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HC orders inquiry into selection of clerks by HSSC

Chandigarh, July 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has ordered a fact-finding inquiry by the registrar (vigilance) of the court into the selection of lower division clerks (LDCs) conducted ... Read More


India-Canada talks next week to reset ties

New Delhi/Toronto, July 12 -- India and Canada are set to hold their first talks next week after last month's agreement to reset their relationship following a prolonged row over the killing of a Khal... Read More


Chandigarh needs to keep up with changing times

India, July 12 -- In six decades, Chandigarh, the nation's first planned city, has slipped from leader to laggard. So much so that adjoining Mohali district in Punjab and Panchkula in Haryana are grow... Read More


2 firings in tricity in a night

Chandigarh/Mohali, July 12 -- Two firing incidents were reported in the tricity on Thursday night. In the first case, Amit Jaiswal of Hallomajra told police that around 12.50 am, his mother heard a lo... Read More


2,500 cases of liquor seized from illegal warehouse

Chandigarh, July 12 -- The UT excise department seized 2,500 cases of illicit liquor from an unauthorised warehouse in Daria village during a raid late Thursday night. The raid was conducted following... Read More


HC seeks report on 'VIP treatment' to developer

Chandigarh, July 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Rupnagar chief medical officer to provide complete medical records of Mohali-based realtor Jarnail Singh Bajwa, an accuse... Read More


U'khand man gets lifer for stabbing 97-yr-old woman to death

Chandigarh, July 12 -- A local court on Friday sentenced a 31-year-old Uttarakhand resident to life imprisonment in a four-year-old murder case. The court also directed the convict, Kailash Chandra Bh... Read More


biker killed in hit-and-run on Zirakpur flyover

Mohali, July 12 -- A 44-year-old motorcyclist was killed after being hit by an unidentified car on the Zirakpur flyover on Thursday. The victim was identified as Varinder, a resident of Raipur Kalan, ... Read More


Jewellery store in Dhakoli robbed

Mohali, July 12 -- In a broad daylight robbery, two men barged into a jewellery shop in Dhakoli on Friday afternoon and took away gold and silver ornaments, besides cash, after tying up the shopowner'... Read More


Depression, heartbreak account for 75% of suicides in UT

Chandigarh, July 12 -- Depression and love affairs gone wrong accounted for 75% to 80% of all suicides in Chandigarh over the last five years, data from the police has revealed. While there has been a... Read More