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Forced to work as labourers, 3 rescued

Panchkula, Feb. 26 -- Under the Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation Campaign for eradication of child and adolescent labour, a raid was conducted by Panchkula police in the Kalka and Pinjore areas of ... Read More


17-year-old boy held for raping differently abled woman

Panchkula, Feb. 26 -- Police have arrested a 17-year-old juvenile for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman with mental disability. The accused has been sent to an observation home in Ambala following ... Read More


298 govt schools in Haryana without a permanent teacher

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Haryana education minister Mahipal Dhanda on Wednesday said 298 government schools in the state were functioning without a permanent teacher while 1,051 had only one such teache... Read More


Rs.590-cr govt funds fraud case: 2 former IDFC First Bank employees among 4 held

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- Probing the Rs.590-crore IDFC First Bank fraud case, the Haryana State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday night arrested four people, including two former bank empl... Read More


Protesting workers injured in fresh clash with security forces

Karnal, Feb. 26 -- Protests by construction labourers at the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Refinery in Panipat turned violent again for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, as they clashed ... Read More


Ferozepur feeder lifeline of Malwa, says Mann

Ferozepur, Feb. 26 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of the reconstruction and relining of the Ferozepur Feeder Canal at Makhu, terming it a major step towards s... Read More


Rs.2L relief for Y'nagar man acquitted after 5-year trial

Karnal, Feb. 26 -- A Yamunanagar resident, Ram Avtar, who was acquitted after facing a criminal trial that lasted nearly five years, has been awarded a compensation of Rs.2 lakh by the Haryana Human R... Read More


Army busts terror hideout in Poonch

Jammu, Feb. 26 -- Security forces on Wednesday recovered a big cache of IEDs, arms and ammunition from a forest area in Poonch district, including two ready-to-use improvised explosive devices (IEDs) ... Read More


Delay in lodging FIRs: HC seeks affidavits from Punjab, Haryana and UT DGPs

Chandigarh, Feb. 26 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday directed the director generals of police (DGPs) of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to file affidavits explaining the alleged delay ... Read More


Punjab rehab centres staff announce strike from March 5

Patiala, Feb. 26 -- Employees of Punjab's drug de-addiction centres have announced an indefinite strike starting March 5, demanding the regularisation of their services and a safer working environment... Read More