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Cong accuses govt of delaying local polls

Jaipur, Aug. 21 -- Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasra on Wednesday accused the BJP government of delaying panchayat and local body elections, alleging that forces in p... Read More


National SC panel meets home min

Jaipur, Aug. 21 -- National scheduled caste commission on Wednesday met state home minister Jawahar Singh Bedham and director general of police Rajeev Sharma over the atrocities against scheduled cast... Read More


One state, one election in Raj unfeasible, says SEC

Jaipur, Aug. 21 -- The one state one election plan is on backfoot as the state election commission has started preparation to finish the polling in due panchayats and municipality wards in two months,... Read More


EC announces schedule for voter list revision

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued the schedule for the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the electoral roll ahead of the upcoming bypoll to the Tarn Taran assemb... Read More


Mohali ASI caught for graft

Mohali, Aug. 21 -- The Punjab vigilance bureau (VB) on Wednesday arrested an assistant sub-inspector posted at the Kharar police station for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.1.55 lakh. Officials in t... Read More


62-year-old man run over by speeding car in New Chandigarh

Mohali, Aug. 21 -- A 62-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding car, reportedly driven by a girl student of a private university, on the Siswan-Chandigarh highway near the Air Force Station in... Read More


Head constable caught taking Rs.10,000 bribe to undergo seven-year jail

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Eight years after a UT head constable was caught red-handed taking Rs.10,000 bribe from a woman booked in an assault case, a special CBI court on Wednesday sentenced him to seve... Read More


Tewari opposes steep hike in UT conversion charges in Parliament

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Member of Parliament Manish Tewari on Wednesday moved a special mention under rule 377 of the Lok Sabha, opposing the very steep hike in conversion charges from leasehold to fre... Read More


Retd colonel loses Rs.48L in stock-trading fraud

Panchkula, Aug. 21 -- A 71-year-old retired colonel of the Indian Army was duped of over Rs.48 lakh by cyber fraudsters in a stock-trading scam. The retired colonel, who resides in Sector 27, Panchkul... Read More


'Promote Chandigarh as global destination'

Chandigarh, Aug. 21 -- Introducing a signature landmark akin to the London Eye or Singapore Flyer and a miracle Garden like in Dubai to create a unique identity for Chandigarh that can draw both domes... Read More