For months, Dera Sacha Sauda has been a target of hatred and violence because of the controversial attire and mannerisms that its chief Ram Rahim Singh adopted to emulate 10th Sikh guru Gobind Singh. Over a dozen people died and an attempt was made on Ram Rahim’s life after clashes broke out between Sikhs and [...]
After three snatchers Manish Kumar, Nirpal Singh and Anish AO Samuels were produced in the court on Friday by the Sector 17 police, a struggle to take the custody of the accused has begun between the police stations of Chandigarh and Panchkula.
According to the police, the three accused, who have reportedly confessed to have [...]
A majority of the treated patients at drug de-addiction centres in the country fall prey to relapse and return to the fold of drug menace due to lack of rehabilitation schemes for them as well as proper follow-up.
This was stated by Prof Anil Malhotra, department of psychiatry, here today.
Though the situation had improved a lot [...]
Communication through BSNL lines was affected in the city today as a fire broke out in the main exchange of the service provider here.
Internet, mobile and landline services provided by the BSNL remain affected in the city after the fire which broke out in the morning, a senior official said.
Fire tenders which rushed [...]
Burglars today decamped with Rs 2.65 lakh and a 32 bore revolver from the back seat of a car, which was parked in Phase VII Bank Square. The burglars had broken the window of the car to take the money.
Kulwant Singh, owner of car number CH03P-1551, told Newsline that he had gone to HDFC [...]
Banking, Internet, e-governance and several other facilities remained crippled in most parts of Chandigarh and adjoining areas of Punjab and Haryana Saturday after a fire damaged the Sector 17 exchange of the government-run telecom company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL).
Thousands of people using Internet and BSNL mobile and telephone lines complained their phones were not [...]
Suspected gastroenteritis has claimed nine lives in Punjab since the last three days.
While five deaths were reported from Badrukha village in Sangrur district, four took place in the Ghiaspura locality of Ludhiana city. However, the health authorities in Sangrur and Ludhiana have claimed that the deaths were due to various other reasons, as a majority [...]
Punjab Cooperative Minister Captain Kanwaljit Singh today laid the foundation stone of Mega Tourist Complex at Verka Milk Plant, Mohali. Heera Singh Gabria, Tourism and Cultural Minister, was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Capt Kanwaljit Singh said that the tourist complex would be one of the best attractive points of Mohali.
Highlighting [...]
The smoking may not have been banned in Indian Cinema yet, but the beautiful city of Chandigarh is set to become the first smoke-free city in the country. The Chandigarh administration has set a deadline of 1 July to achieve the goal.
It is to be seen how the administration stops those who like a [...]
The late conduct of pre-medical entrance test (PMET) by Punjab is proving costly to hundreds of students aspiring to get admission in medical colleges situated in the state.
By the time the Punjab PMET result is declared, most of the prominent institutes located in other states would have exhausted their quota of seats. And students [...]