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Chandigarh: Host NPS-18 teams walk away with basketball titles
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:16 AM IST
Playing in the Shanta H Singh Memorial and Rao Jai Singh Memorial basketball tournament, the NPS girls drubbed GMSSS by 72-47 and NPS boys defeated Gurukul Global School, Manimajra, with the score of 99-72
Chandigarh: 14 sports department employees found absent during surprise checking
Chandigarh director of sports Sorabh Arora carried out a surprise check at the sports department office in Sector 42 on Monday and found that 14 of the total 40 employees had not turned up by the reporting time of 9.30 am
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 01:19 AM IST
Punjab reported 30% dip in farm fires, Haryana 47%: CAQM data
The total number of paddy crop residue burning events during September 15 and October 30 period in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and NCR districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have come down to 53,792 this year, a reduction of over 31%, compared to the corresponding period in 2021, according to data shared by authorities on Monday
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:12 AM IST
Zirakpur hit-and-run: Speeding bike snuffs out woman’s life
The woman’s son told police that a rashly driven Royal Enfield motorcycle hit her while she was crossing the road near Adesh Hospital in Zirakpur
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:12 AM IST
Holy man by day, criminal by night: Pinjore priest wanted for over 60 burglaries nabbed
The priest’s arrest came following a probe into theft of cash and jewellery from the house of a businessman in November
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:11 AM IST
24x7 water supply project: Chandigarh MC to ink final pact with French govt on Dec 16
Conceived nearly seven years ago, the 24x7 water supply project has a financial outlay of ₹512 crore and is expected to be completed by 2028
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 01:15 AM IST
Dispute over common loo led to Baltana woman’s murder: Cops
Cracking the case within 10 days, police on Sunday arrested two brothers, residing in the neighbourhood of the victim, from their native Dumri in Bihar’s Motihari district.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:09 AM IST
Chandigarh: Contemporary art festival to kick off from December 9
A week-long contemporary art festival will be held from December 9 at Bhavan Vidyalaya in Sector 27, Chandigarh
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:08 AM IST
Corruption case: HC seeks status report from Punjab vigilance on former minister Arora’s plea
The High Court on Monday sought a status report from Punjab vigilance bureau in a case registered under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act against former Congress minister Sunder Sham Arora
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:08 AM IST
Ambala deputy, senior deputy mayor elections on December 8
The senior deputy and deputy mayor of Ambala municipal corporation (MC) will be elected on December 8 after two years
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:04 AM IST
Chandigarh: Woman among 4 held in 2 snatching cases
Police have arrested four snatchers, including a woman, in two separate cases; they had snatched two womens’ mobile phone and purse
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:00 AM IST
E-vehicle buyers to get special incentives in Haryana
Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala said the state government will give special incentives to buyers of electric and hybrid e-vehicles so that the upfront cost of their vehicle reduces
Published on Dec 06, 2022 01:00 AM IST
₹14-cr bank fraud: CBI Court convicts director of Jhajjar-based iron firm
The court of special judicial magistrate, CBI, Sukhdev Singh, convicted Neeru Goel, the incumbent director of the firm, Shree Balaji Sponge Iron Private Limited, Jhajjar.
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 01:00 AM IST
Hold camps to update, revalidate Aadhaar details: Haryana chief secy to ADCs
The chief secretary said that citizens whose Aadhaar was generated over 10 years ago must revalidate details in their Aadhaar by updating proof of identity and address to avail government services.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:58 AM IST
Chandigarh: Gang of thieves busted with arrest of three
Police have busted a gang of thieves with the arrest of three men; eight stolen car batteries and five bicycles have been recovered from their possession.
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 12:58 AM IST
Ambala: Car with bodies of four of family found in canal
Four members of a family were killed after their car purportedly fell into the Narwana Branch canal near Ismailpur village in Ambala
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:57 AM IST
Chandigarh man leaves for father’s last rites, returns to burgled house
Grieving the loss of his father, a Dhanas resident received another shock on returning to a burgled house after attending the cremation in Uttar Pradesh
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:55 AM IST
MLAs’ pre-budget training workshop: Khattar seeks suggestions for budgetary proposals
Khattar said the budget will focus on the welfare of every section of society and will be framed after consulting all stakeholders.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:55 AM IST
Bharat jodo yatra: Cong leaders meet Bhagwant Mann to seek ‘admin cooperation’
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and two other party leaders on Monday met chief minister Bhagwant Mann to seek the “administrative cooperation” of the Punjab government for smooth passage of the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra next month through the state.
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Student mowed down in Canada: 20-year-old cremated in Karnal
The body of the victim, Kartik Saini, had reached Karnal on December 4 after the bereaved family requested chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar to expedite the process.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Nepalese man who supplied charas to Chandigarh students nabbed
A 63-year-old Nepalese man who had been supplying drugs to college students in Chandigarh has been arrested from Kullu, police said on Monday
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Surge in demand pushes Basmati prices to ₹6,500 in Haryana
The traders attribute the rise in prices and exports to a sudden spike in demand for Basmati rice in oil-producing countries
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Punjab finalising logistics policy; eyes infra upgrade, cost reduction
The Punjab government is all set to approve its first logistics policy soon, offering fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for investments in multi-modal logistics parks, transport centres, wayside amenities, specialised warehouses in border districts and specialised commercial vehicles fleets.
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 12:53 AM IST
Farmers’ demands: Kisan Congress to stage protest in Delhi on Dec 9
The All India Kisan Congress on Monday announced to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on December 9 to press for legal guarantee for MSP, loan waiver, withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022, comprehensive insurance for all crops, ₹5,000 monthly pension for all medium, small and marginal farmers and other demands.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:42 AM IST
FIR in 2012 Ludhiana incident: Decade on, police to go looking for missing bullets
A head constable had lost the 18 bullets from his service weapon but delay in forwarding the information had pushed the investigation back a decade
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:33 AM IST
At 20 shots a day, Covid vaccination drive continues declining trend in Ludhiana
The vaccination drive has witnessed a steady decline in the district over the last few months.With residents only sporadically showing up for booster doses, pharma companies have also been forced to stop the production of the vaccine
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:28 AM IST
Ludhiana: Now, submit property tax by December 31 or face penalty
The Ludhiana civic body had recovered ₹61.64 crore from April 1 to November 30 last year, while ₹88.93 crore was recovered during the same period this year
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 12:25 AM IST
Apple cartons stolen from overturned truck: 2 Punjab bizmen come to Kashmir trader’s rescue, give ₹9 lakh
Two Punjab businessmen on Monday came forward to help a Kashmiri trader whose cartons of apples were stolen after a truck overturned near Rajindergarh village in Fatehgarh Sahib district on Saturday afternoon.
Published on Dec 06, 2022 12:19 AM IST
‘Be serious about it’: Supreme Court pulls up Punjab govt over drug menace
“Your government has to take extra caution. If somebody wants to finish the country, more particularly being a border state… It is easy to finish the youth by giving drugs. Be serious about it,” a bench of justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar said.
Updated on Dec 06, 2022 06:30 AM IST
