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Two drones, heroin seized at Pak border

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:04 AM IST

A drone and 500-gm heroin have been seized in Lakha Singh Wala village of Ferozepur district and a drone along with a packet, believed to be carrying heroin, has been found in Chaklabaksh village of Amritsar.

A drone recovered by the Border Security Force in Ferozepur on Monday.

ByHT Correspondent, Ferozepur

A day after ruckus at Shambhu, farmers raise vigil at protest site

Fearing that unscrupulous elements would try to disrupt their stir, farmer unions have requested the Patiala police to enhance security at the protest site.

Unruly scenes were witnessed at the Shambhu border on Sunday when some traders from Ambala, led by Wholesale Cloth Merchants’ Association chief Vishal Batra, reached the protest site asking farmer unions to vacate the highway, following which both the groups entered into heated arguments.

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash

Bathinda MC decides to take over water supply, sewer works

Currently, the operation and maintenance of sewerage in Bathinda has been outsourced by the Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board to Triveni, a private firm.

The Bathinda civic body has formed a seven-member panel to look into the complaints regarding delay in cleaning sewer drains this year. (Picture only for representational purpose)

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bathinda

Ludhiana: 31 snatching cases solved with arrest of 4, say police

Assistant commissioner of police (ACP Industrial Area A) Jasbinder Singh said the police arrested the accused following a tip-off on Sunday. He said that the accused were in the area to execute another snatching

There has been a sharp spike in incidents of snatching across the district. (iStock)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 10:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Biomass-based Jalkheri power plant recommissioned

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO says the facility, recommissioned on June 21, will consume approximately 1 lakh tonnes of paddy straw annually, helping the state government in curbing the problem of stubble burning on nearly 50,000 acres.

Published on Jun 24, 2024 10:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Employee among 3 arrested for robbery at Hoshiarpur gold firm

Employee of gold testing lab arrested for robbing own workplace with accomplices in Hoshiapur. Cash, gold, silver seized. Owner was away. Case under investigation.

SSP Surendra Lamba addresses mediapersons in Hoshiarpur on Monday. (Harpreet Kaur/HT photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 10:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur

4 boys attack 17-year-old with knife in Chandigarh’s Sector 25

The victim, Maninder, who lives in a hutment with his parents in Sector 25, Chandigarh, told police that he was riding his motorcycle around 9.30 pm, when a group of four boys waylaid him

The victim identified three of the assailants as Krish, Robin and Sahil. (HT)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 09:18 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

24-year-old Fazilka woman found dead in Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake

The woman’s body was noticed by a morning walker at Sukhna Lake around 6.30 am, following which Chandigarh Police were alerted

The deceased, an LLB graduate, was currently living in Sector 61, Mohali, said Chandigarh Police. (iStock)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 09:01 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Humidity on the rise in Chandigarh as monsoon moves closer

After trace rain was reported in some parts of Chandigarh on Monday, humidity went up to 60%, according to the India Meteorological Department

Visitors enjoying the pleasant weather at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Monday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 08:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Haryana crime: Financier shot, detained after exchange of fire in Panchkula

28-year-old accused, accomplices hold Delhi Police inspector captive when team conducts raid in busy locality of Haryana town

A forensic team at the encounter site at Sector 20, Panchkula, on Monday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 06:01 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra

SC dismisses Haryana govt’s plea against quashing extra marks policy

Upholds Punjab and Haryana high court order quashing state govt’s policy of granting additional marks to its residents in recruitment exams, terms it ‘populist measure’

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Punjab and Haryana high court order quashing the Haryana government’s policy of granting additional marks to its residents in recruitment exams. (HT file photo)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 05:29 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

11-year-old boy from Punjab dies after toy train overturns at Chandigarh mall

Four-year-old and toddler in same compartment of amusement ride escape unhurt; train driver booked for negligence, arrested and bailed out

Shahbaz Singh, an 11-year-old boy from Punjab’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district, died when a compartment of the toy train he was riding overturned at Elante Mall in Chandigarh on Saturday. (HT file photo)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 02:52 PM IST

ByNaina Mishra

Chandigarh Weather and AQI Today: Warm start at 30.54 °C, check weather forecast for June 24, 2024

Check the weather forecast and air quality updates for Chandigarh on June 24, 2024 here.

Chandigarh weather update on June 24, 2024

Published on Jun 24, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com

Sher-e-Punjab T20 cup: Abhay hits brilliant ton to lead Stallions to easy win

Trident Stallions chased down Intersoft Titans’ target of 146 runs in 15.2 overs to log an easy win in a match played during the ongoing second Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup in Mohali on Sunday

With this win, Trident Stallions have booked their semi-final berth in the ongoing second Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Two youths held for attacking Panchkula man

The accused were identified as Anup, 25, and Sunil, 23, both of Hallo Majra; the victim was rushed to Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, for treatment

Complainant Aayush, who lives as a tenant in Rajiv Colony, Panchkula, told police that On June 19 he was walking near Ravidas Mandir at 8 pm when Anup, Sunil and several other unidentified individuals, armed with rods, sticks and choppers, attacked him and fled the scene after threatening to kill him. (Getty image)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

None of 2 students appears for NEET UG retest in Chandigarh

A Chandigarh-based biology tutor for NEET said it is possible that the students scored enough in the exam in May to get a decent rank without the grace marks and some of them might have lost their focus, and won’t be able to give a good attempt for Sunday’s paper

While a centre was set up at St Joseph’s Senior Secondary School in Sector 44, Chandigarh, and preparations were made, none of the two students showed up for the exam as the staff waited at the entrance. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Street vendor robbed of ₹8,000 at knifepoint in broad daylight

