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J&K: Couple posing as IAS, IPS officers nabbed
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 11:15 AM IST
During search, laptops, mobile phones, cash, jewellery, fake transfer and appointment orders and other incriminating articles were recovered from the house of the accused who were posing as IAS, IPS officers to dupe people
Asian News International, Srinagar
Chitra alleges ‘pick-and-choose’ during Ambala Cantt demolition drive
During her meeting with the Ambala DC, Sarwara alleged that no time or notices were given to the aggrieved parties during the drives that were carried out last week
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:49 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ambala
Chandigarh MC to join ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign
A meeting was held on Monday to chalk out the plans, chaired by Chandigarh mayor Anup Gupta, presided over by deputy commissioner Vinay Partap Singh and MC commissioner Anindita Mitra, and attended by councillors and senior MC officers
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Mohali: Qaumi Insaaf Morcha to observe August 15 as ‘Black Day’
During the march on August 15, morcha activists will carry black and saffron flags to protest against Punjab government’s failure to secure the release of Sikh prisoners who have completed their sentences
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Chandigarh girls shine in roller hockey meet
Runjhun, who is pursuing MBA in Sports Management from Symbiosis International University, was the India team captain; Manika is a student of Sacred Heart School, Sector 26
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Panchkula: Private school put on notice for expelling Class-4 student over fee dispute
Family of the Class 4 student alleged that the school staff mistreated the child in front of all students by not checking her notebooks and not allowing her to sit in exams
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:38 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Caller claiming to be gangster’s brother threatens Kalka bizman
In his complaint, Prabhat Negi told the police that around 8 pm on August 3, he received a threatening WhatsApp message from an international number
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:34 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Protesting Powercom, Transco workers try to gherao minister’s office in Kharar
Their attempt, however, was thwarted by police that were deployed in heavy numbers; subsequently, the protesters staged a demonstration near the Bhago Majra toll plaza, highlighting their long-standing demand for service regularisation
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Modifications in MD/MS admission process will ensure fairness: Chandigarh health secretary
Candidates of IP Pool eligible under UT Pool will be considered against the UT Pool seats also in case their preferred choice is not available in IP Pool
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh Class 11 admissions: Apply for 2nd counselling by Aug 10
As per Chandigarh education department officials, the deadline was extended as the result for Class 10 compartment exams was declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:29 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Chandigarh architect dept told to hasten work on Sector-39 grain market
During the meeting of the Chandigarh State Agricultural Marketing Board, the UT adviser asked the UT architect department to relocate the four gas godowns running from the Sector 39 land and consider utilising a portion of nearby temple land for constructing shops
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:29 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Faster sewer cleaning on mind, Chandigarh MC turns to robots
Two Bandicoot sewer-cleaning robots, costing ₹40 lakh each, will clean sewers speedily due to their different sizes and diameters, as per MC officials
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
HC orders early removal of structures within 100 m of Chandigarh airport
The order was passed by the high court bench of chief justice RS Jha and justice Arun Palli during resumed hearing of a plea pending since 2015 over infrastructural deficiencies at the Chandigarh airport
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:25 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Chandigarh man who stabbed wife to death gets 7-year jail
The court of additional sessions judge Jaibir Singh also imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on Sunny, who was held guilty under Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:25 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Panchkula woman confronts man for hitting stray dog, beaten up
The woman, Sunita, a resident of Sector 20, told the police that she was sitting in the neighbourhood park with some women around 10.30 pm on August 2, when she saw the man hitting a stray dog
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Chandigarh: Teen held for raping 10-year-old neighbour in Maloya
According to sources, the teenager took the child to a nearby forest area in Maloya, where he raped her, causing excessive bleeding
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Speeding truck leaves taxi driver dead near Zirakpur’s Chhat village
The deceased, Varinder Singh, 37, hailed from Haryana. Police said he was driving from Rajpura to Zirakpur, when a rashly driven truck, coming from Dera Bassi, rammed into his car around 4 am
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
₹1-cr extortion case: Constable who accompanied sacked SI arrested by Chandigarh police
The accused, identified as constable Varinder, is deployed at a beat box in Sector 41; he is accused of accompanying SI Naveen Phogat, along with another constable, when he extorted the money from the victim, Sanjay Goyal, in Sector 40 on August 4
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:20 AM IST
Nikhil Sharma, Chandigarh
Two men murdered during drunken brawls in Manimajra
Liquor vend employee attacks colleague with beer bottle and sharp weapon; mechanic stabs co-worker in the back in another case, say Manimajra police
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Mansa resident held for killing taxi driver
The taxi driver who was stabbed to death in Mullanpur on July 31 was murdered by a robber, who was planning to snatch his car by posing as a passenger, police said on Sunday after cracking the case
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 04:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mohali
Jammu crime branch arrest two absconders
One accused Bashir Ahmed Mir of Kathpora in Kulgam was arrested from the outskirts of Jammu city for his involvement in defrauding people of their hard earned money after luring them to invest in non banking finance company - Kashmir Valley Finance and Investment Limited
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:56 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
J&K Police file chargesheet against top heroin supplier from Punjab
The heroin supplier was arrested from Amritsar by Jammu and Kashmir Police following a series of raids in Punjab after the registration of an FIR against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Jammu
Mehbooba exhorts party workers to gear up for local body, panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir
Mehbooba, who was addressing a workers’ meeting at the party headquarters in Jammu, said, “ULB and Panchayat elections are round the corner and I want my workers to get ready for them”
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:51 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen gunned down in J&K’s Poonch
The terrorist was identified as Muneer Hussain of Bagyaldara in Poonch; the search operations led to the recovery of one AK 56 rifle, one 9 mm pistol with silencer, one magazine of AK 56, 10 rounds of 7.62 mm, nine rounds of 9 mm, two hand grenades, eatables and medicines
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:48 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
We have a roadmap for J&K for next 25 years, says J&K LG Sinha
“In four years, we have travelled that much distance which was unimaginable to people. And we have framed a roadmap of next 25 years about the changes going to happen in Jammu and Kashmir,” Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor said
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Handicraft and Handloom Corporation to be renamed as Himcraft, says Himachal CM
The Himachal Pradesh State Handicraft and Handloom Corporation Limited will be renamed as "Himcraft Corporation". State-level awards will be introduced to honor contributions in handloom and handicrafts. The CM expressed concern over the estimated loss of ₹8,000 to ₹10,000 crore due to recent floods.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Man gets 20-year RI for sexually assaulting 6-yr-old boy
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined ₹1.10 lakh for sexually assaulting a six-year-old boy in India. He was convicted under the POCSO Act.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Probe Punjab liquor policy: Bathinda MP Harsimrat urges Amit Shah
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP from Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday also forwarded two memorandums by SAD to the Punjab governor as well as the report of the cabinet subcommittee, which virtually repudiated the 2022-23 excise policy.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:27 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
SGPC to provide legal aid to victim’s kin to pursue case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami also said that the SGPC has also approved providing legal aid in the Supreme Court for the ongoing case against Dera Sirsa head Gurmeet Ram Rahim.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Industry protests setting up of garbage dump in Focal Point Phase VI
Members of the Association of Trade and Industrial Undertakings protested the decision of the municipal corporation to set up a garbage dump in Focal Point Area phase VI. The association believes it will create a poor image and health issues. They have requested to adopt the park instead.
Updated on Aug 08, 2023 12:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
