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DC office auctions bizman's Sec-9 house

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Acting on the directions of the Bombay high court (HC), the Chandigarh deputy commissioner (DC)'s office on Monday took possession of a four-kanal house in Sector 9 after an evi... Read More


CHB turns 'white elephant' as revenue streams dry up

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Having failed to launch even a single housing project for nearly a decade, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is seeing a steady decline in its profits. The surplus dipped fromR... Read More


Driver steals Rs.2.2 Lakh from employer's car using duplicate keys; arrested

Panchkula, Feb. 24 -- A 45-year-old driver in Panchkula has been arrested for allegedly stealing Rs.2.2 lakh from his employer's Toyota Fortuner after secretly getting a duplicate remote key made for ... Read More


2.4 lakh capsules of restricted drug seized in Dhakoli; 3 arrested

Mohali, Feb. 24 -- Three persons were arrested with 2.4 lakh Pregabalin capsules - a drug restricted for sale or distribution without proper permit - during a naka in Dhakoli on Saturday night, police... Read More


Main accused among four held in Phase-11 murder case

Mohali, Feb. 24 -- Mohali police have arrested four more accused, including the main assailant, in the murder of a 26-year-old youngster near Laxmi NarayanMandir in Phase 11. Earlier, 12 others, inclu... Read More


Marriage offer rejected, man stabs PU girl to death at Sec-36 garden

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- A 22-year-old third-year student of Panjab University (PU) was allegedly stabbed to death by a 28-year-old man in Fragrance Garden, Sector 36, on Sunday night after she reported... Read More


7-year-old raped by neighbour in Maloya

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a neighbour on Sunday evening in Maloya. As per the victim's mother, the girl had gone out of the house to cycle in the afternoon. A... Read More


Illegal dumping in Mohali: Firm, driver named in FIR

Mohali, Feb. 24 -- The Mullanpur police have nominated the owner of trucks involved in the illegal dumping of garbage near Palheri village and identified the company operating the vehicles in a case r... Read More


MACT awards Rs.39 lakh to kin of teacher killed in road accident

Mohali, Feb. 24 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mohali, has awarded approximately Rs.39 lakh as compensation to the family of a 44-year-old schoolteacher who died in a road accident in A... Read More


SOP confusion keeps PU fest calendar uncertain

Chandigarh, Feb. 24 -- Standard operating procedures (SOPs) introduced to bring uniformity and tighter regulation to events at Panjab University (PU) have now become the centre of a fresh dispute betw... Read More