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Dadumajra Dumping Ground

200 TPD waste, 30 TPD cow dung to fuel new CBG plant in Dadumajra

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

The land earmarking ceremony for the project was held on Monday, marking a major step towards scientific waste management and renewable energy generation in the city.

Pune cycle race

Pune Grand Tour: Fergus Browning tops prologue, Harshveer Singh top Indian

January 20, 2026 12:05 IST

Among the home contingent, Harshveer Singh Sekhon of the Indian National Team emerged as the fastest Indian and the third-fastest Asian. His finish time was 08:42:07 which secured him the 26th starting position for Stage 1. He was followed by Vishwajeet Singh at 08:47:33, and Naveen John at 08:49:44, placing them 35th and 43rd respectively, on the starting grid for Stage 1.

PM Modi felicitates Nitin Nabin after he was handed over certificate of election as BJP national president at the party headquarters in Delhi.

Nitin Nabin takes charge as BJP national president, succeeds J P Nadda

January 20, 2026 11:57 IST

The leadership change comes as the ruling party prepares for a major organisational overhaul at the national level ahead of Assembly elections in states including West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

CM Mann lays foundation stone of Rs 15 cr college in Ajnala border belt

CM Mann lays foundation stone of Rs 15 cr college in Ajnala border belt

January 20, 2026 11:32 IST

Mann said that infighting is at its peak among the opposition parties as they lack any concrete agenda for the welfare of the people.

The FIR was registered nearly six months after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary probe into the alleged abduction of Dr Mohit Dhawan by Chandigarh Police personnel to prevent him from appearing in court.

CBI files chargesheets in two cases against Chandigarh Police officers

January 20, 2026 11:31 IST

First chargesheet filed in 2025 against a Crime Branch Inspector and the second, in 2024, against the then Industrial Area police station SHO and S-I

About 6.5 ml of cobra venom, valued at ₹5.85 crore, was seized, while police are searching for the Ahmedabad-based supplier.

Gang selling ‘cobra venom’ busted in Surat, 7 held: Police

January 20, 2026 11:28 IST

The Surat Special Operation Group has uncovered an illegal cobra venom trade allegedly operating under the cover of a marriage bureau, arresting seven people and seizing venom valued at nearly Rs 5.85 crore.

The decision was taken as part of the Board’s efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and public awareness about wildlife in the Union Territory.

Striped Tiger Butterfly declared ‘State Butterfly’ of Chandigarh

January 20, 2026 11:17 IST

The Administrator also instructed the Department of Forest and Wildlife to take proactive steps to improve wildlife habitats across the Union Territory.

AMTS bus catches fire near Vivanta hotel in Ahmedabad’s Sola area; passengers and staff escape safely.

AMTS bus goes up in flames in Sola, no casualties

January 20, 2026 11:12 IST

The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) received the call at about 8 am on Monday and a team from Thaltej fire station reached the spot just outside Vivanta hotel.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

In U-turn, Punjab govt now gives clean chit to Banga Gurdwara: ‘No discrepancies in records’

January 20, 2026 11:08 IST

Cheema blames 'miscommunication' between SIT, CM's office; decision on Sukhi resignation today

Traffic snarls on diverted routes as Fergusson College Road and JM Road close for Pune Grand Tour prologue.

Mixed reactions as FC road blocked for 6 hours for cycle race

January 20, 2026 11:07 IST

Officials, however, said that the lower-than-usual vehicular movement helped avert major traffic jams.

Sameer Gaikwad, a key accused in the 2015 murder of veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare, died of suspected cardiac arrest in Sangli on Tuesday.

Key accused in Govind Pansare murder case, Sameer Gaikwad, dies of suspected cardiac arrest

January 20, 2026 11:02 IST

Sanatan Sanstha member Sameer Gaikwad passed away in Sangli. He had filed a discharge application before the court, which was pending.

haryana college

40% of Haryana government colleges functioning without regular principals; RTI reveals over 4,900 faculty vacancies

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

According to information obtained through RTI, “every single sanctioned post" for assistant professor is vacant in Anthropology, Electronics, Geology, Management, Biology, IT, Microbiology, Environment, Statistics, and Urdu in Haryana’s government colleges.

Mohali Phase-7 Encroachments

200 encroachments razed in a single day in Mohali

January 20, 2026 10:38 IST

Drive to continue in other sectors with sustained monitoring to ensure all illegal encroachments are removed: MC officials

Indian Air Force cyclist Sahil Kumar surprises many by praising the Pune Grand Tour route in fluent Marathi after the prologue race.

