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Sector-5 firing case: NIA granted two days to question accused

Chandigarh, May 1 -- A special NIA court has granted the probe agency two days to question one of the accused in the Sector-5 firing case to unearth the larger conspiracy. On January 19, operatives o... Read More


Chandigarh: Immigration fraud accused let off for 'snack & beer' break, ASI held

Chandigarh, May 1 -- A Chandigarh Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was arrested on Tuesday for letting off an immigration fraud accused for over 90 minutes for a "snack and beer break" at a Mohali... Read More


Human rights panel takes note of poor fire safety at Chandigarh's govt hospitals

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Taking suo motu cognisance of poor fire safety measures at Chandigarh's government hospitals, the Punjab State Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the UT health servi... Read More


SKM to mobilise villagers in Punjab for opposing BJP candidates

Chandigarh, May 1 -- The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday announced kisan mahapanchayat on May 21 at Jagraon to oppose candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab during the upcoming Lo... Read More


2017 Maur Mandi blast: HC seeks fresh status report from Punjab Police

Chandigarh, May 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a fresh status report from Punjab Police in the Maur Mandi blast case that took place a few days before the Punjab assembly polls in 2... Read More


158 Punjab government school students cleared JEE (Main), says CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that as many as 158 students from Punjab's government schools have cleared the JEE (Main) exam. Announcing this, Mann said he shared t... Read More


Ex-ADGP Gurinder Singh Dhillon joins Congress, may be fielded from Ferozepur

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Days after taking voluntary retirement from service (VRS), Punjab Police's former additional director general (ADG) Gurinder Singh Dhillon joined the Congress on Tuesday. Dhillon... Read More


Procurement season: Over rRs.r17 cr disbursed to wheat farmers' account so far, says Punjab chief secy

Chandigarh, May 1 -- Punjab chief secretary Anurag Verma on Tuesday said that procurement of 95% of the wheat that arrived in the state's mandis is complete, and payments to the tune of Rs.17, 340.40 ... Read More


Haryana: Resignation of Independent MLA who joined BJP accepted after a month

Chandigarh, May 1 -- More than a month after Independent MLA from Rania, Ranjit Singh tendered his resignation from the state assembly after joining the BJP on March 24, the assembly speaker Gian Chan... Read More


12-year-old Chandigarh origin author Saanvi's leap into realm of fantasy fiction

Chandigarh, April 30 -- An after-school filmmaking course was just what 12-year-old Saanvi Singal needed to unleash the fantastical world doing rounds in her head and put it into words. The New York-... Read More