Chandigarh’s BJP MP Kirron Kher has stirred a controversy by giving unsolicited advice to a young woman who was gang-raped earlier this month by an auto-rickshaw driver and his two accomplices. Kher said on Wednesday that the victim should have been more cautious and not boarded the auto-rickshaw in which[Read More…]
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Thousands throng gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana to mark Gurpurab
Braving the early morning chill of the onset of winter, thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Saturday to offer prayers on the occasion of ‘Gurpurab’ – the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev. The holiest of Sikh shrines ‘Harmandir Sahib’,[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Court charges Vikas Barala with abduction, stalking
A Chandigarh local court on Friday has charged Vikas Barala, the son of Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party chief and his friend Ashish with abduction, wrongfully restraining, and stalking in Chandigarh stalking case. Recently, the case caught national attention and raises questions over women safety. The court of judicial magistrate first[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Section 144 imposed in city for next 60 days
The Chandigarh administration has imposed Section 144 CrPC in the city for the next 60 days. According to a press release issued by the Chandigarh Administration, there lies a possibility of law and order problem, security threats and the possibility of misuse of weapons by antisocial and others can create[Read More…]
Gurmeet Ram Rahim rape case: Verdict today; Punjab, Haryana on high alert
The states of Punjab and Haryana have been put on high alert ahead of the CBI court’s verdict in Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh rape case of 2002. Singh will appear in a court for judgment in Panchkula. Several of Ram Rahim’s followers have descended on the[Read More…]
Chandigarh: Minor allegedly raped on her way back from I-Day celebration
A case of rape was registered by the Chandigarh police on Tuesday from a girl who alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a man while returning home from the Independence Day program at her school. The incident happened at the children’s traffic park, located in the heart of the[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief’s son Vikas Barala arrested
In the latest development in Chandigarh stalking case, accused, Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP chief, Subhash Barala was arrested on Wednesday after being on run for a while. The two suspects were untraceable hours before the accused were required to show up at a police station on Wednesday. Police[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: Haryana BJP chief’s son, friend on the run as police summon them
In the latest development in Chandigarh stalking case, the two suspects are untraceable hours before the accused were required to show up at a police station on Wednesday. Police have glued summon notices at the homes of the suspects, including the son of Haryana BJP chief, Vikas Barala. The other[Read More…]
Chandigarh stalking case: CCTV footage of Haryana BJP chief’s son chasing Varnika found
After facing severe criticism over the probe into the alleged stalking of an IAS officer’s daughter in Chandigarh by Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala’s son Vikas Barala, the Chandigarh police late on Monday night have said that they have obtained the CCTV footage that shows the “victim being chased by[Read More…]
Google holds no record of Harshit who claimed to get Rs 1.44-crore job
It appears that the story of the teenager from Chandigarh who landed a high-paying job with google might not be true. “Currently, we don’t have any information on our records with respect to Harshit Sharma’s candidacy,” the search engine on Tuesday told the media after the story of Harshit Sharma, who reportedly[Read More…]
10-year-old rape survivor denied abortion
In a shocking incident, an Indian court denied abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim who was impregnated, ruling she is too young and her pregnancy too advanced to have an abortion. The survivor, six months pregnant after her maternal uncle allegedly raped her several times, CBS News reported. The district[Read More…]
PGIMER becomes first govt hospital in India to perform lung transplant
Becoming the first government hospital in the country to carry out such a transplant, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, performed its first lung transplant on Tuesday. A team of over 20 surgeons and paramedics spent over 12 hours in the operation theatre, where they retrieved[Read More…]
Students create park out of waste materials in Burail
In a brilliant effort, students of Government Middle School in Burail, have created a unique park by using waste materials. Inaugurated by actor Kirron Kher on Thursday, this park has been created using bottles, toilet seats, jeans, old socks. They have also painted a wall with the portraits of Le[Read More…]
Chandigarh schools to teach kids how to file complaints of sexual offences
At a time when crimes against women have more than doubled over the past ten years, schools in Chandigarh to give education to students on how to legally file a sexual harassment case. This comes in response to a petition seeking the security of students in the city schools, district[Read More…]
Diabetic people in Chandigarh may double in five years: Study
The number of diabetic people in Chandigarh will twofold in the next five years if no measures are taken, suggest an ongoing study. The study says with 13.6 per cent of its populace suffering from the disease, the city, in percentage terms, has the maximum occurrence of diabetes among India’s[Read More…]
Chandigarh: HIV-positive women give birth to healthy babies
In Chandigarh, a number of HIV-positive women have given birth to healthy babies in a government-run hospital, a state health official has said. A multi-medicine treatment process has worked on as many as 213 women as they yielded better results having given birth to healthy babies. “The health department is[Read More…]
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali steps into restaurant business with Postik
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurvedic Limited has reportedly stepped into the restaurant business by opening its first 100 % vegetarian restaurant, Postik restaurant, in Zirakpur in Chandigarh. The menu card and walls of the restaurant reportedly carried the image of Baba Ramdev and Balkrishna, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurvedic Limited.[Read More…]
Chandigarh: 3,100 MC employees payment stalled
Chandigarh Sector 22 to be no-vending zone, says Mayor
The Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh is most likely to declare Sector 22 as a no-vending zone. As per the plan, street vendors may not be allowed to sit in the Sector. The shopkeepers of Sector 22 have complained as there are too many vendors functioning in the area considering that[Read More…]
Chandigarh to impose green tax on commercial vehicles
Chandigarh administration is likely to impose a green tax in the city. At a road safety meeting chaired by UT Adviser Parimal Rai on Thursday, there was a discussion on the alarming level of pollution. As a solution, they may revise the pattern of environmental reimbursement charges that was imposed[Read More…]
Woman accused of sexual assault on minor daughter
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation suffers a loss of 5 crore on parking lot scheme
Chandigarh Municipality has finally realised the repercussions of paid parking lot plan after suffering a loss of Rs 5 crore. The MC’s parking branch has now written to the Commissioner of the Municipality that until the time these empty parking lots were auctioned under Smart Parking Management System, these will[Read More…]
CBI raids ex-Haryana CM Bhupinder Hooda’s home over corruption case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday conducted searches on the premises of former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his associates in connection with alleged irregularities in the acquisition of land in Gurgaon district. In raids in 20 locations across Delhi, Chandigarh, Rohtak and Gurugram, the CBI[Read More…]
Lawmaker goes green: Haryana MLA pedals 110 km to reach Assembly
Setting a good precedent towards environment protection, ruling BJP MLA Pawan Kumar Saini pedalled about 110 km from his constituency to the State Assembly in Chandigarh with a message to take up cycling for better health and protection of the environment. 45-year-old Saini reached the Haryana Assembly from his constituency[Read More…]