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Letting pet dog poop in open to invite Rs.500 fine

Panchkula, March 7 -- In a bid to maintain cleanliness, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation (MC) has proposed a Rs.500 fine for pet owners whose dogs are found defecating in open areas. The proposal,... Read More


Speeding car leaves 45-year-old biker dead

Mohali, March 7 -- A biker working with ride-hailing service died after being hit by a speeding car in Phase-7 Industrial Area, police said on Thursday. The victim identified as Lakhvir Singh, 45, a ... Read More


65-yr-old loses licence after 49 traffic violations

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Sachin Yadav has cancelled the driving licence of a 65-year-old man for three months, following his conviction for 49 traffic rule v... Read More


CM Mann breaks ground for key medical hub in Dera Bassi

Mohali, March 7 -- Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann laid the foundation stone for the Sri Sukhmani Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday, marking a significant step towards bolstering heal... Read More


Issues of north-west India take centre stageat CHASSCONG-2025

Chandigarh, March 7 -- The tenth Chandigarh Social Science Congress (CHASSCONG-2025) kicked off on Thursday at Mulk Raj Anand Auditorium on Panjab University (PU) campus. The two-day long event will ... Read More


Sehwag's brother held in cheque bounce case

Chandigarh, March 7 -- Police have arrested Vinod Sehwag, brother of former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, in a two-year-old cheque bounce case in which he was declared a proclaimed offender. The ... Read More


MC takes Rs.6 cr from pension fund to pay power bill

Chandigarh, March 7 -- Facing a severe financial crunch, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) withdrew Rs.6 crore from its employees' pension fund on Thursday to settle pending electricity bills ... Read More


20-year jail for youth who raped, impregnated teen

Chandigarh, March 7 -- A 21-year-old youth who raped and impregnated a 14-year-old minor girl in 2022 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a fast-track special POCSO court. Raped by the youth,... Read More


Colony regularisation, infra upgrades to come up at P'kula MC meet

Panchkula, March 7 -- With a budget meeting scheduled for March 10, the Panchkula municipal corporation (MC) has unveiled an ambitious agenda focused on regularising unauthorised colonies and signific... Read More


PGIMER campus residents decry storage of human organ specimens in residential area

CHANDIGARH, March 7 -- People residing on the PGIMER campus on Thursday raised concerns over human organ specimens from the institute's anatomy museum being temporarily stored in the residential quart... Read More