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CBI court awards 4-yr jail to former government official in bribe case

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- A Special CBI court has sentenced former senior assistant Shyam Singh Chauhan to four years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2017 bribery case, observing that corruption by public ... Read More


After deluge, Chandigarh MC House sees stormy scenes

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Two days after an unprecedented deluge laid bare the inadequacies in Chandigarh's drainage system and disaster management plans, the municipal corporation (MC) General House mee... Read More


Mohali police act against 302 proclaimed offenders, arrest 200

Mohali, Aug. 21 -- Police have taken action against 302 proclaimed offenders (POs) between June 1, 2025, and August 20, 2026, arresting 200 of them, while the names of 102 others were removed from the... Read More


Months before polls, UP govt in a race against time to use budgetary funds

Lucknow, Aug. 21 -- Less than six months before the 2027 assembly polls, the Uttar Pradesh government faces the challenge of ensuring the timely use of a large chunk of budgetary funds earmarked for v... Read More


Lucknow University SC/ST teachers' body revived with first full-fledged election in over a decade

LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- After nearly a decade, Lucknow University's Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes Teachers' Association marked its full reactivation on Thursday by conducting its first contested elec... Read More


Lucknow horror: Blaring television, traffic noise masked gunshots, say neighbours

LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- The sound of the Hanuman Chalisa playing on a television inside the house, coupled with heavy traffic noise outside, may have masked the gunshots when Manas Bajpai killed his siste... Read More


Drama during Panchkula protest: Hooda-Sharma spat adds to Haryana Congress friction

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- The protest staged by Haryana Congress leaders near the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) office in Panchkula on Wednesday nearly turned into a face-off between former chief m... Read More


Six-feet rule for Ganesh idol immersion will remain in force this year: HC

India, Aug. 21 -- Ganesh idols up to six feet in height, including those made of Plaster of Paris (PoP), will have to be immersed in artificial water bodies this year, while idols taller than six feet... Read More


Bail for 21-year-old after settlement with injured cop

India, Aug. 21 -- The sessions court on Thursday granted bail to 21-year-old Nihal Solanki, accused of ramming his Mercedes into two policemen at a Marine Drive checkpoint in May, after the injured po... Read More


Gangster shot dead outside Hisar court, one arrested

ROHTAK, Aug. 21 -- Gangster Vinod Panu alias Kana was shot dead by two assailants at the main gate of the Hisar district court complex on Thursday afternoon, police said. The deceased, a resident of ... Read More