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MC: Properties of tax defaulters to be sealed

Panchkula, Aug. 7 -- The municipal corporation (MC) of Panchkula has issued notices for the second time to 684 major property tax defaulters, warning that sealing proceedings will be initiated against... Read More


Drug peddler held with 15-gm heroin

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Police arrested an alleged drug peddler and recovered 15 grams of heroin (chitta) from his possession near the Sports Complex in Sector 56. The accused, identified as Ashwani al... Read More


Man held for cheating woman in scooter deal

Ludhiana, Aug. 7 -- A 47-year-old woman has accused a man of cheating, sexually harassing and threatening her after he allegedly sold her a scooter without disclosing the outstanding loan. Police have... Read More


accused of sacrilege, 55-year-old ends life

Mohali, Aug. 7 -- A 55-year-old man died by suicide in Handesra, following allegations of sacrilege at a local gurdwara. According to the family, the deceased was accused of committing sacrilege at th... Read More


British Airways to refund Rs.2 lakh to Mohali passenger

Mohali, Aug. 7 -- A Mohali consumer commission has directed British Airways to refund more than Rs.1.7 lakh to a city resident who was wrongly denied boarding at Delhi airport after airline staff mist... Read More


CPDL upgrades Sec 31C infra with 1,000 kVA transformer

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- The Chandigarh Power Distribution Limited (CPDL) has upgraded power infrastructure in Chandigarh's Sector 31C by installing a new 1,000 kilovolt-ampere (kVA) distribution transfo... Read More


Expect rain today, drier days ahead

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- About 10.7 mm of rainfall in the city triggered traffic jams on several roads in the tricity on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for ... Read More


Prof SL Goel, ex-UGC member, passes away at 90

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- Professor SL Goel, former member of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and UGC Emeritus Professor at Panjab University, died in Chandigarh on Wednesday. He was 90. His cremat... Read More


Consumer panel upholds Rs.8-lakh insurance relief in stolen vehicle case

Chandigarh, Aug. 7 -- The state consumer disputes redressal commission, Chandigarh, has dismissed an appeal filed by Tata AIG General Insurance Company, upholding a district consumer commission order ... Read More


Tenants forge signature, mortgage plot, booked

Mohali, Aug. 7 -- Zirakpur police have registered a case against three tenants for allegedly stealing the original sale deed of a plot, forging the landowners' signatures and mortgaging the property t... Read More