One of the accused had previously bought clothes from the street vendor, Mohammed Akhir, a resident of Burail village, Sector 45-B, Chandigarh

Spotting a policeman at a nearby beat box, the street vendor lodged a complaint, following which a case was registered at the Sector 31 police station in Chandigarh. (Getty image)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Three lose ₹15.9 lakh in immigration frauds in Chandigarh

A case was registered against Deepak Malik, Manoj Malik and a few others of Sector 47/C, Chandigarh; complainant Naresh Khanna, of Sector 31, accused them of cheating him of ₹10 lakh in a visa-related transaction

The investigation into these cases is currently underway. Cases were registered under Sections 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, said Chandigarh Police. (Getty image)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh health department gears up to tackle dengue season

Director of health services, Chandigarh, Dr Suman Singh emphasised the need for regular and safe blood donation camps to maintain a sufficient blood supply

The health services director noted that due to the high number of cancer patients at PGIMER, many are referred to GMSH, Sector 16, Chandigarh, for blood transfusions because of bed shortage. (Getty image)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Panchkula: 23-year-old woman on theft spree at private hospitals lands in police net

The accused, identified as Ruchika Nanda of Delhi, was apprehended by the alert staff of a private hospital in Panchkula’s Sector 22, where she had entered looking for another opportunity after stealing a doctor’s laptop from another hospital in Sector 26

A Panchkula police official, privy to the investigation, said, “The accused started committing thefts in hospitals around 18 months ago, targeting doctors and staff, but has been caught for first time.” (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Audit report: ₹80 lakh in passport verification fee held back by Chandigarh Police

According to the audit conducted for 2019 to 2023, the Chandigarh Police received a total of ₹80,77,350 as passport verification fees between March 31, 2022, and July 13, 2023

Instead of depositing <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>80 lakh into the government account as mandated by the General Financial Rules 2017 Rule 7, the funds were retained by Chandigarh Police in a current account at the State Bank of India for an extended period. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:28 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Panchkula: 67-year-old man out for walk killed in hit-and-run mishap

His son-in-law Balkar Singh, a resident of Dera Bassi, told police that Prakash lived alone in Ramgarh since his wife’s demise in 2021; he is survived by five daughters

The elderly man was found lying dead near a slip road in Sector 27, Panchkula. (HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Pinjore youth’s ‘drug overdose’ death turns out to be murder

On May 15, police had found a body on the banks of Ghaggar river near Kamdhenu Gaushala in Pinjore; the deceased was identified as Amrit Mishra

The post-mortem report termed the cause of death as “combined effect of asphyxia due to strangulation and injuries, which is sufficient to cause death in ordinary course of nature”. (iStock)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Monsoon likely to reach Chandigarh by this weekend

IMD Chandigarh director AK Singh said after taking the past 30 years’ average, the normal date for monsoon’s onset this year came out to be June 27 and it was likely that monsoon will be on time

Visitors at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on a hot Sunday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:22 AM IST

ByRajanbir Singh, Chandigarh

Heatwave drives up vegetable prices in Chandigarh

On Sunday, onions, a kitchen staple, were being sold for ₹50 per kg at Chandigarh’s apni mandis, a significant hike from ₹40 per kg on June 12; the rates at retail shops were even higher at ₹60 per kg

Exotic vegetables have not been spared either. Coloured bell peppers are currently priced at <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>180 per kg, while broccoli costs <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>200 per kg. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Mohali garbage crisis: GMADA, MC officials to meet today for solution

Meanwhile, RMCs in Mohali continue to be swamped with garbage amid slowed down processing, with the waste set to overflow onto roads in another day or two

On Friday, the sanitation workers had staged a protest by throwing waste in front of the GMADA office in Phase 8, Mohali. (HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Chandigarh: Futuristic vehicle detection system to cut wait times at traffic signals

By sensing no more vehicles crossing the stop line, the system will lower the green light countdown to six seconds, allowing commuters on other sides to cross sooner

The VAC system will be part of the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC)-run Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS), which adjusts traffic light countdowns in real time, based on current traffic conditions. (HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 07:16 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Annual income limit for identifying creamy layer in BCs increased to ₹8L: Saini

Saini said this is similar to the central government norm and income from salary and agriculture will not be included in this limit. Saini announced the fresh criteria at OBC Morcha Sarv Samaj Samrasta Sammelan held in Gurugram on Sunday.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Sunday announced that the annual income limit for identifying persons in the ‘creamy layer’ among the backward classes (BCs) for the purpose of reservation in public employment and educational institutions has been increased from <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 lakh to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>8 lakh by the state government. (HT File)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Woman, son found murdered in Yamunanagar

The deceased were identified as Meena and her son Rahul, 25, both natives of Bihar and had been living in the town for the last three years, police said. Abhilaksh Joshi, DSP, Jagadhari, said that following the information, several police teams reached and found the theft allegations suspicious.

A 45-year-old woman and her son were found murdered at their residence in Yamunanagar’s Azad Nagar on Sunday, reportedly after a theft in the morning. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Haryana assembly polls: Expose Congress’ ‘falsehood’, ‘misrule’: Pradhan to BJP workers

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday launched ‘Mission 100 days’ plan for the party workers to reach every household to expose the Congress’ “falsehood and misrule” which prevailed in the state during former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s 10-year rule.

(From R) Union ministers Manohar Lal Khattar and Dharmendra Pradhan with former Haryana home minister Anil Vij and chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Rohtak on Sunday. (Manoj Dhaka/HT)

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 05:48 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

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