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From June 1, MC to link staff pay with biometric attendance

Chandigarh, May 17 -- To enhance transparency and accountability among the workforce and identify the regular absentees or the ghost employees, the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is set to link... Read More


Woman's decomposed found on UT-Ambala road

Mohali, May 17 -- A decomposed body of an unidentified woman was discovered at an empty plot on the Chandigarh-Ambala road, triggering panic in the area. Passers-by informed the Zirakpur police after ... Read More


Female lawyer, sister on scooter sexually harassed by men in car

Mohali, May 17 -- A female lawyer and her sister were sexually harassed by a group of men in a car near CP-67 mall on the busy Airport road in Mohali, police said. In sheer disregard for law, the accu... Read More


AAP-majority Kharar MC ousts SAD chief in no-confidence vote

Mohali, May 17 -- Four years after the municipal council (MC) elections in Kharar, 18 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillors, along with local MLAs Anmol Gagan Maan and Dr Charanjeet Singh, ousted MC presi... Read More


Soon, pay more for MC's fire vehicles

Chandigarh, May 17 -- Get ready to pay a huge amount for ensuring fire safety as the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) is planning to increase the standby duty charges of fire vehicles for events ... Read More


Five juveniles apprehended in Ram Darbar murder case

Chandigarh, May 17 -- A day after a 20-year-old youth was stabbed to death with sharp-edged weapons following a dispute during a cricket game at a park in Ram Darbar, Phase 2, police cracked the case ... Read More


Man gets 10-yr jail for carrying banned capsules

Chandigarh, May 17 -- A special NDPS court on Friday sentenced a man to 10 years in jail in connection with a drug peddling case dating back to 2019. The court convicted Harinder, alias Machi, and imp... Read More


Rape accused let off due to Lack of evidence

Chandigarh, May 17 -- A local court on Thursday acquitted an individual, identified as Aryan, of all charges in a case involving the alleged rape and kidnapping of a minor, which was registered in 202... Read More


Omar urges Centre for additional Hajj flights to clear backlog

Srinagar, May 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Friday urged the Centre for additional Hajj flights to clear a backlog of 1,895 pilgrims. At least seven flights were cancelled be... Read More


Making efforts to promote adventure tourism: Sukhu

Shimla, May 17 -- Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said the state government was making earnest efforts to promote adventure tourism. He was addressing the public after flaggin... Read More