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law PhD holder loses Rs.11 lakh to work-from-home cyber fraud

Panchkula, May 15 -- A resident of Amravati Enclave in Pinjore has been duped of Rs.11.33 lakh by cybercriminals who lured him into making payments online for some work-from-home opportunity while pro... Read More


PCA indicts 4 cops for activist's false arrest, custodial torture

Chandigarh, May 15 -- Charging them with serious misconduct by illegally arresting and torturing a local activist in 2018, the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), Chandigarh, has directed disciplinary ... Read More


Rape case falls apart after 25 years as victim fails to identify accused

Chandigarh, May 15 -- Twelve witnesses took the stand, medical records confirmed the rape - but 25 years later, justice slipped away when the complainant, then a minor and now 36 years old, could no l... Read More


Missing for four days, grocery supplier found dead in Sec 78

Mohali, May 15 -- The decomposed body of a grocery supplier, who had been missing for the past four days, was recovered from the forest area near sports stadium along Airport Road in Sector 78 on Wedn... Read More


Mercury breaches 40degC for first time this month

Chandigarh, May 15 -- With a cooler than normal May till now, its second half is on the path to be much hotter, as the maximum temperature crossed 40degC for the first time in the month on Wednesday. ... Read More


3kg opium seized, 2 'suppliers' from Kullu nabbed

Panchkula, May 15 -- The anti-narcotic cell of the Panchkula police arrested two Kullu residents after seizing 3 kg opium on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Pradeep Kumar, 26, and Sher Singh, 34... Read More


Ensure clean-up in 2 weeks, minister directs officials

Mohali, May 15 -- Punjab local government minister Dr Ravjot Singh, during his inspection drive in Dera Bassi on Wednesday, directed the officials concerned to expedite the ongoing works, ensuring cle... Read More


5th round of e-auction: 11 of 17 liquor vends remain unsold

Mohali, May 15 -- Even in the fifth round of e-auction held on Wednesday, the UT excise and taxation department was able to sell only six out of the 17 liquor vends. It earned a revenue of Rs.39.60 cr... Read More


530 donate blood at six camps under civic body's mega drive

Chandigarh, May 15 -- As many as 530 units of blood were collected during blood donation camps organised across six locations in the city, mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla said on Wednesday. Earlier, she had... Read More


Transgender held for honey-trapping youth

Mohali, May 15 -- The Mataur police on Wednesday said they arrested a transgender person for honey-trapping a youth while posing as a woman in Mohali's Phase 3B2 market. The action was taken after off... Read More