Chandigarh, August 22 : Normal banking operations across the region came to a standstill with around 60,000 bankers working in around 13,500 branches of public sector banks going on strike pressing various demands. The strike affected cheque clearances, National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and RTGs (Real Time Gross Settlement) transactions as well as deposits and […]
Chandigarh, August 21 : Heavy rain on Monday morning threw life out of gear in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula and surrounding areas. There was a flood-like situation in several areas owing to waterlogging. Roads and roundabouts turned into virtual rivers. Vehicular traffic was badly hit as several vehicles broke down on flooded roads.Schoolchildren and office-goers were […]
Rajpura : “Ek roti aur aachaar pey hum do raat guzaarey hain (we survived two nights on a chapatti and some pickle),” said Rani Devi, seated in the tiny space adjacent to a train lavatory, tightly holding her two young children aged four and five. “As the train reached Punjab, some good Samaritans offered us […]
Ludhiana : The Ludhiana Commissionerate has arrested five racketeers who had made fraudulent withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore during the past four years. The swindlers had made fraudulent withdrawals from ATMs through genuine ATM cards without affecting the bank balance. The expose has unveiled the defects in the banking security system. The accused have […]
Chandigarh : A gentleman cadet undergoing pre-commission training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, reportedly died during physical activity on Friday. He has been identified as Deepak Sharma, a native of Bathinda. He was 22. According to sources, the cadet was among six others who collapsed during what the army maintains to be routine physical […]