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Rambhadracharya and Gulzar receive Jnanpith Award

New Delhi, May 17 -- President Droupadi Murmu presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya for the year 2023 at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Frid... Read More


SC: Iskcon B'luru owns Hare Krishna temple

New Delhi, May 17 -- "Show me the money". That immortal pop-history line forms a pillar in the defence of justice Yashwant Varma, according to people familiar with the matter and excerpts from the 55-... Read More


Pushpendra Kumar set to take over as IG

Chandigarh, May 17 -- In a major reshuffle, two IPS officers have been transferred to Chandigarh, with Pushpendra Kumar, a 2006-batch officer of AGMUT cadre, set to be the successor to RK Singh as the... Read More


Once petty, juvenile crime now wields a deadly edge

Chandigarh, May 17 -- Juvenile criminals in Chandigarh are no longer just petty thieves or pickpockets. A growing number of teenagers are now being booked for violent crimes, ranging from murder, atte... Read More


Firing at music producer Pinky's house linked to extortion attempt

Mohali, May 17 -- A day after two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at the residence of Punjabi music producer Pushpinder Dhaliwal, also known as Pinky Dhaliwal, in Sector 71, polic... Read More


RTS panel fines SHO Rs.10k for not providing DDR copy within 1-hour deadline

Chandigarh, May 17 -- The chief commissioner of the Chandigarh Right to Service Commission, Mahavir Singh, imposed a penalty of Rs.10,000 on the station house officer (SHO) of the Sector 49 police sta... Read More


Sell unsold plots, develop Sunny Enclave infra: HC

Chandigarh, May 17 -- In a landmark decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered the sale of unsold plots belonging to a Mohali-based builder, directing that the proceeds be used for the de... Read More


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