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Chandigarh: Student killed, another loses arm as 250-yr-old tree falls on them
A number of injured students have been rushed to government hospital in Sector 16, and PGI as they sustained injuries.
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Timber Trail resort: Solan ADC to investigate cause behind cable car failure
An FIR was registered on the statement of Anand Goyal, one of the rescued tourists. Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Parwanoo Pranav Chauhan said, “Police investigation will be separated from the magisterial probe."
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Parwanoo Timber Trail: Stuck midair, tourists banked on social media to speed up rescue
"We were in touch with the Timber Trail resort staff and kept pleading with them to rescue us at the earliest. We were mainly concerned about the health of Manoj Goyal, 57, who is a diabetic and requires dialysis twice a week," said one of the tourists who was to be rescued.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Saga of six-year-old investigation of Sippy Sidhu: ‘A step towards justice’ after many ups and downs
Prior to handing over the investigation to the CBI, accused Kalyani Singh, who was then a prime suspect, was grilled twice by the Chandigarh Police at police lines, Sector 26, in October 2016.
Thu, Jun 16, 2022
Sidhu Moosewala: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Goldy Brar, but in another case
The development came on a day the CBI said the Punjab Police approached it about Red Corner Notice against Goldy Brar on May 30 -- a day after Sidhu Moosewala's murder.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Post-RDX recovery: Punjab’s Burail jail to amp up security, to procure 45 CCTVs, UVSS
The only jail in Chandigarh which witnessed a sensational jail break in January, 2004, was in the headlines again when an RDX packed tiffin bomb like object was found abandoned near the boundary wall on May 9, this year.
Thu, Jun 09, 2022
Who is Vicky Middukhera whose death Moosewala’s assassins were ‘avenging’?
For a long time, Middukhera was a member of SOPU but later he switched to Student Organisation of India (SOI), which is supported by Youth Akali Dal. Senior Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, had handpicked him as Chandigarh president of the SOI.
Tue, May 31, 2022
CBI arrests 4 of its officers for ‘extorting’ entrepreneur
Sources said the Chandigarh Police caught the four early on Tuesday after receiving a control room call. Upon realising that they were CBI officials, police handed them over to CBI's Chandigarh branch.
Fri, May 13, 2022
Want to ensure positive environment before reuniting wards with parents: Child panel
The CWC said that before handing over the rescued children to their parents, the commission is bound to conduct an in-depth enquiry about the circumstances in which the child was rescued and the child's future prospects.
Tue, May 10, 2022
Bird Watch: Spot the bee-eating beauties
Green bee-eater and Blue-tailed bee-eater are categorized as very common birds, meaning it is easy to spot these two species in the Tricity.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
CCSR yet to be implemented: Chandigarh admin employees to get April salaries as per Punjab Service Rules
The committee was constituted on April 5 after an announcement stating the merger of UT employees’ services with the CCSR was made. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had announced the decision in UT on March 28.
Wed, Apr 27, 2022
Newborn dead in Mauli Jagran: Police nab midwife who helped deliver minor’s baby
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested and her minor daughter apprehended in the case already. The abandoned body of a child was found in the suburban area Mauli Jagran on December 4 last year.
Fri, Mar 25, 2022
The Chandigarh Police Vs Deputationists
The structure of UT police thwarts promotions of local officers to make space for officers on deputation
Sun, Mar 20, 2022
Explained: Private Member Bill and how it can tweak power dynamics in UT civic body
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has approved a proposal to amend Article 80 of the Constitution so that its councillors could send a representative to the Rajya Sabha.
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
Chandigarh: The Dark Age Descends
The city’s ordeal started Tuesday midnight and was continuing till the filing of this report as the administration failed to restore power. But surprisingly, the VIP sectors housing the bureaucrats such as Sector 16 did not face such power cuts.
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
Model Burail Jail: About 80 per cent of inmates educated
About 143 convicts are facing life imprisonment while 81 face imprisonment between 10 to 13 years. At least 12 have been convicted for less than six months.
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Model Burail jail’s sales fall short, but it still leads among Punjab, Haryana, HP prisons
According to the report, Chandigarh made the highest expenditure (Rs 3.71 crores) in the vocational/educational expenses on the jail inmates followed by Karnataka (Rs 3.40 crore) and Chhattisgarh (Rs 2.46 crore) nationwide for the financial year 2020-21.
Tue, Feb 22, 2022
Owners of Kumar and Co. booked for rioting, assault
The FIR was registered after conducting a preliminary investigation. Complainant has submitted CCTV footage of the incident along with their complaint.
Sat, Feb 19, 2022Fraud of Rs12.65 lakh: Chandigarh Police creates online wallet, recovers Rs 12.14 lakh
Three accused had withdrawn Rs 12.65 lakh from the account of a retired person, transferred the money to Wazix wallet and later invested in US dollars by tagging Coin98 cryptocurrency wallet.
Sat, Feb 12, 2022
Difference in number of road accidents, FIRs and casualties between police wings: RTI reply
The information was supplied through four replies including three from the respective Chandigarh police sub divisions - East, Central, South - and the fourth reply was from the RCAC of UT traffic police.
Wed, Feb 09, 2022
Tense outside as BJP leader detained
Chandigarh has given a clear cut mandate to AAP in the civic body elections but it is a mockery of the system as all three posts including the mayor, deputy mayor and senior deputy mayor have gone to BJP", Sudhir Kashyap, an AAP supporter from Kajheri area, said.
Sun, Jan 09, 2022
Woman cop, whose legs were crushed, wants to join her duty this year
Books and a painting pencil are now two companions of Papita, who had joined Chandgiarh Police in 2015. She is a commerce graduate from Narnaul in Mahendragarh district of Haryana. Her younger brother, Ravinder Singh, is an ITI graduate.
Sun, Jan 02, 2022
Chandigarh police in 2021: Conmen, challans and promotions
Although the brutal second wave of COVID-19 dominated the first five months of 2021, the withdrawal of restrictions coupled with the pandemic related job loss led to a spike in petty crime in Chandigarh.
Fri, Dec 31, 2021
Chandigarh: Traffic challans up by 21% this year, drink driving fines down
At least 38 per cent (88,152) of the total challans issued were through CCTV cameras, and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) Speed Radars, with these fines being delivered at the doorsteps of violators.
Sun, Dec 26, 2021
Chandigarh civic polls: Out of four AAP leaders asked to contest, only one files papers
🔴 The three leaders include party convener, Prem Garg, vice-president and son of veteran politician Harmohan Dhawan, Vikram Dhawan, and party co-incharge Pardeep Chhabra.
Tue, Dec 07, 2021