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Electrical goods ravaged in industrial area blaze

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A massive blaze destroyed electrical goods in a showroom in the Industrial Area of Phase II in Chandigarh on Sunday morning. The fire triggered panic in the vicinity as thick p... Read More


Man loses Rs.24l to fraudsters

Panchkula, March 24 -- A Sector 11 resident has been duped of Rs.24.60 lakh in a fake stock trading and investment scam, prompting the cybercrime police to register a case. Complainant Shiv Kumar Gupt... Read More


Forest dept clerk gets 4-year jail for bribery

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A special court on Monday sentenced a clerk in the office of the UT deputy conservator of forests (DCF) to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for accepting Rs.10,000 as b... Read More


At 93, mishap-prone spots in Mohali mark uptick, flags study

Mohali, March 24 -- The district has 93 black spots associated with frequent accidents and fatalities, according to a study by the Punjab Road Safety and Traffic Research Centre for 2022-24. This mark... Read More


'Stop making excuses on funds',Kataria slams MC on civic works

Chandigarh, March 24 -- Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday slammed the municipal corporation (MC), citing that they could no longer claim the excuse regarding shortage ... Read More


IDFC bank ex-staffers in 3-day police remand

Chandigarh, March 24 -- A local court has granted police a seven-day remand of three former employees of IDFC First Bank in connection with a fraud case. The police said the custodial interrogation is... Read More


Amid LPG shortage, eateries look for alternatives, flag high input cost

Chandigarh, March 24 -- Even as the restaurants and cafes of the city have been able to brave the restrictions on commercial sale of LPG cylinders, the eateries are starting to feel the effects. Many ... Read More


HP orders review of entry fee hike for vehicles from other states

Shimla/Patiala, March 24 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to review its decision to sharply increase entry fee for vehicles from other states, following strong objections from Punjab and... Read More


Bhullar arrested, to be produced in Amritsar court today: Police

Patiala/Amritsar, March 24 -- Former Punjab minister Laljit Singh Bhullar was arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged suicide of a state warehousing corporation official in Amritsar, amid ca... Read More


'Trying to contain impact of war'

New Delhi, March 24 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the country that the government was relentlessly trying to minimise the impact of the war in West Asia even as he warned that diff... Read More