves from hearing a batch of petitions on the controversy surrounding allotment of liquo... Read More


PU professor secures patent for UV-C coating

Chandigarh, April 5 -- The Panjab University (PU) has been granted a patent for a novel, multifunctional surface coating capable of absorbing up to 96% of harmful Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. The ... Read More


Curbing campus hooliganism on new PU security OSD's priority list

Chandigarh, April 5 -- Tackling campus hooliganism and entry of outsiders at Panjab University (PU) will be the top priority of former Punjab superintendent of police (SP) Tejinder Singh Sandhu, who w... Read More


How was accused shifted to Hoshiarpur, court asks jail official

Chandigarh, April 5 -- The NIA court has asked for an explanation from the additional superintendent at Model Jail, Chandigarh, on how an accused in last year's Sector-5 firing case was shifted to an ... Read More


Scammers exploiting Ghibli art for cyber fraud, caution UT police

Chandigarh, April 5 -- Amid the surge in digital artwork inspired by Studio Ghibli animation style, Chandigarh Police have cautioned residents against cybercriminals exploiting the trend to carry out ... Read More


Scammers posing as bank staff dupe ex-serviceman

Panchkula, April 5 -- A 68-year-old ex-serviceman was also targeted by cyber criminals, who duped him of Rs.1.49 lakh by posing as bank staff. The victim, Satinder Nath Setia, a resident of Sector 20... Read More


Farmers protest over upcoming India-US trade agreement

Sangrur, April 5 -- The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday organised statewide protests over the India-US trade agreement. According to the Indian ministry of commerce, the trade agreement expecte... Read More


Mehbooba, NC Slam Waqf Bill Passage; dub It Robbery, Brute Majoritarianism

Srinagar, April 5 -- As the Rajya Sabha passed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 on Friday, fierce reactions emerged from Jammu and Kashmir's political landscape. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president... Read More