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Mohali: 15-year-old raped several times, Youth Akali Dal leader arrested

Mohali, May 18 -- A Youth Akali Dal leader from Ludhiana has been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl repeatedly, Mohali police said on Sunday. Identified as Jaskaranjit Singh Deol, the a... Read More


Now, all addicts at Punjab rehab centres to undergo HIV screening

Patiala, May 18 -- With injectable drugs emerging as the main contributor of sharp rise in new HIV infections, the Punjab government has ordered mandatory HIV screening of all drug addicts registered ... Read More


ED intensifies probe into CLU fraud, summons GMADA chief

India, May 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned the chief administrator of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) in connection with its ongoing money laundering investig... Read More


3 held with 2kg cannabis in JK's Anantnag

Srinagar, May 18 -- Police in the southern district of Anantnag conducted large-scale 'Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) at 20 locations across the district in a crackdown on drug peddlers, kingpin... Read More


Mohali: Poll panel officially defers Kharar civic body polls

Mohali, May 18 -- The State Election Commission on Sunday officially deferred the Kharar Municipal Council elections and cancelled the ongoing nomination process with immediate effect following direct... Read More


J&K stares at water, power crisis amid heatwave conditions

JAMMU, May 18 -- Amid soaring mercury, 26% rain deficit, and the lower discharge in the Chenab river basin, Jammu and Kashmir is facing an imminent water and power crisis this summer. The Jammu Power... Read More


10 DCPs transferred in reshuffle exercise

India, May 18 -- As part of a major administrative reshuffle, Mumbai Police on Sunday transferred 10 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and assigned them new postings, officials said. The transfers... Read More


LG Vinai Saxena approves minimum wage hike for Ladakh workers

Jammu, May 18 -- Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a hike in wages of daily, part-time, seasonal and need-based workers engaged by the administration to Rs.575 per day from Rs... Read More


Chandigarh: Two-thirds of suicides in UT by men, shows NCRB report

Chandigarh, May 18 -- Of 96 suicides reported in the city in 2024, 64 were by men, suggesting men are twice as likely to commit suicide as women in Chandigarh, a report of the National Crime Records B... Read More


BMC transfer row resurfaces as BJP MLA alleges 55 officials reposted to cancelled positions

India, May 18 -- BJP MLA Mihir Kotecha has alleged that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is attempting to revive controversial transfers scrapped last year by reposting 55 civic officials ... Read More