B S Negi

A gang of women is on the prowl in Chandigarh and neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, targeting jewellery shops and handloom stores.

Mystery shrouds the death of Sunny Chandel, a 26-year-old youth of Nangal in Anandpur Sahib, on Saturday.He was found dead with bullet injuries in his head in a Sector 52 hotel on Saturday.

SHIMLA: District magistrate Shimla, S K b s negi, through a notification Saturday, declared seven roads in this erstwhile capital of the British raj as 'silence zones'.

A central study team will visit Chikmagalur and Shimoga district from November 18 to 20 to identify the problems faced by arecanut growers of Western Ghats region and suggest alternative crops suitable for the area.

While hearing a petition related to health infrastructure in the state, the Himachal Pradesh high court has sought details of facilities available.

NEW DELHI: GAIL has signed an agreement with Spectra International of Bangladesh to identify possibilities of joint co-operation in CNG infrastructure development projects and gas retailing in Bangladesh.

Acting on the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the forest department has decided to demolish all unauthorized structures from Solang valley of Manali before February 18.

DSP b s negi will be given charge of immigration-related work at the Chandigarh airport, when international flights start from the city in coming days.

While everyone observed June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, this 85-year-old was running from pillar to post to get justice even after Punjab and Haryana high court's direction.

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday lifted the stay on appointment on vacant legal positions in the high court and ordered a single judge bench to dispose of the matter at the earliest

NEW DELHI: GAIL has signed an MoU with Gasunie Engineering BV of Netherlands for cooperation in the fields of engineering, trading, training, R&D and providing energy solutions to industrial customers.

A Maloya-based contractor, Subhash Kumar, 45, was abducted on Friday and later released after being held captive for seven hours.

Himachal generates estimated 300 metric tonnes of waste per day and has the potential to generate 200 MWs.

KOLKATA: The police on Friday evening arrested a 26-year-old computer professional for using a stolen credit card to buy computer accessories.

While his parents claim it to be a murder as Manav was thrashed by some of his classmates five days ago, police claim that he died due to drowning.

The new government's ministers are still waiting for allocation of portfolios, but a minor bureaucratic shake up, of seven

After much delay, five deputy superintendent of police (DSP) officers from Delhi; who have recently joined Chandigarh police; were finally assigned their portfolios on Wednesday.

Twenty one days have passed since Abir Malhotra, 26, misled the cops by concocting a story of gunpoint robbery, but Chandigarh police has still not taken any legal action against the bogus complainant.

About 13 Chandigarh policemen including two DSPs retired from police service on Thursday triggering anxiety among some inspector-rank officers, who were eyeing vacant posts of deputy superintendents of police (DSPs).

An 18-year old girl, who is a Class XII student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Chandigarh, set an example for others with her courage.

A day after the recovery of a semi-nude deeply wounded body of an unidentified man, Chandigarh police have started hunt for four Nepalese, those who came to Chandigarh from Shimla in a Himachal roadways bus on September 10.

Goalkeeper Shantanu Jain will lead a 20-member Delhi squad to take part in the 18th under-21 National Football Championship for Dutta Ray Trophy in Goa from April 29 to May 16.

The UT administration on Friday declared the names of 14 police personnel, including four women from different ranks, to be awarded medals of distinguished and meritorious service category on Republic Day.

Five days after being formed to probe the disappearance of 12 children from UT-run shelter Snehalaya, the special investigation team (SIT) has concluded the inquiry and will formally submit the report within a day or two.

Saurabh Malik, a 25-year-old Haryana Student Association (HSA) supporter was fired at on Thursday night at the roundabout of sectors 32 and 33. Four assailants descended on Malik, and one of them fired at him.

Son of joint registrar of Punjab and Haryana high court, Himanshu Rai, 22, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sector 41 on Tuesday.

Varinder Singh, alias Rocky, 24, of Kajheri village, Sector 61, was stabbed to death by a student of Dr Ambedkar Institute of Hotel Management, Sector 42, near his residence around 11 am on Thursday.

The retirement of Chandigarh cadre DSP Jagbir Singh has triggered anxiety among inspector rank officers eyeing the vacant posts of deputy superintendents of police (DSPs). Jagbir is the third DSP of Chandigarh police to have retired over a period of one month.