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MC seeks vigilance probe into extortion racket allegations

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Three days after a Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) employee alleged a large-scale extortion racket in the enforcement wing, the civic body on Monday recommended a vigilanc... Read More


From August 25, sticker a must for vehicle entry to PU campus

Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- From August 25, Panjab University (PU) will enforce strict checking of four-wheelers without PU-issued stickers at its entry gates, in a bid to keep outsiders away and ensure sm... Read More


Posing as her boss, scammer dupes HR executive of Rs.1L

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- An HR professional was defrauded of Rs.1 lakh after a fraudster impersonated her boss on WhatsApp and tricked her into buying Apple gift vouchers. The cyber crime police on Sunda... Read More


Software engineer eyeing 'work from home' defrauded of Rs.5.29L

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- A software engineer from Sector 21, Panchkula, was duped of Rs.5.29 lakh after falling prey to a work-from-home scam that began with a Facebook advertisement and later shifted to... Read More


UP man held for Rs.32-Lakh stock fraud with P'kula resident

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- The cybercrime police have arrested an accused from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, in a case of online fraud amounting to Rs.32 lakh. The arrest follows a complaint filed by Naresh Rohi... Read More


Woman booked for beating up estranged husband in Zirakpur

Mohali, Aug. 19 -- Police have booked a woman for beating up her estranged husband at his hotel on Patiala Road in Zirakpur on Sunday night. The complainant, Rahul Verma, a native of Muktsar Sahib, to... Read More


Police nakas to make a comeback

India, Aug. 19 -- Police had lifted the nakas in PU on Monday after an agreement with students. However, cops continued to remain present at the three naka spots to monitor traffic entering the campus... Read More


1 more body recovered, Kishtwar cloudburst toll rises to 64: Officials

JAMMU, Aug. 19 -- With the recovery of one more body on Monday, the death toll in the cloudburst-hit Chishoti village of Kishtwar has mounted to 64, said officials. "We recovered one more body today f... Read More


Cong, BJP trade barbs over disaster relief measures

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- The Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government and main opposition party - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) traded barbs over relief measures, compensation, and the government's han... Read More


boy, 12, dies after pistol goes off accidentally

Ferozepur, Aug. 19 -- A 12-year-old boy succumbed to a gunshot injury to the head after a pistol kept in a wardrobe fell, leading to accidental discharge of the firearm, police said. The boy, a class ... Read More