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Second accused caught for seeking bribe from fruit vendor in Chandigarh gets bail

Chandigarh, May 10 -- A special CBI court on Thursday allowed bail to the second accused who was booked in February for seeking a bribe of Rs.12,000 from a fruit vendor at the Sector-26 grain market. ... Read More


Chandigarh: Panjab University forms committee to appoint campus yoga instructor

Chandigarh, May 10 -- To help students manage stress and health, the Panjab University (PU) has constituted a committee to appoint a yoga instructor for the campus. The proposal was first prepared by... Read More


Punjab RERA penalises developer for 5-year delay in flat possession

Chandigarh, May 10 -- The Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Punjab, has directed a developer to pay interest to a Shimla-based family for an over five-year delay in handing over possession of a flat i... Read More


Panchkula street food vendor booked for assaulting commuter

Chandigarh, May 10 -- A street food vendor allegedly assaulted a man on Wednesday after he asked his customer to move his vehicle which was causing a traffic jam. The victim, Ranvir Singh of Barwala,... Read More


rRs.r1-crore extortion case: Dismissed SI denied bail

Chandigarh, May 10 -- A local court on Thursday denied bail to dismissed sub-inspector (SI) Naveen Phogat, who is accused of kidnapping a Bathinda-based businessman and extorting Rs.1.01 crore from hi... Read More


Speeding car leaves biker, scooterist dead in Kharar

Chandigarh, May 10 -- A 60-year-old scooterist and an unidentified motorcyclist died after a speeding Skoda car rear-ended their vehicles in Kharar on Thursday night. The deceased scooterist was iden... Read More


No place for 'gangsterism' in Punjab, says CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh, May 10 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday applauded the Punjab Police for arresting two assailants who had shot dead a 30-year-old bouncer at Kharar's Chando village. Both the ac... Read More


Extra-judicial killings during militancy: Probe at this stage to be futile exercise, CBI tells HC

Chandigarh, May 10 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has told the Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) that there are "practical difficulties" in probing the alleged deaths being claimed by a... Read More


Punjab and Haryana high court seeks info on songs banned for promoting gun culture

Chandigarh, May 10 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has sought details of songs banned by the Punjab government for promoting gun culture. Besides, the director general of police (DGP) has be... Read More


Haryana Police reunites missing UP girl with family

Chandigarh, May 10 -- The Haryana Police on Thursday said that its anti-human trafficking unit has reunited a mentally disabled minor girl, missing for the past six years from Prayagraj in Uttar Prade... Read More