The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Chandigarh has directed an insurance company, along with the owner and driver of a bus, to pay a compensation amount of Rs 16,45,100 to the parents of a girl who died in a road accident in 2018. Saroj Kumari and Raj Kumar, the grieving parents, filed a claim […]
In a major relief for thousands of government employees, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that flats under the UT Employees’ Self-Financing Housing Scheme-2008 will be allotted at the 2008 brochure rates. The verdict comes after a petition filed by Phool Kumar Saini and others challenged the Chandigarh Housing Board’s (CHB) inaction on […]
The police of Chandigarh has accused Akhil Sharma, a Sangrur dweller of publishing a counterfeit job ad for a data entry operator vacancy within the State Election Commission (SEC). Dinesh Gupta got approached by an anonymous acquaintance through a widely used communication app, WhatsApp notifying him of the employment opportunity. The information portrayed the employment […]
Accused of conning clients who want visas to travel or study overseas, immigration consultancies have attracted Chandigarh Police’s clampdown. The operation is big with seven cases of fraud being registered against different companies within the city. The scam involved individuals and companies promising visas but taking large sums of money from clients without delivering the […]
Gagandeep Singh, the manager of an integrated command and control centre (ICCC) in sector 17 in Chandigarh was arrested by the Chandigarh vigilance cell because he was accused of being part of the gang that usually extorts money from employees on short-term contracts so as to have them renewed. The arrest of Gagandeep Singh follows […]
In a shocking case of fraud, a fake contractor and his supervisor have been arrested for allegedly duping around 400 sanitation workers of a staggering ₹4 crore. The accused, identified as Simal Khairwal of Mohali and Rohit of Chandigarh, ran a company called “Ultimate Manpower Housekeeping” that promised unsuspecting workers jobs with the Chandigarh Municipal […]
Ashiana Public School, Sector 46A, Chandigarh proudly declares that of the total of 77 students who appeared for the CBSE, Class X Board Examination, six students performed par excellence by securing 95% and above.A total of nineteen students secured 90%and above.The school held a Prize Distribution Ceremony on 22nd May 2024 wherein the students were […]
A roadshow organized in support of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha nominee, Sanjay Tandon, on May 10 in Chandigarh turned chaotic as over 100 participants were issued challans for various traffic violations. The event, aimed at garnering support for Tandon’s candidacy, inadvertently attracted attention for the blatant disregard of traffic norms by many of […]
A Chandigarh lawyer, Prakash Singh, faces multiple charges after a traffic stop on Sunday turned into a dramatic showdown. Singh was pulled over at a roundabout for obscuring his car’s front number plate with a black cloth. The incident, which went viral on social media, shows Singh arguing with traffic police ASI Ajit Singh and […]
Chandigarh, India, 21st May 2024: Trident Limited, one of the largest vertically integrated Textile (Yarn, Bath & Bed Linen) Paper (Wheat Straw-based) and Chemical manufacturer has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2024. Financial highlights for FY24: Commenting on the results, Mr. Deepak Nanda, Managing Director, Trident Limited, said, […]