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The synthetic drug racket linked to ex-cop Jagdish Bhola brought embarrassment to even the Akalis’ central ruling partners on Monday when enforcement directorate (ED) officer Niranjan Singh alleged in the Punjab and Haryana high court that Punjab revenue minister Bikram Singh Majithia was behind his transfer order that would have derailed the…[Read more]

With thousands of students vying for admission at the Panjab University every year, the lack of sufficient seats in hostels has always been a major concern for students. With the student council elections only two days away, student leaders are making rounds of hostels, assuring transparency in allotment of seats and more hostels. Considering the…[Read more]

Neelam Dhamija, 76, is on her way to a government school in Chandigarh on an assignment to talk to children on various issues when her friend calls: “So you’re on your mission again but believe me nothing is going to change. At your age you might as well stay at home.” Giving a short reply and a dismissing smile, Neelam moves on.She belongs to a…[Read more]

Even 48 hours after the daring Rs 9.22 lakh robbery and the key witness identifying one of the suspects, the Panchkula police are still struggling to find the missing links in their probe, which is at present centered around the suspect.Apart from the suspect, believed to be in mid-thirties, the police have questioned two of his other accomplices,…[Read more]

For the fourth time in a row, Punjabi University, Patiala, won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for best sports performance at inter-university, national and international competitions by scoring 55,000 points.In a proud moment, four universities of the region have won the top four positions. This was announced after a meeting at the…[Read more]

Four unidentified men shot at Anil Kumar, a cashier at the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) bill collection centre in Panchkula’s Industrial Area, Phase 2, and robbed him of Rs 9.5 lakh that he was going to deposit in a bank on Friday afternoon.Police sources said the four men sped away in a white Maruti Swift car after the incident, w…[Read more]

Refusing to transfer the Dinanagar terror attack investigation to National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Punjab government on Friday told the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) that Punjab Police had “enough professional and technical efficiency”.The state government, however, informed the MHA — which wants the July 27 terrorist strike to be…[Read more]

Though the vigilance officer of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Sarita Malik was transferred before she could submit the report of inquiry conducted into the wrongs in the operation and maintenance of the sewerage treatment plant at Diggian, SAS Nagar, the officer had detected large-scale irregularities, HT has found.Investigations carried out by…[Read more]

Former Haryana chief minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) supreme leader Om Prakash Chautala, who is lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail, is likely to be transferred to the Bathinda district prison in Punjab, according to the government sources.Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and he are close friends with strong family relations. Even though in…[Read more]

A 70-year-old woman was run over by a Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation (PRTC) bus near the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Sector 43, on Wednesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Manjit Kaur, a resident of Sirsa in Haryana. Victim’s on Binder Singh complained to the police that his mother had just got down from the same bus and…[Read more]

In a fresh notice, citing a communication from the Medical Council of India, the college director-principal said that the January circular of conducting entrance examination for NRI candidates stood cancelled.
The college also said that now the NRI admissions would be done on the basis of marks obtained in 10+2. Significantly, GMCH-32 had…[Read more]

With an aim to encourage women to come forward and register their complaints with the police, Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar, will inaugurate the first all-women police station of the district at Mansa Devi Complex (MDC), Sector 6, on August 28. Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij, who is also an MLA from Ambala, will inaugurate a…[Read more]

Even as ambiguity on validity of service charge prevails in the city, Chandigarh district consumer disputes redressal forum once again reiterated that “there is no statutory law under which service charges are levied”; thus forcing customers to pay it amounted to “unfair trade practice”.Pulling up the Sector 26-based restaurant run by Barbequ…[Read more]

For the fourth time in the past six months, the hearing on the deadlock on the last rites judgment of Ashutosh, the “clinically dead” sect head of Noormahal (Jalandhar)-based Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS), was adjourned on Tuesday.As the hearing began, a Punjab government counsel requested the division bench of justices SK Mittal and MS…[Read more]

Amidst a ruckus inside and outside the Municipal Corporation, the election for the first mayor of Mohali was postponed on Tuesday. While councillors indulged in sloganeering, breaking glasses and throwing chairs inside the House, the supporters outside took to stone-pelting. The Punjab Police resorted to canecharge to disperse the agitating…[Read more]

It takes special ability to restrain oneself under pressure, with all the adrenaline rushing through one’s veins. But somehow 25-year-old Gurkeerat Singh Mann relishes and thrives in these conditions. So, last Friday, when Mann walked into the middle in Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, India A were fighting with their back against the wall. C…[Read more]

Twins Sahil Bansal and Rahul Bansal from Bathinda brought laurels to the state by bagging 4th and 6th positions in the All India Pre- Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) re-conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, the result of which was declared on Monday.Sahil and Rahul are sons of advocate Rakesh Kumar.Their mother Neha is a…[Read more]

The Chandigarh administration has put a complete ban on the use of polythene and plastic carry bags in the city from Tuesday.Sub-divisional magistrate (central) Prince Dhawan, in the exercise of the powers vested under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), imposed a complete ban on the use of polythene and plastic carry bags in the…[Read more]

When 13 people on an average lose life every day in road accidents in Punjab and many more get injured, here is hope for many such injured and other emergency cases. The Punjab government will provide free health care for the first 24 hours of hospitalisation to all patients coming for emergency treatment to government hospitals from this…[Read more]

Five people were run over and killed by a speeding truck at Chandigarh’s Transport Chowk traffic light-point on Monday. Police sources said the accident occurred at the Sector 26 traffic crossing at 12.45am.They said traffic on the route was plying normally in the morning as the area had been cleared.