Chandigarh

Desilting boosts Sukhna capacity Chandigarh: In a major intervention aimed at reviving Sukhna Lake, the Chandigarh administration has completed desilting of the lake’s regulator-end area, removing around 35,000 cubic metres of accumulated silt and increasing the water-holding capacity of the water body.The engineering department completed the exercise last week after nearly one-and-a-half months of work,…

Traffic curbs from 10.30am for farmers’ march today Chandigarh: The Chandigarh traffic police have announced diversions and restrictions on several key roads Monday in view of a farmers’ protest march expected to enter the city from Mohali.Traffic restrictions will remain in force from 10.30am to 3pm on multiple stretches, including the road from the Sector…

Chandigarh: With heavy rain exposing weaknesses in civic infrastructure, incidents of road cave-ins are becoming increasingly common across the city. In the latest case, a portion of the dividing road between Sectors 33 and 45 has caved in, posing a potential risk to motorists and pedestrians. A portion of the dividing road between Sectors 33…

Chandigarh: The much-awaited meeting between the Charanjit Singh Channi-led dissident faction and Punjab in charge Bhupesh Baghel took place on Saturday but the deadlock remains.The Channi camp unanimously reiterated its demand for the removal of Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, with former deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa telling reporters that Congress needed “a…

Despite alert, farmers’ protest tangles UT traffic Chandigarh: A large-scale farmers’ protest by Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Friday brought parts of Chandigarh to a standstill. As hundreds of farmers arrived in buses, tractor-trolleys and private vehicles, they triggered major traffic disruptions across several sectors. Despite alert, farmers’ protest tangles UT traffic Traffic Jam in…

Chandigarh: The economic offences wing (EOW) of Chandigarh Police registered a cheating case against a Sector 21 resident for allegedly duping a chartered accountant of Rs 1.2 crore on the pretext of selling a one kanal house in Sector 21.The case against accused Vikas Bibra has been registered under sections 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal…

Former Punjab Police DSP Jaspal Singh (R) is now missing after his release on bail PATIALA: Former Punjab Police DSP Jaspal Singh – a life convict in the 1995 abduction and murder of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra – who was released on bail in May 2023 is now nowhere to be found.The address…

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board has approved a substantial increase in educational assistance for children of registered construction workers, besides introducing cash awards for meritorious students.Under the revised scheme, financial assistance has been enhanced for students from Class I to postgraduate level, with significant increases for those pursuing professional courses…

On Sept 6, 1995, Khalra, who was running a campaign against extrajudicial killings, was picked up from his Amritsar home by some Punjab Police personnel. He was never seen again. PATIALA: The ‘Satluj’ row has jolted Punjab Police into launching a discreet search for one of the characters portrayed in the movie, former DSP Jaspal…

Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) national president Abhay Singh Chautala on Tuesday demanded a time-bound judicial probe into alleged corruption, financial irregularities and misuse of govt funds during the BJP govt’s tenure in Haryana, claiming that several major scams have gone unchecked.In a letter, Chautala alleged large-scale irregularities in govt procurement, award of contracts,…