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Truck driver acquitted in fatal P'kula crash over procedural errors

Panchkula, June 16 -- The court of additional chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Kirti Vashista has acquitted Harmesh Kumar, a truck driver from Kharar (Mohali), in a fatal road accident case, in which a... Read More


Mystery shrouds man's death in Dera Bassi

Mohali, June 16 -- A mysterious death was also reported in Dera Bassi, where a 22-year-old man's body was found in the basement of an abandoned building in Singhpura Bazigar Basti. Police identified t... Read More


28-yr-old Assamese woman's body found in Dhanas forest

Chandigarh, June 16 -- A 28-year-old Assamese woman was found dead in the forest behind Dhanas Lake under suspicious circumstances on Sunday afternoon. The woman's body was found by a group of local w... Read More


PCA secretary Dilsher quits citing personal reasons

Chandigarh, June 16 -- Nearing the end of his three-year tenure as secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), 35-year-old Dilsher Khanna resigned from the post on Sunday, citing personal reaso... Read More


Murder accused held after encounter in Mohali's Lakhnaur

Mohali, June 16 -- A murder accused was shot in the leg during a police encounter on Friday night after he opened fire at a Kharar crime investigating agency (CIA) team that had gone to arrest him in ... Read More


Bag containing foetus stolen, abandoned near GMCH-32

Chandigarh, June 16 -- A foetus removed during a medical procedure at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, was stolen and later foundabandoned near the hospital premises. Acc... Read More


Insurer to cough up Rs.2L for denying mediclaim

Mohali, June 16 -- The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Mohali, has directed HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited (formerly Apollo Munich Health Insurance) to reimburse Rs.2 lakh to a po... Read More


Botched surgery hurts hospital, told to pay Rs.25L relief to patient

Chandigarh, June 16 -- Nearly four years after a routine gallbladder surgery turned into a medical nightmare for a female patient, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-DF 1 has held a c... Read More


Pre-monsoon showers on the way to beat heat

Chandigarh, June 16 -- As the city waits with bated breath for showers to bring relief from the soaring temperatures, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast pre-monsoon rain towards th... Read More


Growing old is inevitable,growing tired of life isn't

India, June 16 -- As aisles of gift shops were flooded with Father's Day cards last week, I found myself thinking of Nachattar Uncle - the man we lovingly called "Caretaker Uncle". The name wasn't jus... Read More