The Latest Breaking News from CHANDIGARH

These sibling sisters choose role in all women Ramleela over navratra revellings

CHANDIGARH: At the time when girls of their age would have preferred the online platforms or some other modes to celebrate navratras, these two sibling sisters chose to be performing artists of the Ramleela.

The Times of India · Oct 24, 2023

Chandigarh: Fire erupts at PGI's Advanced Eye Centre due to UPS battery short circuit

CHANDIGARH: Another fire incident occurred at the PGI tertiary care center on Monday morning, nearly a week after a section of the Nehru hospital was engulfed in flames. Fortunately, no casualties or significant damage were reported at the advanced eye center. The cause of this fire, like the previous one…

The Times of India · Oct 16, 2023

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar uses audio bridge, interacts with BLP card holders

CHANDIGARH: Call it a move of cross checking by reaching out to the beneficiaries or the preparations for the Mission 2024 general elections, the Haryana chief minister office (CMO) has put a mechanism to have CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s interaction with targeted audience every week.

The Times of India · Feb 4, 2023

Punjab: One more arrested in Amritsar IED case

CHANDIGARH: A man was arrested for allegedly arranging a motorcycle which was used by accused persons for planting an IED under a sub-inspector's car in Amritsar on August 16, police said on Saturday. The arrested accused was identified as Satnam Singh alias Honey from Patti village in Tarn Taran.

The Times of India · Sep 24, 2022

Chaff-cutter machine reason behind lifter Harjinder Kaur's strong arms

CHANDIGARH: Working on a chaff-cutter machine used for chopping straw for cattle fodder helped Harjinder Kaur in developing strong arms, said the Commonwealth Games bronze medallist weightlifter.

The Times of India · Aug 2, 2022

Chandigarh: More than 3,000 women fined for helmetless riding in 120 days

CHANDIGARH: As many as 3,094 women riding two-wheelers without helmets were challaned from March 27 to July 16.

The Times of India · Jul 17, 2022

Chandigarh: Protest as video hurting religious feelings goes viral

CHANDIGARH: A video has gone viral on social media, showing a person, along with his friend, pouring beer on a Shivling and hurting religious sentiments. One of the accused has been identified as a resident of the city.

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Punjab Police get 4 more DGPs

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Thursday got four more DGP-rank officers as 1992-batch IPS ADGP rank officers were promoted. These include Sharad Satya Chauhan, Harpreet Singh Sidhu, Gaurav Yadav and Kuldeep Singh. The top heavy state police will now have eight officers in the rank of DGP, including Gupta.

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

Punjab police former chief Dinkar Gupta new NIA DG

CHANDIGARH: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday cleared the appointment of former Punjab police chief and 1987-batch IPS officer Dinkar Gupta as the director-general of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022

Punjab: Sippy Sidhu had told his friend in United Kingdom about threat to his life

CHANDIGARH: Slain national-level shooter and advocate Sukhmanpreet Singh alias Sippy Sidhu had told a friend in the United Kingdom about threat to his life 13 days prior to his murder. While talking to his friend, Sippy had said some suspected persons were seen outside his residence in Mohali, revealed the…

The Times of India · Jun 23, 2022