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Preps in place as paddy purchase begins today

Chandigarh/rohtak, Sept. 22 -- The month-long paddy procurement operations will begin in Haryana from Monday even as the state gears up to grapple with fresh challenges like crop damage from incessant... Read More


'Concealment of facts': MACT rejects Rs.40-Lakh claim of mishap victim's family

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), presided over by Ashwani Kumar, has dismissed a Rs.40 lakh claim application filed by the parents of a 24-year-old man who died in a ... Read More


Man wanted in arms trafficking, false firing case nabbed

Panchkula, Sept. 22 -- The Crime Branch-19 of Panchkula police has arrested a man wanted in arms trafficking and other serious crimes from Yamunanagar. The accused also had Rs.5,000 reward on his head... Read More


Chemist alleges frame-up: HC seeks report from DGP

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has sought a detailed affidavit from the Chandigarh director general of police (DGP) on a plea from a city chemist alleging frame-up by cops i... Read More


Why moving the high court from Capitol Complex means 'beheading' Chandigarh

India, Sept. 22 -- In Chandigarh's Sector 1 stands the Punjab and Haryana high court, the civic head in Le Corbusier's master plan for India's first planned city. Yet the administration now proposes s... Read More


Lawyer held for stabbing Kharar realtor to death

Mohali, Sept. 22 -- A week after a 38-year-old property dealer was found stabbed to death near Skylark Apartments in Kharar on September 13, police have cracked the case with the arrest of the accused... Read More


Localised spells of rain likely as monsoon retreat inches closer

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- With major spells of rain now over, monsoon is likely to depart from Chandigarh this week, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). However, localised spells of ... Read More


Soaring veggie prices cool down as supply stabilises

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- After nearly three weeks of spiraling costs, Chandigarh residents are finally getting some respite as vegetable prices show signs of cooling down. The floods in Punjab and Hary... Read More


Broken X-ray machines at GMSH-16 prolong patients' pain

Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH) in Sector 16 is grappling with a serious crisis as two of its four X-ray machines remain out of service. One machine in the emerg... Read More


Mansa Devi temple all set to ring in Navratri

Panchkula, Sept. 22 -- The Mata Mansa Devi temple is all decked out for the Ashwin Navratri fair scheduled from September 22 to October 1. The Panchkula police have deployed 972 security personnel to ... Read More