Rescue workers who rushed to the spot immediately after the incident confirmed that at least five people had been rescued and sent for treatment. Rescue work was on in full swing at the time of filing this report, with officials from the district administration fearing that there might be some casualties.
The SSP added that police received information regarding Harbir Sohal and Amritpal Singh alias Satta who were hiding in Kharar.
Johal is one of the accused in the targeted killing cases. The agency termed Johal a chronic offender.
Mohali police on Wednesday had arrested the Managing Director (MD) of a regional channel in connection with a sexual harassment case.
The SSP said that the police received an input that Lawrence Bishnoi and Satwinder Singh alias Goldy Brar's associate — Manpreet Singh Manna, a resident of Talwandi Sabo — was operating the gang across the Punjab from Bathinda.
The superintendent of central jail Patiala on Wednesday submitted the status report in connection with an application moved by the SAD leader.
Field Director, Chhatbir Zoo, Kalpana K, said that some old videos of animals roaming in residential areas are doing the rounds on social media and the news items regarding the escape are totally fake. She added that the videos have nothing to do with the animals of Chhatbir Zoo.
A woman contestant of a beauty pageant show organised by the channel had alleged that she was sexually harassed by members of the channel. The court remanded the accused to two days police custody.
The mayor said that the contractor company has been continuously working here for the last five to six months.
Majithia was produced in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Sandeep Kumar Singla through video conferencing.
Work orders worth over Rs 11 crore were passed Tuesday at a meeting of the Finance and Contract Committee of Municipal Corporation (MC). The work orders include cleanliness of parks and roads. It was also decided in the meeting that the fogging will start from next week. After the meeting, Mayor Amarjeet Singh Sidhu said […]
Heavy traffic jam was witnessed in Phase VII near the protest site, and hundreds of commuters were stranded in the long traffic queues.
The case was registered after the estate officer of the Municipal Council had brought the matter to the notice of the local bodies department.
The complainant stated to the police that she came in contact with the accused through social media and the accused had told her that he was serving in the Army.
According to the police, those arrested were identified as Rahul Sharma, Sanjay Kumar, Pritam Kumar and Shiva. All the accused belong to Kharar and Balongi areas in the district.
The ‘Urban Forest’ will be developed in the reserved green belt in Sector 97. It will be the biggest forest area developed in the city so far by GMADA. Earlier, parks were developed in all the phases but there was no dedicated forest cover in the city like the ones that exist in neighbouring Chandigarh.
In the women’s doubles category, the pair of Akanshi Baliyan and Namita Pathania advanced into the semi-finals as they got a walkover from the pair of Garima Singh and Ishita.
Friday was also a winning day for Chanchal of Haryana as she claimed a 15-12, 15-13 win over Sarushi Kanwar of Chandigarh to enter the third round in the same category.
What is more concerning is that out of the 206 cases registered between January 1, 2020, and January 29, 2022, not a single person has been convicted so far and as many as 142 cases are still under investigation.
The woman, in her complaint to the police, has stated that she was alone at her home when a man, identified as Haji Nadeem, knocked at her door and asked for some water.
On the other hand, Zirakpur police have simultaneously initiated inquest proceedings under section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Isha Kalia and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Harjeet Singh chaired the meeting with the retailers. During the meeting the administration raised the issue of higher rates of sand and gravel.
The land where the warehouse was being constructed belongs to the brother of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Patiala legislator Ajitpal Singh Kohli. However, the land was given on lease to some other person who was constructing the warehouse.
The SDM alleged that the accused entered her office and started misbehaving with her. She also alleged that Kumar had levelled false allegations against her without any proof.
The SKM protesters also demanded the scrapping of the Dam Safety Act 2021, alleging that the bill was passed to entertain corporate houses in the country.




