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 […]
New Delhi, August 21 : The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit in the 2008 Malegaon serial blast case. A bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre said they were setting aside the Bombay High Court order by which the bail was denied. The apex court said it […]
London : England took 19 wickets in a day to send West Indies tumbling to a humbling defeat by an innings and 209 runs in the first Test on Saturday. England won with time to spare on Day 3 of the day-night Test at Edgbaston, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in the […]