Day after carjacking in Chandigarh, two caught from Haryana in police encounter
According to the police, as soon as they received information about the carjacking, a team of the district crime cell, led by inspector Jasbir Singh, had...
Punjab
Chandigarh: Man gets 9-month jail in cheque bounce case
A local court sentenced Pankaj Goel, authorised signatory of Svocan Handicrafts, to nine months in jail for dishonouring a cheque worth ₹4 lakh issued in favour...
No exam for ex-Agniveers for Group C recruitment in Haryana
The Haryana council of ministers approved amendments to the state’s policy to facilitate the rehabilitation and gainful employment of ex-Agniveers. An official spokesperson said ex-Agniveers will...
High Court stays Haryana move to deploy private school teachers for census duty
The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) has stayed a Haryana government communication requisitioning private school teachers for census duty. The HC bench of Justice HS...
Faridkot woman arrested, 2 army personnel booked for passing sensitive info to Pakistan in Punjab
Punjab Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman from Faridkot and booked two serving army personnel for allegedly passing sensitive military information to Pakistani intelligence agencies. The...
HC summons Rohtak DC for inaction over MGNREGA fund misappropriation
The Punjab and Haryana high court has summoned the Rohtak deputy commissioner (DC) to appear in person on October 15, along with relevant records, over alleged...
Portraits of 1981 flight hijacker, KCF co-founder, former SC judge installed at Golden Temple Sikh Museum
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday installed portraits of Khalistani leader Gajinder Singh, who led the 1981 hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-423 from...
Chandigarh: Car snatched at gunpoint in Sector 46
Two unidentified men snatched a 41-year-old dairy shop owner’s car at gunpoint when he had stopped in Sector 46 around 11.30 pm on Thursday. The incident...
4 years on, Mohali’s tertiary water plan still stuck on paper
Four years after it was proposed, Mohali’s plan to use treated wastewater for parks and green belts remains grounded, stalled by incomplete pipelines and poor coordination...
Mohali: Fearing noise pollution, traffic woes, Sec-67 residents oppose singer’s event
Fearing noise pollution and traffic congestion, residents of Sector 67 in Mohali have approached the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) and the Punjab Pollution Control...