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After Mumbai scare, ut tests watermelon samples

Chandigarh, May 2 -- In the wake of media reports linking deaths of multiple people in a family in Mumbai to suspected watermelon consumption, the food safety administration of the UT health departmen... Read More


'Take party's policies to people': Nadda at core committee meet

Chandigarh, May 2 -- Urging party functionaries to work with commitment and take the BJP's policies and achievements to every household, Union minister for health & family welfare and chemicals & fert... Read More


Key operative of foreign-based gangsters arrested, pistol seized: police

Mohali, May 2 -- A key operative linked to foreign-based gangsters has been arrested and a .32-calibre pistol, along with five live cartridges, seized, police officials said on Friday. It was a joint ... Read More


3 yrs on, PU awaits Punjab govt funds for hostel projects

Chandigarh, May 2 -- Despite repeated announcements by the Punjab government regarding allotment of funds for construction of hostels, Panjab University hasn't received any in the past three years. Th... Read More


Revenue official booked for land fraud in Zirakpur

Mohali, May 2 -- A case has been registered against a revenue official and his associate for allegedly orchestrating a land fraud by forging documents, police officials said on Thursday. They illegall... Read More


2 FIRs in week against realtors

Mohali, May 2 -- Two FIRs have been registered within a week against Sushma Group promoters, including Bindupal Mittal, Bharat Mittal and Prateek Mittal, over allegations of cheating, criminal breach ... Read More


Bill to Modernise prisons system gets greenlight

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Punjab assembly on Friday passed the Punjab Prisons and Correctional Services Bill, 2026, aimed at modernising the prison administration system and aligning it with contempora... Read More


CBI to probe fraud linked to MC, CREST accounts

Chandigarh, May 2 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to take over the probe into the Rs.116.84-crore fake fixed deposit receipt (FDR) scam in accounts of the Chandigarh municipal corp... Read More


Fireplay: Safety on paper, risk on ground

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from HT Chandigarh.... Read More


BRIEFS

Panchkula, May 2 -- A case has been registered at the Sector 5 police station where a 68-year-old man sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl living in the neighbourhood after allegedly luring the mino... Read More