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heroin seized, two arrested

Chandigarh, July 28 -- A 28-year-old drug peddler was arrested for possessing 0.8 grams of heroin (chitta) on Sunday, police said. The recovery was made near the forest area adjoining Government High ... Read More


Kharar-Landran road: Sewerage work adds to commuters' woes

Mohali, July 28 -- Nearly a year after commuters began raising concerns over the condition of the Kharar-Landran road, one of the busiest links between Kharar and Mohali continues to witness potholes,... Read More


Liver failure cases due to Hepatitis A rising: PGI experts

Chandigarh, July 28 -- In the last three to four years, a worrying trend has been seen in the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research with regard to liver failure patients. Most acut... Read More


Businessman alleges abduction, Rs.3 lakh robbery in Zirakpur

Mohali, July 28 -- A businessman was allegedly abducted from VIP Road in Zirakpur, assaulted inside a car and robbed of around Rs.2.9 lakh after four men demanded Rs.5 lakh from him on Friday afternoo... Read More


Gold chain worth Rs.2 lakh snatched from P'kula resident

Panchkula, July 28 -- A 35-year-old man was allegedly robbed of his gold chain worth around Rs.2 lakh by two unidentified motorcycle-borne youngsters outside his house in Sector 17 on Sunday night. Ac... Read More


HC Bar body calls for general house on legal-aid policy

Chandigarh, July 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association (PHHCBA) has called a general house on Tuesday to discuss the issue of legal-aid defence counsel policy. In a notice issued aft... Read More


Consider regularisation for civic body staff within eight weeks: HC

Chandigarh, July 28 -- A Punjab and Haryana high court division bench has given eight weeks to Chandigarh administration and municipal corporation (MC) to consider claims of employees, working for ove... Read More


public issues heard at mayor's meeting

Chandigarh, July 28 -- A large number of people participated in the public hearing - Janta Darbar - chaired by mayor Saurabh Joshi on Monday and heard grievances of the people. The public hearing was ... Read More


Bid to take control of NRI's property through forged papers; six booked

Mohali, July 28 -- A 91-year-old Canada-based NRI's 15-bigha agricultural land in Kishanpura village, Zirakpur, was allegedly targeted by a group that used forged documents and impersonation in an att... Read More


Rape accused's kin slaps cop during raid

Ludhiana, July 28 -- A woman reportedly slapped a constable while her family members scuffled with a police team that had gone to arrest a gang-rape accused in Shimlapuri's Basant Nagar on Monday. Pol... Read More