Sahil Kumar: The Haryanvi cyclist who learnt Marathi through love

January 20, 2026 10:35 IST

But sitting in the player's arena on Pune’s FC road after finishing the prologue race on January 19, he stuns everyone by speaking in fluent Marathi. One might even mistake him for a local Punekar.

CCTV grab of the accused.

Woman shot dead in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh: Prime suspect, 2 aides arrested from Bihar and Haryana

January 20, 2026 11:49 IST

Police said the main accused was also involved in her husband’s murder in 2023. 

CU DANCE

India International Dance and Music Festival: 350 artists from 33 countries shine at Chandigarh University

January 20, 2026 10:09 IST

The festival is being organised in association with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) under the Ministry of External Affairs. Haryana Minister of Heritage and Tourism Arvind Kumar Sharma was the chief guest, while ICCR Director General K Nandini Singla attended the event as the guest of honour.

Majithia

ASJ sets aside CJM order, allows media entry during Majithia trial

January 20, 2026 10:01 IST

The application challenging the restraint was moved on July 17, 2025, by the Active Journalists Union of Punjab (AJUP) through its president, Rajinder Singh Taggar

According to the police, Tinku (43), a resident of Chandpura ki Dhani in Haryana’s Rewari, had parked his bike outside the Swiggy store.

Man arrested for ‘running over’ Swiggy delivery partner in Gurgaon, victim hospitalised

January 20, 2026 09:57 IST

The incident was captured on CCTV, police said. In the purported clip, multiple Swiggy riders are seen at a roadside pickup point in Sector 93, waiting for their orders. A black Scorpio appears and hits a parked bike and quickly flees.

Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman speaks on creativity, survival and resilience during an independent filmmaking workshop.

To stay alive without despair, it is necessary to keep making films: Dan Wolman at PIFF

January 20, 2026 09:55 IST

Wolman was at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) on January 19 for the screening of Murder Too Close – Love Too Far, an Indo-Israel collaboration he made with Manju Borah.

The accused, with 12 prior cases, was allegedly planning an armed robbery when he attacked the policemen.

‘This is my job, how can I help it?’, says Delhi Police constable stabbed with another cop while chasing ‘offender’

January 20, 2026 09:54 IST

Two Delhi Police constables were stabbed while arresting a habitual offender in Shahbad Dairy, Outer North Delhi, but continued the chase and nabbed the accused despite their injuries.

A fake company registered in the name of a Bangladeshi citizen was allegedly procuring chemicals such as chloroform and bromine from four local vendors to smuggle into Delhi, police investigations found.

Sikkim man held in Rs 13,000-crore drug haul case: Here’s how the contraband was supplied, processed

January 20, 2026 09:39 IST

A fake company registered in the name of a Bangladeshi citizen was allegedly procuring chemicals such as chloroform and bromine from four local vendors to smuggle into Delhi, police investigations found.

British doctor Sangram Patil stopped at Mumbai airport as downgraded LOC bars him from leaving India amid police probe.

UK-based doctor prevented from leaving country at Mumbai airport

January 20, 2026 09:36 IST

He alleges harassment; police say LOC in effect

An aerial view from Dhaula kuan as a thick layer of dense fog amid the ongoing cold wave, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo/ANI)

CAQM flags ‘serious deficiencies’ in implementation of GRAP measures in Delhi-NCR

January 20, 2026 09:34 IST

Terming the non-compliance “serious”, the CAQM has directed the DPCC and other SPCBs to identify officers responsible for failures in implementation of GRAP measures and initiate appropriate proceedings against them.

Rao has denied the allegations, calling the video fabricated, as the state ordered an inquiry citing violations of service conduct rules.

‘Unbecoming of a government servant, embarrassment’: Senior Karnataka IPS officer Ramachandra Rao suspended over inappropriate video

January 20, 2026 09:54 IST

After the purported video went viral, IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao said Monday that false information was being circulated about him.

In a separate operation, a proclaimed offender linked to the Nandu gang was arrested at IGI Airport after returning from abroad.

Crackdown on organised crime in Delhi: 4 members of Sonu Dariyapur gang held, 1 Kapil Sangwan gang operative arrested

January 20, 2026 09:00 IST

In a major crackdown on organised crime, Delhi Police arrested four alleged members of the Sonu Dariyapur gang in Outer North Delhi and separately apprehended a proclaimed offender linked to the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang at IGI Airport.

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