Chandigarh : The number of deaths in road accidents due to drunken driving in the state doubled in 2016 as compared with the figures for the previous year. The state has also earned the dubious distinction of being second in the nation on the accident severity (number of persons killed per 100 crashes) in such […]
Amritsar : An embezzlement of public money worth crores of rupees allegedly by seven Amritsar Improvement Trust officials has come to the fore during an investigation by the Chief Vigilance Office of the Local Bodies Department. The district police have registered an FIR against three Estate Officers Arvind Sharma, DC Garg and Paramjit Singh, besides […]
Chandigarh : The latest survey on the extent of drug addiction in Punjab by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh (PGIMER) has the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party at loggerheads, while the Congress maintained whatever the extent of problem could be, its drive against drugs would continue. While […]
Zirakpur : Highlighting the sorry state of child safety in the tricity region, an incident was reported from Dhakoli, near Zirakpur town, where an eight-year-old girl was raped by a 12-year-old boy this morning. The boy, who hails from UP and at present lives at Dhakoli, has been charged under the Indian Penal Code as […]
Chandigarh, September 9 : The Chandigarh Police on Saturday suspended a head constable who slapped a local resident when the latter made a video of the policeman talking on his mobile phone while driving a motorcycle and not wearing his helmet properly.Head Constable Surinder Singh has also been issued traffic tickets (challans) for not wearing […]